The abuse that I speak of was directed at a Mod not received from one...
I am sure we have all had issues with Mods before, be it with their decision to move your thread to a completely different forum than you wanted it to
be in!! Or being at the mercy of their rationale in regards to "topic off post" or "t&c violation", ect...
But sometimes, as you will read below, they come through with the goods...
I was just cleaning out my in box when I came across a few U2U's from sanctum just a while back...these were in regards to a comment made in jest to
a fellow ATS buddy about his love for a particular football team in Englands prem league...
I had been pounding some beers and even a few shots of GG - not too mention a few tokes of....o.k., you get the point.
Anyways, the comments were way out of control, though quite hilarious to myself at the time, and still even now, but I definitely went way overboard
with them...so I get the standard T and C warning along with a 500 point deduction!! Now, I had just bought a customization, so I was already down
500, then this! Forget it! This is war! No one was going to take my hard earned points gained through many useless posts...
Well, that's when the fun began:
With all due respect Sir,
My post was an obvious attack on his favorite football team and not the individual himself.
I would think an individual placed in your seat of power might take context into the decision making process...but whoever counted luck into the
equation?
I am better than you...if only because I choose to be analytical.
"Choose to be analytical"???! I have no idea in hell where I was going with that, but I am obviously egging sanctum on big time....BTW - I can't
believe there weren't a million grammar mistakes considering my state of mind at the time...
His measured and cool response:
The post could have been made without the censor circumvention and references to oral sex.
If you understand this please let me know.
Great....the guy out performs me and does so with half the words I used.
Despite being ripped, I knew I had met my match...
I find myself in a predicament; I answer "yes" and you get what you want, and maybe I get my points back - but I really don't know.
If I remind you once again that being subjective is at least as good as relying on quantitative data, you might go after me...
I'll play it safe and say, "yes sir, I do understand what you were trying to convey..."
Can I please have my points back?
Subjective, Quantitative....I have no idea what I was trying to convey there. I even grovelled for my points back - weak sauce chapter...
Once again, he maintains clarity and keeps a cool head:
You are a smart person.
That's what I wanted to hear.
Please refrain from 'potty mouth' in the future as we are a family friendly site.
I will now reimburse your points.
Regards,
sanctum
He could have easily made it quite a bit more difficult for me if he had wanted to...the Mods seem to be in forum limbo - they have the authority to
ruin your day as well as reward members all while being held isuspect by the community they serve.
A generalization yes, but an accurate one me thinks...I have even gone out of my way to troll for posts made by Mods, in hopes of cutting them down.
This perspective is coming from someone who searches for the flaws in the system, so no flaming for thinking I am kissing their ass - please...
I just wanted to give props rather than flame as I usually do...
What the...? I mean, do they translate into materialistic delights or bring one
an orgasm with every 500-point 'Applause'? Or does one get free tickets for a vacation to Hawaii ? Or a free trip to the ISS? 
