Thread:LionsLight/@comment-4959312-20130128184729

While I agree that Interceptor 402 is being unnecessarily rude, it also seems like you and some of the other moderators are overreacting in their response to him. Let me be clear: I don't know him or have a lot of experience with him outside of having seen his comments in threads like this, and I think he makes good points, if abrasively. Speaking as someone who has a bit of moderating experience on other sites, I have to say from an average user's perspective that many moderators on here seem rather entrenched and lacking in neutrality in their response, as well as unable to not overreact to personal criticism, so I understand his frustration.

Philosophically, moderators need to be open to criticism of their ideas, and to accept that they may be wrong sometimes, even if it's from people they disagree with and/or are mildly rude. Unless someone has a very thick skin and the ability to shrug-off mild rudeness and exasperation on the part of people who don't like how you do your job(which alone should never qualify qualify a person for disciplinary action), they should never be given the authority to warn/ban others. That's just a recipe for unintentionally authoritatiran-seeming actions on the part of people like you who are certainly overworked and underappreciated!

As much as I respect and massively appreciate your skill and work on this wiki, perhaps you should take a step back on some of the disciplinary stuff? I hope this doesn't come off as disrespectful, but rather as legitimate criticism of your moderating style and a request for self-examination. 