Thread:Mclinsky/@comment-3319541-20120319052252/@comment-1242640-20120320000450

Oh fram. Anyway, this is my opinion:

Mclinsky was right to ban the people he did. However, his word choice may not have been the best thing to do in the long run (this would explain it to some of you).

Topsy was right to suspend Mclinsky for what he did, though he should've confronted him/talked about it first instead of banning him on the spot with no literal heads-up. Better to rationalize things calmly than jump ahead and start something worse.

It also didn't help that you guys began arguing. I understand that Mclinsky was really annoyed at what Topsy did, and Topsy seriously thought that Mclinsky's actions were unbecoming for someone of his position.

Nonetheless, you guys should've brought this up before people like Hunter, Choco, or SC before going against each other right away.

I'd also like to remind everyone else involved that if they can't offer any helpful advice to people who are arguing (not saying you didn't), to please try to stay out of their conversations. Getting involved would only make things worse.

But since we're all calm and rational people here, we might as well do things the civil way now.

I've unbanned Mclinsky, and would like to remind him that he is a Moderator. Continue to do your job the way you've always done it; just try to refrain from the remarks, or keep them to a minimum.

Topsy should apologize to Mclinsky, and vice-versa. It doesn't matter who was at fault, and I doubt any of you really intended to do harm. But regardless, if you two can come to terms, it shows that we're all responsible enough to get over petty arguments like this. Also, you might want to follow my suggestion and actually talk to people before you take something up against them, or simply remain quiet--uninvolved--or report it elsewhere. Even if you pried the information from their ban-records (which you should report your findings to someone else).