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Yep going in circles. So far, I see that Airos is on point, about everything I agree with. (so, not an attack, just an opinion, which I am entitled to. Like it or not)
Everyone has the same responsiblity of maintaining rapport, and moderating the rules is a separate issue. That is what you call civilized behavior.

Splitting hairs while wanting the same thing is all I see here.

That's right, Airos; it IS unbalanced. Purposely, and for good reason. It is unbalanced because one group of users could ban everyone but themselves right now if they wanted to, and the other group couldn't remove a single mod if they all rallied together as one and demanded it. Exaggerated for effect, obviously; but with that in mind, what's worse: a user who refuses to build rapport or a mod who refuses to build rapport?

Everything being said here is in the form of a hypothetical, and thus there seems to be no real point other than to find fault in the moderating team. Even then nothing has come up that warrants action. The moderating team builds rapport with the community on a daily basis by posting and responding to posts. How else would you know that I didn't shave for the month of November, or that Dohva is on vacation in Seattle, or Alarra is working on finals? The moderating team is quite open with the forums, because as has been stated in this very thread, we consider ourselves users first. We were selected and agreed to be volunteers to help a community that we had grown attached to. Do we have rules? Of course. Do we enforce those rules for the common good of the forum? Yes. Do we enjoy taking disciplinary action? Never.

If any of you feel you do not have a strong rapport with a moderator, let us know! We're humans who deal with hundreds if not thousands of posts a day, so subtleties can sometimes be lost on us.

We're going to lock this thread now, but not for the reasons some of you may think. We're locking it because it serves no real purpose other than to try and cause division. If you have a concern, you are welcome to PM any of the mods. Thank you.