Appealing to fellow region-mates

[Todd McCloud]

Like I said, I think the bigger danger here is the centralization of power in NationStates. I don't see why we need you to be an admin, over somebody who's first priority is TSP.

 

I certainly don't think Hileville's actions were unjust or undemocratic. I think you blew this way out of proportion, not because you care about the process, but because of how it affected you. That's just human. I don't personally think it's reasonable to demand Hileville completely reverse the decision, let alone make demands at all. Decisions about who can be an admin should be based first and foremost on the needs of these forums, then on the trustworthiness of the individual.

 

Trustworthiness encompasses more than just a personal characteristic. It includes conflicts of interests and the inherent dangers of centralizing power and authority. It's an extreme example, but I wouldn't trust Jesus Christ if he had dictatorial powers. I think if you want to help TSP, you can be a global moderator. I think if there's a citizenship backlog, we can also have a special group that has ACP restrictions limited to changing account group memberships. I don't think it's necessary for there to be a ton of full admins, especially if those extra admins have power and connections elsewhere.

I... don't know if we're seeing eye-to-eye on this. I'm not replacing someone. I'm not demanding I be re-instated, or demanding to grasp at various factions in order to achieve a greater sense of power. I've been offered to be re-instated by a few administrators already. Yet I haven't pulled on that. For all intents and purposes, I'm still "retired" and that's my choice. I'd like to not be retired, but I feel if I do choose to drop all of this, I would be committing hypocrisy, because it would go against what I believe should be standard operating procedures. Not only that, but it would set up bad precedent for future decisions.

 

Think what you want, I cannot change that. You're entitled to your own opinion on the matter, and that's what's great about a community - through this thread, I've learned that some think I'm right, while others think I'm wrong. It's given me a lot to think about, but at the end of the day, I still haven't changed my opinion. I think what happened is wrong and should be remedied. Somehow. Want me here, don't want me here, whatever your stance may be - I don't think this situation was handled properly. And I'm going to fight that. I may lose, might even look silly sometimes, but I'm going to fight that.