Originally Posted by nellybell
You must realize that when ever there are large numbers of people, cliques happen. It isn't a bad thing, its just people talking to people they like and get along with. They only have "power" if you imagine them to have it. In chat, people don't always answer eveybody and they don't always say hi to everyone who comes in. You can't expect it all the time, I'm a regular in chat, and just like sweetsong, I've gone unanswered as well. It's just what happenes, people aren't required to answer other people or they may be involved in a conversation already and may not wish to get off topic.
When it comes to being friends with mods, you have to realize that mods are people too. They all started out as regular users on here before they became mods and they, like everyone else, gained friends during this time. You can't expect them to just get rid of everyone because of their new position. Their friends aren't royalty, they're like every other user.
You also mentioned not wanting to be grouped with the rest of the public because no one cares about them. That's all there is though, the mods and the rest of the users (There are also admin of you want to get technical). The whole reasons mods are mods is to care about the site and the users. There are also users caring about users. Ones that have been around for a while are probably quite willing to help anyone who asks nicely for it, and there are threads and even a section for helping people. So, obviously people care, you just have to use it.
I think, sometimes, people look down on what mods do so much because they often only see the bad side of them, when they have to deal with the rule breakers and people who are just making stuff less fun. They aren't evil creatures though (waits for smartass comment), they are just regular users that got a lot of responsiblity put on their shoulders. Considering the large amount of stupid that comes on here sometimes, you can't blame them for being less than polite. Like it has been said before, got to cut them a little slack, they're only human.
But, in the end, you just gotta take a step back from here sometimes, and realize it is nothing more than a site. If you take everything personally you're not going to be very happy anywhere, not just on this site. This is how people are, for better or for worse. On some sites though, the little minor things that might make this place a little less than ideal, are a hundred times worse. So, be glad that the mods don't just go around endlessly banning people simply because they don't like them, it could be a lot worse.
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