On Debates and Debating

[flibitijibibo]

it's completely asinine to believe that all members will post to the best of their ability. ignoring the fact that very few would or do, the perception of "best of their ability" is completely different among all people. pretty hard to judge what is purely subjective. in other words, some people will always post better than others, so don't hold everyone to some ridiculous and idealistic standard that we're all supposed to follow to be the perfect community member. getting on the internet, for me, isn't about rigidity or being nice, professional, or any of that. i get on to have fun. sometimes having fun means getting out of line. mods are there to keep getting out of line to a minimum, and it's nice (to an extent) to know when i've crossed a line that shouldn't have been crossed. mods are expected to post at a higher standard simply because they've been entrusted with the power to punish those who they think have posted shit. if they post shit themselves, what would make them more fit to mod than any other member?

You're right, I worded that pretty shittily. Yes, the best of one's ability is relative, not an absolute. This is what (ideally?) separates staff from members.

And yes, I suppose you could argue that nobody is going to line edit all of their posts, which is reasonable. Consider this a footnote: When I say "post to the best of your ability," I mean "don't fulfill the John Gabriel GIFT."

Edit for lag: If it makes you feel better, Apollo would have sounded like this either way:
"I HATE YOU GUYS. FUCKING CLIQUES. CAN I CHILL WITH YOU GUYS PLEASE? STUPID INTERNET ARGUMENTS, STOP ARGUING WITH ME OR I'LL STOP ARGUING."

Also, I assume you're discussing this request for change with the staff? The post kinda sounds like you're saying all of this for the first time...