[shell89]

I've read this thread from the first post to the last. I respect and acknowledge everyone's opinion and now I would like to express mine.

I've come across a lot of posts stating that they've seen mods abusing their powers. What would you constitute as a mod "abusing" their power? And if that is the case, why was it not reported? We all have to follow the rules, and so a blue name does not mean we're higher, or above the rules. This is an important point. It has been said a lot in this thread and I'll repeat it for good measure. If you see a mod breaking the rules, it needs to be reported.

I'm a new mod, I started just over a month ago. I try to be as polite as I can to other users in MN and this has always been the case, even before I was a mod. Having a blue name, as far as I'm aware, has not changed the way I behave.

I find it really upsetting that the majority judge us because of our "blue name" before getting to know us. We're all individuals. Try not to judge the whole group because of a few bad experiences you've all had. At the end of the day you need to remember that we are still human and no human, by any means, is perfect.