[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I think political discussions have a place here as long as they don't turn into flame wars. I'm also unsure that people necessarily represent their team in everything they do and say on CD. I think it could be said that the way they express themselves represents their team, etc. But I find it silly to say their opinion on topics represents the team, as everyone is an individual and all.

At any rate, I think moderators should just check up on the threads and make sure they don't get out of hand. I feel it necessary to comment on the fact that in the above mentioned thread, the first reply was from a mod and seemed rather inflammatory given the nature of the original post. And then the same mod closed the thread before any other discussion could really happen. But that's just me.

Well, I think I mis-spoke on the comment in regards to representing a group. To a certain extent, people will associate a comment from somebody with a particular organization they may be a part of. We're not supposed to do that, but we're humans, and thats what humans do.


In regards to this 'mod' who posted and closed this thread, I will defend my position. I may be a moderator but I also have the right to comment on a subject or post just like everybody else. If I was going around and editing posts or deleting posts/ threads for something that I don't agree with, that would be a problem. I was asked by many people to close the thread via AIM and there were several people reported the post via the forums. With being the only moderator that was online at the time, as most are out of town on vacation or Christmas break, I felt it would be best to just close it then. There would be no since to continue to leave it open when the community is asking to close it. This is not the first time I have been accused of closing a thread that I participated in, and I doubt it will be the last. It may not seem like I'm being transparent to some of you folks, but I am being fair. If you don't like the way I do something, oh well. I'm not perfect.

I stand by my actions, and if you don't like it, oh well.