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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5082598" data-attributes="member: 177">It has recently become clear to me that some folks have come to think that moderators have... personas.&nbsp; They have their usual posting persona, and then, when they are using colored text, they are someone else, that non-colored text that references behavior can be ignored.This is not why we use colored text.Way back when, we didn't use colored text.&nbsp; We had repeated problems when someone complained about not seeing when a moderator had said something about behavior.&nbsp; We started using colored text as a convenience - it helps make sure that someone casually scanning or skimming a thread doesn't miss highly important moderation points.&nbsp; But that doesn't mean that if it isn't in colored text, you shouldn't engage your brain, and consider what you're saying.EN World is at it's best when users self-moderate - consider what's being said around them, and choose accordingly.&nbsp; You should not wait to see colored text to make such choices.&nbsp; EN World is in many ways like a large social gathering in Morrus' apartment.&nbsp; If you were at such a gathering, and someone (anyone, not just the people who lived in the apartment) said, &quot;I don't like the way this is going&quot; you'd probably at least consider not plowing forward, right?&nbsp; And, if you willfully decided that you were going to wait until you got slapped or shouted at before you changed how you were conversing, folks would rightfully say you had a solid failure of social skills.&nbsp; Waiting to see red text to reconsider where you're going is like waiting to get slapped.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 5082598, member: 177"] It has recently become clear to me that some folks have come to think that moderators have... personas. They have their usual posting persona, and then, when they are using colored text, they are someone else, that non-colored text that references behavior can be ignored. This is not why we use colored text. Way back when, we didn't use colored text. We had repeated problems when someone complained about not seeing when a moderator had said something about behavior. We started using colored text as a [I]convenience[/I] - it helps make sure that someone casually scanning or skimming a thread doesn't miss highly important moderation points. But that doesn't mean that if it isn't in colored text, you shouldn't engage your brain, and consider what you're saying. EN World is at it's best when users self-moderate - consider what's being said around them, and choose accordingly. You should not wait to see colored text to make such choices. EN World is in many ways like a large social gathering in Morrus' apartment. If you were at such a gathering, and someone (anyone, not just the people who lived in the apartment) said, "I don't like the way this is going" you'd probably at least consider not plowing forward, right? And, if you willfully decided that you were going to wait until you got slapped or shouted at before you changed how you were conversing, folks would rightfully say you had a solid failure of social skills. Waiting to see red text to reconsider where you're going is like waiting to get slapped. [/QUOTE]

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