User blog:XenotheWise135/My Position as a Mod

Heyo, XenotheWise135 here. I am a chat mod here on the RWBY wiki, and most of the ones with something to say in regards to the issue I'm bringing forward obviously know this. I'm here to say that I'm taking very serious consideration into resigning from the chat mod position permantly and returning to being a regular user of the chat.

There are many reasons for this. First off, I don't feel as though I do enough to earn my position. In many cases, in just seems like I don't act like a mod very often. I have the star and the fancy emblem, but I'm generally not addressing problems. Whether this is because I miss them or because they just don't happen very often is debatable.

Secondly, the rules on this wiki's chat just rub me the wrong way. I'm a very outspoken and eccentric individual. I'm very crude in some cases, but also very mature in others. My opinions on censorship are a conflict of interest with my job. As much as I love keeping chat in order, and making sure that people aren't fighting, the restrictions to conversation and other subject matter we operate under don't sit well with me. It doesn't feel right to be telling people to stop doing something even though I see nothing wrong with it because of personal views. While I'm entirely capable of subduing my own opinions to enforce chat policy, I personally just don't like doing so.

Lastly, the way other staff act is a bit too much for me to handle at times. Most issues I bring up with my fellow coworkers ends in my suggestions being neutered, and that very well could be because my ideas just don't have merit. Regardless, my opinion seems quite underrated. I'm the runt of the mods, in a sense. Other chat mods are also too strict in my opinion. When a serious topic comes up, even though chat policy says it can continue under observation, more often than not a mod will step in and close things off before the conversation can even get started, via some sort of hasty proactivity.

In conclusion, I don't feel that I contribute to the community as much as my position requires, I don't agree with many of the policies I'm required to enforce, and I disagree with many of the people I'm supposed to be working with. This is not even mentioning the massive drop in chat activity lately. Not much to monitor anymore.

This is Xeno, speaking his mind and expecting some feedback from both regular users and staff members alike. My decision is not made, but I figured I'd explain why if I do end up quitting.