POS stepped down as a mod, then immediately stepped back up again. What an idiot.

[NPF Administration]

As per his own request POS isn't a mod anymore.

He hasn't given any reason why he's stepping down so we don't really know any more than you do. Maybe it's going to become clearer in due time, maybe not - either way, his choice.

It's probably a good idea to refrain from any speculation or posting any info he wouldn't want public, since if he'd wanted there to be an explanation we would have one already.

[Meister]

Seriously though what the hell man, you were doing a great job :(











Was it the constant propositions for sodomy? You could have told us :ohdear:

[POS Industries]

I didn't really want to make a big deal over it.

But no, guys, please speculate your hearts out if you want. There isn't really a good reason anyway, so maybe y'all can come up with something more interesting.

[Jagos]

It was that girl you tried to save in the Himalayas...

I'm sorry man, but after you got her from the 10 foot alligator, no one could have saved her from the waterfall. We all have our limits.

[Premmy]

Well you were doing a great job, but having to deal with me is pretty frustrating so I guess this is the best way to keep your sanity.

[krogothwolf]

I bet someone is blackmailing POS with pictures of him, fifthfiend and jesus in intimate moments together.

[Inbred Chocobo]

POS was tested positive for HIV Saturday. He believed that he had gained this disease during his repeated sodomy of the rest of the NPF staff (Have yet to determine whether he was receiving or delivering). Due to the increase in medical bills for having constant treatment, he has to quit being a Mod and take a part-time job at Denny's where he will cut is finger and put droplets of blood in it to get revenge on angry customers.

Or he could just be lazy, one of the two.

[A Zarkin' Frood]

POS is just mad he didn't get green light to ban me after he found out that I'm part of an international conspiracy together with the pope and Charlie's angels are the only ones who can stop us. It wasn't so much the fact that there was a conspiracy (with an unknown party to conspire against), but that they sent three beautiful girls after us, and not him.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

Goddammit don't you fuckers know.

POS is the Avatar and has to find bending masters to craft and hone his abilities. DUH!

[Thadius]

The simplest explanation is that he simply doesn't want to be a mod anymore and be forced to come back day after day and put up with us. If he ever does want to come back, he wants it to be of his own choice.

That being said, fare thee well POS, you glorious bastard. May Murphy keep His Baleful Eye off of you, excepting when it would be most hilarious.

[POS Industries]

I'm not quitting the forums or anything. I mean, shit, I could stay a mod and come and go as I please.

Basically this just isn't a good job for a guy like me to have. I'm impatient, apathetic, misanthropic, paranoid, impulsive, etc. and every time I have to do anything mod-related I have a massive knot in my stomach the whole time and invariably end up coming away feeling like I screwed it up.

That and I'm impossible to take seriously, apparently, so it's not like me trying to do anything around here did any good. We've got a full enough mod staff as it is, and I was able to help out with some nice things like the rules overhaul, so I'm proud of the couple accomplishments I've pulled in.

I'm pretty unnecessary at this point.

[krogothwolf]

Basically this just isn't a good job for a guy like me to have. I'm impatient, apathetic, misanthropic, paranoid, impulsive, etc. and every time I have to do anything mod-related I have a massive knot in my stomach the whole time and invariably end up coming away feeling like I screwed it up.


Isn't this what all our mods are like?

[Token]

We've got a full enough mod staff as it is, and I was able to help out with some nice things like the rules overhaul, so I'm proud of the couple accomplishments I've pulled in.

I'm pretty unnecessary at this point.

Not to be that guy, but weren't you appointed because we didn't have enough mods anymore? Your other points are all valid, and I'm not questioning your decision, but I don't really see how you're "unnecessary."

[POS Industries]

It was more "Hey, everyone's pissed off, maybe making POS a mod will brighten things up" and then I was a massive dickbutt and pissed people off left and right before coming home from work one day and ragequitting over something that didn't even happen on the forums. :dance:

But now that they made a big official public thread about it I'd feel like a total heel attention whore if I tried to get the job back anyway soooooooooooooo

[Wigmund]

Not like that would be a change from how we normally view you :D

[synkr0nized]

But now that they made a big official public thread about it [...]

That's the downside to the admin user account -- random threads look like we all made them. And this thread is almost just as sudden as the other one.

Basically this just isn't a good job for a guy like me to have. I'm impatient, apathetic, misanthropic, paranoid, impulsive, etc. and every time I have to do anything mod-related I have a massive knot in my stomach the whole time and invariably end up coming away feeling like I screwed it up.

I don't think a good moderator doesn't worry about decisions made, even small ones. I suppose that's one of the pluses of setting up a team to help each other out, etc. I'd say that means you're a good choice for such a position. That said, willingly giving yourself unnecessary stress isn't really great, either, so in that sense maybe you'd rather not deal with it, which is totally understandable.

We've got a full enough mod staff as it is, and I was able to help out with some nice things like the rules overhaul, so I'm proud of the couple accomplishments I've pulled in.

I'm pretty unnecessary at this point.

I'm not naive enough to say that bringing you in wasn't done in part to alleviate fallout, but you're certainly not unnecessary. Also, yes, thanks for the contributions you've made!

[Seil]

Personally I think all mods should be chosen through something like American Idol or Project Runway anyway. Have a judging panel and someone be the nice guy, someone be the pretty lady and one guy be an asshole to all potential candidates.

[Token]

Personally I think all mods should be chosen through something like American Idol or Project Runway anyway. Have a judging panel and someone be the nice guy, someone be the pretty lady and one guy be an asshole to all potential candidates.

The problem is, this is NPF. Everyone here is Simon.

[krogothwolf]

The problem is, this is NPF. Everyone here is Simon.

That's not true. SMB makes Simon look nice!

[Token]

That's not true. SMB makes Simon look nice!

Let me retract my earlier statement.

The problem is, this is NPF. Everyone here is Simon, except SMB. He's Ryan Seacrest.

[Magic_Marker]

Let me retract his earlier statment

The problem is, this is NPF. Everyone here is Simon, except krogowolf. He's William Hung.

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

If I might interject;
The problem is, here at NPF everyone is an asshat.

Case closed.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

Let me retract my earlier statement.

The problem is, this is NPF. Everyone here is Simon, except SMB. He's Ryan Seacrest.

And Seil is Ellen Degeneres.

[krogothwolf]

And Seil is Ellen Degeneres.

Nah, Ellen left, Seil is still here! I'd say he is more like Ryan Seacrest!

[Loyal]

Meister could be the fair one, while ultimately rejecting all applicants for not being spiteful enough (those that ARE sufficient would of course be rejected out of spite).

Synk could act as a stand in for the female since RaiRai isn't around much, but would in fact be pulling double duty as Simon.

[POS Industries]

That's the downside to the admin user account -- random threads look like we all made them. And this thread is almost just as sudden as the other one.


I don't think a good moderator doesn't worry about decisions made, even small ones. I suppose that's one of the pluses of setting up a team to help each other out, etc. I'd say that means you're a good choice for such a position. That said, willingly giving yourself unnecessary stress isn't really great, either, so in that sense maybe you'd rather not deal with it, which is totally understandable.


I'm not naive enough to say that bringing you in wasn't done in part to alleviate fallout, but you're certainly not unnecessary. Also, yes, thanks for the contributions you've made!
Well, thank you. I think it's largely a conflict between wanting to do the job and a surprising lack of faith in my own abilities to do it, which I think is probably tied more into a wide variety of mostly non-forum-related things I'm currently dealing with.

And maybe a little too much eagerness to prove myself causing me to take an overly hands-on approach to the task when I really should have just relaxed and dealt with things after they happened/when members actually complained to us rather than trying to head things off preventatively.

Regardless of whether or not I somehow wind up with the job again, I've deleted my twitter account just to keep myself from feeling like I have to deal with the root causes of everyone's bitching and moaning that they do on there to just vent frustrations rather than expect someone to come along and try to fix things for them and just pissing them off further. It was overstepping my bounds and it won't happen again.

[rpgdemon]

I'm willing to unabashedly put my fist down as being right, with or without mod powers.

Just sayin'.


In all seriousness, POS, it's best that you do what you're happy with. Unless you're getting paid, there's no reason to do a job that makes you miserable, no matter how well you do it. If there's no part of moderating that you like, or have motivation to do, you're perfectly entitled not to do it.

[POS Industries]

Really, the only thing making me hesitate trying to get the job back at this point is sheer embarrassment.

[krogothwolf]

Don't be embarrassed, you've seen/heard some of the crazy, stupid, moronic, idiotic things we've all done. This is like nothing compared to all that.

[POS Industries]

True. It could be worse. I could be trapped on an alt account after leaving forever for a month.

So I'm gonna fix that by LEAVING FOREVARZ!!!!1

[Initial Complex]

...Hey guys. It's me, POS. I'm back.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

True. It could be worse. I could be trapped on an alt account after leaving forever for a month.

So I'm gonna fix that by LEAVING FOREVARZ!!!!1

Zing!

[krogothwolf]

...Hey guys. It's me, POS. I'm back.

Man, it would a been funnier if you did an anagram of your name or spelled it backwards.

[Initial Complex]

Man, it would a been funnier if you did an anagram of your name or spelled it backwards.
Yeah, but this way it's much more subtle.

And kinda shitty.

You'll groan when you finally get it. Loudly.

[Loyal]

...Goddamnit, POS.

[Initial Complex]

...Goddamnit, POS.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o159/posindustries/facepalm/citigroup.jpg

[Grimpond]

...Goddamnit, POS.

I dun get it :raise:

[Liquid Snake]

True. It could be worse. I could be trapped on an alt account after leaving forever for a month.

So I'm gonna fix that by LEAVING FOREVARZ!!!!1

...

.........
*sigh*

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Yeah, but this way it's much more subtle.

And kinda shitty.

You'll groan when you finally get it. Loudly.

...wha-...

Oh goddammit POS!
THAT'S NOT FUNNY AT ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

[krogothwolf]

I dun get it :raise:

I'm going to assume it's a joke on the fact he used POS, which is Initials for something so he has an Initial Complex.

Could be wrong but that's how it looks to me.

[Initial Complex]

I'm going to assume it's a joke on the fact he used POS, which is Initials for something so he has an Initial Complex.

Could be wrong but that's how it looks to me.
Close! Also a play on "industrial complex."

...

.........
*sigh*
It's okay, bud! We can both be publicly humiliated together!

[Fenris]

This is why we keep you around.

If you want the job back fo'shizzles I don't have any qualms with just giving it back to you without running it by shiney first.

Power play like what?

[Fenris]

Just like send me a PM or something, I gotta run right now but I'll do whatevs when I see it.

[Meister]

Yeah, making another official thread that says "new mod: POS" or something would take like half the effort of making this one.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Awww, don't go back POS. We're one step closer to my anarchic dreamland!

[Satan's Onion]

...seriously, if you'd like to come back, I reckon you'd be welcome to resume your position; after all, you were doing an excellent job. And I'd like it if you did, 'cos you were cool and all, but I don't want to guilt you into making a decision that doesn't feel right. So!

[Seil]

Didn't we used to have a mod named Tyrazial who was a pretty alright dude and did a good job as a moderator, but later left 'cause he felt both were untrue? Which was untrue.

[McTahr]

I knew Tyrazial as a RaiRO GM who did pretty much that.

[POS Industries]

Didn't we used to have a mod named Tyrazial who was a pretty alright dude and did a good job as a moderator, but later left 'cause he felt both were untrue? Which was untrue.
Yeah, and that fucker bailed on my Star Trek RP. Just when I needed him to be all heroic and shit! The whole game went to hell as a result!

But fiiiiiine, I unquit. Thank you all for patiently putting up with my whiny bullshit.

[synkr0nized]

You aren't Kefka.



I mean, unless you are, in which case we HAVE to go out for drinks some time. It will be amazing.

[POS Industries]

You aren't Kefka.



I mean, unless you are, in which case we HAVE to go out for drinks some time. It will be amazing.
I've been known to play the role on occasion. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MKZ_gcT1Yk) ;)

EDIT: Oh hey look my name's bold again! I'm suddenly drunk with power once more! Bans! Bans for everyone!

[Geminex]

Dibs on POS's new ban-virginity.
Oh yeah.

[POS Industries]

What's this about banning virginity?

Because I'm here to help.

[Seil]

If you're banning virgins, you should ban Gem. He wants it so bad. It'd be for his own good, y'see.

[A Zarkin' Frood]

Attention: Virgin females of these forums!

POS Industries, NPF Moderator, has recently announced, unmistakably, that he will ban all virgins on these Forums with the intent to offer De-Virginization. Although, I find this unfair, there is nothing I can do about it. Except offering this "De-Virginization" myself.

Coming to the conclusion that this was POS' plan all along is not at all a stretch.

Ladies, come to me. I'm prettier. Let me be your De-Virginator (http://www.last.fm/music/The%2520Love%2520Dictators/_/De-Virginator?ac=de-virginator).

[Meister]

But fiiiiiine, I unquit.
The one time I get on something that comes up in the mod forum immediately! :argh: