Originally posted by: Agentbolt
If Harvey's been treated THAT badly, any sane person would've quit a long time ago. Your making it sound like Anand personally whips him with wet leather straps every day. It's a goddamned Internet forum, if it's that bad Harvey can retire. The place isn't going to fall apart without his l33t moderating skillz. The "if you don't like modding you can stop modding here" argument is just as stupid and flawed as the "if you don't like posting, stop posting here" one, so I'm not saying that, but again, it's an internet forum. It's not worth getting upset about anything that happens here.
Harvey's name pops up in PFI more than any two other mods combined, it seems. Really outrageous stuff. How do I define outrageous? The official answer is Harvey saying "fuck you crybaby" and then another senior mod saying "take it up with Derek" and then locking/deleting the thread.
I've never personally run afoul of him, probably because I don't post all that often, but any conversation about mod inconsistency has to at least bring him up as a point of discussion. I'm definitely sorry Geekbabe's so upset about how this "situation" with Harvey's been handled, but that post screams hyperbole and biased point of view, GB.
And also, Olds, look I like you man. Your replies to most stuff are concise and thoughtful. But have you EVER, even once, had a bad word to say about the moderation here or the way the site is run? Either you think the site/moderation is perfect in every way, or you're determined to toe the line as a former mod or whatever. In either case, great, we get it. Usually when someone says something retarded, your reply is an instant ace that shuts them up, but the "I'm going to ignore whatever you just said about the mods, call you a name, and suggest you get a life" song and dance isn't impressing anyone anymore.
Finally, and most importantly, Derek's continued silence in this thread is deafening.