> > > > > Label yourself "op" every time you're in RinkChat. Sooner or later, one of the admins will decide to give you a taste...
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> > > > Correlation does not imply causation.
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> > > > S "the best way to campaign for ophood is not to campaign at all" am
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> > > The question is, why would anyone *want* to be an op at all? With ophood comes great responsibility. Sure, you have all these neat little powers (woo, I can make red text!), but as many current ops might be apt to tell you, being an op can be a pain sometimes because it's YOUR responsibility (at least when an admin isn't around) to moderate the chat room. If someone breaks a rule, or becomes obstinate and harassing, YOU are the one who has to deal with it.
> > >
> > > Of course, all that *really* only applies to the perm-ops. Temp-ops are a different animal entirely!
> > >
> > > Gri"Hop On Op!"shny
> >
> > A brownie point for Grishny! Yes, us ops can sometimes be silly, such as the occasional Op War between myself and Ticia, but there is also a fair amount of responsibility involved. We're there to help Sam out, and sometimes it becomes a bit tricky. If we kick people out of the chatroom, they tend to come back in and demand an explanation. Granted, we are not required to give an explanation, but I personally feel that I should be able to give one. For that reason, I don't kick someone unless I can explain my reasoning. I like people until they make me think otherwise of them, and I like to give them a chance. When I take action and kick someone, it's as if I'm saying, "I don't like you!" For me, that is a responsibility not to be taken lightly.
> >
> > As for campaigning to be an op, I don't think that works very well. On second thought, it doesn't work at all. I have nothing against putting labels such as [op] and [admin] next to our names in chat because it can be a lot of fun and can lead to some hilarious jokes. However, I don't think that really makes Sam think, "Oh, look at that label! I should make that person an op!"
> >
> > On a side note, if labels did come true, just imagine what would happen if you accidentally labeled yourself [pig]!
> >
> > Ell"[skinny]"myruh
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> Good points, all around. I had already come to the conclusion that I didn't want to be an op (not as big a thrill as I would have hoped, and the only thing I have ever wanted to do was change topics, and I don't even want to do THAT very often anymore) and this concept of "repsonsibility" just makes it worse. Mainly, I would have the same problems that you have mentioned-- I am not mean enough to kick someone even if they ARE deserving of it. Banning someone? Couldn't do it.
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> This [pig], thing, though... Although I no longer wish to be an op, I still like the idea of a permanent green label beside my name... [pig] would do, as would [op+]... I wonder how big a bribe I have to send Sam for that...?
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> D"OK, maybe not [pig]... Give me time, I'll think of something"on

This just occurred to me: I was in no way insinuating that you were a pig. :-)

Ell"[piglet]?"myruh