Mod took an hour of my work time and refuses to give it back—this isn't cool or fair.

A brief introduction to the injustice that has been done.

In the world of philosophy, there’s one particular topic that always seems to get everyone talking:

The absolute best bits from the philosophy forum.

I honestly can’t decide if I should be laughing or just staring blankly at my screen. I was scrolling through some old threads today and stumbled upon this absolute gem. It’s one of those moments where you realize how much time we all spend debating things that probably don't matter, yet somehow, they matter more than anything else. It feels like every single time someone tries to bring up a serious topic, there’s always that one person—we all know who they are—who manages to derail the entire conversation with a joke or a completely unrelated tangent. It’s almost impressive, really. You try to build this logical, structured argument, and then *bam*, someone drops a meme or a sarcastic comment, and the whole intellectual house of cards comes tumbling down. I remember reading a similar debate a few years back, and the energy was exactly the same. We get so caught up in being "right" or being the cleverest person in the room that we forget we're actually supposed to be discussing something. It’s a bit self-deprecating of me to admit, but I think I’ve been guilty of this too. I’ll spend twenty minutes crafting what I think is a profound observation, only to realize I’ve basically just typed out a very long way of saying nothing at all. Anyway, I’m curious—does anyone else feel like online discourse has just become this endless cycle of performative intelligence followed by immediate chaos? Or am I just getting old and losing my sense of humor? Either way, it’s fascinating to watch.

Two forum members nominate other people's posts—since they aren't allowed to nominate their own—to be inducted into that Hall of Fame.

Even after three years of living together, my wife leaned over to me while looking at that PDF and whispered that it might finally be time we did a little inventory.

And then my muse gave me a little nudge of wisdom, suggesting that... To me, love isn't some grand, cinematic gesture. It’s much simpler than that—it’s the art of giving without holding anything back. It’s that selfless, quiet kind of generosity where you aren't keeping score or waiting for a thank-you note. You just give because it feels right, because seeing someone else thrive is its own reward. It’s about being all in, completely and without hesitation. 🙂 I honestly spent nearly an hour playing judge, carefully tallying up all the nominations for the best post on the forum.

5. And that’s something I can say with absolute pride. 🙂 The results are finally in! Someone just posted the full list of who racked up the most nominations for Best Post, along with all the other winners.

6. But then there's the moderator.Nica NNica She went ahead and deleted my work—and didn't even give me any penalty points for it!

I reached out to our moderator, Nica, via private message to address this matter politely, following the principles of the Vienna School, with the following note:

I would appreciate your feedback on my efforts.

Dear Ma'am,

1) A few days ago, in the "Best of Philosophy" thread, I put in some painstaking work. I spent about an hour tallying everything up on paper, counting exactly how many times each person was nominated for their great contributions.
I genuinely thought this would be an interesting, useful, and insightful resource for everyone, so I posted it for the greater good and to help maintain the quality of our community discussions.

2) It seems someone—and I suspect it might have been you—didn't quite see eye-to-eye with my noble and selfless little project, which unfortunately means my hour of hard work has been tossed out the window.😲

3. As Chernyshevsky might ask, what is to be done now?

4. In the interest of moving forward, here are my constructive suggestions, listed in order of preference, so you can decide which path we take:

a) Please restore the post to the original thread, as it represents a valuable summary of two years of meaningful discussion.

b) Alternatively, perhaps we could open a dedicated chat thread within the philosophy section where this information can live.

c) Or, if—heaven forbid—neither of those options works for you, please just send my work back to me via private message. That way, I can keep it in my personal archives and perhaps share it again in the future when the timing feels right.🙂

Best regards, 👋

It’s been 14 days since I sent in my request, yet the moderator has completely ignored me.
😢

Honestly, this lack of response feels neither humane nor organized—it's just plain messy.

So, I’m putting my faith in Blessed Mary and calling upon the higher authorities here—the Forum Supreme Court and the High Court alike—

to

a) reopen the discussion thread on philosophy

b) restore the post I spent an hour working on regarding who took home the most Oscars on this topic, along with the silver and bronze winners

c) if they aren't willing to do that, then please just give me back my inventory list; I'll simply publish it once there's finally a more positive vibe ruling this forum. 🙂

hiddenpuma75, once you realize they're actually looking for a new mod for the Philosophy sub, you'll get it. I mean, we haven't had one for like six months or a year now, maybe even longer since we had that last guy who actually gave a damn about moderating Philosophy. I guess you'll see that during this weird transition phase, you can't really expect the head admin—who honestly just stops by the Philosophy section once in a while out of the goodness of her heart to delete some random stuff—to worry about all the little details.

Dear former moderator James Lee77,

1. I really appreciate you stepping up to let me, the rest of the community, and all the philosophy buffs know that we’re actually looking for a moderator for the philosophy section.

2. That said, if our moderator truly does have a heart of gold, it should only take her about 5 to 30 seconds of clicking to restore my inventory—an inventory that took me a full hour to compile while counting how many Oscars you've racked up with your posts.

3.) We are dealing with a bit of a philosophical paradox here.

Nica is rarely seen in the philosophy section because, poor thing, she just can't find enough time to pour her heart out to everyone on this forum.

But if she really is such a kind soul, WHY DID SHE DELETE MY HOUR-LONG RESEARCH PAPER and refuse to bring it back even after I asked nicely?😢

4) It’s not about being petty; it's about the fact that I spent an entire hour tallying up yours, Sigmund's, and the hundreds of other posts that earned an Oscar.👍

Parsifale, you’re pumping out so much nonsense that I can barely keep up with all the deleting! Honestly, I really don't have any intention of wasting even more of my precious time trying to explain to you—yet again—why your constant whining usually means you've got absolutely nothing better to do than clutter up this forum.