Religion

Since the forum owner hasn't seen fit to address this specific issue—presumably due to being a busy man—I am directing my question toward the admins and the rest of the community:

By what logic is Ego serving as a supermod—and even a moderator for the religion subforum?
To put this into perspective: imagine if we had a subforum dedicated to Holocaust survivors, where the primary contributors would be Jewish people, yet someone decided to appoint an avowed Nazi as a supermod. That individual would then oversee that specific section, likely without ever hiding their blatant prejudice against those victims.
Or consider a scenario where someone with ties to insurgent groups was appointed to moderate a forum dedicated to veterans of the American Civil War... and so on.

Of course, these are somewhat extreme analogies, but I believe something quite similar is unfolding within the religion subforum.
Ego is a declared Atheist, frequently drafting articles that target faith and believers. He doesn't attempt to hide his connections or friendships within anti-religious and hyper-liberal circles—groups whose very objective is to dismantle faith and the church—nor does he hide his own involvement with them, having openly boasted about writing pieces for them. At the very least, I would argue that Ego is facing a significant conflict of interest.

So, I ask you: is this really a standard practice? How long will we allow moderators and supermods to be appointed based solely on personal affinities and social connections?

Additionally, I would appreciate some clarification regarding why the former moderator of the religion subforum, blue bird, was removed from her position.

I don't see the point in having Saint Anthony moderating the Religion subforum. The users make the forum, not the moderators—and definitely not the supermods. I read the Religion section regularly, even if I don't post much, and the issue there is that you've lost sight of the Human element. You've forgotten that the letters you're typing back and forth represent actual people.

Between all the debates over God, various political factions, extremists, corrupt clergy, LGBTQ+ issues, and theology... you've completely overlooked: Please, Thank You, Here You Go, and I'm Sorry. You've forgotten about the Human being.

Believe me—every mod wants to moderate as little as possible.

The bird has flown the coop!

swifttiger75 said:I really don't see the point in having Saint Anthony moderate the Religion subforum. The community makes the forum, not the moderators—and certainly not the super-moderators. I read the Religion section quite often, even if I don't post much, and my impression is that you've all lost sight of the Human element. You seem to have forgotten that the letters you respond to are being typed by actual people.

Between all the debates over God, political ideologies, communists, radicals, predators in the clergy, or any other group... you've forgotten about simple things like "Please," "Thank you," "Here you go," and "I'm sorry." You've forgotten how to be human.

Trust me, every moderator wants to moderate as little as possible.

The bird has flown back to its flock!

He seems to have lost track of who is doing what—you can't just make generalizations like that.
The question remains standing—wrapped up in whatever empty rhetoric they choose to use.

PS. Why did the bird fly away, and what flock is it even part of?

swifttiger75 said:I really don't see why Saint Anthony himself would need to moderate the Religion subforum. After all, the community is built by the users, not by the moderators or even the super-moderators. I read the Religion section quite often, even if I don't post much, and the real issue there is that you have lost sight of the Human element. You seem to have forgotten that the letters you are typing on your screens belong to actual people.

Between the endless debates over God, political factions, radicals, various social issues, and everything else under the sun... you've completely forgotten basic decency: Please, Thank You, Here You Go, and I'm Sorry. You've lost touch with humanity itself.

Trust me, every moderator wants to spend as little time actually moderating as possible.

The bird has flown the coop!

It just isn't right; it simply isn't normal for the Religion subforum to lack a single moderator who actually holds a faith. Do you realize how absurd that situation truly is?

There were three moderators, and all three of them were Atheists. I reached out to Meadow via private message to ask for some clarification, and I finally understood why things were set up that way. While Meadow and Birdie are perfectly fine people, having an Atheist—someone who subtly insults believers, provokes others while offering hollow congratulations on the Christmas sun, and actively pushes against faith—moderate the Religion section is essentially like placing a white supremacist in charge of a forum dedicated to racial equality.

But honestly, it doesn't even matter anymore, because most people have migrated to a different forum, leaving this particular subforum to drift wherever it may.

Beyond the fact that the topic was opened by questioning whether certain moderators should be elevated to super-moderator status—a point the forum owner has already addressed today—comparing the behavior of anti-theists toward believers to the way the Gestapo treated Jews and Romneys is frankly revolting. It is an offensive comparison, not just to the anti-theists, but to the memory and suffering of Jews and Romeys alike.
Spot on.