[wp-forums] The "moderator" hat

[andrew nevins]

Ok, personally I can't remember a thread where I have said Yay or Nay to a
core idea, but will keep that in mind if ever I feel I'm about it.
Unfortunately I can't stop people from interpreting me wrongly.


On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Half-Elf on Tech <ipstenu at halfelf.org>wrote:

> Yes, everyone represents a part of WordPress, but if Matt said, say,
> 'Plugin XYZ is garbage' and that was his PERSONAL opinion, it would carry
> more weight.
>
> Congratulations. The same applies to me and you. People read into things
> as they want, and the more visible you are in a project, the more weight
> comes with your words. Moderator or not, if you were as active as you are
> and expressed opinions, people would STILL see you as more than YOU.
>
> Which sucks, I know it does, and I know it's stupid, but that's the
> universe we live in.
>
>
> andrew nevins wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>> And yes, that means we cannot be JUST ourselves when we're in the forums
>>>
>>
>> because we represent a part of WordPress.
>>
>> I don't understand this bit, because everyone represents a part of
>> WordPress regardless of whether they have powers.
>>
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