Hara's behavior earlier today was, quite frankly, probably the worst display of hostility that this forum has ever had from a mod. In the "Post an image of yourself" thread, after condescendingly insulting several members who had the gall to advise him that posting a video of himself doing donuts in an ambulance probably wasn't a wise move, he started editing and deleting the posts of people who posted an image of him. Not just re-posting the image, but also people who quoted it to add a comment. He claimed that he wanted to be the only one to post images of himself, and threatened bans if it didn't stop.
Whoa whoa whoa there buddy. I missed this post. I never condescendingly insulted anyone in that thread. Please quote EXACTLY WHERE I WAS BEING CONDESCENDING.
You can't.
I also deleted all photos of me, whether it was in my post or not. It went from one photo to another one entirely, AFTER I ASKED IT TO STOP. So as I posted before, where the fuck are you getting your info from? Disregarding a mod request/decision is, as I recall, against the rules and faces a ban. Soooo... What exactly is unjustified?
First of all, there's no rule saying that you can't post pictures of other members, as long, of course, as they were posted here by the owner already. Second of all, unless Hara is planning to enforce this new rule for everyone, then it looks like he's just using his mod powers for his own personal gain. I can guarantee that if anyone else was to ask Hara to edit all posts by others with a picture of them in it, they wouldn't get an answer other than "Fuck you". And let's just check to see how much Hara respects the right of others to own their own pictures-

Oh.
I never said there wasn't a rule against it. As stated, there is a rule against ignoring something coming from a moderator in a thread. I am a mod. I requested the reposting stop. It continues. Who's breaking the rules then? Not I, that's for sure.
Second, I did not ever once say I would enforce that "rule" to everyone. Only to myself, for that instance. I did not wanted it reposted, I deleted the photos. In fact, once again, I deleted ALL POSTS WITH PHOTOS OF ME (with the exception of one because it was pretty interesting how it turned out and was rather enjoyable). I am not using it for personal gain, I am using it because I can and it helps in my request. Suck it.
Thirdly, if someone asked me seriously to remove photos for whatever reason, I would not just say "Fuck you". You're wrong for assuming that from me.
And finally, as for that photo, here's two points you forgot to mention; That was before my modship, before the reform. It was also not directed at the person posting the photo who is also in the photo. It's entirely irrelevant and cannot be applied to my simple request that you all decided to roll with after I asked and troll me with it. So who's acting like a douche now? Not I.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the problem is attitude. Whether he means to or not, Hara comes across as rude and arrogant. I don't see why it's necessary for a mod to lower himself to the level of us "trolls" when responding to complaints, criticisms, or other problems. Every time Hara gets involved in an argument, he's out there slinging mud, name-calling, and being as petty, immature, and spiteful as his opponents. All the other mods seem to easily keep order without raging, and they've been applauded by the members much more than Hara. Take this thread for example. Hara responds with anger and insults, the other mods calmly use logic and reason.
My attitude is my attitude. I will not change it because of some kids on a forum who cry to their mommy's when they get punished. I am blunt. If that seems rude, my only response is too bad. Deal with it. I've not ever once lowered myself to the level of troll when in a discussion with any of you, like I am now. If I make an "out there" remark, it's me being honest. As a mod, I've VERY RARELY actually been the first one in a discussion to sling an ad hominem at someone. If you think I'm wrong, take a closer look at things then and let me know what you find.
Why do I respond with anger? Because of shit posts like what you guys ALWAYS DO when I'm the one not catering to your immaturity. You cannot deny that isn't the truth, you all do it every single time. No one complains about the other mods because some are going inactive and the rest do their thing without catering to your moderator-police squad inquiries. You did it when Vauxhall was pulling his stunts. You did it about Robosteve/Parsifal to protect his spamming antics. I can basically predict when you will pull this crap anymore. It's quite frankly old. Stay out of affairs that aren't affecting you. I removed a picture from a post, requested it not to be reposted, and then you all decided to ignore me and antagonize me. When I put a little muscle into things, suddenly I am the bad guy? No. It isn't going to work like that, sorry.
I won't deny that after a while, people posting pictures of him were just doing it to annoy him, but that's no reason for a moderator to flip out and rage all over the site. Maybe if he had requested politely that people just post pictures of themselves, he might have gotten a better response instead of just editing and deleting everyone's posts.
Antagonizing me for no reason is enough of a reason for me to remove what's used to antagonize. And in the end, that's what you have a problem with. I used my mod power to stop something, and it ruined your party. As I said, I requested that my picture not be reposted (and it was implied that spamming it would be frowned upon as well), but as you just admitted, you and frostee failed to listen.
QED, You all need to fuck off and leave me the fuck alone for once and stop bitching about every little fucking thing I do. When I ask you to stop doing something, FUCKING STOP DOING IT!
I don't think I've laughed this hard since Eric Bloedow left. Please, Hara, make sure you come back when you stop PMSing. This forum can't survive without you.
Is that a flame on a moderator? What to do, what to do...