[Question] Can a mod delete a mod?

[The Emerald Dragon]

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[Dread Lady Nathicana]

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[Kelxo]

What happened to Stephistan?

[NERVUN]

What happened to Stephistan?

Long story short, a Moderator didn't take President George W. Bush's election well and proceeded to go on a rampage against non-liberal players.

[The Emerald Dragon]

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[Reploid Productions]

What happened to Stephistan?

Nerv gave the short version: She was a game mod back in 2003-2004 (so pre-Jolt, way back on the original forum,) and although a most outspoken left-leaning person politically, she had for the most part seemed reasonable and level-headed. Right up until Bush got re-elected in 2004 and conservative players were celebrating the victory over in NSG. There were some overreactions, outright misuse of mod power, and when the dust settled she was dishonorably discharged from the team.

Best way I could describe it was like somebody had flipped a switch, because she never did quite seem to settle down from it, and she and her husband both tried to make an enormous nuisance of themselves until they were kicked off for good in 2006. Granted, with the benefit of hindsight now, we probably should have DOSed her immediately; and in the (hopefully unlikely) event of another rogue mod, that will likely be what happens.