Okay then, I do apologize, I guess that I should be probably stick around and learn more before I do something, eh, I can't think of the word at the moment.
I do still think that it should have been handled in a slightly more mature way, however. And whilst the whiny teenager generalization may be true, it still should not be said.
The same could be said for your own behavior. Stepping in completely new and uninformed to lecture someone who has been around for years about their 'arrogance' is hypocritical to say the least, as is flat-out insulting someone in the same sentence where you condemn them for not being nice enough to others.
It is
very easy to judge when you are not the one making the decisions, and to simply
assume that this is some kind of instantaneous knee jerk reaction I gave without any rhyme, reason or thought to it. This was certainly not my first option, and I have already tried to resolve this matter personally with people as well as through other means that wouldn't mean anybody's lose, but none of these attempts produced
any concrete change.
Second, as has already been said, detail on declines is something I get regularly
asked for (I have already received questions about it now, despite this announcement) which is why I gave it out to everyone on default to save the time of all involved. It is neither fun nor particularly rewarding for me, nor is it anything I am obligated to do, so I most certainly am
not pushing it unwanted to anyone. Yes, I am sick and tired of people taking it for granted and treating it like something I'm obligated to do for them, just as I am sick and tired of every last little whiner and conceited newcomer who wants to come around and tell me he how to do my job, but that is not why I made this change. The reason I made it? See above. Moderation does go a lot faster and can be completed at times when detailed moderation would not get done, which is what this change was implemented to do. Dropping the details is a change of
efficiency first and foremost; not one of personal spite.
Could I have phrased myself nicer and given this a sugar coating and a pretty little cherry on top? Absolutely. Did I feel any inclination to do so? No, not really. Would I, in retrospect, write that differently? Most likely yes. Does that give you the right to lecture me after taking that condescending approach and failing to provide any concrete alternative? No, not really.
If you've got a problem with somebody else's tone, I'd suggest that you clean up your own first if you actually want to be taken seriously. Talking about how important it is not to put things rudely when you yourself do so is just not very convincing.
As for going back to detailed? That will happen when and if I feel inclined to change back to it. For the foreseeable future, however, I don't, and I strongly urge for everyone who does want it back to
not nag me about it. That is part of the problem; not the solution.
Let me stress, this is by no means aimed at everyone or even the majority. It is just a loud, obnoxious minority that I need a break from.
This thread has also lived long past its prime already, so I think this calls for a padlock.
