Moderator bravado in the churchian blogosphere

"Rod --

It's easier to ban people here than it is at TeamPyro. You tread softly: the way you treat Phil deserves its own kind of treatment, and you'll get it here."

That from tough guy Frank "centuri0n" Turk (who likes to refer to himself as "cent", even though he gave himself that nickname). What was Rod's crime? He held Frank up to Frank's professed description of himself as somebody who could admit when he was wrong.

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"Greg: I’m ignoring your last post... That ought to be your last post with us... Consider this, and all future conversations between us, over. I’m done with you."

Ahh. That was one from Michael "iMonk" Spencer, moderator of the [Whining] Boar's Head Tavern. What did Greg do? He parodied Michael's position in a creative, and - here's the crime - on-the-mark way. In a collegial way as well, but...hell hath no fury like a self-obsessed churchian moderator not receiving his usual yes-man petting.

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"Mr. Loh just won moderated status here."

This one is funnier in context. It's from Kevin Johnson, moderater of something called ReformedCatholicism.com. What was Mr. Loh's crime? He responded to a statement made by Kevin with six or seven Bible verses directly contradicting said statement. Kevin doesn't believe the Bible is authoritative for a Christian, yet, nevertheless, he still is obviously very sensitive when it is pointed out to him where his beliefs are contradicted by God.