the lesson that I hope bsh takes from this is that while he remains personally popular, his moderation style is not at all. it's been what, two months? and there is already significant pushback, even though he hasn't really done anything beyond the pale. he hasn't noticeably favored his friends unfairly, he hasnt abused his power in any way or blown up publicly at anyone, yet his modship is still unpopular (or at least controversial.) compare this to airmax who was pretty openly corrupt in certain ways and yet remained popular. this was because his laissez faire moderation style was well received by the average user
in all likelihood bsh is going to remain the mod of this site for a long time so i hope he reflects on this. his views on free speech are EXTREMELY out of the mainstream for Americans and I think this colors his decisions which in turn causes the resentment. while my own views on the subject are to the other extreme it's fair to say that most people, and definitely most people who are attracted to a site for arguing, prefer a much more "rough and tumble" internet culture than bsh does. he really, really needs to take this into account. in both political viewpoints and temperament he is way outside the mainstream of DDO/DART, that doesnt mean he cant be a good mod but if he doesn't account for this he will not be.
in case anyone cares, i particularly dislike the deleting of posts/threads (which airmax did too.) Controversial topics are like an adrenaline shot to a debating website. on top of this, it just feels very orwellian that content can simply be deleted without a trace. if a user violates the rules, punish them but the content, unless grossly offensive or doxxy should remain (and no, saying "nigga" is nowhere near grossly offensive.)