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Old Jun 29, 2004 | 8:29 am
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Identifying People as Moderators

I have noticed that people who are moderators in a particular forum are shown as "Moderator" in every forum in which they post. While we certainly should be grateful for the work that they do, showing them as a moderator in every forum gives them a certain "moral authority" which I do not believe they have.

My experience is that they generally seem quite level headed when actually moderating in their own forum, but occasionally "let loose" in other forums. While they are certainly entitled to their opinions, I don't think there should be a suggestion that their opinions are the official opinions of Flyertalk, particularly when they are posting a controversial opinion or, even more importantly, are being "blunt" or even threatening with another Flyertalker.
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