I love the quality of the Moderators here

[Kaimetsu]

Originally posted by Lyndzey
I still think that over time they will adjust to their position. Not everyone is going to be good at a job they just got.

Lack of skill or experience isn't a valid excuse here. All they'd need to do in order to avoid those mistakes is to simply think instead of automatically reaching for the close button. What will be achieved by closing this thread? Will it nullify the problem? Will it annoy innocent users? Are these questions so unintuitive that it takes years of training before they can be put into practice? Heck no. Anybody can make the right moderating decision if they just have the presence of mind and intelligence to weigh all the options.

Currently the moderating staff aren't doing that - they'd prefer to deal with every problem in the same way. So what are they lacking? Intelligence, or motivation?