User blog comment:Jeremiah Garland/Davy Gunfish, You Are Not a Chat Mod/@comment-2040576-20120610071509

Okay, I can see your point here. This is why I am against assigning other users to watch chat in a mod's absence. Regular users don't like being told what to do by regular users, watching and reporting is fine, but telling them what to do is usually frowned upon by other users. I think it is good if one user tells another that he is breaking a rule and than informs a mod about it, but you should not try take matters into your own hands as more drama is caused.

I would like to point out that being a mod, doesn't mean that you sit on chat quietly and wait and hope for someone to break a rule so you can pounce on them. It means you are supposed to keep the chat civil, enforce the rules and the rest of the time chat and have fun. I realize I am often AFK on chat, but I am often very busy. I also do not come onto chat and go afk, waiting for someone to slip up.