Originally posted by stevera004
I differ with my esteemed colleagues regarding whether married/LTR guys can be mods here. I think they can. Unique and valuable insight, etc. BUT, and this is a big but, this forum is only as useful as the honesty and sincerity of the participants. I think that sincerity becomes compromised once you have moderators here who are being policed and monitored by their wives. This is a problem, is the road to AFCness, and will bring this forum down into the AFC mire.
Periodically I come back and check on the forum. Normally I don't post anything, but this still MY forum. I built this forum, thus, I'm compelled to protect it.
First of all, MARRIED GUYS ARE MEN TOO.
Second, since I've retired from modding, Gio and the others have done a fine job of modding the Mature Man. It is NOT a simple job, especially when you have bored posters flamebaiting you all the time.
The fact that Gio's wife is also an active poster has no bearing on his effectiveness as a moderator. If anything, I believe his marital status helps his online cred (if thats worth anything). It proves that he his capable of attracting and keeping a woman.
Penkitten's been here for years and has been a model poster. I don't see what the damn problem is.
Don't bash Gio and Pen because their dating goals aren't the same as yours. If you want your mods to be carousers, (I don't understand why you'd care), then there are other mods here who'd qualify.