Monday night gripe, not really a rant..................

I don't know about you goofs, but I have, for many years, enjoyed online chat via IRC. I've IRC'd since mIRC was a 16 bit app on win3.1, if that helps ya time wise. Irc has changed over the years, like anything else. Thats all ok, cool with that. It's been really neat for me to watch apps like ICQ and other IM's, java evolve, based atleast partially on the good ole dog IRC. The one thing that has not changed, on IRC, or any other moderated "chat format" is bad ops. Nothing..and I mean Nothing!! kills the mood of a room, more than ops that kick for fun, just because they can. The close second, kicked for breaking a rule never that was never brought to your attention beforehand. If you op a room, and don't have the balls to say...umm....we have rules, your breaking one...stop...before a kick or ban, thats fucking rude. If you op in a room, and you're kicking friends because the power is fun, piss off, thats not fun or funny. My best analogy is walking into a strange bar, and scoping out the rules, sipping your beer, and the bartenders get into a fight. You size up the crowd, but if the bouncer is tossing with the bartenders.....my money on the bar and taxi or foot time. beer not finished. Lots of other bars out there.......