Well, first if all, is it true that some of the mods there actually have valid, working .Gov email addresses?
You've taken it as a given that this is true based on what? Some stranger on the internet saying they "apparently" did?
Second, to give people the impression that whatever job they were doing on that site was at the behest of the government...just as you've claimed. It gives them the illusion of legitimacy and authority that a Gmail (or god forbid a yahoo or hotmail) account would not give.
You pretty much answered your own question.
Basically, someone wanted to seem more important than they would have been without a .gov address. Ego is a huge motivation for doing that type of thing. And mods aren't typically known for being meek little humble people...
You can't be both meek and a mod. You should see the abuse we take from the shills and trolls. You have to have a thick skin for this job and be able to wield a hammer.
Ooh, so I assumed this person wasn't lying. Wow, guess I committed a crime for having an opinion. Wtaf? It's a question and an opinion, no fucking big deal. Good grief, you're fucking ridiculous.
Well, first if all, is it true that some of the mods there actually have valid, working .Gov email addresses?
You've taken it as a given that this is true based on what? Some stranger on the internet saying they "apparently" did?
Second, to give people the impression that whatever job they were doing on that site was at the behest of the government...just as you've claimed. It gives them the illusion of legitimacy and authority that a Gmail (or god forbid a yahoo or hotmail) account would not give.
You pretty much answered your own question.
Basically, someone wanted to seem more important than they would have been without a .gov address. Ego is a huge motivation for doing that type of thing. And mods aren't typically known for being meek little humble people...
You can't be both meek and a mod. You should see the abuse we take from the shills and trolls. You have to have a thick skin for this job and be able to wield a hammer.
That's usually the qualifier on this board, yeah.
All it takes is a tweet and people wil lsay "this makes sense" and pass it on as truth .
Yeah. It's pretty damn concerning how prevalent that is.
..on the internet, anyway
Ooh, so I assumed this person wasn't lying. Wow, guess I committed a crime for having an opinion. Wtaf? It's a question and an opinion, no fucking big deal. Good grief, you're fucking ridiculous.
Well, you know what they say about people who assume things. 🤷♀️
But this being an elite research board, perhaps just assuming things like that isn't the best approach...
Why are you getting so defensive?