Idiots...

It's been recently brought to my attention that I've got the diplomacy of an ICBM(Inter-Continental Ballistic Missle). In short, I'm what people in my company refer to as a 'strait shooter', I've little patience for politics. 

Everything I do has a purpose, and reason. And while, the execution is sometimes, flawed... the reason seldom is. 

In short, I've got a nasty habbit of going about things the wrong way... to take a spin on a quote my father used alot when I was growing up ... It's not what you do, but how you do it. Okay so maybe that dosn't translate as well as the original 'it's not what you say but how you say it'. 

Anyways, this is in reguard to the 'diplomatic' process of a community I help to manage. 

It's been slowly coming to my attention that there's something wrong with the community. The community was originally founded with 6 moderators, one of them being myself. 

Over the course of time some came and some went, now we're left with 4 day to day moderators, two of which were originally there to being with. Myself, and another person, we shall call person X. 

The dynamic that is going on, is one that's got me a little bit concerned... overall. 

Firstly, Person X has been the public face for the community since it's creation for the most part.  They have a very empathic personality, and have a burning desigher to make sure everyone's happy. 

Over the course of these two years, this person has formed a bubble in which to deal with problems.  Basically, she interacts with the users... and presents the problem to the rest of us. 

She then usually handles the resolution as well. 

It's easy to see both how and why this bubble formed. However, when people start questioning the fairness of the moderation staff it makes me scratch my head a little bit. 

Maybe it's hyperbole, but yet again maybe there is something to it. 

Combine that with the fact that of the four main moderators of this community, she recruited 2 of them. 

And while I don't want to think about it, the idea that there's a clique in the moderation staff infuriates me to no end. 

My biggest problem, is what to do? 

If this clique does exist, and we've got 3 moderators who are willing to back each other to the end... what am I to do?

How can I justify doing nothing? ... How will I convince them, that -they- maybe a part of the problem. 

As the saying goes, between a rock and a hard place.