Here’s what I Tubmailed Crinkz:

As you know, we had a ton of good contenders approach us. For the most part, it’s tough for me to list reasons why someone wasn’t chosen as a mod, because we concentrated so much on finding reasons why someone should be chosen. When we announce the players we picked, I hope and trust that this will become evident.

As far as ban history, that was a consideration, but some of our top selectees have gotten into trouble before. You’ve been pretty helpful lately and the fact that you lurk in IDC often is a bonus. However, as I said, the competition was just really tough.

If I had to pick one knock against you, though, this came up: “I also think I’d be good for the job because I know not to click and links within IDC/Flamebate, I would either preview them, or just ignore them entirely.”

Since you can’t truly preview a link until you click it, being willing to ignore it is not necessarily the best way for a mod to handle it. As mods, we often have to mire ourselves in horrible filth. Log in to see images!

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