I've been an authority figure, in one form or another, for most of my time here. And since the beginning I've often wondered what kind of feelings and behavior it inspires in others, what with how paranoid and self-conscious I can be. I mean, no one really got to know me as just another user and, while I'm sure that plenty of people will judge me based on my character, I'm also sure that the little detail concerning my status will also come up to some degree or another. For instance, I don't consider myself to be a good administrator, much less a moderator, so someone's bound to have hard feelings about that and think that they'd do better in my place. (And they probably could.)
It's just something that I think about from time to time. I began to think about this stuff again since I've recently decided to stick around instead of leaving, like I had (at first) planned. Well, it's not like I had succeeded in leaving in previous instances, so... Maybe reverse psychology will work. ;/
What people see in me, I don't know. So help me out, here.
(I kind of lost sight of what I wanted to do with this shortly after I started, so... Make what you will of this. I even added a cop out answer (or two) for your pleasure.)