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**SoulRiser** · 02-03-2009 06:37 AM

Admins and moderators are here to move posts to the most appropriate forum when needed and to do other menial forum cleaning tasks. They are basically like forum cleaners... they are not supposed to be 'role models' or 'post quality control' or something like that. If you want role models, try to BE one yourself.

Ideally, moderators will get picked because they are active and likely to spot things that need to be moved. Though, sometimes they have been picked just 'cause they've shown themselves to be particularly intelligent even if they don't post all that much. This may have contributed to the confusion. Sorry 'bout that. It's just that we never really had another way to "recognize" role models other than to make them moderators.

Moderators and admins are also not here to protect anyone's feelings from being hurt by other members, because that is pretty much impossible and it would only be holding people back from becoming stronger on their own. The only possible exception to this is the Voices in Your Head forum. We may actually split or move posts that hurt people's feelings out of there. But only in really extreme cases, like if the person is really really depressed or sensitive at the time.

random_name · 02-03-2009 07:21 AM

one thing - was i right to delete justins porn site links to his dickspinning?

~Mystery~ · 02-03-2009 07:25 AM

Yes

random_name · 02-03-2009 07:26 AM

ok, thanks

Gaiyara · 02-03-2009 07:37 AM

random_name Wrote:one thing - was i right to delete justins porn site links to his dickspinning?

Lawl.

John Tuttle · 02-03-2009 07:39 AM

random_name Wrote:one thing - was i right to delete justins porn site links to his dickspinning?

god yes

random_name · 02-03-2009 07:42 AM

I'll take that as a yes then...

**SoulRiser** · 02-03-2009 08:37 AM

Deleting porn = good.
Deleting Justin's crap = good.

Combination = Win.

random_name · 02-03-2009 10:03 PM

right... thats is definatley a resouding yes...

Heil_Kaiba8921 · 11-14-2013 04:02 AM

I knew i had a purpose.

GamerGurl · 11-14-2013 04:09 AM

I would love to be a site moderator. I think it'd be great for some experience. <3

Gwedin · 11-14-2013 04:37 AM

Man moderation sucks. I'm both a forum and a game moderator and it's a huge pain in the ass after a while.

Heil_Kaiba8921 · 11-14-2013 04:41 AM

being a mod on this site is fun though, because the group dynamic changes so much as opposed to the expected deuchbaggery of 4chan and the mostly hivemind of reddit. Depending on the nature of your thread and where it is posted people will change how they act towards you.

And it doesn't hurt that it is pretty hard to get banned or even have yourr post removed.

brainiac3397 · 11-14-2013 05:18 AM

So when do I get my Mod crown and ban-hammer?

Subb · 11-14-2013 05:21 AM

I think I could be a good mod. I don't think I'd want to be one, though.

Heil_Kaiba8921 · 11-14-2013 05:33 AM

Brainiac, I don't think you are deserving of a crown and hammer like mine.

See Example 1

And Sub, the spam on this site has been destroyed to pretty much nonexistant, so it actually wouldn't be terrible to be a mod since there are really only guidelines and not any super official rules

brainiac3397 · 11-14-2013 05:35 AM

I'd love to be a ~~god~~ mod

Heil_Kaiba8921 · 11-14-2013 05:58 AM

(11-14-2013 05:35 AM)brainiac3397 Wrote: I'd love to be a ~~god~~ mod

Go watch all of RWBY in the timeframe of 1 hour and we can talk.

Chanku · 11-14-2013 08:14 AM

To be honest, I think I could make a good moderator, if only in the Geography of SS section so I could run it more efficiently.

Ky · 11-14-2013 08:18 AM

The Mod Delusion

Starring Heil_Kaiba8921, MrJurgens, brainiac3397, SubCulture, and Chanku

Edit: Allow me to make a point that goes further than a simple quip.

SoulRiser isn't looking for mods; that is because we do not need them at the moment. Spam's under control, most of us are smart enough not to put threads in the wrong forums, and the trolling is the least serious it's ever been in recent history. If she says she can handle this herself, she can handle this herself.

And to the couple of you that romanticize the idea of being a moderator, be very ashamed of yourselves. Assuming the situation were that Soul needed to recruit some mods, that would no doubt mean that the responsibility would far outweigh the power. There are some of us who might do well, but not a single person who would think to misuse the position really deserves it.

Subb · 11-14-2013 08:36 AM

Hey, the very reason I don't want to be a mod is because of that power. But, I would be a good one, because I want to put everything in the right place, and my general additude of "I don't like what you said, but you have a right to say it."

Ky · 11-14-2013 08:38 AM

(11-14-2013 08:36 AM)SubCulture Wrote: Hey, the very reason I don't want to be a mod is because of that power. But, I would be a good one, because I want to put everything in the right place, and my general additude of "I don't like what you said, but you have a right to say it."

As would I, for the same reasons. The fact stands that Soul isn't looking for that right now, so we can both breathe easy.

brainiac3397 · 11-14-2013 02:06 PM

(11-14-2013 08:18 AM)DoA Wrote: The Mod Delusion

Starring Heil_Kaiba8921, MrJurgens, brainiac3397, SubCulture, and Chanku

Edit: Allow me to make a point that goes further than a simple quip.

SoulRiser isn't looking for mods; that is because we do not need them at the moment. Spam's under control, most of us are smart enough not to put threads in the wrong forums, and the trolling is the least serious it's ever been in recent history. If she says she can handle this herself, she can handle this herself.

And to the couple of you that romanticize the idea of being a moderator, be very ashamed of yourselves. Assuming the situation were that Soul needed to recruit some mods, that would no doubt mean that the responsibility would far outweigh the power. There are some of us who might do well, but not a single person who would think to misuse the position really deserves it.

Hey. Bite my shiny metal ass!

Heil_Kaiba8921 · 11-14-2013 10:12 PM

(11-14-2013 08:36 AM)SubCulture Wrote: Hey, the very reason I don't want to be a mod is because of that power. But, I would be a good one, because I want to put everything in the right place, and my general additude of "I don't like what you said, but you have a right to say it."

This is actually how I am regardless of how I've been acting as a fake mod.

I was a mod on my old Star Wars BF2 clan forums and it didn't make me power hungry.

Why can't people joke around and call themselves a mod without being labelled power hungry idiots?

GamerGurl · 11-15-2013 02:06 AM

(11-14-2013 08:18 AM)DoA Wrote: The Mod Delusion

Starring Heil_Kaiba8921, MrJurgens, brainiac3397, SubCulture, and Chanku

Edit: Allow me to make a point that goes further than a simple quip.

SoulRiser isn't looking for mods; that is because we do not need them at the moment. Spam's under control, most of us are smart enough not to put threads in the wrong forums, and the trolling is the least serious it's ever been in recent history. If she says she can handle this herself, she can handle this herself.

And to the couple of you that romanticize the idea of being a moderator, be very ashamed of yourselves. Assuming the situation were that Soul needed to recruit some mods, that would no doubt mean that the responsibility would far outweigh the power. There are some of us who might do well, but not a single person who would think to misuse the position really deserves it.

Did I ask if she was looking for mods? No.

How do you know we'd go power hungry? I don't think you know the answer to that.

Am I looking to misuse moderation/admin privileges? Not at the slightest.

You don't know the outcomes of anyone becoming a mod/admin. I'm just saying I'd love to someday, that's all. Nothing more, nothing less. If this forum gets a boost of activity in the future, and more school apologists show up, I'm definitely going to step-up to the plate so that I can help SR manage the forum.

Don't make this out as something bad, because it's not. Did you have any bad experiences with mods in the past? I sure have, but I wouldn't never repeat the cycle of blatant favoritism and censorship ala SWTOR forums.

brainiac3397 · 11-15-2013 02:29 AM

Id become a psycho power hungry mod and ban everyone, then ban myself for being a bad boy...

Heil_Kaiba8921 · 11-15-2013 05:31 AM

(11-15-2013 02:29 AM)brainiac3397 Wrote: Id become a psycho power hungry mod and ban everyone, then ban myself for being a bad boy...

What if you accidentally on purpose accidentally banned yourself...on accident before you banned everyone else on purpose accidentally?

brainiac3397 · 11-15-2013 06:53 AM

Them Ill be damned.

Eh. If I was going to ban myself anyway, Itd still be amusing to ban myself first by accident.

Ky · 11-15-2013 07:13 AM

I theorize that Chanku, SubCulture and I would make decent moderators, think that Kaiba and Jurgens might make decent moderators, and assert that braniac would be a terrible moderator no matter how you spin it.

Of all of the "candidates" for moderatorship, the best by far would have to be SoulRiser. I guess that's why we only have one mod, then...

brainiac3397 · 11-15-2013 07:32 AM

Sure...Blame the crazy guy. For your information, being half-wannabe machine leaves me capable of making logical and unbiased decisions regardless of morals and ethics. You all just fear the machine...

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