Yes he does - he just wants you to do it....edesignuk said:Apparently you have no idea about how much work commenting on every single mod/admin action would be
Edit: No, wait, he doesn't want you to be a mod. Never mind.
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Edit: No, wait, he doesn't want you to be a mod. Never mind.
A mod can delete a post because they think it contains too many occurrences of the letter 'm', or because it has a bad text color, or because of any other reason they personally think is appropriate.mymemory said:
A mod who arbitrarily kept deleting posts for no good reason, however, would not remain a mod for long. As no mods - to my knowledge - have ever been "let go", they must be doing a good job, at least in the eyes of other mods (and in my eyes as well).
In fact, the number of stunningly bizarre and/or offensive posts which have been allowed to remain are tribute to how lenient they often are.
No, we're just trying to get the thread Wastelanded to enjoy the sweet irony of such an act.Sun Baked said:I guess recent comments are another reason why having a member vote would be a bad idea.
There's no voting yet, and people are already attacking each other...
jsw said:No, we're just trying to get the thread Wastelanded to enjoy the sweet irony of such an act.
Won't take much more.
Exactly. Any type of "vote" was a bad idea from the get-go.Sun Baked said:
If this happens, and we go get a "Mini Mod" of one flavor or another, IMO it should be a current mod/admin decision, and not the members. It's quite clear that some of us don't exactly get along, but that's not what any added responsibility should be based on.
I was just kidding, of course.Rower_CPU said:Won't take much more.
Assuming a new mod is deified, let me be the first to say:
** tries for best Kent Brockman voice **
"All Hail our new Mod Overlord"
** bows submissively **
** quietly practices Nelson "ha-ha" voice in case thread is Wastelanded **
** realizes can never say "ha-ha" if thread is, in fact, Wastelanded; says "d'oh!" to self **
What strikes me is how few actual members have chimed in on this issue. Despite the wandering, there is lots of material here regarding the original thought that is worthy of member discussion IMO.
well, for me personally, I don't mind the spam that much. With a little effort I can easily avoid it and do my best to report it if I see it.Chip NoVaMac said:
If this situation is proving too much for the mods, then I am open to solutions, but like I said it is not terribly bothersome to me, so I have chosen to let the discussion go on with those who do have a problem with the situation.
If it ever got to the point where my opinion as a member here was solicited by the mods, I would offer my opinion, as that would most likely be under the circumstances of a specific policy implementation, and not brainstorming of solutions, as it is now.
I hope that makes sense. FWIW, if a mini-mod (or whatever) is seen as needed, and edesignuk wants the responibility of the position, he is welcome to it as far as I am concerned. Ultimately, however, that is a decision for the mods to take.
I think the idea of a full European/Australasian mod is a good one so that there's round the clock coverage as the forum gets more and more popular.
The election is a bad idea - for the reasons a few posts back in the thread. Mods rarely win popularity contests regardless of how fair/evenhanded they are.
To be honest, the only real problem during the current mods 'out of hours' time is spam of which we've had a spate lately. I'm not sure how easy it is to create mini-mods who can wasteland those threads - it might be tougher that we think to limit permissions to only that power!
While I like the idea of a script that tracks how many people report a thread and auto-wastelands it, I'm not that convinced that might not get abused if we end up with a sensitive or controversial thread.
The election is a bad idea - for the reasons a few posts back in the thread. Mods rarely win popularity contests regardless of how fair/evenhanded they are.
To be honest, the only real problem during the current mods 'out of hours' time is spam of which we've had a spate lately. I'm not sure how easy it is to create mini-mods who can wasteland those threads - it might be tougher that we think to limit permissions to only that power!
While I like the idea of a script that tracks how many people report a thread and auto-wastelands it, I'm not that convinced that might not get abused if we end up with a sensitive or controversial thread.
I don't find the current Mods overbearing at all.
I feel that they are even handed, and fair.
It is possible to tweak them though, but that is "our" fault when it happens.
I do feel that the subject has merit, just because there is so much going on for the current Mods to keep up (not a slam in any way). I don't know how you do the job you do.
I would not oppose the idea, but I wouldn't push too hard for it.
I'd like to know the Mods feelings on it.
I know they said they have discussed it, but I don't know what their feelings are.
In any event, it should be decided by them as to who, and when and what "power" is given. I trust their wisdom.
Then it should be done privately.
Not sure that anyone else even has to know about it, they just have the power to do it. That way it isn't an ego thing. If a person feels like they have to have a title, and everyone else has to know about it, then maybe it is not for the good of the forum, but for the ego of the individual. I'm not pointing fingers here, just thinking out loud.
Woof, Woof - Dawg
I feel that they are even handed, and fair.
It is possible to tweak them though, but that is "our" fault when it happens.
I do feel that the subject has merit, just because there is so much going on for the current Mods to keep up (not a slam in any way). I don't know how you do the job you do.
I would not oppose the idea, but I wouldn't push too hard for it.
I'd like to know the Mods feelings on it.
I know they said they have discussed it, but I don't know what their feelings are.
In any event, it should be decided by them as to who, and when and what "power" is given. I trust their wisdom.
Then it should be done privately.
Not sure that anyone else even has to know about it, they just have the power to do it. That way it isn't an ego thing. If a person feels like they have to have a title, and everyone else has to know about it, then maybe it is not for the good of the forum, but for the ego of the individual. I'm not pointing fingers here, just thinking out loud.
Woof, Woof - Dawg
Peterkro said:Do you work nights BlueVelvet or just keep strange hours like me.
No... I'm off to work soon.
Start at 7am today, finsh at 3:30 or so...
all of your posts are noted, and probably ignored. This will be an administrative decision, not a popular vote.
I think the thread's played out. I'm closing it, but leaving it.
I think the thread's played out. I'm closing it, but leaving it.
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