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MIN2511 · 27-08-2008 5:03pm #1

Correct me if i am wrong but it seems that mods are given more forums to moderate even though they don't neccessarily post there...
No offence to Silverfish but i hardly see replies from her/him in PI and yet "they" have been made a mod, are there no other candidates????

Ruu_Old · 27-08-2008 5:05pm

Mods don't have to be actively posting (or even interested) in a forum to be good at moderating it. It helps the other moderators out to have a different way of thinking.

javaboy · 27-08-2008 5:06pm

MIN2511 wrote: »

Correct me if i am wrong but it seems that mods are given more forums to moderate even though they don't neccessarily post there...
No offence to Silverfish but i hardly see replies from her/him in PI and yet "they" have been made a mod, are there no other candidates????

At the very least, a mod is an extra pair of eyes and ears. If Silverfish does nothing else as a mod than delete the most obvious troll threads in PI, then surely she's still helping.

TerrorFirmer · 27-08-2008 5:10pm

Why would they have to post there? Moderation basically involves tidying up and making appropriate what you read in front of you through a variety of different functions, and PI of all places is non-specialized forum to boot. Fail to see how this could possibly be an issue.

takola · 27-08-2008 5:12pm

MIN2511 wrote: »

Correct me if i am wrong but it seems that mods are given more forums to moderate even though they don't neccessarily post there...
No offence to Silverfish but i hardly see replies from her/him in PI and yet "they" have been made a mod, are there no other candidates????

Silverfish is an experienced moderator and obviously has the time to put into modding the forum which I would assume is the necessary criteria for a moderator in personal issues given that it's such a busy forum.

Also just because you don't see her posting there doesn't mean that she doesn't browse PI regularly and isn't familiar with how things work in there.

I don't see why it's a problem for you?

Gordon · 27-08-2008 5:16pm

Like a swan gliding the shimmering lake gently, relaxedly and majestically, feet paddling vigorously and madly underneath the water.

helimachoptor · 27-08-2008 5:17pm

javaboy wrote: »

At the very least, a mod is an extra pair of eyes and ears. If Silverfish does nothing else as a mod than delete the most obvious troll threads in PI, then surely she's still helping.

I can delete the crap threads, I want to be a mod:D

Daithi McGee · 27-08-2008 5:18pm

I think I will start applying for some of these mod jobs. I'd probably be brilliant at it tbh.

javaboy · 27-08-2008 5:20pm

Gordon wrote: »

Like a swan gliding the shimmering lake gently, relaxedly and majestically, feet paddling vigorously and madly underneath the water.

The river Temarc in winter
Zinda, his face black, his eyes red
Temba, his arms wide/open

MIN2511 · 27-08-2008 5:20pm

Ah yis are getting this wrong, i am not saying Silverfish is not a good mod or anything like that...I asked a question because i remember same thing happened to Theadyal as well.

And Takola i asked a question, no pun and it's not a problem for me.

Adam · 27-08-2008 5:22pm

takola wrote: »

Silverfish is an experienced moderator and obviously has the time to put into modding the forum which I would assume is the necessary criteria for a moderator in personal issues given that it's such a busy forum.

Also just because you don't see her posting there doesn't mean that she doesn't browse PI regularly and isn't familiar with how things work in there.

I don't see why it's a problem for you?

Iz it cos she iz black??

Beruthiel · 27-08-2008 5:24pm

MIN2511 wrote: »

Correct me if i am wrong but it seems that mods are given more forums to moderate even though they don't neccessarily post there...

I'm not sure why you think someone should post in a forum on a daily basis in order to become a mod of said forum.
Did you think you'd get the job or something?

Silverfish has posted many times in PI, her comments are always spot on.
She is a very experienced Moderator and we knew she would be perfect for the job. She qualifies on every level we require.

No offence to Silverfish but i hardly see replies from her/him in PI and yet "they" have been made a mod, are there no other candidates????

When it comes to moderating PI, there are very few people we consider up to the job.

Adam · 27-08-2008 5:26pm

Beruthiel wrote: »

I'm not sure why you think someone should post in a forum on a daily basis in order to become a mod of said forum.
Did you think you'd get the job or something?

Oh don't tease her!

Karl Hungus · 27-08-2008 5:27pm

Beruthiel wrote: »

When it comes to moderating PI, there are very few people we consider up to the job.

And fewer still who'd want the job! :P

faceman · 27-08-2008 5:27pm

Mods are like Parking Wardens. A necessarily evil!

Why do people get obsessed with wanting to be a mod or moaning when an existing mod takes over another forum???

For the record this is not a retro dig at 6th, he has a heart unlike the [insert required mod name] who mods [insert required forum name].

Beruthiel · 27-08-2008 5:28pm

Karl Hungus wrote: »

And fewer still who'd want the job! :P

Indeed.
But please don't tell Silverfish that just yet

Dudess · 27-08-2008 5:29pm

If anything, it looks really good if a moderator stays out of discussions and only steps in to sort out any problems. Not saying that's the way it should be but it's probably the most even-handed way of moderating.

I found I couldn't resist getting involved in After Hours discussions and after a while I felt it would be better if I didn't do this as a moderator. Another of the many reasons I stopped moderating After Hours - they'll all come out eventually :pac:.

TerrorFirmer · 27-08-2008 5:30pm

Being a user is just so much nicer, I felt that I wouldn't be on enough to mod B&U more so I gave it up, and that was actually a fairly quiet forum in terms of moderation, I actually would hate to imagine PI or AH, it must border on unpaid employment! :eek:

MIN2511 · 27-08-2008 5:32pm

Beruthiel wrote: »

Did you think you'd get the job or something?

When it comes to moderating PI, there are very few people we consider up to the job.

I asked a question, there is no need to say that. I did not criticise her, i asked because it seems there is a mod rotation system.

Beruthiel · 27-08-2008 5:35pm

MIN2511 wrote: »

i asked because it seems there is a mod rotation system.

No there isn't. And even if there is, so what?

FYI, Myself, dudara, Mark and Wibbs were all virgins to modding when we took on the job of modding PI, so that blows your theory right out of the water.

javaboy · 27-08-2008 5:36pm

Dudess wrote: »

I found I couldn't resist getting involved in After Hours discussions and after a while I felt it would be better if I didn't do this as a moderator. Another of the many reasons I stopped moderating After Hours - they'll all come out eventually :pac:.

It's like one of those "tell all" autobiographies syndicated weekly in the Daily Rag. Just publish the book and be done with it.

Gordon · 27-08-2008 5:36pm

Beruthiel wrote: »

No there isn't. And even if there is, so what?

FYI, Myself, dudara, Mark and Wibbs were all virgins to modding when we took on the job of modding PI, so that blows your theory right out of the water.

So was I.

faceman · 27-08-2008 5:37pm

To don a serious hat at the moment, i do feel of all forums PI is one that requires a moderator than can do slightly more than moderate given some of the sensitive topics and often vunerable posters who post there. Poor moderation can result in additional upset and similarly, unmoderated poor/misleading advice could potentially have negative consequences for posters with more serious issues.

Im sure the choosing of Silverfish took into account the responsibility involved.

javaboy · 27-08-2008 5:38pm

Beruthiel wrote: »

No there isn't. And even if there is, so what?

Liar. There has to be a mod rotation system. Some of them are online so much they'd get bedsores if they weren't rotated regularly. :pac:

MIN2511 · 27-08-2008 5:39pm

Beruthiel wrote: »

No there isn't. And even if there is, so what?

FYI, Myself, dudara, Mark and Wibbs were all virgins to modding when we took on the job of modding PI, so that blows your theory right out of the water.

Beruthiel,

I am not trying to get into a fight with you.... Can you chill out!

And i don't know about the other mods and how they were given their jobs but i noticed it with Theadyal and Silverfish.

This thread is not to start an argument of any sort, i also do not want to be a mod!!

Beruthiel · 27-08-2008 5:40pm

You have a point java, ok I lied

Gordon wrote: »

So was I.

Really?
I can't remember that far back

orestes · 27-08-2008 5:41pm

MIN2511 wrote: »

I asked a question, there is no need to say that. I did not criticise her, i asked because it seems there is a mod rotation system.

There isn't one, but even if there was I'd see no problem with giving experienced and level-headed mods the job of moderating the PI forum, of all forums it's the one that needs the the most careful moderation imo

Karl Hungus · 27-08-2008 5:42pm

Dudess wrote: »

If anything, it looks really good if a moderator stays out of discussions and only steps in to sort out any problems. Not saying that's the way it should be but it's probably the most even-handed way of moderating.

I found I couldn't resist getting involved in After Hours discussions and after a while I felt it would be better if I didn't do this as a moderator. Another of the many reasons I stopped moderating After Hours - they'll all come out eventually :pac:.

I'm very happy moderating forums that I have an interest in. I figure I'll catch more spam, or other naughty goings on, if I'm actively reading the topics, rather than relying on reports all the time. I like to think I'm fairly even handed in moderation too.

I don't know if I'd be any good at modding a forum I've no interest in.

Beruthiel · 27-08-2008 5:44pm

MIN2511 wrote: »

And i don't know about the other mods and how they were given their jobs but i noticed it with Theadyal and Silverfish.

Thaed took her old job back after a break, so that just leaves Silverfish. One mod, on 'rotation'
Yup. The plot thickens!

takola · 27-08-2008 5:49pm

MIN2511 wrote: »

And i don't know about the other mods and how they were given their jobs but i noticed it with Theadyal and Silverfish.

This thread is not to start an argument of any sort, i also do not want to be a mod!!

Thaed was mod of PI when I joined boards (I remember because I got my first warning from her!

). She took a break from it for a while but then came back. So it wasn't a case of her being just thrown in there. She was just returning after a break.

Dudess · 27-08-2008 5:58pm

Karl Hungus wrote: »

I'm very happy moderating forums that I have an interest in. I figure I'll catch more spam, or other naughty goings on, if I'm actively reading the topics, rather than relying on reports all the time. I like to think I'm fairly even handed in moderation too.

I don't know if I'd be any good at modding a forum I've no interest in.

Oh yeah, I'm really interested in Alt&Indie so it's ideal for me to moderate, but there are positives from both angles. I think though, when it comes to AH and PI we're talking a different kettle of fish. Emotive topics come up and it looks better if a moderator doesn't get involved. Emotive topics are far less likely to come up in the music fora (I know, not impossible though

).

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