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  • 04-02-2010 7:56pm
    #1
    Magenta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭


    I just thought I'd make a thread to say that I think the mods of this forum are great.
    It's a forum that gets pretty heated and threads are often sidetracked by people who insist on going against the rant, despite warnings not to, and I think the mods do a great job and are very fair.
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    #2
    star-pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,429 ✭✭✭✭star-pants


    I'd like to +1 this :)
    I <3 that forum and I think the guys have a tough job tbh, but they do it well.


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    #3
    That_Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    No going against the praise folks. ;)


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    #4
    jumpguy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,962 ✭✭✭jumpguy


    I love it too, but...

    Nah I'm messing, it's a good ole laugh, like boards version of Grumpy Ole Men, only better, and more Irish.


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    #5
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Mods do a good job alright


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    #6
    Handsome Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    Jesus Christ Magenta, have you any idea of what I was expecting when I saw this thread? The blood pressure was hoping. :pac:
    That_Guy wrote: »
    No going against the praise folks.

    They can fecking create a counter thread. :mad: :P


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    #7
    Magenta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Magenta


    LZ5by5 wrote: »
    Jesus Christ Magenta, have you any idea of what I was expecting when I saw this thread? The blood pressure was hoping. :pac:

    hahaha!!!


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    #8
    keefg
    Registered Users Posts: 3,187 ✭✭✭keefg


    Thank you very much magenta ............ if only others were as wise as you :)




    adds magenta to very short list of people not to hit with ban hammer


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    #9
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    I must admit a guilty pleasure of hanging out there from time to time :)

    The mods do an awesome job I think and quite bizarrely the forum works really well!!

    DeV.


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    #10
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    LZ5by5 wrote: »
    Jesus Christ Magenta, have you any idea of what I was expecting when I saw this thread? The blood pressure was hoping. :pac:

    Lol. Same here.


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    #11
    Magenta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Magenta


    DeVore wrote: »
    I must admit a guilty pleasure of hanging out there from time to time :)

    The mods do an awesome job I think and quite bizarrely the forum works really well!!

    DeV.

    Oh it's great. Can rant away and if anyone disagrees they have to GTFO :)


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    #12
    Galvasean
    Registered Users Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Ah FFS, I'm gone a week and the praise starts rolling in.

    When I modded the place all we ever got was, "WAAGH WAAGH WAAGH, they keep deleting my posts 'cause I'm stupid and keep breaking the rules!"


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    #13
    Handsome Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    Can I take this opportunity to say something?

    Don't take the forum so seriously, at the end of the day, the forum is under the Recreation category. Oh, you are pissed off that you can't show someone the "error" of their ways? Boo ****ing hoo, we have a solution to that in R&R, it's called creating a counter rant thread. We pride ourselves on the fact that we allow people to blow off some steam without being "corrected". We aren't gonna ever make apologies for that service that we provide. ;)


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    #14
    Magenta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Magenta


    Galvasean wrote: »
    Ah FFS, I'm gone a week and the praise starts rolling in.

    When I modded the place all we ever got was, "WAAGH WAAGH WAAGH, they keep deleting my posts 'cause I'm stupid and keep breaking the rules!"

    Lol.

    OP: I think Joe McElderry is a talentless little **** and he did not deserve to win the X Factor

    Mod: Remember folks. No going against the rant. Get with the rant or don't post

    SexyBabe69 (or similarly inane username) OMG JOE IS THE BEST SINGER EVA I LUV HIM UR JUST JEALOUS!!!111

    and so on...


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    #15
    Handsome Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    Magenta wrote: »
    Lol.

    OP: I think Joe McElderry is a talentless little **** and he did not deserve to win the X Factor

    Mod: Remember folks. No going against the rant. Get with the rant or don't post

    SexyBabe69 (or similarly inane username) OMG JOE IS THE BEST SINGER EVA I LUV HIM UR JUST JEALOUS!!!111

    and so on...

    The problem there is that so many charters are general, all you need to know is the basic rules of civility and you can happily post in a forum without ever being reprimanded.

    That ain't the deal in R&R, the Charter is so specific, if you don't read it I guarantee you'll end up in trouble eventually.


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    #16
    keefg
    Registered Users Posts: 3,187 ✭✭✭keefg


    Galvasean wrote: »
    Ah FFS, I'm gone a week and the praise starts rolling in.

    When I modded the place all we ever got was, "WAAGH WAAGH WAAGH, they keep deleting my posts 'cause I'm stupid and keep breaking the rules!"

    simpsons_nelson_haha2.jpg


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    #17
    That_Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    I've noticed a lot of people getting banned in R&R but there's loads of warnings within posts and the charter is specific so ignore it at your peril.

    It's easily one of my favourite forums on boards. I'm such a fcuking angry person so it's nice to vent there and the mods really do a good job (since Galvasean left :P) and deserve a lot of credit for maintaining a really good forum.

    Kudos to you.

    I was actually tempted to start a mock counter rant to this thread but thought better of it. :D

    Keep up the good work.


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    #18
    Magenta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Magenta


    LZ5by5 wrote: »
    The problem there is that so many charters are general, all you need to know is the basic rules of civility and you can happily post in a forum without ever being reprimanded.

    That ain't the deal in R&R, the Charter is so specific, if you don't read it I guarantee you'll end up in trouble eventually.

    That's fair enough, but when "don't go against the rant" is written in bold in the first reply in the thread, they've no excuse! :D


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    #19
    Handsome Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    That_Guy wrote: »
    I was actually tempted to start a mock counter rant to this thread but thought better of it. :D

    No boards.ie related rants allowed, banned. :p


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    #20
    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    I guarantee that anyone with the moniker sexybabe69 would have a full (PM) box within a week. Such is the nature of the internet.

    OT: Fair play to the lads, not an easy forum, I'd imagine.


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    #21
    Galvasean
    Registered Users Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Magenta wrote: »
    Lol.

    OP: I think Joe McElderry is a talentless little **** and he did not deserve to win the X Factor

    Mod: Remember folks. No going against the rant. Get with the rant or don't post

    SexyBabe69 (or similarly inane username) OMG JOE IS THE BEST SINGER EVA I LUV HIM UR JUST JEALOUS!!!111

    and so on...

    PM from Mod: Hi, I deleted your post in the Joe McElderry thread. Please read the R&R Charter before posting again.

    Reply PM: F### YOU, YOU F####NG #### ####### "£"£$%^£!!!!!!!

    *Commence whiney Help Desk thread*


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    #22
    Handsome Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    Galvasean wrote: »
    PM from Mod: Hi, I deleted your post in the Joe McElderry thread. Please read the R&R Charter before posting again.

    Reply PM: F### YOU, YOU F####NG #### ####### "£"£$%^£!!!!!!!

    *Commence whiney Help Desk thread*

    "Internet nerd" and "fascist" are the ones I usually hear. :pac:


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    #23
    keefg
    Registered Users Posts: 3,187 ✭✭✭keefg


    Galvasean wrote: »
    PM from Mod: Hi, I deleted your post in the Joe McElderry thread. Please read the R&R Charter before posting again.

    Reply PM: F### YOU, YOU F####NG #### ####### "£"£$%^£!!!!!!!

    *Commence whiney Help Desk thread*

    :pac::pac: Classic. You've been reading my PM inbox haven't you? :D
    LZ5by5 wrote: »
    "Internet nerd" and "fascist" are the ones I usually hear. :pac:

    I've been called all sorts of colourful names but the strangest one was being called a racist because I wouldn't approve a rant against Nigerians :confused::confused:

    It's a real marmite forum. The people who "get" it really like it, some others don't "get" it and others just downright hate R&R (maybe we should let them start a rant to get it out of their system :p)


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    #24
    star-pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,429 ✭✭✭✭star-pants


    I love that forum, great for venting about the lil things that bug the crap out of you without some tosspot going 'well you know actually blahblahblah'.
    I get the urge to counter rant like everyone else, cept I just bite my tongue.. or hold my finger really... it's not that difficult!


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    #25
    Handsome Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    keefg wrote: »
    :pac::pac: Classic. You've been reading my PM inbox haven't you? :D

    I've been called all sorts of colourful names but the strangest one was being called a racist because I wouldn't approve a rant against Nigerians :confused::confused:

    It's a real marmite forum. The people who "get" it really like it, some others don't "get" it and others just downright hate R&R (maybe we should let them start a rant to get it out of their system :p)

    Marmite is the perfect description. I don't get the problem tbh. I mean one forum where you can't argue back, oh noes!
    star-pants wrote: »
    I love that forum, great for venting about the lil things that bug the crap out of you without some tosspot going 'well you know actually blahblahblah'.
    I get the urge to counter rant like everyone else, cept I just bite my tongue.. or hold my finger really... it's not that difficult!

    Dammit SP you know better, counter rant thread FTW! :p


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    #26
    star-pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,429 ✭✭✭✭star-pants


    LZ5by5 wrote: »
    Dammit SP you know better, counter rant thread FTW! :p

    Pfft... effort... and also then they'll know they annoyed me.. can't let them know that!! lol


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    #27
    Galvasean
    Registered Users Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Have to say since stepping down as Mod I'm enjoying the forum a lot more. More time to focus on actual ranting. I think a lot of people don't realise the amount of time/effort/dedication needed to mod R&R.
    There's the approval of new posts, the constantly watching out for posts that break the charter (while there are a few regular posters who are quite good at reporting such things, but they cant be everywhere), dishing out bans to people who just wont take the hint and stop breaking the rules, plus the inevitable smart alec responses and misguided Help Desk threads of complaint. All in all it's a lot of work.
    Don't get me wrong I didn't hate my time modding there, it just takes a lot out of you. That's why I was delighted to see this thread. It's nice to know some people appreciate the mods' hard work.


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    #28
    Handsome Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    Galvasean wrote: »
    Have to say since stepping down as Mod I'm enjoying the forum a lot more. More time to focus on actual ranting. I think a lot of people don't realise the amount of time/effort/dedication needed to mod R&R.
    There's the approval of new posts, the constantly watching out for posts that break the charter (while there are a few regular posters who are quite good at reporting such things, but they cant be everywhere), dishing out bans to people who just wont take the hint and stop breaking the rules, plus the inevitable smart alec responses and misguided Help Desk threads of complaint. All in all it's a lot of work.
    Don't get me wrong I didn't hate my time modding there, it just takes a lot out of you. That's why I was delighted to see this thread. It's nice to know some people appreciate the mods' hard work.

    Agreed on all your points, but all the same I like modding a busy forum. I dunno, I just reckon that I'm earning my stripes so to speak.


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    #29
    Galvasean
    Registered Users Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Admitit LZ and Keef, you guys are both subscribed to this thread arent you?
    I know I am!


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    #30
    keefg
    Registered Users Posts: 3,187 ✭✭✭keefg


    Galvasean wrote: »
    More time to focus on actual ranting.

    I'm never too busy to rant :mad::pac:


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    #31
    Galvasean
    Registered Users Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Ranting while modding is a good way to personally abuse someone :(


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