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I want to be a mod.
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Doctor DooM wrote: »To be fair, some forums, I really love building up the community. Being there from the off. Sense of achievement and all that.
This is the reason why I love being Mod of C&H
Great group of posters altogether. Having proposed the idea of such a forum around the same time as The Dazzler, it was great to be given the chance to look after it when the previous mod stepped down. Being part of the banter and helping to maintain the atmosphere of the forum is more than worth any occasional hassle. 0 -
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Both those statement apply 100% for mods and non-mods
If you regard them as applying to Posting as Work, rather than Modding as Work.
You need Mods though or else it gets like Usenet.
Yup. It's like anything else, someone has to man up and do it
For example, other people organise the tournaments for fighting games. I keep the forum running.0 -
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Just a question. Do Mods, Admins and all you higher ups get fed up of having all that responsibility and ever want to just be a regular poster again?
Just curious, pleeze don't kill me?
never mind mods or admins getting fed up - mods gf's have had to issue threats of sleeping on the sofa for the foreseeable future :rolleyes:
the normal users have no idea at the amount of work that has to be done when someone like gerry ryan dies or leinster play munster and then these people have the nerve to start helpdesk/feedback threads complaining about the moderation of threads :mad::mad:
i would never want to be a mod and have no idea why anyone would.
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never mind mods or admins getting fed up - mods gf's have had to issue threats of sleeping on the sofa for the foreseeable future :rolleyes:
the normal users have no idea at the amount of work that has to be done when someone like gerry ryan dies or leinster play munster and then these people have the nerve to start helpdesk/feedback threads complaining about the moderation of threads :mad::mad:
i would never want to be a mod and have no idea why anyone would.
Does this post need to be moved to RI?0 -
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I'm not totally disagree'ing with your statement, a lot of it rings true, just it's overexaggerated and relative to the individual.
You say it like becoming a 'Mod' makes you a Mod of the entire site which isn't the case. Anywhere outside of what I moderate is regular poster territory for me... And despite my Forum count, that still is one very VERY huge lump of freedom to enjoy.
I wasn't thinking of entire site.
I was mod for a few forums for some while before I even noticed there *IS* a whole site
Nowadays I only contribute to a handful of forums I'm particularly interested in. I don't miss being a Mod on them and have no desire to do it again.0 -
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Throw a little note in your sig akin to the one in mine.Too long to quote OP.
I haven't had anyone PM me since.
I was talking to an Admin via PM the other night. Nothing relating to modding or the site in particular.in fairness, I'd have a lot more respect for someone who straight out asked to be a mod, as opposed to someone who badly wanted to be one, and tried to achieve it in other ways.
if you know what i mean.
I asked if I could mod a cetain forum.
The answer was no.
One can only try.
I got the gig through a popularity contest.When I first became a Moderator, a very VERY long time ago, it was because I simply offered to help. I didn't ask to be one, I didn't say I wouldn't like to be one, I just said, look, I'm on this Forum ALL THE TIME, you know me as being active in the community both in and out of this Forum and if you find yourself in a pickle, I would love to help... At that stage I had been on Boards for two years and they gave me a chance which I gratefully accepted and never looked back.
Then again, it was AH. That's hardly representative of the rest of the site.
I agree that if someone has shown an interest in a particular forum and a mod is needed, then this person should be strongly considered to be offered the opportunity to help out.
If a libellous post is made, then technically it can stay there.Mason Powerful Matchbox wrote: »I have a quick general question on Modding, for liability purposes etc, is there shift work in the busy forums so as to make sure that everything is above board?
Sometimes the person being slandered can over-react and threaten to sue the site. After that, once the post is removed, then the plaintiff does not have a leg to stand on.
Libellous posts are removed to prevent solicitors becoming involved in the first place.
As a hypothetical example;
I'm a daytime radio presenter.
Someone starts a thread in AH about me, saying how crap I am. I'm using AH instead of the radio forum, because that's where most of the bile is spewed.
Poster #2 says that I'm a crap presenter. That's fine.
#3 says that I'm a complete cúnt. That's not fine.
#3 doesn't know me. They are defaming me.
I can now threaten to sue boards. However, if the post is pulled after my threat, then there's nothing I can do.
It's a nice little loophole in otherwise crappy Irish libel laws.
What people need to remember is that freedom of speech is not guaranteed under the Irish constitution.
Freedom of expression is there, but that's very limited, and is open to interpretation.
You can say that it's your opinion that I'm responsible for the current economic crisis on an American based site. There's nothing I can do about that.
Were you to do it here, then I could sue you.
I'd disagree with that to a certain extent.Unfortunately the only other thing the mods get is abuse mainly.
On a personal level, I've had quite a lot of people praise me via PM for my decisions.
I'm not disputing the fact that the abuse is there, and lot of it too, but we're Irish. We like to complain.
I'd say the abuse/praise ratio is about 70:30. When you consider that more people will complain than give praise, I think that's quite good.
Of course nobody wants to put up with the abuse, but it comes with the territory.
From simple observation over the 10 or so years that I've been using the internet is that there are three dstinct groups of dicks.
The first is those who have been around for about 15/20 years. They don't like that Windows has given the average person a user friendly interface.
These people are usually the one who will give mods the second most amount of hassle. They are of the opinion that their Linux knowledge gives them the right to belittle windows, and, to a lesser extent, Mac users.
The second are the IT dicks.
They've done their FÁS courses, gone on to get a degree from an institute of Technology, and then got a job for a small business.
They have limited hacking skills, but it's generally limited to running scripts on unsecured sites.
They spend a lot of time on 4chan and believe that /b/ is the epitome of humour, and like to think that they are the Shakespeare's or Oscar Wilde's of the moment through their vast knowledge of how to use photoshop to put a funny looking face onto many heads.
These are usually the loudest of the whining bitches.
They want every site to be as liberal as 4chan. No amount of explaining to them that this site could get into a lot of trouble due to their love of simulated kiddie porn will convince them otherwise.
One of them will now try to hack my boards account because of my criticism of them.
Finally you have the people who have only ever experienced social networks and youtube comments.
These are the people who will turn every thread into a flirt-fest.
They think they are anonymous, but then their significant other finds boards and the **** hits the fan.
They'll then PM a mod and ask for old posts to be deleted, or start a help desk thread requesting their account be deleted.
If they don't get their way, they will start throwing hissy fits in an attempt to get banned. They seem to believe that this will result in their account being deleted.
That is appreciated.And the odd pint or two at a mods beers.
On some forums it is badly needed.Dohnny Jepp wrote: »Often see mods stand down from modship for a couple of months for a breather and then step back into it without missing a beat. Just some R&R :P.
Speaking as a former mod of a busy forum, I can say that sometimes it can get to be too much.Just a question. Do Mods, Admins and all you higher ups get fed up of having all that responsibility and ever want to just be a regular poster again?
Just curious, pleeze don't kill me?
The PW forum is a quiet one.*
On the other hand, AH can be a nightmare.
Picture it this way. You know that you're the only mod around at the time, but there are other sites you like to visit.
You get an e-mail notification of a reported post, so you go and check it out.
Turns out that it's from a thread about abortion or travellers or something else controvertial.
You see that most of the posts are made by reasonable people, so you don't want to close the thread and stifle discussion.
You try to be reasonable and allow the discussion to continue. You can see that most of the participants are not rabid extremists on either side of the fence.
Then the dicks keep on posting their idiotic and extremist view and getting a rise out of the rational people. You ban a couple of the dicks, but then they just start bitching and moaning about their ban. Then you have to politely deal with that.
You know they're just complete arseholes, but you can't call them that. You need to hear them through and give reasonable explanations for banning them.
Then there are the times that you make mistakes.
If you can't step up and admit that you were mistaken, then you don't deserve the opportunity to help this site.**It's easy to stop being a mod.
Just say
"I quit"
Sometimes it's not that easy. I've seen people having to push to be demodded over the years.
Anyway, being a mod can be fun. Just don't take yourself too seriously and you'll do fine.
*PW was a nightmare to mod until about 6 months before I got the gig.
Thanks to the work of the current mods and those before me and them, it's a piece of piss. I've only had to ban 2 people in 10 months.
Because of those before me, most of the regulars get along fine, even if they do have differing opinions on certain aspects of the industry.
**AH is great if you're a dick of a mod. Nobody questions you if you are willing to ban on spec.
tbh, throw a little thing in your sig about not modding everyone who asks.
Until about 2 weeks ago, I was getting regular PMs asking me to moderate something in AH. Put that line in my sig and nobody has annoyed me since.
I started this when I was sober.
I was interrupted several times, had to leave the house twice, and then had something to eat.
Please excuse the rambling and inconsistency.0 -
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freeze4real wrote: »what is the youngest mods on boards ?
I've seen some mods at the age of 17 when they got appointed.
Is there not some sort of age requirement or so ?
Well, if anyone cares I think I am the oldest mod. Though oldgoat is running a very close second, he might even overtake me.
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Physical age has nothing to do with ability to mod.
Maturity / cop on / general common sense is all that's needed. I had a fellow mod a few years back on adverts and we only found out he was 16 when we all met up at the office one day to start discussions on the new site launch. None of us knew - he was as able to deal with a situation as well as (if not better than) anyone else and was picked for his ability to do that, nothing to do with his age.
As far as mods v's admins, mods are front line troops and control their own forums, admins are the generals and have access to a lot more info on users than we do so only get involved when we need them to. They also decide site policy and other such noble tasks. 0 -
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freeze4real wrote: »Wow,
Another question is who makes the call on how someone at that age should be a mod.
I know that there are various sections were age really doesn't matte but in reality it does.
E.g when it comes to the death and loss forum or bereavement wood someone that young be quite suitable to be a mod ? ( I'm not interested in being a mod for that forum )
I would think that they should be some age requirements in this regards.
Also one poster on boards in the system forum made mention of is having a good knowledge of the forum essential e.g a mod of the economics & legal forum would need to at least have some good knowledge to know when boundaries are crossed to prevent legal action.
I am aware that there's other mods e.g category mods who mods forums as well as normal mods.
Another interesting question.
What's the difference between a mod or admin.
From being a mod myself ( not on this site ) I'd love to think that they are the same, but on boards it's not.
Can som please state the ranks of boards admin/mods.
Cheers.
Sorry for the long questions
Mods are chosen in each forum by other mods/cmods. Which means if a poster in a forum is a valued contributer and has cop-on they may be put up for modship in said forum. Age doesnt come into it. Your example of bereavement and the likes doesn't really hold an age bracket on who should mod. I lost my Dad at 15. I know what bereavement is, would that mean i shouldn't mod that forum because of my age even tho i have experience in the forum topic?
The difference between a mod and an Admin is: A mod only has rank in the forum they mod. An Admin has rank in ALL forums and can also siteban.
Nicely said should I guess that you were a mod before.
After in becomes a mod must they actively be online for a minimum of 2hrs each week or so or make certain amount of corrections. ?
I saw that in after hours.
You also mentioned that when one wants to become a mod they don't choose what forum they would like to mod,bDon't they have a say in this?0
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