(Joke Thread) A Mod's Diary

MadDog76

Saw this link over on the Feedback Forum and thought it was hilarious so, Mod's, please take it for what it is and enjoy!

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2011/10/26/i-had-it-all-then-i-blew-itsacked-boards-ie-moderator-tells-all/

Recently Sacked Boards.ie Moderator: ‘I had it all, then I blew it!’

MODERATOR Cyril Ronan owned up to ‘neglecting his job’ after he failed to ban his target 20 members a day, but not without good reason he says.

Ronan was left feeling worthless after he was ironically banned from the site indefinitely for gross misconduct and failure to adhere to the moderation rules laid out by the Irish Internet giant.

“I know I didn’t do my job properly but I just didn’t see the point in banning people anymore.” Power said.

“When I started the job eight months ago I was told to ban at least 20 members a day. They gave me a 734 page rule book and told me I was in charge of the ‘Mustard’ and ‘Carlow south east’ forums.”

With this huge responsibility, Cyril Ronan soon felt he was on top of the world. However, the laws of nature were soon chomping at his motherboard and Ronan knew that eventually what goes up, must come down.

“At first I was quite nervous, I didn’t know what I was doing. The whole thing was so surreal. After all, they hand picked me out of thousands of online members to do this job. I couldn’t leave mustard, Carlow South East or myself down.

“In my first few weeks I just started moving peoples threads around. For example, some idiot would make a Ketchup or mayonnaise comment in the Mustard forum. I would warn them and ban them from boards.ie for a whole week.

“For the first time in my life I felt it – Power!”

In fact, Cyril surpassed his 20 member a day banning target and soon moved up the boards.ie ladder, prompting the company to declare him one of their toughest moderators to date.

“Things were just spiralling out of control. I was running some of the biggest forums on the website like the ‘After Hours’ forum and the whole ‘Regions’ forum. I was literally running the on-line version of the country” the 26-year-old said.

“Women were IMing me everyday looking for advice on everything from avatar pictures to font sizes. I was going through them like socks. I was knocking a case of Red Bull a week just to keep awake. I was peaking and I knew it.

“Unfortunately, too much of the high life just catches up with you eventually. I never wanted it to end.”

On November 17th 2010 Cyril had a nervous breakdown and was admitted to St. James hospital in Dublin.

“It was probably the toughest time of my life. Knowing that someone else was now moderating my forums.” the 2010 moderator of the year said.

“When I eventually left hospital after being gone for the whole afternoon, I realised what had happened. I looked around at my bedsit and it was littered with empty cans of energy drinks and pizza boxes. It dawned on me that I was slowly killing myself for nothing. I wasn’t even getting paid for this ****. What was I doing?

“I decided to not use the Internet for a while.”

“It must have been at least two hours later when I logged back on to boards.ie. I found a warning IM from the chief of operations. He said that I was slipping down a slippery slope and if I didn’t get back into form soon I’d be demoted to moderating the ‘Prison’ forum (The prison forum deals with already banned members who want to appeal their case and get back into the prestigious website)”

Cyril soon got back on-line and started moderating again.

“After the IM, I was like: ‘How can they treat me like this? I have devoted nearly eight months of my life to them. All for nothing!” the former No.1 said.

“I didn’t feel like I wanted to ban people anymore. So I just started letting everyone have their say. Even if they were in the wrong forum. I just let it run wild.”

Things got quite crazy on boards.ie and it wasn’t long after that Mr Ronan finally got his banning IM. It came as no surprise to the once ‘tough guy of boards’how the tables turned so quickly.

“I’m kinda relieved in a way. My life is better now” he said.

“I’m going out side more now and I have made new friends online. I haven’t looked back. However, I do have a peek at the Mustard forum now and again to see if the new guy is doing his job right. Its not easy you know. It takes a certain kind of someone to moderate.”

El Weirdo

Wow. This has never been posted before.

Boom_Bap

It's not the real reason, I'll let you in on the inside scoop.

He is one of those people that has a firstname as his surname. That's why he got the chop.

Oranage2

Welcome to the Internet op

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Pathetic attempt at humour really.

Ken.

A sad follow up since that story first appeared in 2011. Cyril got so fat that even if he wanted to leave his mother's basement he couldn't fit through the door at the top of the stairs.

Tombi!

Cyril used to be a name I knew very well.
That I changed it after that feckin' site ruined me.

Super-Rush

Jesus you do one off the record interview and it follows you around forever.

The_Valeyard

But that is a picture of Biko or Gordon Right? It is accurate?


Or Ken......looks like a Ken..


:P

AAh screw it, just kidding. Couldn't think of anything clever to say.

gramar

Shít effort at copying Waterford Whispers.

Mr. CooL ICE

I like how the OP had to clarify in the subject line that it was supposed to be a joke

Fr_Dougal

gramar wrote: »

Shít effort at copying Waterford Whispers.

This was out long before WW.

gramar

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

This was out long before WW.

Clicking the link it's from WW.

Tombi!

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

I like how the OP had to clarify in the subject line that it was supposed to be a joke

I thought them saying it's a joke was the joke and the article was true.

Senna

I remember Cyril, he spanked me on four non-consecutive occasions.

MadDog76

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

I like how the OP had to clarify in the subject line that it was supposed to be a joke

Have to clarify things in After Hours these days with "ban happy" Mods!

MadDog76

El Weirdo wrote: »

Wow. This has never been posted before.

Whore meet Thanks ........ hope you get as many as possible, you deserve them! :rolleyes:

MadDog76

gramar wrote: »

Shít effort at copying Waterford Whispers.

I think it was Copy & Pasted perfectly ....... unless you're suggesting that I was taking credit for writing the article? Surely not, as I posted the actual link for Waterford Whispers.

Fleawuss

Senna wrote: »

I remember Cyril, he spanked me on four non-consecutive occasions.

On your four unconnected cheeks?

Mint Aero

Scarlet for the posters getting offended on the mods behalf.

StewartGriffin

Boards is like your grandparents house, neat and tidy with a slight smell of stale urine in the hallway.

But would you have it any other way?

Martypants1

Oranage2 wrote: »

Welcome to the Internet op

Jalen Polite Dollar wrote: »

Pathetic attempt at humour really.

gramar wrote: »

Shít effort at copying Waterford Whispers.

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

I like how the OP had to clarify in the subject line that it was supposed to be a joke

Spotted the mods/people who want to be mods. :rolleyes:

johnnyskeleton

Martypants1 wrote: »

Spotted the mods/people who want to be mods. :rolleyes:

No one "wants" to be a mod. Some posters are born to it. Others strive for it. Others still have it thrust upon them.

The Backwards Man

This is a fun thread.

KERSPLAT!

The Backwards Man wrote: »

This is a fun thread.

It's quite clearly a joke thread, TBM, no fun here.

PARlance

MadDog76 wrote: »

Saw this link over on the Feedback Forum and thought it was hilarious so, Mod's, please take it for what it is and enjoy!

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2011/10/26/i-had-it-all-then-i-blew-itsacked-boards-ie-moderator-tells-all/

An "article" from Oct 2011... Welcome to the WWW

I had a seal called Cecil.

Cecil the seal I called him.

MadDog76

PARlance wrote: »

An "article" from Oct 2011... Welcome to the WWW

I'm sure you're post contains a point but I'm struggling to see it ........ can you point it out to me please? Thanks.

PARlance

MadDog76 wrote: »

I'm sure you're post contains a point but I'm struggling to see it ........ can you point it out to me please? Thanks.

That would be pointless.

One eyed Jack

MadDog76 wrote: »

Whore meet Thanks ........ hope you get as many as possible, you deserve them! :rolleyes:

Martypants1 wrote: »

Spotted the mods/people who want to be mods. :rolleyes:

Meeeowww!


:pac:

MadDog76

PARlance wrote: »

An "article" from Oct 2011... Welcome to the WWW

MadDog76 wrote: »

I'm sure you're post contains a point but I'm struggling to see it ........ can you point it out to me please? Thanks.

PARlance wrote: »

That would be pointless.

Let me guess, is it the fact that you've seen it before? Very good! :rolleyes:

I read War and Peace for the first time last year and I thought to myself, "look how great I am that I read that before all those people in the world that haven't read it yet!" ........ then I realised that I'm not as great as all those people who read it before me ......... then I felt really really sad, boo hoo.

PARlance

MadDog76 wrote: »

Let me guess, is it the fact that you've seen it before? Very good! :rolleyes:

I read War and Peace for the first time last year and I thought to myself, "look how great I am that I read that before all those people in the world that haven't read it yet!" ........ then I realised that I'm not as great as all those people who read it before me ......... then I felt really really sad, boo hoo.

Now that would have been a great thread.

YFlyer

The names and forums have been changed. It is based on Squid.

Martypants1

El Weirdo wrote: »

Wow. This has never been posted before.

Bit like half the threads in AH then.

Oh sorry, forgot how original the "do you like valentines day?" thread is.

Martypants1

Martypants1 wrote: »

Bit like half the threads in AH then.

Oh sorry, forgot how original the "do you like valentines day?" thread is.

Hey! It's actually about thoughts, feelings, and rashes. :pac: