Can we get some moderation please?

[ghostjuggernaut]

I want to start out by saying, this is not directed at any particular person, but the moderation team in general.

It seems that we have one mod active these days.  Hoffman does a lot, and is a great member of the community, but he is one man.  To be honest, i'm not really sure who the other mods are.  I think User 18, HashBaz, but thats about all I know.

There has been a lot of complaints over ****posting lately.  Hoff has been the one posting about cleaning it up.  Hoff is always the one that we see as moderating the forum.  He can't do it all, and it shows.  The forum is steadily going down the drain.  We have trolls out the ass.  I like trolls, to a point, they make things entertaining.  But, when every single post is a troll, it gets slightly annoying.

I am not trying to tell the moderation team how to do their job, I know it is a lot of work.  All I am asking is that if it is too much work, make new mods or replace ones that no longer deserve it.

Additionally, If there is misinformation in my post, please inform me.  And I don't mean Hoffman.  We all know that he is the first one to step in and inform the community of what is happening.

[byker]

I would agree that it seems like hoff does a lot of the moderation, which might be a lot of pressure on him.

[azhdar]

Got to agree, in this time where a lot of new members joined, some posts must be really off putting for newbies.

[HoffmanMyster]

I don't disagree.

[demik]

Dry snitching   

Nah but houf is a strong independent mod that don't need no man.

[byker]

I don't disagree.

Good to hear. Do you know if anyone is working on a solution?

[hashbaz]

I don't disagree either. Hoff is da real MVP.

[bcredbottle]

Maybe give someone their own board in exchange for their services as backup mod across multiple boards. Relieve the pressure.

[hashbaz]

To be clear, we do have other people contributing. I think Hoff and jwaz are the two main public faces of the forum leadership though.

[demik]

Yeah jwaz is always deleting my posts. All because I wouldn't go to a sideshow with him ;_;  told him I'm not thug enough for that

[digi]

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[demik]

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Damn it digi. I'm still sensitive about my niners ;_;

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[demik]

Reported for bullying

[suicidal_orange]

Maybe give someone their own board in exchange for their services as backup mod across multiple boards. Relieve the pressure.

Why would they need/want a board?  There are surely people here willing to donate their time for the good of the community - I know I would.

Moderating is a tough job though and not sure I could do it.  I mean moving misposted threads, approving classifieds, and banning/erasing newbie trolls is easy enough, but judging whether a post by an established member crosses the line when (I assume) someone reports it?  That's a tough call.

[bcredbottle]

Maybe give someone their own board in exchange for their services as backup mod across multiple boards. Relieve the pressure.

Why would they need/want a board?  There are surely people here willing to donate their time for the good of the community - I know I would.

Moderating is a tough job though and not sure I'm up to it.  I mean moving misposted threads, approving classifieds, and banning/erasing newbie trolls is easy enough, but judging whether a post by an established member crosses the line when (I assume) someone reports it?  That's a tough call.

For precisely that reason. most people will not mod if not given some incentive.

[suicidal_orange]

Maybe give someone their own board in exchange for their services as backup mod across multiple boards. Relieve the pressure.

Why would they need/want a board?  There are surely people here willing to donate their time for the good of the community - I know I would.

Moderating is a tough job though and not sure I'm up to it.  I mean moving misposted threads, approving classifieds, and banning/erasing newbie trolls is easy enough, but judging whether a post by an established member crosses the line when (I assume) someone reports it?  That's a tough call.

For precisely that reason. most people will not mod if not given some incentive.

I didn't say I wouldn't, I just meant that I'm not confident I'd do a good enough job and that would be kinda pointless.  It's not like you can go on a course and learn "forum moderation" either...

[fanpeople]

+1

Almost at 50 posts guys

[bcredbottle]

Maybe give someone their own board in exchange for their services as backup mod across multiple boards. Relieve the pressure.

Why would they need/want a board?  There are surely people here willing to donate their time for the good of the community - I know I would.

Moderating is a tough job though and not sure I'm up to it.  I mean moving misposted threads, approving classifieds, and banning/erasing newbie trolls is easy enough, but judging whether a post by an established member crosses the line when (I assume) someone reports it?  That's a tough call.

For precisely that reason. most people will not mod if not given some incentive.

I didn't say I wouldn't, I just meant that I'm not confident I'd do a good enough job and that would be kinda pointless.  It's not like you can go on a course and learn "forum moderation" either...

If you've got the time, you should apply. I would except that procrastination is ruining my life and i promised myself I'd start extracting myself more from this virtual world.


And BTW, the fact that you care about doing a good job and making the right decision tells me you'd probably be a good mod.

[whmeltonjr]

I used to mod a golf forum. It wasn't so bad, but it just depends how many trolls there are. As forums grow you inevitably gain more trolls unfortunately. It all depends on how mods handle the trolls. Sometimes it's better to just ban them completely and be done with it. I see some accounts here that wouldn't have lasted long on other forums I used to frequent, but every place is different though.

[byker]

Maybe give someone their own board in exchange for their services as backup mod across multiple boards. Relieve the pressure.

Why would they need/want a board?  There are surely people here willing to donate their time for the good of the community - I know I would.

Moderating is a tough job though and not sure I'm up to it.  I mean moving misposted threads, approving classifieds, and banning/erasing newbie trolls is easy enough, but judging whether a post by an established member crosses the line when (I assume) someone reports it?  That's a tough call.

For precisely that reason. most people will not mod if not given some incentive.

I didn't say I wouldn't, I just meant that I'm not confident I'd do a good enough job and that would be kinda pointless.  It's not like you can go on a course and learn "forum moderation" either...

If you've got the time, you should apply. I would except that procrastination is ruining my life and i promised myself I'd start extracting myself more from this virtual world.


And BTW, the fact that you care about doing a good job and making the right decision tells me you'd probably be a good mod.

I don't know if anyone is still looking at those applications.

[rowdy]

+1

Almost at 50 posts guys

Aren't we all still in timeout?

Anyway a list of moderators and admins is here.

And if you want to help Hoff and the others, you can apply to become a moderator yourself.

[HoffmanMyster]

Maybe give someone their own board in exchange for their services as backup mod across multiple boards. Relieve the pressure.

Why would they need/want a board?  There are surely people here willing to donate their time for the good of the community - I know I would.

Moderating is a tough job though and not sure I'm up to it.  I mean moving misposted threads, approving classifieds, and banning/erasing newbie trolls is easy enough, but judging whether a post by an established member crosses the line when (I assume) someone reports it?  That's a tough call.

For precisely that reason. most people will not mod if not given some incentive.

I didn't say I wouldn't, I just meant that I'm not confident I'd do a good enough job and that would be kinda pointless.  It's not like you can go on a course and learn "forum moderation" either...

If you've got the time, you should apply. I would except that procrastination is ruining my life and i promised myself I'd start extracting myself more from this virtual world.


And BTW, the fact that you care about doing a good job and making the right decision tells me you'd probably be a good mod.

I don't know if anyone is still looking at those applications.

We are. Though, for the very reasons outlined in the OP, you may as well just PM myself or jwaz. I rarely check the mod team account since I prefer to not use it (if someone has a beef with what I've done I don't want them to think I'm hiding behind that account).

[njbair]

I've thought about applying but I'm honestly not sure how I would have handled some of the recent situations where mods stepped in, and that makes me think I'm not cut out for it.

Then again, maybe there's need for moderation for some of the simpler stuff that would just free up guys like Hoff and jwaz to handle the tough calls.

[heedpantsnow]

I've thought about applying but I'm honestly not sure how I would have handled some of the recent situations where mods stepped in, and that makes me think I'm not cut out for it.

Then again, maybe there's need for moderation for some of the simpler stuff that would just free up guys like Hoff and jwaz to handle the tough calls.

This is exactly, 100% my feelings. I'm happy to help out but feel I'm not as good in handling some situations/personalities as existing mods. But I can do menial labor moderation of called upon.

[demik]

demik for mod late 2015

[neverused]

demik for mod late 2015

+1

Watch it burn.

[demik]

ayyyy

[lesbihonestscrewgh]

Moderate my ****, *****es.

[jwaz]

Moderate my ****, *****es.

* jwaz yawns

[demik]

Moderate my ****, *****es.

* jwaz yawns

mad 'cause kicked

[jwaz]

Moderate my ****, *****es.

* jwaz yawns

mad 'cause kicked

+1 )

[demik]

Moderate my ****, *****es.

* jwaz yawns

mad 'cause kicked

+1 )

i meant you

[inanis]

Oh we have moderation. Just as I hit "post" in the What's Bothering You thread that **** got locked again. 

Goddammit guys.

[jwaz]

Oh we have moderation. Just as I hit "post" in the What's Bothering You thread that **** got locked again. 

Goddammit guys.

Sorry bud. :`\

[demik]

Oh we have moderation. Just as I hit "post" in the What's Bothering You thread that **** got locked again. 

Goddammit guys.

sorry about that, if you wanna talk about it just shoot me a PM

[beehatch]

Oh we have moderation. Just as I hit "post" in the What's Bothering You thread that **** got locked again. 

Goddammit guys.

sorry about that, if you wanna talk about it just shoot me a PM

both of you guys can cry on my shoulder too, PM pls

[demik]

Oh we have moderation. Just as I hit "post" in the What's Bothering You thread that **** got locked again. 

Goddammit guys.

sorry about that, if you wanna talk about it just shoot me a PM

both of you guys can cry on my shoulder too, PM pls

dear bee,

no

love,
demik

[R1N3]

Oh we have moderation. Just as I hit "post" in the What's Bothering You thread that **** got locked again. 

Goddammit guys.

sorry about that, if you wanna talk about it just shoot me a PM

PM shot, resond at your leisure.

[FreeCopy]

Oh we have moderation. Just as I hit "post" in the What's Bothering You thread that **** got locked again. 

Goddammit guys.

sorry about that, if you wanna talk about it just shoot me a PM

both of you guys can cry on my shoulder too, PM pls

Took a break from gaming and got to see a good chunk of it through Spy. I ain't even mad.

[Puddsy]

since this forum is archaic and nothing ever changes i'm sure there's plenty of moderation but only 3 people hitting the report button

cause that's how it was 18 months ago and i'm sure that's how it is now

not that i'm complaining, i like most of the mods

[baldgye]

Good job who ever locked that thread again, top tier moderating. It's really working too, no need to mute the people causing issues when locking that thread solves the problem.

[demik]

Good job who ever locked that thread again, top tier moderating. It's really working too, no need to mute the people causing issues when locking that thread solves the problem.

pm jwaz and cry to him

[rowdy]

Seeing as how the bothered thread is locked, I'll just mention that the cicadas have just started up for this season.  Loud little bastards.

[bcredbottle]

I've thought about applying but I'm honestly not sure how I would have handled some of the recent situations where mods stepped in, and that makes me think I'm not cut out for it.

Then again, maybe there's need for moderation for some of the simpler stuff that would just free up guys like Hoff and jwaz to handle the tough calls.

Can we nominate njbair as mod?

[beehatch]

I've thought about applying but I'm honestly not sure how I would have handled some of the recent situations where mods stepped in, and that makes me think I'm not cut out for it.

Then again, maybe there's need for moderation for some of the simpler stuff that would just free up guys like Hoff and jwaz to handle the tough calls.

Can we nominate njbair as mod?

nah, I choose baldgye

[osi]

<3 Hoff

[MeltingTeeth]

since this forum is archaic and nothing ever changes i'm sure there's plenty of moderation but only 3 people hitting the report button

cause that's how it was 18 months ago and i'm sure that's how it is now

not that i'm complaining, i like most of the mods

I can tell you my post count never changes.

So much for me ever selling in Classifieds or ever buying a BroCap.

[inanis]

I can tell you my post count never changes.

So much for me ever selling in Classifieds or ever buying a BroCap.

Your post count isn't changing because people have been spamming the **** out of the board trying to get to 50 posts. This  has been discussed multiple times now. No one's post count in changing in most areas of the forum. I do not disagree with this approach since it was completely out of control for a while there. I'm sure it will return to normal once things calm down.

[demik]

I can tell you my post count never changes.

So much for me ever selling in Classifieds or ever buying a BroCap.

Your post count isn't changing because people have been spamming the **** out of the board trying to get to 50 posts. This  has been discussed multiple times now. No one's post count in changing in most areas of the forum. I do not disagree with this approach since it was completely out of control for a while there. I'm sure it will return to normal once things calm down.

So let's punish all for the rules of somebody else. Great approach mods.