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*Elba* |
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#102
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i want old school vs. new school.
i'm sure we could gather the old school mods together for a day of modding. would be pretty interesting, i think. |
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Wow its interesting how something so interesting, and has potential fun to it crashes and burns so quickly.
Honestly, I think they're being over protective. Mistakes can be mended. |
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I would like to see more guidelines set on this thing before I know whether I'm for or against the idea. an admin can create a new staff group with very limited access to mod functionality. i.e. no banning/suspending/warning. you should only get to moderate topics (open/close/move) and view backstage crap. I think the mod should be allowed to do almost anything, hahaha. Except completely destroy cB. Of course, the person would be chosen carefully, so they wouldn't be someone who would enjoy in the destruction of cB. But limiting them so they can only rearrange and edit stuff? ._. That would seem kind of lame. At first the idea does sound pretty fun and novel. When it all comes down to it you can't really trust a lot of people, and if it's just for one day then they are going to want to get the most out of it, which would mean doing everything they can using every power they could. Someone mentioned it as a trial for new mods, which actually sounds like a good idea, but you would have to get nominated to be an upcoming mod for that to even make sense *Shrug*. I don't think it's so much "kept on hush" as it is just not that relevant to the public/regular members. When moderators feel that the community's input is needed before a decision is reached, someone usually creates a thread about said topic in feedback. Again, if you're only there for a day, you wouldn't be able to continue your arguments for x discussion, making it sort of counter-productive in terms of reaching a decision. I could go out on a limb and say that moderators are wary about their chit-chat topic, but I don't see why they should be. The shit-talking has highly diminished if not completely disappeared (well, that's probably arguable but hey, everyone's human). There's a (revised) rule in place backstage that's pretty much stressed every time someone brings up a member that they should only be talking about a member in terms of moderating actions and not whether or not they're being tedious/obnoxious/stupid/etc. I personally never really participated in the chat topic, but I admit that it is the fastest moving thread backstage (not surprising).. and again, that could be why people are wary. Also, there's a trust/credibility factor of who the potential "moderator for a day" tells about what's backstage. Yes, there are threads about a few problem members or about specific debatable threads, and the moderators talk throughout the topic to try and reach a fair outcome for the member/topic in question.. So what happens if/when the "moderator for a day" spills everything to the public or just to a friend? Eventually word gets out; it's always like that. I know from personal experience as it was always more fun having the risk of being caught backstage because I wasn't supposed to be there. Now, it's not somuch fun backstage because the shit-talking has stopped. Just wanted to remind people that the staff members aren't the only ones bringing up concerns/limitations. In fact, this is something that never got answered regarding actually trying to set something up: So what would the contest be like? What would the contestants (for lack of a better word) do? Would there be like a campaign or something? ![]() |
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Been thinking bout it, why would someone want to be a moderator?
Do they want the power? How would it be fun, unless you were a complete workaholic that enjoyed putting up with stupidity and having to rearrange stuff that shouldn't be there in the first place. I see being a mod as a chore that you do to help out the site/community as a whole, and should view yourself as a complete equal to everyone else in regards to posting call-outs and whatever idea may pop into their head. So I see someone lusting after being a moderator as either a power hungry individual bent on commanding non-deserving respect, or someone who is genuinely there to help out the community. No one should be sad should they not be appointed mod because they didn't lose anything, and in fact gained time to blog/chat or do things they would do if they weren't working on the site. |
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