Quoting Mara:“ i disagree w/ the notion that you need to have a high post count or even need to be on here a certain ... [snip!] ... and vote on abuse? i reckon anyone w/ a few braincells who cares enough to go about achieving mod status is qualified for that.”

 

Quoting Mara:“ i disagree w/ the notion that you need to have a high post count or even need to be on here a certain ... [snip!] ... and vote on abuse? i reckon anyone w/ a few braincells who cares enough to go about achieving mod status is qualified for that.”

good points.

i guess when i was a mod before, i did a lot of moving stuff around into the correct forums, seeing if i thought things were innapropriate and deleting or banning the member for a certain period of time, etc.

if the modding on the site is just voting on abuse, drama stuff, etc, youre correct. ;)

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mara:</b>“ i disagree w/ the notion that you need to have a high post count or even need to be on here a certain ... [snip!] ... and vote on abuse? i reckon anyone w/ a few braincells who cares enough to go about achieving mod status is qualified for that.”</blockquote>




I disagree with THAT. There are plenty of members on this site that are mods, that are dumb as a box of rocks and shouldn't be mods. There are clearly things that should be hidden or not, that are voted wrong on. Constantly. Its annoying. I would like to know how you think that some newb could possibly know this site.

Quoting ♥ B ♥ Sauce:“ <blockquote><b>Quoting Mara:</b>“ i disagree w/ the notion that you need to ... [snip!] ... voted wrong on. Constantly. Its annoying. I would like to know how you think that some newb could possibly know this site.”

I cant stand the people who mod simply cause they dont like someone or dont agree with their statement or when they will mod one person for one statement but its ok when their friends say it

<blockquote><b>Quoting ׺צߡ±©µ¦×º×:</b>“ I cant stand the people who mod simply cause they dont like someone or dont agree with their statement or when they will mod one person for one statement but its ok when their friends say it”</blockquote>



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Quoting ♥ B ♥ Sauce:“ <blockquote><b>Quoting Mara:</b>“ i disagree w/ the notion that you need to ... [snip!] ... voted wrong on. Constantly. Its annoying. I would like to know how you think that some newb could possibly know this site.”

if they become a moderator, they are given the full sheet that defines what is abuse.

not to mention the fact that each flagged item is checked as to why it's been flagged.

we have more issues w/ non-mods flagging spam erroneously than anything else.

and i have no way to judge boxes of rocks vs. members, so i'd rather they prove their mettle.

when we have time to test the mods, then we'll be heading into moderator-exclusion-land like so many of you've been longing for--but for now, to think that being a moderator is an index of your specialness on the site is ridiculous. the truth is: being a moderator is an index of your investment in bg-- as you've taken the time/money to achieve that status, nothing more.

you're only special if you're a super-mod, b/c then you actually know how to vote.

i have no issue w/ stupid mods-- either they'll learn, or they'll never ever have any impact as your voter power drops in parallel w/ your status as a moderator (e.g. "in training" vs. "expert").

it's not perfect, but it's been running very well.

placing arbitrary time constraints on who's qualified to be a moderator and vote is the least of my concerns, honestly.

Quoting Mara:“ if they become a moderator, they are given the full sheet that defines what is abuse. not to mention ... [snip!] ... well. placing arbitrary time constraints on who's qualified to be a moderator and vote is the least of my concerns, honestly.”

Well that's you. I just hate to see newbs coming in with a 27 post count being here for ONE month and constantly smurfing smurf up. I don't even know if that girl is still here. You can't really be invested in a site having only been a member for a month. They don't even know the site.

Quoting ♥ B ♥ Sauce:“ Well that's you. I just hate to see newbs coming in with a 27 post count being here for ONE month and ... [snip!] ... is still here. You can't really be invested in a site having only been a member for a month. They don't even know the site.”

But how often is it N00b mods that mess it up? It takes more than one vote to sway the overall verdict.

I do understand the problem of mods that don't know what they are doing messing up the vote, especially during certain times of the day when they seem to be the only ones on.....but sometimes thats a person who has been here two years and has 10,000 posts.

Time and post count have no way to tell if one will be a good mod, but the system in place will. I think we just have to give it time to weed them out.

Quoting Everybody ♥s Becca:“ But how often is it N00b mods that mess it up? It takes more than one vote to sway the overall verdict. ... [snip!] ... no way to tell if one will be a good mod, but the system in place will. I think we just have to give it time to weed them out.”

Fine forget PC, but think TIME. We've all been here for a long time, years... and some new random no body comes on and right away gets their mod status... They just want it because they want to be a mod, not because they care about this site or anything like that. They're new, they know nothing about BG.

Quoting ♥ B ♥ Sauce:“ Fine forget PC, but think TIME. We've all been here for a long time, years... and some new random no ... [snip!] ... they want to be a mod, not because they care about this site or anything like that. They're new, they know nothing about BG.”

I get why it is frustrating, but what impact will they really have against those of us that have been here for years? Unless they all happen to vote "wrong" (as in against the rules) at the same time it is only their status that is hurt.


One thing I do hate, and I don't know how to get around it......is that the vote goes so fast. I think it should have a 3 minute wait (but that would suck for the personal info ones). That way, those just looking to push a button will hopefully get bored and move on, and those of us that actually give a smurf have a few seconds to go into the thread for some back story.

Quoting Everybody ♥s Becca:“ I get why it is frustrating, but what impact will they really have against those of us that have been ... [snip!] ... get bored and move on, and those of us that actually give a smurf have a few seconds to go into the thread for some back story.”

Because there are lots and they will take over and ruin the kingdom of BG   LOL  

Quoting casey♥:“ woot woot”

     

awesome...

Yay!!!! Woot Woot.

ok..
so ive just recently come back to BG... been a dirty dirty lurker.

but before i went MIA i got asked every few weeks or so to mod posts if i'd been in them..
does that count towards supermod?

lol i still have like...950 points to be a regular mod... but yea


thanks ladies!! <3 ya!