The Great Moderator Thread (NOT Featuring Tom Pravetz!)

[TomPravetz]

So seeing as there are all these new mods, I thought they needed a thread. Unless they already have a super secret one that only they can see. Which would be so cool. I can't wait 'til I'm a super mod! But wait, really... What's up with making everyone a mod? Or at least just the big timers? I'm important! Was I purposely thought of and then ignored? Or was this all done just to muck with me?! I'm on to you, new mods...

But anyway. I really just wanted a thread with this title. Shall we take bets on how long it takes until some mod locks 'er down?

[GuruGuru214]

The forums had grown and the old mods asked Alan for more help managing them. I don't see any reason we need to make a big deal of it.

[Irishmile]

Hey ... Dont worry.. you were not slighted. you're definitely a valued member here.. I'm not really sure how they chose who they do.

There is a Mod board but its not as exciting as you may think its just mods talking about things to look out for and asking opinions from the other mods how to handle situations...


Well there is the Secret of Monkey Island in there but I do not imagine anyone would be interested in something like that.

[Gman5852]

Wait Guru is a mod now?

Ok now Im curious, how do you become a mod?

[GuruGuru214]

Yes, I'm a mod now. We had this discussion a week ago.

And I could tell you, but I would have to kill you. Or ban you. One of the two, I forget.

[Giant Tope]

Wait Guru is a mod now?

Ok now Im curious, how do you become a mod?

You go through the sacred mod training and induction rites. You know.

[Ribs]

Wait Guru is a mod now?

Ok now Im curious, how do you become a mod?

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/13497241/survivor%20monkey.jpg

[JedExodus]

Yes, I'm a mod now. We had this discussion a week ago.

And I could tell you, but I would have to kill you. Or ban you. One of the two, I forget.

You're all total sellouts. Coolsome and I will stand strong with our tiny avatars when this is all just a police state

[GuruGuru214]

I didn't think we needed to be discussing this, but if you guys are going to do it in Whatever's on Your Mind anyway, may as well give it a thread.

mod training

PFFT

You're funny.

[StrongBrush1]

Yes, I'm a mod now. We had this discussion a week ago.

And I could tell you, but I would have to kill you. Or ban you. One of the two, I forget.

Ha ha ha! You're funny. That's why I'm going to kill you last.

[doodo!]

Becoming a mod is like joining the modern day "_____"
they recruit you without you ever knowing it...it "just happens...

[Irishmile]

Step one.... Post on these boards

Step two.... Post on these boards a lot

Step three.. Do not troll the boards

Step four.... Stand out in the crowd ... I suggest a clever catchphrase (all corny catchphrases will result in a ban)

Step five.... bribe or blackmail Alan

Step six .... learn the secret handshake

Step seven. Learn all the super secret fatality moves in Monkey Kombat... oh yeah they exist.

Step eight.. its probably best to just follow steps 1-3

[GuruGuru214]

Step 1: Become a respected member of the community.

Step 2: ???

Step 3: Profit! Ban Tom into the ground!

[StrongBrush1]

Step one.... Post on these boards

Step two.... Post on these boards a lot

Step three.. Do not troll the boards



I'm okay with steps 1 and 2, but my 3 might need some work.

[RetroVortex]

Well I for one welcome our new forum overlords! :D

[splash1]

Step one.... Post on these boards

Step two.... Post on these boards a lot

Step three.. Do not troll the boards

Step four.... Stand out in the crowed ... I suggest a clever catchphrase (all corny catchphrases will result in a ban)

Step five.... bribe or blackmail Alan

Step six .... learn the secret handshake

Step seven. Learn all the super secret fatality moves in Monkey Kombat... oh yeah they exist.

Step eight.. its probably best to just follow steps 1-3

Aw, Step six is to hard! I was kicked out of Secret Handshake training and for #7 I got in trouble for over stepping the awesome.

[coolsome]

The mod team is lacking someone who would make them Cool and Awesome.

[Gman5852]

The mod team is lacking someone who would make them Cool and Awesome.

I know. How am I not a mod?
It must have been when I cussed out that kitten. Clearly Alan was spying on me.

[coolsome]

Alan you know you need the smoking monkey on your team!http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/image.php?u=22029&dateline=1296532004

[StrongBrush1]

The mod team is lacking someone who would make them Cool and Awesome.

I also think they need someone strong and abrush with talent.

[Rather Dashing]

...is this thread really necessary? I mean, I don't get it. What does it add, exactly? Shouldn't threads about specific users or groups of users be the sort of thing we don't allow?

[Irishmile]

The mod team is lacking someone who would make them Cool and Awesome.

Oh no .... I ordered some vintage Reebok pump shoes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T14o1NLL6es) I fully expect to be cool and awesome by next week ... I may also be able to slamdunk... we will see.

...is this thread really necessary?

Nope... but there are a lot of unnecessary things we let slide that are not nearly as lighthearted

[coolsome]

...is this thread really necessary?

Hay whats your avatar? I seen your avatar on loads of products and places and I cant work out what it is.

[coolsome]

Oh no .... I ordered some vintage Reebok pump shoes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T14o1NLL6es) I fully expect to be cool and awesome by next week ... I may also be able to slamdunk... we will see.

I can pump too!

[RetroVortex]

Hay whats your avatar? I seen your avatar on loads of products and places and I cant work out what it is.

Its one of those mobile phone barcodes.
You download an app that uses the phone's camera to capture the barcode which contains a link to a webpage.
(Actually I just looked it up and I think it gives more info in general...)

At least thats what someone told me...

[Rather Dashing]

Hay whats your avatar? I seen your avatar on loads of products and places and I cant work out what it is.
It's a QR code. Just like any other type of bar code (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode#Example_images), but it can hold more data than the standard UPCs.

[GuruGuru214]

...is this thread really necessary? I mean, I don't get it. What does it add, exactly? Shouldn't threads about specific users or groups of users be the sort of thing we don't allow?

No, it's not, but I closed it once and they kept talking about it anyway, so I reopened it and dumped all the posts here. I'm seriously reconsidering my decision, though.

[Irishmile]

That is what they are for... although dashing's seems to lead to a link my windows phone does not like.

[coolsome]

It's a QR code. Just like any other type of bar code (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode#Example_images), but it can hold more data than the standard UPC that you find on most grocery store barcodes that are in use now.

Ohh that makes sense thanks.

[Irishmile]

No, it's not, but I closed it once and they kept talking about it anyway, so I reopened it and dumped all the posts here. I'm seriously reconsidering my decision, though.

Might as well let the conversation play out... its not hurting anyone and hopefully it will keep the topic from always coming up in other conversations...

LOL get it out of your systems.

[GuruGuru214]

Might as well let the conversation play out... its not hurting anyone and hopefully it will keep the topic from always coming up in other conversations...

Yes, this was pretty much my line of thinking on it, which is the only reason this thread is open right now.

[JedExodus]

The mod team is lacking someone who would make them Cool and Awesome.

Yeahhh, I sorta signed you up for something that you didn't strictly ask for by the way

You're all total sellouts. Coolsome and I will stand strong with our tiny avatars when this is all just a police state

[coolsome]

Yeahhh, I sorta signed you up for something that you didn't strictly ask for by the way

...hmm...YH YOUR SELL OUTS!!! I would never become a mod! my tiny avatar remains strong! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BiggerIsBetterInBed)

[Silverwolfpet]

Oh, I only became a mod because I wanted a cool "Max Head" icon.

...do I, like, have responsibilities now?

[Irishmile]

Yeah I became a mod for the Max icon too... if you notice mine is actually slightly better than everyone else ..

[splash1]

This forum is lacking a mod who has an undersized cockroach avatar.

*cough*me*cough*

[coolsome]

If I am chosen to be a mod I promiss to treat the norms the same way AM treats the last remaning humans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Scream)....Hmm I think thats more a warning then an endorsment.

[Icedhope]

Guys, really don't think we should have a mod thread. The reason they were chosen is because other forum members look up to them, and they are honest and want to see the boards succeed.

[Irishmile]

Guys, really don't think we should have a mod thread. The reason they were chosen is because other forum members look up to them, and they are honest and want to see the boards succeed.

I love you too Kurt.

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/6285/youlikeit.png

[coolsome]

All this lovey dovey modness makes me think I may have doged a bullet here.

[coolguy721]

can you still be a mod if you were banned b4?

[splash1]

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/6285/youlikeit.png

I wonder what would happen if that thing popped right through my floor and said what you said in a very creepy stalkishy voice. I'd probably blush. >_>

[TomPravetz]

This is so featuring me.

[Rather Dashing]

People are taking moderators and moderating duties far too lightly. It's not a privilege or a toy, it's a set of responsibilities that a user takes on because they care about the community and want to enforce some basic rules to keep the forums a pleasant place for everyone. It's not a means by which you can dick around, gain notoriety and "internet fame", become automatically "right" in everything you say, strike down your enemies or boost your friends, etc.

A moderator has to hold themselves to higher standards than those to which they hold the people they moderate. They have to understand and enforce the rules in an unbiased, fair manner. No matter what a person's opinions are, they have to protect other users' rights to express themselves in an environment that is safe from personal attack(though their viewpoints are, as they should be, fair game for discussion and debate). Moderator is not some sort of web stand-in term for "Rock Star", "Celebrity", or "Ruler with Impunity". Mods have to be part leader, part organizer, part diplomat, and part enforcer. It's not to be taken lightly. People who become mods need to treat their responsibility with respect and actively exercise their powers whenever it's appropriate, and people who "don't" become mods shouldn't act as though they've lost some sort of lottery for some sort of instant cool factor. There's a lot more involved than that, or at least there should be.

There is no reason for this thread to exist, but I'll take this moment to say, hey, so far so good guys. GuruGuru especially, thanks for cleaning everything up and making this a better place overall. Keep up the good work.

[GuruGuru214]

Thanks, Dashing. I couldn't have said it any better myself. I think I'm going to stop it there and end this thread on a high note.