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New Hip Hop Moderator
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Hugh Cream wrote: »Should have picked someone who uses the forum, conor would be a good mod.He obviously picked someone who has no personal beefs with anybody here, unlike you.
Just in the interests of clarity, new moderator appointments aren't just made by me on a whim. The final veto for all appointments rests with the admins regardless of what I or any other moderator thinks. The bottom line is Aquila wouldn't have gotten the job if anyone felt he wasn't up to it so to him I say: Na zdrowie!Jimmy Iovine wrote:I do question the sensibility of choosing someone who has made 14 posts on this forum in the last 2 years.
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As for a person's lack of visibility or whatever, I may have said this before on this forum but the point is the users make the forum by driving discussions, not the moderators.0 -
agree with hugh here...
no offence to you Aquila but you have been a member here since 08, you don't appear to post here regularly at all?
seems very strange that you are giving the mod job here tbh, i taught someone more active here in the hip hop forum would of been more entitled to it.
i know i wouldn't be able for it for many reasons etc but there's a few straight up posters here who are active and come across quite level headed who would be suited to the job.
not stirring up but i feel someone who's a bit familiar with peoples backrounds here as posters etc would of been a better choice.
out of interest malice, why didnt you post a thread here encase someone more active in the hip hop forum could possibly put their name in the hat where we could vote or something etc?
you dont even post here that much in fairness malice so i think some one like boom bap or makaveli would of been better suited to make the decision...
fair play makaveli, good job. hope to still se you posting here the forums have been poppin the lat few months
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If it was up to me i certainly would have picked one of the regulars, either conor or MUFC, just because you both seem to be the most level headed, open minded lads on the forum in my opinion, whoever made the decisions should have looked into it and found someone with a decent knowledge of this forum and hip hop itself.
In saying all that it will most definitely be a good thing to have some new blood on the forum, everybody brings something different anyway and i look forward to your contributions Aquila
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I wont just be here in the capacity of a mod,i wanna post more often and keep up to date with new rappers,songs etc.i will bring here examples of non English hip-hop from Central/East European countries too.so we can sample different styles
That's good to hear. I look forward to your opinions. I heard a guy from Germany last year and I was very impressed. Couldn't understand a word but his flow was nice.
Also Psy de la Rime from France are class. Soprano from that group was on one of the BET cyphers last year. Pretty unreal achievement for a guy rapping as Francís.
I find French and German lend themselves quite nicely to the flow in the song. The artist could be rapping about making a cup of tea but it sounds great to me.Just in the interests of clarity, new moderator appointments aren't just made by me on a whim. The final veto for all appointments rests with the admins regardless of what I or any other moderator thinks. The bottom line is Aquila wouldn't have gotten the job if anyone felt he wasn't up to it so to him I say: Na zdrowie!.
As for a person's lack of visibility or whatever, I may have said this before on this forum but the point is the users make the forum by driving discussions, not the moderators.
I wasn't fully questioning the decision. I accept the rules are there and I don't know anything about the procedure for modding. As I was told in Honours Maths for the Leaving, if you don't understand the formula then just accept it, don't question it. I got my pass so there must be some merit in that statement :pac:.0 -
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If it was up to me i certainly would have picked one of the regulars, either conor or MUFC, just because you both seem to be the most level headed, open minded lads on the forum in my opinion, whoever made the decisions should have looked into it and found someone with a decent knowledge of this forum and hip hop itself.
In saying all that it will most definitely be a good thing to have some new blood on the forum, everybody brings something different anyway and i look forward to your contributions Aquila
great point, some new blood is what we need alright.
i wouldnt be able to mod because im too set in my own ways in terms of hip hop, i think conor is the same aswell you paddy ..
imagine the 3 of us trying to mod a young money v WU thread etc lol, i think theirs only one side we would be batting for.
who knows in the future that goes for everyone we all might become more mature/netural as posters, i think the next time something like this happens we should be made aware so if someone wants to throw there name in they can.:)0 -
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There's only a handful of regular posters on this forum (I wouldn't even call myself a regular atm, tbh I'm more of a lurker
) but imo bar Boom Bap none of them are fit to be a moderator of this forum. As previously mentioned, most posters here are set in their ways, and with so many conflicting opinions in hip-hop, I don't think that would be the best quality to have while trying to mod.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with being set in your ways, it's great to stand up for your opinions. I just think a mod of a forum like this one should have an open mind. Perhaps a non-regular who already has experience being a mod is the right way to go. Good luck Aquila 0 -
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nah not having that, i can name a few, its not rocket science, neither is everyone here mental cases, a few have common sense.There's only a handful of regular posters on this forum (I wouldn't even call myself a regular atm, tbh I'm more of a lurker) but imo bar Boom Bap none of them are fit to be a moderator of this forum. As previously mentioned, most posters here are set in their ways, and with so many conflicting opinions in hip-hop, I don't think that would be the best quality to have while trying to mod.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with being set in your ways, it's great to stand up for your opinions. I just think a mod of a forum like this one should have an open mind. Perhaps a non-regular who already has experience being a mod is the right way to go. Good luck Aquila
like i said, conor being one, jimmy iovine and prettyboy being two more.0 -
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im not starting anything or being smart but aquila you never post here, an existing member should of got the mod job or a more regular poster. It was a joke of an appointment in fairness, nothing to do with your modding skills its just more so to do with the fact your never active here 0
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I found the appointment strange at the beginning and I find it even more so now because Aquila clearly doesn't have that much of an interest. On all the forums i post on the mods are regulars and build a kind of relationship with the posters as most of us do (just in terms of getting an idea of what we like etc in terms of the forum)
Basically what looks to have happened here imo is malice just hired an enforcer, a terminator if you will 0 -
Okay, in the interest of a certain amount of transparency I'll respond to the points raised.
Aquila's appointment wasn't solely down to me at all. It was done, as all mod appointments are, in consultation with the existing forum moderators and the admins.mufcboy1999 wrote:Basically what looks to have happened here imo is malice just hired an enforcer, a terminator if you will
Why does someone have to have an interest in forums they moderate? Sure it helps but in terms of keeping the peace and moving or locking threads as necessary it's hardly a requirement is it?mufcboy1999 wrote: »I found the appointment strange at the beginning and I find it even more so now because Aquila clearly doesn't have that much of an interest. On all the forums i post on the mods are regulars and build a kind of relationship with the posters as most of us do (just in terms of getting an idea of what we like etc in terms of the forum)
To follow on from the above questions, someone being a prolific poster doesn't and shouldn't entitle them to any sort of special benefits should it? If it did then people could just spam loads of YouTube videos or something to boost their postcount without really contributing to any discussions. There is also then the problem of existing members potentially being more lenient towards their forum buddies.mufcboy1999 wrote:an existing member should of got the mod job or a more regular poster.
Moderator appointments are not done on a whim and a moderator's visibility or activity shouldn't be used for criticism without a good reason. If the forum was overrun with spam and no one was dealing with it then we'd have a problem. Just because Aquila's not jumping into the "Unpopular Hip Hop Opinions" or "Irish Hip Hop threads" isn't a cause for concern to me.0 -
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I got on well with Hugh cream, just clash of a few opinions is all. I'd like too see him return here posting and everyone just move on from previous beefs , I don't think he's permnatly banned is he ?
The arguments were entertaining though in fairness, we all had a part to play in them.0 -
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Hugh Cream was banned from this forum at his own request so he can be unbanned at his own request any time. All he has to do is ask.mufcboy1999 wrote: »I don't think he's permnatly banned is he ?
That's fair enough about local knowledge being useful. I took the opposite viewpoint earlier but it's true that it can go both waysmufcboy1999 wrote:it more than helps, someone with knowledge of the situation/posters is more likely to solve it. An enforcer was given the job and tbh things have been very calm of late since his appointment, which is good but the forum isn't as hectic as it use to be so in a way there wasnt much to do.. As for the forum not requiring much moderation surely that's a good thing? If people aren't acting the twat then users can focus on having good-quality discussions which in turn should result in more people posting. Remember users drive forum discussions far more than moderators.
On admin instruction moderator appointments are not conducted via people volunteering or friends of friends getting a nod. That may have been true in the past but not any more. There are too many layers to go through where the suitability of a person must be justified.mufcboy1999 wrote:im not saying that but in fairness like i said before there's a few name's here i would of put forward for the job and they would of been a lot better imo. People weren't alerted or given a chance to throw their names in the hat, id hate to be a mod but there's a few here that are active and know the score as they been posting years. Instead it looks to me that more than likely a friend of a friend got it with little or no history of posting here.
Well in fairness that's not quite all you are saying. You bumped the thread with this:mufcboy1999 wrote:he's not jumping into any threads or showing any interest in any discussion, thats all im saying.
and you haven't really elaborated on why you think it was a joke. If Aquila is quiet as a moderator then he doesn't really affect the day-to-day discussions on the forum does he? If that's where the issue is then it's down to the users of the forum to collectively improve the experience isn't it? None of you are children who need their hands held.mufcboy1999 wrote:It was a joke of an appointment0 -
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mufcboy1999 wrote: »@boom bap you might look at is a success but like i said there's not much hassle here anymore (which is good) so its been an easy ride. Personally i just think it would be good too see Aquila post more regularly like yourself and actually show an interest instead of acting like a terminator only to appear once in a blue moon.
I know that Aquila does have a interest in Polish Hip Hop, but I don't think that gets much discussion time here 0 -
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