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    #152
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    Wacker wrote: »
    I have over 1,000 posts and I've never been banned. How's that for classy?
    I'm 7.33 times classier than you.


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    #153
    The Chessplayer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭The Chessplayer


    Would say it's quite easy to get banned. I don't know how someone becomes a moderator, and I'm sure 90% of them are fine, but there are a few very odd ones knocking around with a sort of Principal Skinner attitude where you can get lashed with a ban if your post doesn't fall within the grey-beige spectrum.

    Being abusive for the sake of it obviously deserves a ban, but I wouldn't condone banning someone just because they have different opinions than me, regardless of how repugnent I found them to be.


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    #154
    g'em
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,819 ✭✭✭✭g'em


    DesF wrote: »
    Ban Bonus = X%Mod Salary + Yearly Ban Bonus Increment + y (where y = current ban number)

    I'm a ban virgin so I'm sceptical about these bonuses. Still, my Mod salary is getting topped up nicely so I'm not complaining. Yet.


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    #155
    _blank_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    The Chessplayer wrote: »
    Would say it's quite easy to get banned. I don't know how someone becomes a moderator, and I'm sure 90% of them are fine, but there are a few very odd ones knocking around with a sort of Principal Skinner attitude where you can get lashed with a ban if your post doesn't fall within the grey-beige spectrum.

    Being abusive for the sake of it obviously deserves a ban, but I wouldn't condone banning someone just because they have different opinions than me, regardless of how repugnent I found them to be.

    Look mate.

    Sometimes the aul bank balance isn't what it should be, so a ban may be handed out to a n00b, or a zero poster if we can get away with it without the Admin lads seeing it wasn't a warranted ban.
    g'em wrote: »
    I'm a ban virgin so I'm sceptical about these bonuses. Still, my Mod salary is getting topped up nicely so I'm not complaining. Yet.

    The bonuses exist. I only have one ban to my name, and I definitely got a bit extra that month.


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    #156
    Vegeta
    Registered Users Posts: 11,393 ✭✭✭✭Vegeta


    I'm not even a real mod but a lowly hmod......oh the shame


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    #157
    g'em
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,819 ✭✭✭✭g'em


    DesF wrote: »
    The bonuses exist. I only have one ban to my name, and I definitely got a bit extra that month.

    Any chance of extra hookers as a Christmas bonus? I'm getting a bit bored of mine. They're starting to rant about equal rights and such nonsense.


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    #158
    Dragan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    g'em wrote: »
    They're starting to rant about equal rights and such nonsense.

    Hmmmmm , perhaps your not wailing on them properly? Ya gotta give them a good going over with a rubber hose every now and then to keep them in line.

    As for bans, i've been banned twice due to my inability to keep my mouth closed......actually nope, three times. :D


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    #159
    cornbb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    g'em wrote: »
    Any chance of extra hookers as a Christmas bonus? I'm getting a bit bored of mine. They're starting to rant about equal rights and such nonsense.

    You can't just beg for hookers like that. Just trawl the forums randomly and unfairly banning and infracting lowly users. You get a hooker bonus for each one. That bonus is doubled for each Feedback thread in which you deride the OP's intelligence through the medium of cat pictures.


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    #160
    TheBigEvil
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭TheBigEvil


    Currently banned from PI for making a lighthearted comment on some thread.

    Couldn't believe it. Got a message saying I was banned for a week, told the mod not to bother un-banning me, as it was ridiculous what I was banned for.

    Judging by the number of people being banned from PI, looks like the moderator is a bit heavy handed with people. Maybe they should remove that moderator and give it to someone else.

    bit of a joke like.


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    #161
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,061 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    DesF wrote: »
    Look mate.

    Sometimes the aul bank balance isn't what it should be, so a ban may be handed out to a n00b, or a zero poster if we can get away with it without the Admin lads seeing it wasn't a warranted ban.

    Never ban a zero poster, the admins will find out. It's way to easy to track. Instead just hack an existing users account. If you're really stuck for money hack the account and post a load of spam all over the site. I did this a couple of months ago and I bought a new hdtv with the bonus. :)


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    #162
    g'em
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,819 ✭✭✭✭g'em


    cornbb wrote: »
    That bonus is doubled for each Feedback thread in which you deride the OP's intelligence through the medium of cat pictures.

    So that's where I've been missing out. Dammit I have to get up to speed on this cat picture malarky. What's the story for going about getting extra coke then?


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    #163
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    TheBigEvil wrote: »
    Currently banned from PI for making a lighthearted comment on some thread.

    Couldn't believe it. Got a message saying I was banned for a week, told the mod not to bother un-banning me, as it was ridiculous what I was banned for.

    Judging by the number of people being banned from PI, looks like the moderator is a bit heavy handed with people. Maybe they should remove that moderator and give it to someone else.

    bit of a joke like.
    There are 7 PI mods.
    As far as I can tell, they don't like people making jokes there.


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    #164
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    David Michael wrote: »
    Never thank the Baby Jebubs.

    I am a model Poster.
    Weren't you banned from feedback once?

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055105820


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    #165
    ecksor
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 10,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭ecksor


    kev_s88 wrote: »
    banned from the Mustard forum for sayin that mustard was sh1tand that mayo or ketchup deserve their own forum more. which is true!!!

    You were repeatedly making off-topic posts about a nonsensical point that is covered in the forum charter, so I can only assume you didn't read it when I asked you to.


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    #166
    Dragan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    TheBigEvil wrote: »
    Judging by the number of people being banned from PI, looks like the moderator is a bit heavy handed with people. Maybe they should remove that moderator and give it to someone else.
    Alternatively you can read the charter and have the sense to realise that PI is for those genuine things that maybe the OP's don't want light hearted comments about.

    It's actually easier to operate withing the ruleset of any of the forums that moan about them.

    And G'em,

    the only way to get extra coke is to make it to Admin status......they control the supply lines.


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    #167
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    ecksor wrote: »
    You were repeatedly making off-topic posts about a nonsensical point that is covered in the forum charter, so I can only assume you didn't read it when I asked you to.
    Ahh, there he is.
    So, what's the deal with you and Jennifer Connolly?
    Or are you actually Jennifer Connolly using ecksor's account?


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    #168
    The Chessplayer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭The Chessplayer


    What do moderators actually do? Do they actually work for boards.ie?


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    #169
    Dragan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    The Chessplayer wrote: »
    What do moderators actually do? Do they actually work for boards.ie?

    Nope. We just oppress peoples freedom of speech and abuse our power.

    We also like to gang up on people and occassionally kick puppies and such.


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    #170
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,061 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Dragan wrote: »
    Nope. We just oppress peoples freedom of speech and abuse our power.

    We also like to gang up on people and occassionally kick puppies and such.

    Ah you can't beat a good game of puppy ball.


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    #171
    Dragan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Ah you can't beat a good game of puppy ball.

    The cuter the better!


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    #172
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    The Chessplayer wrote: »
    What do moderators actually do? Do they actually work for boards.ie?

    Yes, all mods work for Boards.ie Ltd, we are all on the payroll, so to speak.

    Some of us do other jobs, some choose not to.

    There are different levels of mods.

    Normal Mods - the likes of me. We can only ban from the forums listed under our names

    <
    See?

    HMods - Hosted Moderators. the moderate a forum that is "hosted" by boards.ie.

    CMods - Category Mods - see the menu at the top of your screen, each of these headings is a Category, there are certain mods who moderate every forum under that category. They may also be moderators of other single forums in other categories. They can ban from all of the forums under the category they moderate.

    AMods - Adverts.ie Mods. They moderate the adverts.ie website. Which is a subsidiary of Boards.ie.

    SMods - SuperMods. They can ban from every category, or forum. One at a time, or all together. being banned form every forum at the same time is called a Site Ban


    Now, as to what Mods actually do.

    We are janitors of the forum.

    We clean up Spam posts (posts posted by advertisers, usually links to naked People or Viagra Sales etc etc)

    We make sure there are no disruptive posters on the forums we moderate.

    Some of us may choose to try and foster a community on the forums we moderate.

    We oppress normal, non-mod users.


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    #173
    Dragan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    DesF wrote: »
    We are janitors of the forum.

    We clean up Spam posts (posts posted by advertisers, usually links to naked People or Viagra Sales etc etc)

    We make sure there are no disruptive posters on the forums we moderate.

    Some of us may choose to try and foster a community on the forums we moderate.

    We oppress normal, non-mod users.

    For some reason that reminds me of Tyler's speech in the bathroom in Fight CLub.....

    "We watch you while you sleep......do not.....**** with us"


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    #174
    digitally-yours
    Registered Users Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭digitally-yours


    NO never been banned

    I have been given a warning once

    I still think it was a bit harsh though IMO


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    #175
    RandolphEsq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,296 ✭✭✭RandolphEsq


    I'm not allowed post in the Madeline McCann thread


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    #176
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,350 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    BrightEyes wrote: »
    I'm not allowed post in the Madeline McCann thread
    Who let her out of the basement!


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    #177
    David Michael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 677 ✭✭✭David Michael


    FarmerMan wrote: »
    Weren't you banned from feedback once?

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055105820

    I'm getting old. Memory is not what it used to be

    Still a model poster though. Minor bannage's excluded. :p


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    #178
    dirtydress
    Closed Accounts Posts: 356 ✭✭dirtydress


    Banned from PI yesterday for addressing a point which was related to the thread but slightly off topic. Thread about proposing to a girlfriend where some idiot posted about conflict diamonds so in an effort to not discourage the OP from buying a diamond engagement ring I addressed his point. Interestingly the original misinformed idiot wasnt banned nor were the people who continued to post OT after...I think they're just a bit selective on who they ban... but anyway its only a week and i hardly ever post there anyway!


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    #179
    opelmanta
    Registered Users Posts: 259 ✭✭opelmanta


    got banned on my first day from comp and tech...didnt realise you could recommend downloadin free and not totally legal stuff...iv learned my lesson


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    #180
    curiousxxx1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭curiousxxx1


    TheBigEvil wrote: »
    Currently banned from PI for making a lighthearted comment on some thread.

    Couldn't believe it. Got a message saying I was banned for a week, told the mod not to bother un-banning me, as it was ridiculous what I was banned for.

    Judging by the number of people being banned from PI, looks like the moderator is a bit heavy handed with people. Maybe they should remove that moderator and give it to someone else.

    bit of a joke like.

    Yeah, apparently the mods on PI are mostly women!!! Like wtf... some people need to know the TRUTH


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    #181
    *Kol*
    Registered Users Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭*Kol*


    Excuse my ignorance. What is PI please? :o

    Never been banned from any forum.


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