Gambling forum needs a moderator

Chucky the tree

Get the finger out lads and get one sorted. Hope this is the right forum



cheers.

Silverfish

It has Whitewashman. What more does it need.

Chucky the tree

a Whitewashman who actually visits it. Isnt he in Kangaroo land?

DeVore

Wow, you're just charming aren't you.

Let me hop right to it...

DeV.

BuffyBot

Chucky the tree wrote:

a Whitewashman who actually visits it. Isnt he in Kangaroo land?

..and we all know the the interwebnet hasn't reached down under yet! OH NOES! PANIC!

Chucky the tree

BuffyBot wrote:

..and we all know the the interwebnet hasn't reached down under yet! OH NOES! PANIC!

I am hoping he is too busy ti be posting regularly on boards though.



Good lad Dev.

Boston

Did you report problems?

WhiteWashMan

Chucky the tree wrote:

Get the finger out lads and get one sorted. Hope this is the right forum



cheers.

ecksor looks after the gamling forum.
he is down as a mod on there.

if you have an issue, then why not PM me?

i assume there hasnt been any problems becuase i dont recall seeing a reported posts.

Chucky the tree

WhiteWashMan wrote:

ecksor looks after the gamling forum.
he is down as a mod on there.

if you have an issue, then why not PM me?

i assume there hasnt been any problems becuase i dont recall seeing a reported posts.

The forum has no charter, so it doesnt say what is and isnt allowed. Stick up a charter which states what is allowed/ not allowed them people might report problems.


Why is it that the gambling forum is the only one without a mod who posts on it regularly? You were the only mod listed on the side.

Boston

People make something out of nothing. Chunky should be banned.

Hagar

5/1 says the OP won't go away happy.

WhiteWashMan

ecksor has been modding the forum since its inception.

the forum doesnt NEED a charter.

youre all big boys and girls. feel free to write up a charter if you want to and i would be happy to sticky it, but my advise is to take it to ecksor.

and stop being so bloody aggressive.

im still unsure if there is an actual issue or not.

Chucky the tree

Well i started this thread after this.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055049950

So its not just me. I dont think i am being agressive.

P.S I'll have a 5er on that hagar.

WhiteWashMan

well, i think you are being aggressive.

and thats fine, i dont have an issue with there being a mod on that forum.
in fact, i actively looked for one, but it is ecksors forum, and he is looking after it, so you will have to look for answers there.

quite frankly, if there has been trouble in the forum, i dont know why there hasnt been any reported posts, and i dont know why ecksor hasnt done something about it.

as cat mod, i was told to not harrass the admins over the lack of mod.

Terry

Chucky the tree wrote:

The forum has no charter, so it doesnt say what is and isnt allowed. Stick up a charter which states what is allowed/ not allowed them people might report problems.


Why is it that the gambling forum is the only one without a mod who posts on it regularly? You were the only mod listed on the side.

no personal abuse.
No dodgy links.
No speaking of that promoter.

Off you go.

Chucky the tree

WhiteWashMan wrote:

well, i think you are being aggressive.

and thats fine, i dont have an issue with there being a mod on that forum.
in fact, i actively looked for one, but it is ecksors forum, and he is looking after it, so you will have to look for answers there.

quite frankly, if there has been trouble in the forum, i dont know why there hasnt been any reported posts, and i dont know why ecksor hasnt done something about it.

as cat mod, i was told to not harrass the admins over the lack of mod.

I didnt mean to be agressive. If Ecksor shot the idea down before and thinks its fine then that's fine. Thats all i needed to hear.

jameshayes

Hey,


Sorry for dragging up an old thread - BUT the gambling forum does need a mod - not to enforce rules or smack out ban's because this is not needed the Mod’s role would be to promote the thread and get regular views etc.

The thread has loads of potential but there is a need for an active mod in my opinion.

AlmightyCushion

jameshayes wrote: »

BUT the gambling forum does need a mod - not to enforce rules or smack out ban's because this is not needed

This is the mods role in a forum, to enforce the rules.

jameshayes wrote: »

the Mod’s role would be to promote the thread and get regular views etc.

This is the role of the users. How will making a user that posts there frequently a mod, increase the views a forum gets or promote the forum?

jameshayes

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

This is the role of the users. How will making a user that posts there frequently a mod, increase the views a forum gets or promote the forum?

I didn't say a user that posts regularly. I said someone who promotes the forum and the past time.

Eg. Setting up weekly soccer/rugby/GAA/snooker/Golf etc etc threads with info on bets, favourites, good deals etc etc..

Why is this so hard, there are tons of people that would like to be a mod, have and interest in the area and have the time to put the work in.

I really don’t want to get into an argument, just a discussion please.

AlmightyCushion

jameshayes wrote: »

I didn't say a user that posts regularly. I said someone who promotes the forum and the past time.

When you said active mod, I thought you meant a mod who was active in the forum.

jameshayes wrote: »

Eg. setting up weekly soccer/rugby/GAA/snooker/Golf etc etc threads with info on bets, favorites, good deals etc etc..

Why is this so hard, there are tons of people that would like to be a mod, have and interest in the area and have the time to put the work in.

I really dont want to get into an argument, just a discussion please.

Why does it have to be a mod that sets up these threads? Could a regular user not set them up instead?

I'm not looking for an argument either.

jameshayes

I feel, that on looking at a broad range of forums - the ones which are most active are the ones which have active mods, i think it will be good for boards and good for the gambling forum

AlmightyCushion

jameshayes wrote: »

I feel, that on looking at a broad range of forums - the ones which are most active are the ones which have active mods, i think it will be good for boards and good for the gambling forum

I'm very active on Sligo IT, r3nu4l is very active on bowling and both of those forums are really quiet. If the After Hours and Personal Issues mods stopped posting on their forums, the forums would not get less active.

the_syco

Boston wrote: »

People make something out of nothing. Chunky should be banned.

+1

godtabh

Hagar wrote: »

5/1 says the OP won't go away happy.

But me down for €100

Just an aside but if the forum doesn't have a charter is there a default one?

WhiteWashMan

yes.

dont act the bollocks.

6th

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Why is it that the gambling forum is the only one without a mod who posts on it regularly?

Wow, fair play to you for visiting every other forum on Boards.ie and checking that out .... but you didnt ... did you?

mike65

This thread is nearly 10 months old, so I doubt Chucky is even aware its risen again

Mike.

David Michael

6th wrote: »

Wow, fair play to you for visiting every other forum on Boards.ie and checking that out .... but you didnt ... did you?

Twat.

6th

David Michael wrote: »

Twat.

You dont like me, do you?

David Michael

6th wrote: »

You dont like me, do you?

Thank you for logging in, Bossarky.

6th

Why dont you offer to mod it David, I mean you havent been a mod since back when you had the For Sale gig.

cson

A active mod for the gambling forum is a good idea imo. As jameshayes said the forum has great potential and despite what you may think AlmightyCushion an active mod would be of great benefit to the forum in terms of increasing its popularity. Its that type of forum.

I agree with your point of the users making the forum popular, but a conductor on the users bus wouldn't be a bad idea.

My 2 cents on it.

cson

WhiteWashMan wrote: »

yes.

dont act the bollocks.

I think thats the default charter for every forum

No harm to create one for it though...

randylonghorn

WhiteWashMan wrote: »

yes.

dont act the bollocks.

cson wrote: »

I think thats the default charter for every forum

If only more people realised it ...

IrishMike

Agree with the original poster even though he could be dead by now this topic is so old.
The forum needs a mod as there is a lot of repeated threads and topics that should be merged.
Also a few sticky topics of weekend gambling opportunities etc wouldnt go astray

Cuddlesworth

IrishMike wrote: »

Agree with the original poster even though he could be dead by now this topic is so old.
The forum needs a mod as there is a lot of repeated threads and topics that should be merged.
Also a few sticky topics of weekend gambling opportunities etc wouldnt go astray

All of which can be done up by a user with a pm to the mod with the relevant details. Its about 20 seconds more work then a mod would do. And if you kept backseat moderating the forum they would end up making you a mod anyway to shut you up.

pid()

If ecksor says he is moderating it, then he is moderating it. PM him if you have any issues with something on the forum and use the report post button.

ziggy

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Keano

Ziggy you wrote what I was thinking! Also I dont want to be PM'ing the mods everyday about happenings in the forum and asking for this person to banned or this thread to be merged. No doubt they have enough on their plates and sending them a barage of PM's is not going to help either side

Sizzler

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

This is the role of the users. How will making a user that posts there frequently a mod, increase the views a forum gets or promote the forum?

Are you encouraging people to gamble

Cuddlesworth

ziggy wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

There are a few types of backseat modding, creating and asking for stickys, reporting posts that deserve it and keeping a eye on threads staying on topic I would assume are allowed.

Questioning a mods decision constantly would get you a infraction. Does any mod here disagree with this?

Faith

krazy_8s wrote: »

There are a few types of backseat modding, creating and asking for stickys, reporting posts that deserve it and keeping a eye on threads staying on topic I would assume are allowed. ?

I've seen people banned for doing this in the past. I'm sure there's a few threads here if you search for them.

6th

>_>

MrJoeSoap

I'd do it. Have been subscribed a good long while and visit daily.

David Michael

6th wrote: »

Why dont you offer to mod it David, I mean you havent been a mod since back when you had the For Sale gig.

2005 sign up...


Contain your excitment.

6th

2004 sign up...


Consume your excrement.

jameshayes

6th wrote: »

Consume your excrement.

Holy jayzuz!

jameshayes

Lads, i'm still trying to get my head around this.


What is the problem with giving mod status to one of the current active posters.

It hardly takes alot of time / money / effort does it?

Cuddlesworth

jameshayes wrote: »

Lads, i'm still trying to get my head around this.


What is the problem with giving mod status to one of the current active posters.

It hardly takes alot of time / money / effort does it?

When you make somebody a mod you put them in a position of power over other users. A poster on the gambling forum may be great for it, or he could turn into a biased prick and end up with a lengthy feedback thread about him. See the Terry thread for references on how it can all go wrong.

MrJoeSoap

krazy_8s wrote: »

When you make somebody a mod you put them in a position of power over other users. A poster on the gambling forum may be great for it, or he could turn into a biased prick and end up with a lengthy feedback thread about him. See the Terry thread for references on how it can all go wrong.

There tends to be a big difference between forums where heated discussions and "debates" (for want of a better word) take place and places like the gambling forum, where there are generally few, if any, reasons for a mod to step in.

jameshayes

Mike65 (i hope you dont mind me using you as an example) is already a mod and a regular poster in the forum.


Problem solved! just put another tag under your name mike and we'll open a bottle of champers!