Quick question about Moderators...

kleefarr

Does one have to be a registered user?

Heisenberg.

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Hagar

I'd imagine so. It would not be secure/practical to have guest mods.

Do you mean "Subscriber" rather than "Registered User"? If you do, the answer is no. Subscriptions are purely voluntary donations. It is probably true that many mods show their further commitment to the site by subscribing but there is no compulsion whatsoever to do so.

Bob the Builder

Hagar wrote: »

I'd imagine so. It would not be secure/practical to have guest mods.

Do you mean "Subscriber" rather than "Registered User"? If you do, the answer is no. Subscriptions are purely voluntary donations. It is probably true that many mods show their further commitment to the site by subscribing but there is no compulsion whatsoever to do so.

Yes, and a subscriber is merely a "paying registered user" as opposed to "registered user"

Steve

As was said, you don't need to subscribe to be a mod (assuming that's what you were asking) but if you subscribe then you get access to the super sekrit first class lounge and can chat openly with such celebrities as Gordon, Vexorg, the mighty cushion (or whatever he's called), smashey and me*...


*may not be worth it

Bob the Builder

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Yes, Steve, you are crazy.

EDIT: Ah feck, he quoted me. Intelligent rich boy. go tell mammy.

Steve

nevf wrote: »

erm, well, erm, it's not really worth it at all then well so.

Really?

metrovelvet

Do they get paid now that boards has revenue? If not, they should be.

passive

We've been over this a dozen times. Extensive coke&hookers expense budget. But God be with whatever mod who tries to get himself a free lunch at Dev's expense...

so you have to PAY for the pleasure of being a moderator.? you'd have to be a bit of a busybody really wouldn't ya. i expect all the moderators are in the garda reserve also:D

passive

Deleted User wrote: »

so you have to PAY for the pleasure of being a moderator.? you'd have to be a bit of a busybody really wouldn't ya. i expect all the moderators are in the garda reserve also:D

And all the Reserve Gardaí are in yore ma! Booya! *passes out on keyboard, slurrying slightly about essay deadlines*

5starpool

metrovelvet wrote: »

Do they get paid now that boards has revenue? If not, they should be.

I like the way you think.

Xavi6

Deleted User wrote: »

so you have to PAY for the pleasure of being a moderator.? you'd have to be a bit of a busybody really wouldn't ya. i expect all the moderators are in the garda reserve also:D

No you don't.

tbh

Xavi6 wrote: »

No you don't.

hahahahaha. Wait, what?

kleefarr

The Scientist wrote: »

I would imagine it would be difficult to moderate a forum if one was not a registered user.

Ah, should have said a subscribing user.

Cabaal

kleefarr wrote: »

Ah, should have said a subscribing user.

FAIL!

Dord

You don't need to be a subscriber to be a moderator. But being a subscriber does not make your chances greater.

Seth Brundle

metrovelvet wrote: »

Do they get paid now that boards has revenue? If not, they should be.

+1 million million million million

melekalikimaka

what i wanna know is

has mod ever been fired???

CuLT

Being fired implies you're being paid.

Have moderators been removed for questionable antics? Yes.

Shiminay

lawl - getting paid to be a mod, that'd be great! Back Dated of course...

* calculates 6+ years of back pay + compound interest + disturbance money for dealing with tards + relocation money when we moved from Blacknight to Hosting365 and then Hosting365 to DigiWeb

I reckon I'm owed *AT LEAST* 3 pints!

FlutterinBantam

Subtract the obvious pleasure you got from tazing particularly obnoxious 'tards ,and circlejerking acolytes ready to defend at your touch of a keyboard.


make that one pint!!

Overheal

All due Pints can be redeemed in Tom Dunne's virtual pub in the BGRH forum.

smashey

Overheal wrote: »

All due Pints can be redeemed in John Dunne's virtual pub in the BGRH forum.

We have a new owner?

Overheal

whoops. fixed.

CuLT wrote: »

Being fired implies you're being paid.

Have moderators been removed for questionable antics? Yes.

Has moderator ever been shot though?

Ron DMC

Overheal wrote: »

Has moderator ever been shot though?

Does paintball count?

If so, then yes.

Tom Dunne

Overheal wrote: »

All due Pints can be redeemed in Tom Dunne's virtual pub in the BGRH forum.

That's right. Vexorg's credit card is behind the bar, so get 'em while they are, em, hot.

Shiminay

Overheal wrote: »

Has moderator ever been shot though?

That's never been proven...

<_<

>_>

the_syco

melekalikimaka wrote: »

what i wanna know is

has mod ever been fired???

Haven't seen Mordeth in a while.

Insect Overlord

Has anyone emerged as the "next 6th" yet?
As in, a campaigner to be the next up-and-coming-mod?

Overheal

An Fhile wrote: »

Has anyone emerged as the "next 6th" yet?
As in, a campaigner to be the next up-and-coming-mod?

No, I just bitch and moan when they don't consider Overheal. There was that one time though when I had a thread made in my honor...but the fúckers locked it I HAVE RIGHTS

Steve

Overheal wrote: »

No, I just bitch and moan when they don't consider Overheal. There was that one time though when I had a thread made in my honor...but the fúckers locked it I HAVE RIGHTS

Yeah well in a recession we can't be seen to be giving jobs to foreigners now can we....

tbh

Overheal wrote: »

No, I just bitch and moan when they don't consider Overheal. There was that one time though when I had a thread made in my honor...but the fúckers locked it I HAVE RIGHTS

it's because you're American. I mean, it must be, right?

Tigger

An Fhile wrote: »

Has anyone emerged as the "next 6th" yet?
As in, a campaigner to be the next up-and-coming-mod?

i did the amp test


gota few laughs but no promotion

6th

An Fhile wrote: »

Has anyone emerged as the "next 6th" yet?
As in, a campaigner to be the next up-and-coming-mod?

There will only ever be one me!

Overheal wrote: »

No, I just bitch and moan when they don't consider Overheal. There was that one time though when I had a thread made in my honor...but the fúckers locked it I HAVE RIGHTS

I'm had plenty of threads about me locked .... strangely the one about me date rapping Az was left open?

Dades

6th wrote: »

There will only ever be one me!

Maybe until 7th comes along.

I heard he's awesome.

tbh

6th wrote: »

There will only ever be one me!



I'm had plenty of threads about me locked .... strangely the one about me date rapping Az was left open?

date rapping? "My name is 6th, and I'm on top of my game, I'll put it inside you and you'll never be the same" - that kind of thing?

6th

Dades wrote: »

Maybe until 7th comes along.

I heard he's awesome.

He already popped up when I was away for a bit ... he was "meh".

tbh wrote: »

date rapping? "My name is 6th, and I'm on top of my game, I'll put it inside you and you'll never be the same" - that kind of thing?

Kinda ....

doingmybit

Hi Lads, can anyone explain how you become a moderator and how you get the different ratings on your title. eg. the amount of stars after your name and the colour of those stars?????

dr.bollocko

doingmybit wrote: »

Hi Lads, can anyone explain how you become a moderator and how you get the different ratings on your title. eg. the amount of stars after your name and the colour of those stars?????

I did it by shamelessly postwhoring.
Those who agree must +1.

doingmybit

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I did it by shamelessly postwhoring.
Those who agree must +1.

So the more posts the more stars and so on.

dr.bollocko

doingmybit wrote: »

So the more posts the more stars and so on.

http://wiki.boards.ie/wiki/Stars

orestes

It's kinda like the stonecutters. You gotta be the son of a mod or save the life of a mod.

Then they all spend a night paddling you.

doingmybit

orestes wrote: »

It's kinda like the stonecutters. You gotta be the son of a mod or save the life of a mod.

Then they all spend a night paddling you.

With what do they paddle you with. A mouse or laptop:D

Overheal

doingmybit wrote: »

With what do they paddle you with. A mouse or laptop:D

Nipple Clamps and a crackwhip

Nerin

doingmybit wrote: »

Hi Lads, can anyone explain how you become a moderator and how you get the different ratings on your title. eg. the amount of stars after your name and the colour of those stars?????

Serious answer- there doesn't seem to be definate list of reasons people are modded.

As for the spanking,me and doom hit Orestes with a commodore64 keyboard wrapped in barbed wire for 7 hours before he got in.

Zaph

People generally get modded for a number reasons, including:

- They proposed a new forum which was created. Posting that you wish to moderate the forum automatically disqualifies you.
- They are asked to co-mod a newly created forum where the existing mod may not have previous mod experience and requires a liitle guidance.
- They have a record of good quality posts in a forum that they post in regularly which requires a new mod.
- They win a raffle prize to be a mod for a day, and somehow end up with the job full time

New moderators are normally recommended by existing mods in the forum, but the Admins have the final say on whether they are appointed or not.

smashey

And in Zaph's case you get to mod a certain forum as a cruel form of torture.

Zaph

Says the Fitness mod :P

doingmybit

So this is the place where all the mods hang out.
Soooooooo, if i were to play my cards right, and hand out a few brown envelopes to a few certain people here, welllllllllllllll. and maybe be nice to ye all here, and kinda, well, be around ye and hang out with ye, then can i be a moderator as well. Can i, can I
Please, please, please, you can even paddle me with, well maybe not a commodore 64 keyboard but with the spectrim 128k.:eek:

Nevyn

Amp wrote:

Ah yes [interested user], thank you for your offer [to become a mod]. If could just answer the following questions:

* 1. Do you have experience in a leadership position (manager in McDonalds doesn't count)?

* 2. Do you often have maniacal thoughts of world domination?

* 3. Do you often arrive home late at night, drunk out of your skull, go on to the boards and have the urge to call people names and then give out tons of karma, before puking up on your keyboard?'

* 4. Do you wear a tin-foil hat?

* 5. Can you speak fluent |33t5p3@k?

* 6. Have you taped up your windows to prevent sunlight from obscuring your monitor?

* 7. Can your trouser legs be easily rolled up?

* 8. Do you feel that somehow you are out of place and that somewhere there is a group of people that feel the same and that you can relate to and find some meaning in the world without the need for worldly goods?


Thank you for your time, please send your application, along with your worldly goods to:

Dianetics International, Abbey Street, Dublin 1.