Why be a Moderator on boards.ie?

denon

Just curious really... especially on 'After Hours' as it's the busiest forum. I mean why anybody would work for free for a commercially successful website with over 1,000,000 visitors a month and over 220,000 registered accounts. The ads flying all over the place here must be making them a fortune.

You then hear people say .."I wouldn't wish this job on anybody (a mod on AH's), as they get a lot of abuse"; but I reckon they love it as nobody is forcing them to do it, and if it gives them a feeling of self importance, then fine. It's a win-win situation for both boards.ie and the mods themselves.

It's the "It's such as hard job" and "I wouldn't wish it on anyone" etc. crap that gets to me. The admins always and ever agree with their decisions (I would too if they were working for free moderating the place). And nobody is forcing them to do it and they can pack it in anytime they wish. So no more moaning please.

Karl Hungus

Why? For the status, the power, and the women.

Gummy Panda

Coke and hookers

Dudess

I did it because I was curious to see what the other side was like - this was about two years ago, Boards wasn't as huge.

tommyhaas

Its the showbiz lifestyle obviously. Anyway if people have the time and are willing, fair play to them for giving something back

jd007

For the money of course.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I did it for like two hours. Got laid then f***** off

minidazzler

Boards wouldn't be financially successful if they paid mods.

Instead they throw a party every year with 4 hookers and 3 kg of coke. That's enough that everyone has fun.

People are mods becuase they enjoy the forums and want to help them thrive. Which is fair enough.

who what when

Its for wannabe bouncers who just arent bouncing material

scudzilla

Some mod's however do it solely for the power trip, i know 1 or 2, but of course will not be naming them for fear of being infracted again

cruiser178

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Why? For the status, the power, and the women.

hahaha they fúcking wish

Cheap Thrills!

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Coke and hookers

Cookers and Hoke! :eek:



And there was me thinkin' they toiled for free from prison.

Ruu_Old

I modded a large number of forums (including After Hours and Bargain Alerts at once!) and s-modded for a while? I just loved pitching in and helping out where I could, to give something back. The stock option purchase program wasn't so bad either

AH answer, I used to ban people for kicks. Oh the power and satisfaction when you hit the button!

johngalway

I was exposed to dangerously high levels of TROT*(**) as a youngster, therefore becoming a mod on boards.ie obviously get's me a step closer to helping all the people of Africa and other messed up places.

That, or the money, or the hookers, or the coke, damnit I can't think straight I'm so high...


*The Rose Of Tralee
(**) This story may indeed have been a complete figment of one of my personalities imaginations.

Genrikh Yagoda

to troll the f**** out of newbs

Wibbs

For the wimmins. Oh god the wimmin you get. Oh My God.

denon

who what when wrote: »

Its for wannabe bouncers who just arent bouncing material

LOL. You're right though. Bouncers do actually get paid, get laid, get the free coke, hookers etc.

Dudess

Wibbs wrote: »

For the wimmins. Oh god the wimmin you get. Oh My God.

The women are the female mods - and at the time, I was the only female on Boards...

Glico Man

They like the power when they ban someone...


In the words of Hugh Dennis of Mock the Week "sentencing you will give me an overwhelming wave of sexual pleasure...send him down!"

Tar.Aldarion

girls like power, he's right.
/flexes fora

rainbow kirby

Wibbs wrote: »

For the wimmins. Oh god the wimmin you get. Oh My God.

^ This

Red Hand

Wibbs wrote: »

For the wimmins. Oh god the wimmin you get. Oh My God.

And wimmins are....???

Glenster

I just always assumed it was because no-one listened to them in the real world.

Dudess

Bla bla... virgins... ra ra... no friends, bullied at school... yadda yadda... power-tripping...

That Andip who mods Angling is a real tyrant all right.

minister poxbottle

why did hitler want ta take over the world?

Dudess

Oh yeah I forgot: whinge whinge... nazis...

Tar.Aldarion

here relax with a cocktail there lady.

SadieSue

They do it for the stars!

Dudess

And the chubby name! My name looks so insipid now...

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

here relax with a cocktail there lady.

I can't get cocktails any more - I'm no longer a mod.

Red Hand

minister poxbottle wrote: »

why did hitler want ta take over the world?

To get to the other side?

Cause he had a 12 inch pianist in his pocket?

What will we do tomorrow night, Brain?

Red Hand

Dudess wrote: »

And the chubby name! My name looks so insipid now...

I can't get cocktails any more - I'm no longer a mod.

Yeah, but its still obviously a female name (and hence a female person!:eek:)

They must pm you like wasps around a honey pot.:pac:

SugarHigh

lol at anyone who thinks boards is making a fortune. There simply isn't the ad revenue available in ireland for boards to be making a fortune.

They'd be lucky to be going over €250,000 in gross revenue.

denon

SugarHigh wrote: »

lol at anyone who thinks boards is making a fortune. There simply isn't the ad revenue available in ireland for boards to be making a fortune.

They'd be lucky to be going over €250,000.

LOL at anyone who doesn't understand what kind of revenue 1 million hits a month brings. Daft.ie bought a 7% stake in boards for €270,000 just for a laugh so?

pablomakaveli

I heard that if a mod bans their own account a black hole is created which will swallow the universe.

minister poxbottle

Dudess wrote: »

And the chubby name! My name looks so insipid now...

I can't get cocktails any more - I'm no longer a mod.

Do ya get any sort of cock :eek:

TheZohanS

scudzilla wrote: »

Some mod's however do it solely for the power trip, i know 1 or 2, but of course will not be naming them for fear of being infracted again

Ah the good old days....:(

BumbleB

I hear Mods get laid like rockstars.:D

wandatowell

Ruu wrote: »

Oh the power and satisfaction when you hit the button!

I always figured it was a giant lever ye pulled that made a huge CLUNKING noise when ye handed out the bhhhhans

SugarHigh

denon wrote: »

LOL at anyone who doesn't understand what kind of revenue 1 million hits a month brings. Daft.ie bought a 7% stake in boards for €270,000 just for a laugh so?

That does not in anyway suggest what I said was wrong

The fact boards gets 1 million hits a month doesn't make much difference since there simply isn't the customers to buy their ad space.

starbelgrade

Why be a Moderator on boards.ie?

Why not? If that's what you wanna do.

Why do people do anything?

Tar.Aldarion

starbelgrade wrote: »

Why be a Moderator on boards.ie?

Why not? If that's what you wanna do.

Why do people do anything?

reasons!

starbelgrade

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

reasons!

Why do you have your own forum?

Reasons.!

Tar.Aldarion

/gentlemans agreement with starbelgrade was formed that day, never to question each other again

:pac:

starbelgrade

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

/gentlemans agreement with starbelgrade was formed that day, never to question each other again

:pac:

I say nuuuthing.

Rabies

Dudess wrote: »

The women are the female mods - and at the time, I was the only female on Boards...

..and boy did you get a good seeing to

randylonghorn

Aye, and Rabies really enjoyed watching ...

Agent Smith

denon wrote: »

Just curious really... especially on 'After Hours' as it's the busiest forum. I mean why anybody would work for free for a commercially successful website with over 1,000,000 visitors a month and over 220,000 registered accounts. The ads flying all over the place here must be making them a fortune.

You then hear people say .."I wouldn't wish this job on anybody (a mod on AH's), as they get a lot of abuse"; but I reckon they love it as nobody is forcing them to do it, and if it gives them a feeling of self importance, then fine. It's a win-win situation for both boards.ie and the mods themselves.

It's the "It's such as hard job" and "I wouldn't wish it on anyone" etc. crap that gets to me. The admins always and ever agree with their decisions (I would too if they were working for free moderating the place). And nobody is forcing them to do it and they can pack it in anytime they wish. So no more moaning please.

For the pussy...

Rabies

randylonghorn wrote: »

Aye, and Rabies really enjoyed watching ...

and you enjoyed the movie

Pride Fighter

The coke and hookers is an advantage;):pac:

randylonghorn

Rabies wrote: »

and you enjoyed the movie

Meh, so I'm a bit of a narcissist ...

/shrugs

Wazdakka

Because people want to..

And that's the genius thing about boards.ie..
It is a LTD company, that is mostly policed and managed for free by it's own users...
And a lot of people are still falling over each other to become a mod.

The admins are laughing their way to the bank.