Are Most of the Boards Mods Civil Servants?

OurLadyofKnock

What other job provides this as an alternative to playing Partnership Farmville all day?

Either that or on social welfare. Same thing really. Just the money is more gigantic.

Seriously though, I expect that just about every mod on boards is a civil servant. Who else has this much time to arse around on line all day and not worry about getting sacked?

Also I have notice that any threads pointing out the civil service for what it is - so few bolded names - yet if someone comes in with a snotty comment about how important the civil service is and why someone should have a massive salary for life and pension, no quesitons asked - the thumbs ups contain nearly all the mods!

chin_grin

Wah wah wah wah. Take it to feedback.

GoldFour4

where the hell would you get an idea like that ???

ChunkyLover_53

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

Who else has this much time to arse around on line all day and not worry about getting sacked?

Michael O'Leary, Gay Byrne, Enda Kenny, Trappatoni....will I go on?

Super-Rush

I'm employed by Boards.

€30 for every ban, €20 for an infraction and €10 for every thread i close.

El Weirdo

Shouldn't you be appearing in a toasted cheese sandwich somewhere?

Kernel

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

What other job provides this as an alternative to playing Partnership Farmville all day?

Either that or on social welfare. Same thing really. Just the money is more gigantic.

Seriously though, I expect that just about every mod on boards is a civil servant. Who else has this much time to arse around on line all day and not worry about getting sacked?

Well, apart from this being an obvious civil service troll, I have to say that throughout my working life the most time I ever had to spend on boards or the internet was when I worked for a multinational. Money for old rope that gig was. AFAIK, the civil service blocks a lot of internet sites too, and heavily regulates internet use. Bit of a generalisation you make tbh.

Mint Sauce

Did someone upset a mod some where

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

What other job provides this as an alternative to playing Partnership Farmville all day?

No

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

Either that or on social welfare. Same thing really. Just the money is more gigantic.

And No

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

Seriously though, I expect that just about every mod on boards is a civil servant. Who else has this much time to arse around on line all day and not worry about getting sacked?

Who says we arse around all day on here anyway. I know I certainly dont.

MagicSean

Security guards, self employed persons, internet cafe workers, shop assistants during quiet periods, a person on a bus, anyone on a nightshift.

Just a few examples of people who would be able to check boards regularly during the day.

EDIT: Forgot about students.

TeddyTedson

Leave the mods alone!!!!!!!!:D:D

All I know is there are senior mods like Dr. B - who are excellent mods and very fair.
But there's also junior mods too, like KeithM89 - that guy is just on a power trip. :P

wandatowell

El Pistolero wrote: »

€30 for every ban, €20 for an infraction and €10 for every thread i close.

And let me guess, that income isnt taxable right??


*shakes fist














*shakes penis

starbelgrade

I have it on good authority that KeithM89 is in fact Joan Burton.

minikin

They're all nama bailout recipients, fairly sure dr. bollocko is gerry gannon.
You never see them in a room at the same time.

TeddyTedson

El Pistolero wrote: »

I'm employed by Boards.

€30 for every ban, €20 for an infraction and €10 for every thread i close.

But do you have another job too or is this all you do?
You actually get paid quite well there. How much a year would it generally work out at?

Super-Rush

TeddyTedson wrote: »

But do you have another job too or is this all you do?
You actually get paid quite well there. How much a year would it generally work out at?

I did have another job, but Dev made me an offer i couldn't refuse.

I forgot to add that i get €5 for every spammer i report and €2.50 for every sig.

Its handy money really but it can get tiresome.

El Weirdo

El Pistolero wrote: »

I forgot to add that i get €5 for every spammer i report and €2.50 for every sig.

Fuck, I would've made a fortune over the last couple of days at those rates.

This thread would have just made me €2.50, too.

TeddyTedson

El Pistolero wrote: »

I did have another job, but Dev made me an offer i couldn't refuse.

I forgot to add that i get €5 for every spammer i report and €2.50 for every sig.

Its handy money really but it can get tiresome.

Fair play to you, take it when you can get it and all that! Are there any new jobs opening up on here anytime soon? Do mods of other forums get paid as well. They shouldn't really because there's a lot more traffic in this one.

OurLadyofKnock

The glib response to this quesiton would suggest that boards is basically a nest of civil servants trying to kill time so they can collect their pension and make their mammys proud. Interesting.

This would explain the nature of the anal retentive social dynamic of boards. People who have never really been able to prove themselves in the real world and who instead took the path of the guilded coward - over compensating by being keyboard warriors?

Can't be easy knowing that your life is laid out before you and all you have to do is maintain your metabolic process as everything else is taken care of until retirement. Would explain the general sense of neurosis among the Irish public sector too.

El Weirdo

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Fair play to you, take it when you can get it and all that! Are there any new jobs opening up on here anytime soon? Do mods of other forums get paid as well. They shouldn't really because there's a lot more traffic in this one.

Teddy, I'm pretty sure that you are top of the list for prospective mods. In fact, I'm certain you are.

chucken1

El Pistolero wrote: »

I did have another job, but Dev made me an offer i couldn't refuse.

I forgot to add that i get €5 for every spammer i report and €2.50 for every sig.

Its handy money really but it can get tiresome.

And dont forget the huge bonus you'll get in a few minutes for hitting 10,000 posts!!

El Weirdo

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

The glib response to this quesiton would suggest that boards is basically a nest of civil servants trying to kill time so they can collect their pension and make their mammys proud. Interesting.

This would explain the nature of the anal retentive social dynamic of boards. People who have never really been able to prove themselves in the real world and who instead took the path of the guilded coward - over compensating by being keyboard warriors?

Can't be easy knowing that your life is laid out before you and all you have to do is maintain your metabolic process as everything else is taken care of until retirement. Would explain the general sense of neurosis among the Irish public sector too.

You weren't really a virgin when you fell pregnant with Jesus, were you? Go on... tell us who the real daddy is. Who did you fuck?

chucken1

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

The glib response to this quesiton would suggest that boards is basically a nest of civil servants trying to kill time so they can collect their pension and make their mammys proud. Interesting.

This would explain the nature of the anal retentive social dynamic of boards. People who have never really been able to prove themselves in the real world and who instead took the path of the guilded coward - over compensating by being keyboard warriors?

Can't be easy knowing that your life is laid out before you and all you have to do is maintain your metabolic process as everything else is taken care of until retirement. Would explain the general sense of neurosis among the Irish public sector too.

No no no..you have it all wrong :mad:

The Nest is over there>>>>>>>>

Feeona

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

Who else has this much time to arse around on line all day and not worry about getting sacked?

Mothers-sure all they do all day is listen to Joe Duffy and do their nails
Teachers-they only work half days inallnanyways
Office workers-several pages open at once so one can easily tab to an official looking screen
Doctors-sure they only spend a few minutes with each patient, and their admin work is completed by fairies
Dentists-sure who willingly goes to them anyway

OurLadyofKnock

El Weirdo wrote: »

You weren't really a virgin when you fell pregnant with Jesus, were you? Go on... tell us who the real daddy is. Who did you fuck?

As I was saying.

Path of the Guilded Coward sounds like a bad kung fu movie or an addendum to the Karma Sutra.

TeddyTedson

El Weirdo wrote: »

Teddy, I'm pretty sure that you are top of the list for prospective mods. In fact, I'm certain you are.

Do you really think so:eek:
I'd be honored but I just don't think I could do it effectively without leaving my job.
Did someone tip you off or something?

K-9

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

The glib response to this quesiton would suggest that boards is basically a nest of civil servants trying to kill time so they can collect their pension and make their mammys proud. Interesting.

This would explain the nature of the anal retentive social dynamic of boards. People who have never really been able to prove themselves in the real world and who instead took the path of the guilded coward - over compensating by being keyboard warriors?

Can't be easy knowing that your life is laid out before you and all you have to do is maintain your metabolic process as everything else is taken care of until retirement. Would explain the general sense of neurosis among the Irish public sector too.

Kevin Myers is Our Lady of Knock.

Super-Rush

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Fair play to you, take it when you can get it and all that! Are there any new jobs opening up on here anytime soon? Do mods of other forums get paid as well. They shouldn't really because there's a lot more traffic in this one.

Sarky gets a massive bonus for his work over in TCN and the soccer mods get LOI tickets.

I think Dr B and Biko get paid as well for being mods for so long.

chucken1 wrote: »

And dont forget the huge bonus you'll get in a few minutes for hitting 10,000 posts!!

Jaysus i forgot about that.

Vegas again for new years.

TeddyTedson

El Weirdo wrote: »

You weren't really a virgin when you fell pregnant with Jesus, were you? Go on... tell us who the real daddy is. Who did you fuck?

Mind the language a bit

OurLadyofKnock

Feeona wrote: »

Mothers-sure all they do all day is listen to Joe Duffy and do their nails
Teachers-they only work half days inallnanyways
Office workers-several pages open at once so one can easily tab to an official looking screen
Doctors-sure they only spend a few minutes with each patient, and their admin work is completed by fairies
Dentists-sure who willingly goes to them anyway

With the exception of Mothers - the rest are all public sector more or less.

Sunnyisland

Shift workers can drop in to, hello.

Feeona

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

With the exception of Mothers - the rest are all public sector more or less.

I don't agree-there are private doctors, dentists, teachers and office workers.

But I'm glad you recognise that civil servants do not hold the record for sitting on their arses.

ejmaztec

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

With the exception of Mothers - the rest are all public sector more or less.

What do you do, when you're not doing gigs up in Mayo?

Plazaman

Those pesky Civil Servants modding Boards and eating our Kittens. Of course Christmas is their favourite time of the year as well so they can dress up as Santa and beat children in orphanages with puppies.

biko

And TeddyTedson, we get money from Sigpo too....

TeddyTedson

biko wrote: »

And TeddyTedson, we get money from Sigpo too....

Sigpo?

chucken1

biko wrote: »

And TeddyTedson, we get money from Sigpo too....

http://www.morewords.com/word/sigpo/

crazygeryy

Civil servants im not sure.but one things for sure they are not comedians because.they've got no bloody sense if humor .

woodoo

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

What other job provides this as an alternative to playing Partnership Farmville all day?

Either that or on social welfare. Same thing really. Just the money is more gigantic.

Seriously though, I expect that just about every mod on boards is a civil servant. Who else has this much time to arse around on line all day and not worry about getting sacked?

Also I have notice that any threads pointing out the civil service for what it is - so few bolded names - yet if someone comes in with a snotty comment about how important the civil service is and why someone should have a massive salary for life and pension, no quesitons asked - the thumbs ups contain nearly all the mods!

Don't be under the miss-conception that all private sector workers are flat out. One of the most frequent posters in Irish Economy forum is an IT worker for the private sector by his own admission.

El Weirdo

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Sigpo?

Sigpo

TeddyTedson

Is my Sig too big again?
Why does it let me use it if it's too big?

Ellis Dee

I know a few civil servants and they tell me their Internet access is fairly limited; in other words, there are lots of sites they can't access, attachments they can't download, and so on.

How could they do a moderator's job then?:):confused:

bodhrandude

starbelgrade wrote: »

I have it on good authority that KeithM89 is in fact Joan Burton.

I thought that KeithM89 was the actor the late Ian Bannen, or so his avatar suggests anyway.

SHOVELLER

A moderator on foot.ie who has 20,000 posts is a civil servant. A damning indictment of that department's IT policies.

fool.ie more like

Big Nasty

bodhrandude wrote: »

I thought that KeithM89 was the actor the late Ian Bannen, or so his avatar suggests anyway.

No, no! KeithM89 is actually Pighead!

TeddyTedson

MCMLXXV wrote: »

No, no! KeithM89 is actually Pighead!

I wonder
The Pighead is amazing.

Benny_Cake

Can't get into Boards in the Department I work in - and I'm able to access far more sites than most as I'm in IT.My first job in the private sector though - lets just say there was a good deal of file sharing and Red Alert 2 marathons.With my boss's consent I might add.

Big Nasty

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I wonder
The Pighead is amazing.

He really is Teddy, but he doesn't like to talk about it.

dr.bollocko

Slash the dole. Tame the unions. Close the schools. Burn down the hospitals.

There you go OP. I am not a civil servant.

And I still think you're talking a complete load of crap probably motivated by some ban you probably deserved which you probably think is unfair even though it almost certainly wasn't.

So you know. Cry it out and move on with your life.

OP should cry more.

Poor Uncle Tom

Edz87 wrote: »

OP should cry more.

Get me her PPS number, I'll make sure she does.......:p

TeddyTedson

MCMLXXV wrote: »

He really is Teddy, but he doesn't like to talk about it.

The Pighead is the life and soul of boards I feel.