Do mods get easy "likes"

Specialun

I often see mods posts comments, often very similar to other posts but yet their posts have way more likes that orignal

Do folk brown-nose by just liking any gibberish by a mod..do mods get easier likes coz their the gaffers around the village..

darkpagandeath

Everyone likes to get on the good side of their betters :pac::pac::pac:

Links234

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14

I wouldn't think so no
That'd be pretty bad

kneemos

It's embarrassing .

Links234

I get **** all likes anyway

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Links234 wrote: »

I get **** all likes anyway

Awww.... c'mere you and have a hug....

Macavity.

There are a few posters who always rally in to thank the mods. It's really funny.

Sh1tbag OToole

Some mods, not all. Its always cringeworthy when a mod bans someone to see a bunch of thanks from the usual clique of lickarses

anncoates

I'm not a mod and I get millions.

JaseBelleVie

I would reckon that if your theory is true (and I doubt it is), that mods from the more popular forums (Soccer, After Hours, etc.) would make a killing in the Thanks section ("Likes"? The f*ck do you think this is? Facebook?! :P )

However, I do not think it to be true.

But the truth is out there!

Harry Palmr

Circle jerking is terrible at times.

Panthro

I think all mods are great.
Like Tony Tiger on the Kellogs frosties cereal
I need to buy a new pair of shoes.

Taco Chips

I think removing 'likes' from AH, maybe not other forums would dramatically increase the quality of postings here. The amount of inane 'one liners', Father Ted references and sheer gibberish sometimes is really frustrating. It's like wading through heaps of crap to read only a handful of worthwhile contributions to each thread.

RayM

Anyone else ever briefly mistake a subscriber for a mod?

...and then you have to un-thank them.

Tombi!

Not really. I haven't noticed it.

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

Some mods, not all. Its always cringeworthy when a mod bans someone to see a bunch of thanks from the usual clique of lickarses

That's not fair; sometimes people are genuinely thankful for it. If you're going around thanking mods everytime they do something then you'd have a point.

Fr_Dougal

Taco Chips wrote: »

I think removing 'likes' from AH, maybe not other forums would dramatically increase the quality of postings here. The amount of inane 'one liners', Father Ted references and sheer gibberish sometimes is really frustrating. It's like wading through heaps of crap to read only a handful of worthwhile contributions to each thread.

MadsL

*thanks all mod posts above*

Nah they don't.

I'm not above playing the flattery game where it's merited and may yield benefits,e.g. In a work context

But jaysus,the day I brown-nose some randomer cos they're a moderator on a chat board is the day that I should log off

Venus In Furs

Been on this website in one form or another (including as a mod) for nigh on 10 year and have learned about the dynamics of the place. It does seem like there are circle-jerks and licking up to the mods and so on, but after a while you realise things often aren't as they seem.
I think, apart from the post itself, the thing that draws people to a post and often thanks of it, is familiarity with the username, whether mod or not. This isn't necessarily a conscious thing either.
If you're not a known quantity your posts are more likely to go unnoticed, but different story after a while if you become more of a familiar name. A perfect example of this is a joke or whatever by a mod or well known poster being thanked to oblivion... despite the exact same post by an unfamiliar person prior to it being ignored. It's not deliberate though.
People get a bit hyper-sensitive/paranoid about not being thanked when there's nothing personal actually going on.

Sheep Lover

Taco Chips wrote: »

I think removing 'likes' from AH, maybe not other forums would dramatically increase the quality of postings here. The amount of inane 'one liners', Father Ted references and sheer gibberish sometimes is really frustrating. It's like wading through heaps of crap to read only a handful of worthwhile contributions to each thread.

Careful now

anncoates

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Circle jerking is terrible at times.

I don't think the liking thing really goes on or if it does, people overemphasize the extent.

That said, I do cringe badly when mods convene on a thread from time to time and make arch jokes together about modding.

KTRIC

I'm not a mod but I'm going to get a fair few "likes" for this post :pac:

KTRIC

KTRIC wrote: »

I'm not a mod but I'm going to get a fair few "likes" for this post :pac:

Like

Tombi!

Venus In Furs wrote: »

I think, apart from the post itself, the thing that draws people to a post and often thanks of it, is familiarity with the username, whether mod or not. This isn't necessarily a conscious thing either.

Pretty much. I mean I know bluewolf or Wibbs to be fairly accurate on their posts or at least I usually would agree with them. They're both mods but they're just people I tend to agree with. Same with El Guapo! before he was a mod I usually did like his posts; he's amusing. Same with a few others. You just get to recognizing names that you like.

darced

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HamsterFace

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Circle jerking is terrible at times.

Feels quite good when you are part of it, especially when you all cum at the same time

Tokyo

/waits for 'thanks' to roll in....











*tumbleweeds*

4zn76tysfajdxp

anncoates wrote: »

I don't think the liking thing really goes on or if it does, people overemphasize the extent.

That said, I do cringe badly when mods convene on a thread from time to time and make arch jokes together about modding.

Coke and hookers :pac:


Kill me.

Grayditch

It's gas when two posters are arguing and the mod steps in giving out to them, and they both thank it.

jimboblep

I think a limit on the number of thanks you can give a day would make people think a bit harder on whether a post is worth it.
as a side benefit it would mark out particularly good posts.

anncoates

darced wrote: »

Its only natural anyway as you get modded for chatting sense.

In the majority of cases, people get jumped on merely for being twats.

Tombi!

darced wrote: »

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I don't see the problem of mods thanking mods in the case of feedback or the likes. Logically when you thank a post it means you either agree with it or are genuinely thankful for it.

Mods thanking mods for making response they agree with would cut down on a lot of the same thing. how many times can you say (for example): you can't insult someone since it's against the rules?

groucho marx

Only from lick arses, Internet licks the worst kind

Grayditch

Grayditch wrote: »

It's gas when two posters are arguing and the mod steps in giving out to them, and they both thank it.

I'd say that's just acknowledgement

Tombi!

bluewolf wrote: »

I'd say that's just acknowledgement

Actually I wonder if that's what OP is on about now that I think about it.
I'd wager a lot of the posts in the charter for here have upwards of 20 thanks. I remember one time someone (I think it was one of the AH mods or else Gordon) made a sticky. Basically saying "thank this if you've read it". It was either to do with reinforcing the rules or something or the other.

If that's what the OP is on about I'd agree but it's not really "being thanked cause they're being a mod" and more of a sort of... necessity thing.

Grayditch

Grayditch wrote: »

It's gas when two posters are arguing and the mod steps in giving out to them, and they both thank it.

Yeah, it's kinda like "I'm the better person here"

Tokyo

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah, it's kinda like "I'm the better person here"

Or "we've read the warning, thanks for the heads up"

PizzamanIRL

A mod is a human being just like the rest of us (i think) so I'll thank anything they say that I agree with or whatever.

padd b1975

anncoates wrote: »

That said, I do cringe badly when mods convene on a thread from time to time and make arch jokes together about modding.

Don't ever visit the Feedback forum, it's even worse over there to the point of belittling some posters.

mike_ie

mike_ie wrote: »

Or "we've read the warning, thanks for the heads up"

Think it could be a bit of both

Clareman

Mod's and b00bs get likes

Which reminds me, where are those mod b00bs again????

Grayditch

bluewolf wrote: »

I'd say that's just acknowledgement

I know, but it just looks like two chastised children thanking Daddy.

Cheese Wagstaff

Can you picture it Father can you? Him just ready to 'do the business'.

kneemos

padd b1975 wrote: »

Don't ever visit the Feedback forum, it's even worse over there to the point of belittling some posters.

It's turned into a "notice me I want to be a mod "forum.

Galway K9

Taco Chips wrote: »

I think removing 'likes' from AH, maybe not other forums would dramatically increase the quality of postings here. The amount of inane 'one liners', Father Ted references and sheer gibberish sometimes is really frustrating. It's like wading through heaps of crap to read only a handful of worthwhile contributions to each thread.

If you say that to me again , I'll put your head through the wall.

Fr_Dougal

Galway K9 wrote: »

If you say that to me again , I'll put your head through the wall.

Careful now.

Tokyo

padd b1975 wrote: »

Don't ever visit the Feedback forum, it's even worse over there to the point of belittling some posters.

kneemos wrote: »

It's turned into a "notice me I want to be a mod "forum.

Should probably start a feedback thread on it I suppose....

Cheese Wagstaff

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Careful now.

I know...the Poseidon Adventure! Gene Hackman plays a priest in that!

kneemos

mike_ie wrote: »

Should probably start a feedback thread on it I suppose....

Might.

Tar.Aldarion

We sure do, roll in boys. Get the free no-ban passes.


But seriously, some groups of people thank each other more often and it wouldn't just be mods or non mods when it happens.