How do you become Mods

Sparky

Just a question, how do you become Mods, apart from having 1,000s of posts,

But do you operate from home or do some of you go to work in a company mod'in the boards,
BTW You know the vBulletin format how do you create it, as im on the Cloud one which is cool i might say.

Thanks anyway if you get to reply to this post.

Zombienosh

by drinking lots and lots of toilet duck, yum.

Sparky

Sounds tasty
Is that how you became the grim reaper

Sherifu

Just a question, how do you become Mods, apart from having 1,000s of posts,

Gather 100,000 tokens from kelloggs cornflakes.

Post to
Boards.ie,
123 fake street,
Dublin 99.

Registered mail of course.

Standard response

Alternatively;
1.Put some work into a forum you like.
2.Get noticed by admin as splendid fellow.
3.Be appointed by admins.
4.Go power mad and be sacked
5.Register new nick and repeat.

Tip:Try not to give away that your a nutcase between steps 1-3

Amz

rkm wrote:

Tip:Try not to give away that your a nutcase between steps 1-3

How's that workin' out for ya rkm?

GoneShootin

Sparky's_snips wrote:

Just a question, how do you become Mods, apart from having 1,000s of posts,

But do you operate from home or do some of you go to work in a company mod'in the boards,
BTW You know the vBulletin format how do you create it, as im on the Cloud one which is cool i might say.

Thanks anyway if you get to reply to this post.

1) Post count is not a factor per say, but ofc the more non spammy posts you have the more likely you are to be "trusted". I'm still baffled at how Victor became a mod - spam whore elite

2) There is no set method of become a Mod. For example I did not ask to be made co-mod of the Tennis/etc forum. I believe Amz requested the forum to be created, and after such she suggested myself and herself to be mods. Its usually down to DeVore and the rest of the admin team who does what moderating at the end of the day.

But also (in the Windows forum for example), mods can be suggested by the forum users, but still the end decision is always down to DeV et al.

3) Being a moderator means that you are entrusted with policing it to the best of your abilities, generally keeping it free from spam and other rubbish. You access the mod functions as you would access your account from anywhere. If you can access boards.ie you can moderate your forum.

4) You are on the Cloud skin, which is nice. I use minimilist myself. The vBulletin software (which is skin independant) is created by Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd - though most likely heavily hacked to produce what you see today.

5) My feet are cold.

SantaHoe

Sparky's_snips wrote:

apart from having 1,000s of posts

And sometimes not even then

But do you operate from home or do some of you go to work in a company mod'in the boards,

The mods here do it for free in their own free time... it's a thankless, unfulfilling job, providing mods with only the barest illusion of power. (unless they're seriously delusional)

BTW You know the vBulletin format how do you create it, as im on the Cloud one which is cool i might say.

Bad command or filename.

Oriel

Why would you want to be a mod though - it's only €8.25 per hour.
M'eh, you're worth better than that I'm sure...

S.

Agent Smith

€8.25 an hour! boards owe me a fortune by now....

Sparky

sinecurea wrote:

Why would you want to be a mod though - it's only €8.25 per hour.
M'eh, you're worth better than that I'm sure...

S.

You get paid :eek:

I just wanted to get an idea how you become one.
My friend is a mod on a bike forum, and became one because he generally helped fellow board members with there problems. I would consider becoming one (if im offered) but to the mercy of the "big boss".
Do you become a mod of a certain forum to which you have great knowlodge of.

Anyway would loke to become one at some stage but have some work to do in the meantime to get the respect points.

Thanks for the entertaining replies, and if feet are cold i would put some socks on or hop into bed with my laptop (nothing naughty BTW)

Mimikyu

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Sparky

Point taken. thanks for the info

Giblet

Heh, I just asked...losers

Sparky

Giblet wrote:

Heh, I just asked...losers

SHHH the admin of moderators of moderators may ban you for leaking sensitive info

Sparky

BTW Do you have to be a Mod to change the small writing underneath your nickname

Mimikyu

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Mimikyu

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Sparky

I wondered what paid subscriptions were for!

Mimikyu

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Sparky

my battery is about to run low, so i have to leave, so ill be here tommorow, hope your not on a night shift!

Mimikyu

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po0k

/me files those TPS reports on Galway City...

Ivan

Amz wrote:

How's that workin' out for ya rkm?

Its funny you should mention that, due to some weird similaritys (at least in my head) between his avatar and Mordeths, I'm convinced that rkm = Mord. That and no other evidence whatsoever... Its funny how rumours get started.

koneko

SyxPak wrote:

/me files those TPS reports on Galway City...

Don't forget the cover sheet!

Evil Phil

SantaHoe wrote:

And sometimes not even then

The mods here do it for free in their own free time... it's a thankless, unfulfilling job, providing mods with only the barest illusion of power. (unless they're seriously delusional)

Yes, for free in our own free time. True. Employers may disagree but never the less its still true.

seamus

To clarify - we *don't* get paid
If only...

Beruthiel

seamus wrote:

To clarify - we *don't* get paid
If only...

your invite to the hookers and drugs party got lost in the post then seamus?
I *think* I had a fantastic time but the details are vague to say the least....

Evil Phil

You did, pictures at 6.

Beruthiel

Evil Phil wrote:

You did, pictures at 6.

*groan*
not again!!!

Winters

Did nobody else have to provide sexual favours?

I must have got a bad deal. Or good deal, depends on what way you look at it.

Beruthiel

Winters wrote:

Did nobody else have to provide sexual favours?

I personally don't like to talk about that as I'm doing my best to wipe it from my memory banks
*shudder*

uberwolf

Beruthiel wrote:

I personally don't like to talk about that as I'm doing my best to wipe it from my memory banks
*shudder*

first step really should have been to wipe yourself down then shouldn't it!

Beruthiel

Beruthiel wrote:

I'm doing my best to wipe it from my memory banks
*shudder*

Only your memory banks?! :eek:

WhiteWashMan

how many times does this need to be answered!!!

there is a forum somewhere on boards, that if you post on it, will show you know your way around the boards, and will then be made a host mod.
you will serve this time doing dogs body work, until a position is found as a normal moderator.
after that, its at the disgression of the admins whether or not you should become a catagory mod, and only one person has made it to admin status. that being me.

does that answer your question?

GoneShootin

memphis

Being a Mod is not all its cracked up to be.

No pay, only doing it outta my own free will, get nothing but hassle and abuse. And Mods are there for nothing more than to keep the peace, edit the ocassion post/thread, and clear out the sh1t.

But if you feel your up for it, try requesting for a forum of your own under FORUM section, if DeVore and the admins give it the thumbs up you could well become a Hmod like myself. From there you could become a regular Mod of some forum but only by the approval of Admins.... and no you don't get paid for being a regular mod either.

The Corinthian

To become a mod you must first have regi's love child in a dark Satanic ritual.

I called him Laurence. You like?

Boston

Well it's like this, you have to find out tom has no forskin the hard way...

Beruthiel

The Corinthian wrote:

To become a mod you must first have regi's love child in a dark Satanic ritual.

perhaps the real reason none of us Mods have any souls.......

koneko

I have plenty of souls. They're not mine though. I keep them in a little jar on my desk.

po0k

I think love has little to do with what springs forth from that man's loins....

Santa Claus

While Mods don't get paid they do get perks such as getting first dibs on the cool stuff that my elves produce for Christmas (i.e. Ruthie gets first choice out of any diamonds, SyxPak gets first choice of the inflatable ladies, Eveil Phil gets latex products, etc, etc !)

WhiteWashMan & Gordon are both excluded from the above though as they have both been heard to publicly say that they don't believe I exist !

delly

And heres me thinking that you had to pass the 'Amp Test' to become mod.

Gordon

Santa Claus wrote:

While Mods don't get paid they do get perks such as getting first dibs on the cool stuff that my elves produce for Christmas (i.e. Ruthie gets first choice out of any diamonds, SyxPak gets first choice of the inflatable ladies, Eveil Phil gets latex products, etc, etc !)

WhiteWashMan & Gordon are both excluded from the above though as they have both been heard to publicly say that they don't believe I exist !

Hey I've been a good boy this year, get me my f*ckin presents NOW!

I was press ganged into being a mod.. no hang on Azezil gang ban.. no erm..

As delly hints lightly at: passing the amp test is the only way to become a MOdeRator.
amp the holy will deem you worthy of moDeratOR status if you post "amp test" after every post he makes.

the more amp test posts - the more chance of modding.
the more on reading this - the more on is, yes.

Also, guess my two secret messages within this post and you are at the start of your quest, the force will be with you if you continue from hereoninwithforth.

Sherifu

The post would have been perfect without.......

Also, guess my two secret messages within this post and you are at the start of your quest, the force will be with you if you continue from hereoninwithforth.

amp

test

Winters

koneko wrote:

I have plenty of souls. They're not mine though. I keep them in a little jar on my desk.

When can I get mine back? I kind of miss it. Automatic door's never open for me anymore

The lovechild I had was eaten at the Admin feast.

Gordon

rkm wrote:

The post would have been perfect without.......

Your post would have been perfect if it wasn'ted.

p

Crash

I bent my wookiee....

WhiteWashMan

Beruthiel wrote:

perhaps the real reason none of us Mods have any souls.......

ppft1
speak for yourself lady.

i also got rythym....

seriously, who could ask for anything more?