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Had a moderator ever gone rogue on boards?

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  • #32
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    I briefly recall this lad (a mod at the time) causing a bit of a sh1t storm over various posts, threads and forums.

    He was a bundle of joy alright.

    Yitzhak Rabin


  • #33
    murpho999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,870 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    AfterLife wrote: »
    Judging by the meltdown of the regulars in that thread when she got a fella I'd say there wasn't a dry pillow in any of their mothers houses.

    What thread is this?


  • #34
    Grab All Association
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,983 ✭✭✭Grab All Association


    There was an Ulsterman mod who let slip he wanted to return to a pre 1920s Ireland and ban Catholicism.


  • #35
    DONTMATTER
    Site Banned Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭DONTMATTER


    Why do people become mods? What do they get out of it? It seems like a ****ty job.
    One mod on a forum I frequent has got so sick of modding that they banned discussion on topics that they didn't like. Just to make their jobs easier.
    But why bother becoming a mod at all? Does it make them feel important? Do they get enjoyment out of it?


  • #36
    Donald Trump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,325 ✭✭✭✭Donald Trump


    oneilla wrote: »
    Are you Jerry Sadowitz?




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  • #37
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    DONTMATTER wrote: »
    Why do people become mods? What do they get out of it? It seems like a ****ty job.
    One mod on a forum I frequent has got so sick of modding that they banned discussion on topics that they didn't like. Just to make their jobs easier.
    But why bother becoming a mod at all? Does it make them feel important? Do they get enjoyment out of it?

    I can only speak for myself.

    I moderated on the Self Defence and Martial Arts forum and the MMA forum.

    I'm interested in both, my background in martial arts is kickboxing and Judo. I still compete in Judo.

    Back a long time ago, long before the world ever heard of Conor McGregor I was involved in MMA. The scene was tiny in Ireland and we all basically knew each other.

    There was also a time before boards.ie when we discussed martial arts on another forum.

    When a Martial Arts forum was opened on board it included both MMA and traditional martial arts (including self defence).

    I wanted to promote martial arts through moderating on the old Martial Arts forum here on boards. With the growth of MMA the MMA forum split from the Martial Arts one, and I moderated that for awhile.

    But then the MMA forum basically turned to UFC fanboy chat, it looked like the Pro Wrestling forum, I wasn't enjoying it so got out.

    Got out of the Dublin City, Military and Martial Arts for a quiet life tbh.

    Like I said earlier, moderating is a pain in the hole. You're never seen as an ordinary boards user, even on forums you're not moderating. And when you run into problems you never feel other moderators or Cmods and Admin have your back.

    Its just not worth the hassle.

    Boards.ie is great, but my advice is to stay away from moderating unless you're completely out of your mind and don't mind giving your time and energies for free.

    Why someone would want to moderator AH baffles me. Look at the Mod turn over here, its madness.


  • #38
    deise08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭deise08


    Remember when Dav broke boards for a bit? 😂


  • #39
    mattser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,396 ✭✭✭mattser


    DONTMATTER wrote: »
    Why do people become mods? What do they get out of it? It seems like a ****ty job.
    One mod on a forum I frequent has got so sick of modding that they banned discussion on topics that they didn't like. Just to make their jobs easier.
    But why bother becoming a mod at all? Does it make them feel important? Do they get enjoyment out of it?

    Their chance in life to have a bit of power/control. Most likely failed at every other opportunity.


  • #40
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    Can’t believe Louise isn’t single anymore. :-(


  • #41
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    Katie Straight Trauma wrote: »
    I can only speak for myself.

    I moderated on the Self Defence and Martial Arts forum and the MMA forum.

    I'm interested in both, my background in martial arts is kickboxing and Judo. I still compete in Judo.

    Back a long time ago, long before the world ever heard of Conor McGregor I was involved in MMA. The scene was tiny in Ireland and we all basically knew each other.

    There was also a time before boards.ie when we discussed martial arts on another forum.

    When a Martial Arts forum was opened on board it included both MMA and traditional martial arts (including self defence).

    I wanted to promote martial arts through moderating on the old Martial Arts forum here on boards. With the growth of MMA the MMA forum split from the Martial Arts one, and I moderated that for awhile.

    But then the MMA forum basically turned to UFC fanboy chat, it looked like the Pro Wrestling forum, I wasn't enjoying it so got out.

    Got out of the Dublin City, Military and Martial Arts for a quiet life tbh.

    Like I said earlier, moderating is a pain in the hole. You're never seen as an ordinary boards user, even on forums you're not moderating. And when you run into problems you never feel other moderators or Cmods and Admin have your back.

    Its just not worth the hassle.

    Boards.ie is great, but my advice is to stay away from moderating unless you're completely out of your mind and don't mind giving your time and energies for free.

    Why someone would want to moderator AH baffles me. Look at the Mod turn over here, its madness.

    Part of the problem is the software. Moderators shouldn’t have anything distinguishing them as mods outside their forum.


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  • #42
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Part of the problem is the software. Moderators shouldn’t have anything distinguishing them as mods outside their forum.

    100% agree.


  • #43
    PlaneSpeeking
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,106 ✭✭✭PlaneSpeeking


    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Part of the problem is the software. Moderators shouldn’t have anything distinguishing them as mods outside their forum.

    What can be done when there's a legitimate gripe about a post and it's made by a Mod on a forum they mod ?

    You're screwed right ??


  • #44
    s7ryf3925pivug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭s7ryf3925pivug


    Did mercury_tilt not get up to some hi-jinks?
    Doing a search for his posts gives zero results. I choose to believe that is the result of censorship because the man

    https://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?user=31348&sort=newest


  • #45
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 21,740 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Enzo Acidic Anorexic wrote: »
    Did mercury_tilt not get up to some hi-jinks?
    Doing a search for his posts gives zero results. I choose to believe that is the result of censorship because the man

    https://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?user=31348&sort=newest

    Do tell!! :D


  • #46
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Part of the problem is the software. Moderators shouldn’t have anything distinguishing them as mods outside their forum.

    Whilst I agree I suspect a lot of mod's with a little willy complex might not agree :)


  • #47
    s7ryf3925pivug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭s7ryf3925pivug


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Do tell!! :D
    Don’t remember.

    I was joking about the censorship thing but maybe that is what happened...

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=91937


  • #48
    Thoughtform
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭Thoughtform


    Grab All Association wrote: »
    There was an Ulsterman mod who let slip he wanted to return to a pre 1920s Ireland and ban Catholicism.
    Yeah that's immediately who I thought of when I saw the thread title. I remember that person from a previous life here - Our Man In Havana. Had been a fairly low-profile, reasonable member/mod for years and just suddenly lost the plot. Posting stuff about how their grandfather or great grandfather would shoot catholics. It was ultra hardline loyalist loopiness. Extremely sectarian stuff - I think it all got deleted.

    The CD burner thing relates to a person called Bubbles (no need for the secretive, "I'm on Boards much longer than you" stuff; shur it happened years before some members talking about it were even here) - think he organised to sell a CD burner on Adverts and turned up with a lighter. The scamp.


  • #49
    s7ryf3925pivug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭s7ryf3925pivug


    Thoughtform wrote: »
    Yeah that's immediately who I thought of when I saw the thread title. I remember that person from a previous life here - Our Man In Havana. Had been a fairly low-profile, reasonable member/mod for years and just suddenly lost the plot. Posting stuff about how their grandfather or great grandfather would shoot catholics. It was ultra hardline loyalist loopiness. Extremely sectarian stuff - I think it all got deleted.

    The lighter thing relates to a person called Bubbles (no need for the secretive, "I'm on Boards much longer than you" stuff; shur it happened years before some members talking about it were even here) - think he organised to sell a CD burner on Adverts and turned up with a lighter. The scamp.
    He also hacked the site
    And he posted tubgirl :O
    It’s just the CD burner thing was funny.


  • #50
    Donald Trump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,325 ✭✭✭✭Donald Trump


    Thoughtform wrote: »
    Yeah that's immediately who I thought of when I saw the thread title. I remember that person from a previous life here - Our Man In Havana. Had been a fairly low-profile, reasonable member/mod for years and just suddenly lost the plot. Posting stuff about how their grandfather or great grandfather would shoot catholics. It was ultra hardline loyalist loopiness. Extremely sectarian stuff - I think it all got deleted.



    Those Protestants

    Up to no good as usual

    :pac:
    Thoughtform wrote: »
    The lighter thing relates to a person called Bubbles (no need for the secretive, "I'm on Boards much longer than you" stuff; shur it happened years before some members talking about it were even here) - think he organised to sell a CD burner on Adverts and turned up with a lighter. The scamp.

    Surely more to it than that?


  • #51
    Peatys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,865 ✭✭✭Peatys


    The utd soccer mod was hilariously bad at his job. The only thing funnier than him wading into the Liverpool thread with his cards out after a win, was the reaction in the utd thread to his sacking.


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  • #52
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    Enzo Acidic Anorexic wrote: »
    He also hacked the site
    And he posted tubgirl :O
    It’s just the CD burner thing was funny.

    Sounds like an intolerable neckbeard.


  • #53
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 21,740 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Ah I missed all the craic :( So Bubbles was a mod who hacked boards?


  • #54
    RandomName2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭RandomName2


    The beginning of the end of Bubbles

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=155772

    Mercury_Tilt's posts have been scrubbed from the earth. Literally nothing remains of him.

    Not sure cd burner ever existed.


  • #55
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Thoughtform wrote: »
    Yeah that's immediately who I thought of when I saw the thread title. I remember that person from a previous life here - Our Man In Havana. Had been a fairly low-profile, reasonable member/mod for years and just suddenly lost the plot. Posting stuff about how their grandfather or great grandfather would shoot catholics. It was ultra hardline loyalist loopiness. Extremely sectarian stuff - I think it all got deleted.

    Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about him. It all seemed to come out of nowhere from what I could see.

    Was this thread the start of it?


  • #56
    sexmag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,303 ✭✭✭sexmag


    RandomName2 wrote: »
    The beginning of the end of Bubbles

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=155772

    Mercury_Tilt's posts have been scrubbed from the earth. Literally nothing remains of him.

    Not sure cd burner ever existed.

    That thread is one of them, you had to be there moments


  • #57
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    It may have been brought on by acute alcohol intoxication.


  • #58
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    As a moderator I haven't always being the best behaved around the Louise O'Neill thread tittle.


    As a former AH mod, I may or may not have encouraged dicking around with thread titles :pac:


  • #59
    s7ryf3925pivug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭s7ryf3925pivug


    RandomName2 wrote: »
    The beginning of the end of Bubbles

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=155772

    Mercury_Tilt's posts have been scrubbed from the earth. Literally nothing remains of him.

    Not sure cd burner ever existed.
    The comment in that link about giving the poster their own forum - bubbles had his own forum.

    The cd burner sale did happen, via the old for sale or wanted forum.

    I vaguely remember some nazi imagery being posted by MT. Don't remember whether he was saying boards was run by nazis, or that he wanted to be a nazi or what. I thought he was funny.


  • #60
    Berserker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,043 ✭✭✭Berserker


    Grab All Association wrote: »
    There was an Ulsterman mod who let slip he wanted to return to a pre 1920s Ireland and ban Catholicism.

    I remember him. He was a right character. Was a reader only back in those days myself.


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  • #61
    knucklehead6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,783 ✭✭✭knucklehead6


    AfterLife wrote: »
    Terry was a good laugh. I don't remember how he went out but he was an end of an era for After Hours anyway.

    Terry is still around. When you mention his name three times, turn on the spot four times and click your heels five times apparently he reappears


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