Moderators

Flippyfloppy · 22-11-2013 07:26AM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

"Has anyone met a moderator in real life?"
Jeez, moderators are really treated as a big deal here. They're just ordinary people who action reported posts when they're available to do so!

I've been a moderator - people have met me. I think they'd all agree, even if they enjoyed my company, that it wasn't life-changing for them. :pac:

I don't think you bothered reading the end of my post. Try again dear?

Ah no, I'll spell it out for you. I asked do moderators like to keep their internet business private. I.e. Do they 'admit' to their friends that they have a whole other internet life going on.

kowloon · 23-11-2013 12:38AM

Mods are pretty normal people, after you've followed a few home and gone through their bins the lure reduces somewhat.

lkionm · 23-11-2013 12:41AM

I met sparky the admin out last week week. We got drunk together and I told him I was going to burn down boards.

The most handsome man in the world though. A sauve aura just emanates from him .

Femme_Fatale · 23-11-2013 12:42AM

Flippyfloppy wrote: »

I don't think you bothered reading the end of my post. Try again dear?

Passive-aggressive use of "dear" always means the person who's saying it is absolutely raging.

I asked do moderators like to keep their internet business private. I.e. Do they 'admit' to their friends that they have a whole other internet life going on.

But some of your friends could be from the online community where you moderate, so they'd obviously know.

CrazyRabbit · 23-11-2013 01:03AM

I hate mods...which is a shame since I'm a Mod Manager on another forum.

Seriously though, there are great mods, and there are terrible mods. I've seen both here. I've also met 2 of the mods from boards. 1 of them is a real nice guy to talk to, but a real Nazi as a mod. The other was a decent guy on & off boards.

batistuta9 · 23-11-2013 01:51AM

do they've to read every thread or what?

how do they manage it at work, etc.

BillyMitchel · 23-11-2013 02:11AM

Anyone say a rockers joke yet?

awec · 23-11-2013 02:14AM

Have I ever met a mod in real life? Other than at beers I have absolutely no idea. The guy who sits beside in work could be a boards mod for all I know.

Do I tell people I am a boards mod? No, I don't see how that could ever come up in any conversation.

Femme_Fatale · 23-11-2013 02:15AM

batistuta9 wrote: »

do they've to read every thread or what?

Just reported posts, but not all of them unless they have no co-mods, which would only be the case on an extremely quiet forum.

smashey · 23-11-2013 02:19AM

Ye should see the shít the admins get up to when we get together.

Mint Aero · 23-11-2013 02:23AM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Just reported posts, but not all of them unless they have no co-mods, which would only be the case on an extremely quiet forum.

But what if no one reports a post? Who mods a bad post then. I never report, couldn't be arsed no matter what the post was i'd never think to report, this is a mad concept to me, posters report posts

but why? What are they getting out of it?

Femme_Fatale · 23-11-2013 02:34AM

Mint Aero wrote: »

But what if no one reports a post? Who mods a bad post then. I never report, couldn't be arsed no matter what the post was i'd never think to report, this is a mad concept to me, posters report posts but why? What are they getting out of it?

Annoyance by people acting the dick, spoiling a thread by being needlessly inflammatory, trying to wind others up etc. I know you're probably an "It's only the internet" kinda person (I don't mean that as a criticism) but I'd say most people aren't.
If people don't report a post I guess it slips under the radar, unless the moderator is viewing the thread and spots it of their own accord.

batistuta9 · 23-11-2013 02:40AM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Just reported posts, but not all of them unless they have no co-mods, which would only be the case on an extremely quiet forum.

right, so whenever they 'step in' and tell people to cut it out or whatever they've just happened to be reading it anyway

do they've hours to be online or go by email notifications?

Femme_Fatale · 23-11-2013 02:42AM

batistuta9 wrote: »

right, so whenever they 'step in' and tell people to cut it out or whatever they've just happened to be reading it anyway

Or it was reported.

do they've hours to be online or go by email notifications?

Jeez, this isn't a serious job we're talking about! No they don't have hours to be online by, and they can set up email notifications for themselves if they wish.

batistuta9 · 23-11-2013 02:45AM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Jeez, this isn't a serious job we're talking about! No they don't have hours to be online by, and they can set up email notifications for themselves if they wish.

:pac::pac::pac: you're really embracing the dark side

Femme_Fatale · 23-11-2013 02:47AM

batistuta9 wrote: »

:pac::pac::pac: you're really embracing the dark side

It's yonks since I did it. All it is is a look at things from the other side, not really much to it, unless a person is moderating Soccer or somewhere else mental, but they'll have a good few co-mods.

Turtwig · 23-11-2013 02:48AM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Or it was reported.

Jeez, this isn't a serious job we're talking about! No they don't have hours to be online by, and they can set up email notifications for themselves if they wish.

Sorry, come again?

Frank Garrett · 23-11-2013 03:02AM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

It's yonks since I did it. All it is is a look at things from the other side, not really much to it, unless a person is moderating Soccer or somewhere else mental, but they'll have a good few co-mods.

What forum did you mod and why did you step down/lose you position?

dodderangler · 23-11-2013 03:09AM

Anyone slept with a mod?
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Micky Dolenz · 23-11-2013 03:12AM

McChubbin wrote: »

I met The Master a couple of times but it was at various beers. I'm pretty sure he was too pissed to remember me.
Even so, he seemed like a nice chap.

I can confirm, he is lovely.

And I can also say he always remembers, no matter how pissed he is. He isn't sure if this is a blessing or a curse though.

KoolKid · 23-11-2013 03:13AM

dodderangler wrote: »

Anyone slept with a mod?
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Yes. But I don't kiss and tell.

dodderangler · 23-11-2013 03:13AM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I can confirm, he is lovely.

And I can also say he always remembers, no matter how pissed he is. He isn't sure if this is a blessing or a curse though.

Did sir Micky ever dip his wick in a boardsie?

dodderangler · 23-11-2013 03:15AM

KoolKid wrote: »

Yes. But I don't kiss and tell.

But ur a mod anyway.
Have you got ungodly powers in the sack as mods are revered t be gods on boards??

KoolKid · 23-11-2013 03:17AM

So does a mod sleeping with another not count?

dodderangler · 23-11-2013 03:23AM

KoolKid wrote: »

So does a mod sleeping with another not count?

Pics or GTFO😃

theblaqueguy · 23-11-2013 03:47AM

as a moderator in training
I approve the message in the first post of this thread
I'm ready to replace any mod that would like to return their ban hammer to the boards toolbox and retire

WilyCoyote · 23-11-2013 04:44AM

dodderangler wrote: »

Anyone slept with a mod?
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I slept with a MODel once. Malaysian and her name was Dwane. A right handful this one was.

Skill Magill · 23-11-2013 05:28AM

Having slept with a mod, did he/she resist the urge to tell you "you've been moderated" in the morning?

Esoteric_ · 23-11-2013 09:05AM

When I did hModding, the rules were like this -

Read every post of every thread.

Be active online for a minimum of twelve hours per day, whether you had a job or social life was irrelevant.

Minimum of five bans per week.

Nah seriously, mods are normal people. I've met more of them than I can count, from beers and also from just making friends with some in real life. Just because you might be strict on a forum you mod, doesn't mean that you're like that in real life. They're just people who agree to help out on a site they like.

LOSTfan57 · 23-11-2013 09:22AM

Modding is really not as hard as some people make out here haua

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