The challenges of forum moderation

Schmuckley · Apr 20, 2016

Don't tell Kyle Bennet you don't like the new format @ [H] after 5 years.
Not much of a sense of humor. :laugh:

Solaris17 · Apr 20, 2016

Ferrum Master said:
Do you have any hard proof .

I thought Panther being retired. And I am allergic to cats, thus no GN section.

We do have hard proof but @Black Panther probably doesnt want that image being circulated.

All honesty Modding is difficult given the environment, TPU could be a handful but not nearly as bad as other sites. For the most part TPU is well behaved. In an ironic twist except for the newbies around half of the current staff minus admins probably have an infraction from me in there history. Its kind of like the prisoners run the place I mean Australia yeah cough @Mussels cough.

alucasa · Apr 20, 2016

Hard to be a moderator at my family already. Why bring in additional headache?

Was one once before...

No, thanks.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 20, 2016

RCoon said:
I seem to recall drama surrounding a mod called gr33n gecko on the Sapphire forums. He's like the perfect case study of how not to moderate forums. I was always dumbfounded as to why Sapphire paid him as a support mod, his every action hurt them as a company.

Name sounds familiar - I think a user with a similar name might of been on Guru3d at one point though I have no idea if it was him.

I actually found my old Guru3d user name and logged in for the first time since 2011, Made my first post since 2009. Just a little "hello, is there anyone i used to know around these parts still active??" its been almost 3hrs and not a single reply. Went through my inbox to find members that i messaged or received messages from and not surprisingly 90% of them are either banned or just afk for the last 8 years.

Ferrum Master · Apr 20, 2016

Double post Freedom, ffs where are the mods :laugh:

dirtyferret · Apr 20, 2016

Ferrum Master said:
Double post Freedom, ffs where are the mods

double posting is like double dipping, it's a party foul but feels so good when you do it

FreedomEclipse · Apr 20, 2016

fackin mods, abusing your mod powers :laugh:

bogmali · Apr 20, 2016

FreedomEclipse said:
fackin mods, abusing your mod powers

Checks with fellow mods to see if there is a need for a ban stick dummy

Tatty_Two · Apr 20, 2016

bogmali said:
Checks with fellow mods to see if there is a need for a ban stick dummy

Half of this lot are dummies so take your pick :rockout:

bogmali · Apr 20, 2016

Tatty_One said:
Half of this lot are dummies so take your pick

FreedomEclipse · Apr 20, 2016

Tatty_One said:
Half of this lot are dummies so take your pick

dorsetknob · Apr 20, 2016

shamelessly ripping your posted pic off for post in 10 min time

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Apr 20, 2016

Forum Moderation

of a

Moron Federation?

Im proud to be a moron....... :lovetpu:

Black Panther · Apr 21, 2016

Ferrum Master said:
Do you have any hard proof .

I thought Panther being retired. And I am allergic to cats, thus no GN section.

I'm on here daily, though I haven't been posting much lately. There's the baby... then there's Fallout 4... so mostly I'm moderating behind the scenes

GN on the other hand... :ohwell:

FreedomEclipse · Apr 21, 2016

Black Panther said:
I'm on here daily, though I haven't been posting much lately. There's the baby... then there's Fallout 4... so mostly I'm moderating behind the scenes

GN on the other hand...

f**k GN - we need you here, your place is here with us. Just hand over your baby so i can pretend to be David Bowie and do a Labyrinth

dorsetknob · Apr 21, 2016

FreedomEclipse said:
Just hand over your baby so i can pretend to be David Bowie and do a Labyrinth

you realise how that Ended ( not well for Bowie )

Caring1 · Apr 22, 2016

dorsetknob said:
you realise how that Ended ( not well for Bowie )

Life imitating Art?

The most fun I had as a Mod was the internal fighting between Mods.
Where I Moderated had a number of forums and one governing Admin body, I floated between forums and had a couple forums to look after.
Trouble started with hurt feelings when they thought I was interfering in their domain and many PM's ensued, even Admins got involved in the processes.
I was dismissed as a Mod by the Admins, but reinstated myself as unknown to them I also had Admin rights and made myself a few accounts to bypass their IP blocking and my loss of Mod rights. It was fun until all the forums closed, actually due to external forces from the users, one in particular that threatened legal action and even went as far as engaging legal representation. The company decided it wasn't worth the time and cost to keep things going and closed up shop.

qubit · Apr 22, 2016

Caring1 said:
I was dismissed as a Mod by the Admins, but reinstated myself as unknown to them I also had Admin rights and made myself a few accounts to bypass their IP blocking and my loss of Mod rights.

Epic. Such a clever move. :respect:

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The challenges of forum moderation

Would you want to be a moderator (any type of forum)? Votes are anonymous

Yes

No

Not sure

Don't care

Other (explain if comfortable with doing so)

*Already a moderator.

Schmuckley

Solaris17

Super Dainty Moderator

alucasa

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Ferrum Master

dirtyferret

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

bogmali

In Orbe Terrum Non Visi

Tatty_Two

Gone Fishing

bogmali

In Orbe Terrum Non Visi

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

dorsetknob

"YOUR RMA REQUEST IS CON-REFUSED"

CAPSLOCKSTUCK

Spaced Out Lunar Tick

Black Panther

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

dorsetknob

"YOUR RMA REQUEST IS CON-REFUSED"

Caring1

qubit

Overclocked quantum bit

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