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Posted June 14, 2016
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skimmie: even tinyE
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zeogold: As much as we all like tinyE, I'm....honestly not sure he'd make that great of a mod. He's had a few grudges before, and you just can't have that as a moderator. You gotta be neutral in everything.

Edit: He beat me to it himself.
a few? :P
Posted June 14, 2016
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sunshinecorp: That's why I don't want to be a mod.
I want to be King or Emperor or something like that.
Yes.
God-Emperor of GOG.
Ruled by a Motörhead loving Dudeist?

I suppose I could live with that.
Posted June 14, 2016
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Dalthnock: If GOG ever had the horribly bad idea of implementing volunteer moderators, then things would get better for a very small percentage that shared the same ideals as the mods, while the rest would be silenced, driven off, or blatantly abused - no matter who you'd choose.
I believe the idea has circled around before, and last time it did, I suggested they be appointed by the community. The community knows what it wants, and would appoint somebody who would work in its best interests. It would be a better option, in my opinion, than bringing in somebody who knows little about this place and how we like things to be. For example, Konrad (no offense to him), who in his first month or so of being hired as a "community manager", did absolutely nothing visible to improve the place despite the requests he received from us, and the only noticeable thing he DID do was issue a warning to tinyE, who is so much of a beloved member around here that it caused a huge backlash.
I'd rather a mod who's from here and makes one or two mistakes yet makes great improvements over one who doesn't know anything about this place and just sits on his haunches and does nothing.
Posted June 14, 2016
Wait, we're a "community"? I thought we were a breakfast club rip-off.
Posted June 14, 2016
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Dalthnock: Ruled by a Motörhead loving Dudeist?

I suppose I could live with that.
It's nice to be appreciated. Thanks.
Posted June 14, 2016
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skimmie: I would totally be ok with you (and Zeo and even tinyE) becoming a mod here.
...Sure, we'd all have to learn a new form of English, but that's a small price to pay, I'm sure you could set up a workshop or two for us :-P
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tinyE: I'm too close to a troll to be a mod. Zeo would be a good mod. He doesn't have temper tantrums like I do.
I think I should've added more smileys tot hat post :)
It was just meant as a general comment/joke towards Fairfox and her 'unique' way of language use :)
Posted June 14, 2016
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Dalthnock: Nah, that never happens. Those mods are in place precisely so the staff doesn't have to wade through the bullshit.

So any feedback the staff gets is all filtered by the mods.

And now you're aware of the whole issue, as I'm sure you can see the potential for such abuse to go undiscovered for years.
Yeah, but consider this:
Is having NO moderation whatsoever really a better alternative?
We have enough abuse of regular members as it is already. Allow me to point out again that what Wakalo's done in here is literally criminal activity, and things which Tauto and Kleetus have done have directly broken GOG rules, yet nobody does anything about that. In fact, if anything, they've said they don't care.
Which is a worse abuse?
Edit: It's also worth pointing out that these no-moderation issues are exactly why a lot of the old, decent members have either went into hiding or left altogether. I believe some of them also even decided to boycott GOG as a result.
Post edited June 14, 2016 by zeogold
Posted June 14, 2016
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skimmie: even tinyE
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zeogold: As much as we all like tinyE, I'm....honestly not sure he'd make that great of a mod. He's had a few grudges before, and you just can't have that as a moderator. You gotta be neutral in everything.

Edit: He beat me to it himself.
See my reply to tinyE :)
Posted June 14, 2016
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Titanium: Wait, we're a "community"? I thought we were a breakfast club rip-off.
We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.
Posted June 14, 2016
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skimmie: See my reply to tinyE :)
I knew it was a joke about Fairfox, but I figured I'd take the opportunity to share my thoughts while it was mentioned.
Posted June 14, 2016
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zeogold: I believe the idea has circled around before, and last time it did, I suggested they be appointed by the community. The community knows what it wants, and would appoint somebody who would work in its best interests. It would be a better option, in my opinion, than bringing in somebody who knows little about this place and how we like things to be. For example, Konrad (no offense to him), who in his first month or so of being hired as a "community manager", did absolutely nothing visible to improve the place despite the requests he received from us, and the only noticeable thing he DID do was issue a warning to tinyE, who is so much of a beloved member around here that it caused a huge backlash.
I'd rather a mod who's from here and makes one or two mistakes yet makes great improvements over one who doesn't know anything about this place and just sits on his haunches and does nothing.
I know you mean well. Believe me, I'm fully aware that you're typing this with the bestest of intentions & that you truly believe this would be a good idea.

I also know this is a lot to ask, since you don't know me very well, but please trust me on this without having to find out for yourself - it would end up worse than you can imagine.

GOG would lose money, too. Probably not much, as I believe that the vast majority of their customers doesn't even visit the forums, but they would lose a few customers nonetheless. It could easily be a noticeable monetary loss.
Posted June 14, 2016
Oh yeah, and most of the people using a certain script have me blocked. :P Be kind of hard to be an Mod if no one could see my posts. XD
Posted June 14, 2016
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Titanium: Wait, we're a "community"? I thought we were a breakfast club rip-off.
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sunshinecorp: We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.
Did you know that Community Specialist is actually an anagram for male moist spicy cunti? The last "i" is silent.

Quod erat demonstrandum
Posted June 14, 2016
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Dalthnock: GOG would lose money, too. Probably not much, as I believe that the vast majority of their customers doesn't even visit the forums, but they would lose a few customers nonetheless. It could easily be a noticeable monetary loss.
I'm not really so sure about that. If you check my other reply to you, you'll see I mentioned that there's a number of users here who've decided to all-out boycott GOG as a result of the forum issues currently in place.
And if we're going to talk finances, it's worth mentioning that GOG could probably close the forum altogether and not have that big of a loss.
Posted June 14, 2016
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zeogold: Yeah, but consider this:
Is having NO moderation whatsoever really a better alternative?
We have enough abuse of regular members as it is already. Allow me to point out again that what Wakalo's done in here is literally criminal activity, and things which Tauto and Kleetus have done have directly broken GOG rules, yet nobody does anything about that. In fact, if anything, they've said they don't care.
Which is a worse abuse?
Edit: It's also worth pointing out that these no-moderation issues are exactly why a lot of the old, decent members have either went into hiding or left altogether.
You mentioned three posters, one case of criminal activity, in how many? That seems like a very small number to me.

Because there's always going to be something. Always. And if there's a challenge to be had, more people will try to see how far they can go. Inevitably, you'll have to put increasingly sterner rules in place.

Honestly, this is the most pacific, calm board I ever posted in, by FAR.

I'd say some people just need to grow some thicker skin & not get triggered as much. I for one welcome a differing viewpoint. I might see things from another perspective & learn something new.

Bottom line, three people causing mischief is a very good number for any community. I'd say the forums are working perfectly.
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