I'm just catching up on the propose a mod thread and am a bit it is such a contentious issue.

So if you'd like to be a mod declare your interest here and then DG will see your interest and it can all done very democratically they next time round

oioioi, I luffs you but sometimes you just seem to anarchy for anachcy sakes, would you like to be a MOD

No.

Hands up if you sat there for ages waiting for feather's image to load?

Ab Origine wrote:
We can stop waiting now can we?

See, this place has achieved its goal of becoming the comfy armchair in front of the fire, which just every now and again needs a poke and stoke, which in my view the members here do quite efficiently as long as we aren't discussing....mods, traffic, cliques and voting......bit like contentious 'topics' in real life really...the elite, whose 'gang', agree or suffer and back to the elite!


Jane

Ab Origine wrote: You mean it's not loaded?
I'd hassle the fuck outta Novum and Frog asap!

angelchemuel wrote: Sorry but pardon?

feather wrote:
See, this place has achieved its goal of becom­ing the comfy arm­chair in front of the fire, which just every now and again needs a poke and stoke, which in my view the mem­bers here do quite effi­ciently as long as we aren’t discussing.…mods, traf­fic, cliques and voting.…..bit like con­tentious ‘top­ics’ in real life really…the elite, whose ‘gang’, agree or suf­fer and back to the elite!

In other words...we don't need mods if our objective is to be 'alternative' to the mainstream....sorry feather.

Jane

angelchemuel wrote: No problem Jane.
I genuinely wondered what point or critique you were making.
I much prefer the succinct and less obtuse style you opted for in your reply. ^

I'm really not being contentious here, just genuinely curious.
May I enquire about your vision of how this 'alternative' would actually function?
Who does the housework and takes the bins out?

First thing, I did not want the mod job. I do want this community to succeed and thrive though so if there was something I could do to help that along I was prepared to take on a mod role for a time.

If I may offer some clarity about the actuality of being a mod on SZ so far for me.
I have to date;
1: Banned Mrs McGregor for 1 1/2hrs (just to familiarise myself with that process should it regretfully be needed). Which was fun.
2: Accidently edited one of your posts because the buttons on the mod control panel shift things slightly and I was a klutz.
3: I then corrected my error.
4: Moved a thread for Silvershine to Today's News.
aaaaand ................ that's it.
Major NWO Fail job.

Extract from the Diary of Adrian Mod aged 55 11/12

I see that joke workload as an accolade to how SZ's members do treat the site.

Oh and btw I have had zero input from 'the elite'.
Novum messaged me to say he'd set up permissions for me to view the control panel in case I had questions, he did so............................. and that's it!
No instructions, policy briefings, world domination scheme handed down .......... nuffin.
Just a brush and shovel.

I feel exactly the same as I did before accepting the janitors job and I intend to carry on the same way, if that became difficult or frowned upon, the brush and shovel would get tossed instantly. You have my word on that.

I'm confident the previous mods will tell a similar tale.
So now we've put all that to bed, maybe we can also put to bed the innuendo and expectations from elsewhere.
That would be really nice please.

What isn't happening to your satisfaction?
What needs improvement?
What suggestions do you have to potentially address those?



p.s.
I'm still working on being succinct myself obviously.

But we do need mods though, to do the kinds of things they've been doing - setting things up, helping with technical things, and pushing the buttons to make trolls disappear etc. If the guest posting gets the (trial) go-ahead, they'll be needed more, in all probability.

And in view of all the and plain ingratitude, I'd like to thank the mod team, past and present, for the work they've put into this, normally, thankless task.

Particularly since people want to control how it's done, but don't want to be bothered doing it. (I expect that will change though when more folk see this thread. No I don't - just kidding )

Thank you.

And a big thank you back to both yourself and feather for those two posts

I can attest to what feather is talking about.
All I did was help people with getting images to appear, moving the odd post, moving the odd thread.
I kind of enjoyed it for the most part. I quit for a couple of reasons; 1/. It kind of forced me to spend too much time on here, I was an all or nothing mod
2/. Try doing mod duties on a games console with a 7 year old browser that was shit when it came out

The role is viewed with far too much suspicion, if that's the right word. It's like some people see it as a dictatorial role, a regime that they have to fight against. Silly.

Well that's my 2p's worth for the day

Until next we meet.

Hi Irre, nice to see you..

I do actually have my own forum, but, its on hold for now.

silvershine wrote: Want us to come troll it mate?

feather wrote:

I may call on your services one day.

Nope... I wanna be forum security... with the bullet proof vest and riot shield, and maybe some rubber bullets (although unless you want everyone hit in the groin, I suggest giving me something more piratical like a bow and arrows with tips dipped in poison). Screw being a mod, you lot are a bit off your rockers, I don't wanna chase you around the forum and scold you like children, I'd rather sit back and shoot at the ones who are causing trouble and stirring shit up.