Mod applications

[RagingRandy]

Um, because this is a BB board... there are ton of nerds out there- you know... the typical live in your grandma's basement kind of people- who spend their life posting on msg boards... they have oodles of msg board experience... some could probably run circles around MP as far as the use of vbulletin boards go... BUT, I sure as **** wouldnt want some dumbass who has tons of chat room experience deciding whether Mr O should be admonished cuz he flamed Fergie about his stovetop... nor do I want the same shit bird telling me to stop talking about so and so's lab on the board...

Same reason former football players end up doing commentary and/or managing the team... because they know the inner workings better than anyone and have been around through the good and the bad... not only is it smart business, it's a matter of showing respect for those that came before you...

My original question was not answered. "What is the function of a mod?" That should guide who should be mod. If a mod is supposed to simply settle flame wars a respected member would be a better choice than someone with BB experience. If BB experience is why mods are selected at other boards maybe that is why there is more flaming than real information. Seems to me this board has better info and less flaming than boards with mods.

[Seth]

Um, because this is a BB board... there are ton of nerds out there- you know... the typical live in your grandma's basement kind of people- who spend their life posting on msg boards... they have oodles of msg board experience... some could probably run circles around MP as far as the use of vbulletin boards go... BUT, I sure as **** wouldnt want some dumbass who has tons of chat room experience deciding whether Mr O should be admonished cuz he flamed Fergie about his stovetop... nor do I want the same shit bird telling me to stop talking about so and so's lab on the board...

Same reason former football players end up doing commentary and/or managing the team... because they know the inner workings better than anyone and have been around through the good and the bad... not only is it smart business, it's a matter of showing respect for those that came before you...

I totally agree with you. The mod status gives notoriety to the person, so people tend to listen to them more. If they don't know what they're talking about, they could induce people in error and make them do stupid things, like intratesticular injections.

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I vote NO to preparation-H

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[BDH]

And this is why democracy is a flawed system...

[O-Train]

It's kind of ironic that the only part of the board that seems to need moderation is the Moderater Application sub-forum.

If I was put in charge I would have my minions build a pyramid in my honour. Ancient egyptians were pretty small so I figure we could have it done in half the time .

Moderaters get paid?

[Seth]

^ starts at 27,500 annum, but builds up to nearly 40,000 over 5 years. Plus you get bonuses for bans and closed threads

[O-Train]

^ starts at 27,500 annum, but builds up to nearly 40,000 over 5 years. Plus you get bonuses for bans and closed threads

Are you being serious? It's like a real job?

[Seth]

nah, lol. The only thing you get out of being mod is the power, respect and notoriety. Which is all relative, you can become disrespected for some decisions and sometimes the notoriety is about how bad you are. There may be some bribes in products like mentioned before

[theboss]

pyramids...thats a great idea....

[BDH]

^ starts at 27,500 annum, but builds up to nearly 40,000 over 5 years. Plus you get bonuses for bans and closed threads

Explains how Bloodrage managed to retire at such a young age...lol