Who wants to be a Mod?

[A.Saturnus]

The frontroom of the Tavern will be moderated by the usual Tavern-Mods. But just as the backroom, there´ll be Assistent Moderators. In the case of the backroom these will be chosen by the staff on the basis of their behaviour. However, for the frontroom it has been decided to experiment with a new procedure.
Everyone who wants to be an Assistent Moderator can solicitate here. We will then pick one of those who did. The one picked will then be Assistent Moderator for a limited period of supposedly about three months. After that we will pick a new one.
All members that have no increased flood control level at this moment can solicitate.

The job of the Assistent Moderator would be forum maintainence (moving misplaced threads) and inspecting threads for material that violates the Forum Rules and closing threads if necessary.
Note that all Forum Rules apply to Moderators and Assistents as well. In fact, those with authority should consider themselves as examples for others.

[octavian]

i am already a moderator on an other site, and if you are interested, i would be willing to help moderate here

[solypsist]

better wear your cup.

[Demon of Light]

Respectfully, I'm not sure that the manner in which this is proceeding is the best idea possible. You're introducing people into a situation where they have a definate mandate without all the authority that they can be given to achieve it. The title of Assistant Moderator is not as prestigious and thus does not carry as much weight as that of Moderator(assuming one presumes to speak of prestige and weight on a gaming site). Part of the solution here is for people to respect to the utmost the ability of those in charge to discipline them if they step out of line. I'm not entirely certain that an Assistant moderator inspires the right amount of respect.

Also, am I to understand that AM's will be rotated out on three month intervals? I have a few words on that but I'm saving them until I'm sure I am interpreting correctly.

[ichi]

*furrows his brow in vain attempt to comprehend all of this*

I think I am with DoL on this, except I am ever so confused about the 'prestige' part. There's prestige in this for AMs? Why wasn't I informed

ichi

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

I'd like to give it a go.

[A.Saturnus]

DoL, I understand your concerns. We don´t know either whether it´s a good idea. It´s only experimental right now. But the AMs we want to recruit here are for the frontroom. Since the frontroom is for light topics only, it shouldn´t be too dangerous let people do the job who volunteer here.
Whether AMs (or Mods in general) have prestige lies in the eye of the beholder, but their main job here will be to move misplaced threads and to inform staff Mods when something bad´s going on. AMs aren´t staff Mods, they are a hlp to them. Nothing more, nothing less.
If it all goes terribly wrong we can still regret it afterwards. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Mount Suribachi]

Quote[/b] (A.Saturnus @ May 09 2004,18:42)]If it all goes terribly wrong we can still regret it afterwards.
As George W Bush said to Rumsfeld.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[JAG]

This is not meant for politics *spanks*

Anyway I would be a great mod don't you all reckon? Not interested in anything remotely political or topical... Ah.. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

[Teutonic Knight]

Quote[/b] ]Anyway I would be a great mod don't you all reckon? Not interested in anything remotely political or topical... Ah..


oh good holy gods no.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/ht_fainting.gif

neither of us will ever be moderators of a politically sensitive environment like the Tavern...

We're just too smart to moderate you and me... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[JAG]

Quote[/b] (Teutonic Knight @ May 09 2004,20:57)]
Quote[/b] ]Anyway I would be a great mod don't you all reckon? Not interested in anything remotely political or topical... Ah..


oh good holy gods no.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/ht_fainting.gif

neither of us will ever be moderators of a politically sensitive environment like the Tavern...

We're just too smart to moderate you and me... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
Ha Maybe if we keep sayign that, someone else might actually believe us :D

[Mount Suribachi]

*wishes he was as smart as JAG & TK* http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

[katank]

I'd like to give it a shot.

[octavian]

yea go katank

[Kaiser of Arabia]

ill have a go at it

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Yeah let Caporegime1984 be a mod. If anyone steps outa line he can send his boys over to straighten them out. He will make you an offer you cant refuse. The heck with this sissy flood control crap.

[ichi]

Katank needs a home (and a life - he and I have completely exhausted all possible discussions of the Byz) and besides,

he'd be good one

Go Katank

ichi

[dessa14]

could i please be a assistant moderator.

i am a admin at the {lore} clan boards so i have experiance.
thanks, dessa

[Demon of Light]

If Dhepee volunteers, I'll gladly defer to him. In his absence though, I'll volunteer. My misgivings remain but frankly, I'm worried about the consequences of failure and believe I can contribute to a success.

[Sigurd]

Maybe you need one that reads the Nordic tongue...
About carrying weight; you just have to show who the boss is. I vaguer it is like the military. You have the officers who carries the authority (and damn they have to show it) and the under officers, i.e. sergeants who do the screaming; short sweet sentences with the promise of eternal pain and suffering.
The point is as soon as you get some stripes you are no longer one of the grunt. I remember that one is alienated until you show you deserve those stripes, and then it’s all OK.

I apply for the position.

[Demon of Light]

It appears that Sigurd and I applied at the same time. I didn't count on that or on his interest but he is most assuredly someone I believe capable.

I defer to Sigurd Fafnesbane. Application withdrawn.

[hrvojej]

I, on the other hand, think we should ease up on the military approach to things. Being a moderator is not about who is the boss around here, and it shouldn't be. To moderate a discussion is something quite different than being in command, or being a part of the chain of command or any other similar hierarchy based on obedience. I would also like to commend the current staff of the org for being able to tell the difference.

[Nowake]

I would also like to apply for the position. I'm neutral enough to not let myself dragged into political quarrels and I have a good ideea about the regular tavern visitors. I would be glad to help.

[The Wizard]

I would apply, but with such madmen as competitors, I think I'll pass http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

Nah, I'll just apply http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-jester.gif



~Wiz

[Papewaio]

AM is to The Org what Ensigns are to the Orginal Star Trek.

"Captain the ensign just got devoured by the alien." Spock

"I'm trying to get devoured by a beautiful one myself." Kirk

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I would say yes but I think Wasabi will say no... anyhow my internet connectivity is sparse and my tolerance level is at a new low. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/handball.gif

[Dhepee]

Quote[/b] (Demon of Light @ May 10 2004,02:37)]If Dhepee volunteers, I'll gladly defer to him. In his absence though, I'll volunteer. My misgivings remain but frankly, I'm worried about the consequences of failure and believe I can contribute to a success.
Thank you for your recommendation, however Voigtkampf and I are the new AM's in the Tavern's backroom.

[Lechev]

Quote[/b] (Gawain of Orkeny @ May 10 2004,11:36)]Yeah let Caporegime1984 be a mod. If anyone steps outa line he can send his boys over to straighten them out. He will make you an offer you cant refuse. The heck with this sissy flood control crap.

He'll "lean on" those guys so hard that either they wake up wif a decapitated horse head in their beds or sleeps with the fishes http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Mount Suribachi]

Quote[/b] (Lechev @ May 10 2004,20:03)]sleeps with the fishes
[mafiosi accent]Hey You put me off my gingamagoo [/mafiosi accent]

[dessa14]

i believe caporegime1984 should not be the moderator to such neutral forum with such a signature, saying down with all left forms of politics, this may create a onesided view inside the forum if a political mess occurs.

thanks, dessa

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Ironically, the only time I've ever seen Capo's signature cause trouble was its part about "CAPS LOCK".

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-jester.gif
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[Kaiser of Arabia]

LOL
Mouza's right, over at The Lib my DOWN WITH CAPS LOCK got me some shit.
Actually, dessa, if the Frontroom is a neuteral place I beleive I am well suited to be a Mod, because I take no shit from people, unless it's a harmless joke. My sig IS a joke i put there to annoy JAG. I will change it soon, i'm getting sick of it. Also, if a political mess does occur, do you think I'll let it go on in the Frontroom? No, it's a non politic forum and thus I would tolerate no poltics, also no spam, no propaganda, and no SHIT
And I gaurentee if someone gives someone else shit, and it might escalate into a flame war, I won't let it happen. Flame wars are bad.
And, dessa, if JAG was applying would you say the same about him? No offence to JAG, I actually kinda like teh guy, besides him being the opposite end of politics as me, but If I'm one sided, he's too. I take this as a personal offence, Dessa.
-Capo

[Demon of Light]

No need to take offense. Dessa is expressing an opinion. Nothing more. If I told a midget that he'll never be able to jump high enough to dunk a basketball, I'm not making any sort of judgement on the midget's character. I'm simply saying that perhaps he is a bit too short to jump high enough to dunk. Dessa is saying that he believes you have a bias and that that bias would interfere with your ability to moderate. He believes you to be unqualified. He isn't calling you a monster.



P.S: Can't curse here. It's one of the rules.

[dessa14]

i have apoligised and withdrawn my comment.

Glad To hear you would not tolerate stuff like that.
and yes i would object for known flame starters to become moderators, or people who i believe may have a bias against left or right factions of politics. if anyone was to participate in a flame war within the a neutral forum, i would try to have all participants given equal judgement left, right, or centre (the exception being the starters and major flamers, who would be judged much harsher.)

thanks, dessa

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Ok, thanks dessa.
I obviously won't become a mod tho.
-Capo

[rory_20_uk]

I think I'd make a great Mod in that case - I am neither one side or the other, and so am unlikely to be biased.. However feel that the consencus would be that both sides would think I lean too far to the other side http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif

[A.Saturnus]

Please do not apply anymore. A decision has been met.

[Mount Suribachi]

Quote[/b] (rory_20_uk @ May 14 2004,19:53)]I think I'd make a great Mod in that case - I am neither one side or the other, and so am unlikely to be biased.. However feel that the consencus would be that both sides would think I lean too far to the other side
That would be your George Galloway/Norman Tebbit split personality though http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[ICantSpellDawg]

id apply as the frontroom would be alot easier to mod than the tavern, but i think i have flood control. I tend to be fair minded when fair is the word (in the frontroom, political debate is not allowed, so it would be an easy call.

wonder how long flood control lasts