mod-ship opening

[JohnnyCap]

Originally Posted by elghund

Yeah.

I wonder where the other 3-4 mods were during the 4 day life of that thread. Why didn't someone else close it before Rooster came back?

Just wondering.......


elg......

That has to be some of the reason he was so pissed. It just sucks when people let shit pile up for somebody else to clean up. Rooster's rant wasn't that bad, I'm pretty sure it was PM's that did him in, which, while Rooster may well have earned it, also means somebody sang to the teacher.

[Wakeup]

Multiple people did...there a problem with that?

[elghund]

Originally Posted by Wakeuр

Multiple people did...there a problem with that?

Yeah, there was.

Rooster was right. Too many people just fuck around with the site, just to be assholes.

Gets in the way of finding good, affordable pussy.


elg.........

[pyramider]

Rooster, as a modtard, was representing the owners of this site, much like you represent the company where you are employed. PMs threatening and berating fucktards is not fondly looked upon. Also, instituting his own unwritten rules is not part of the way icky works. If one were to look icky has enough rules making a modtard creating his own unnecessary. Rooster may be a stand up guy ... fact remains he fucked up and is pissed he was called on it.

[FlyboyNY]

Hey bjwstw. Remember the only difference between brown nosing ass kissing is depth perception.

[Justin Heranus]

Hopefully Rooster gets a chance to finally kick back and relax without the stress. Hope he does come back. I liked the guy, and would have a beer with him any time. I have a lot more I would like to say, but I am going to choose remain quite like I have been of late. Happy hunting

[Frankie Fine]

Originally Posted by jackfengshui

It is a thankless job. Mods are not paid (although rumor has it that some get "laid"). The myriads of housekeeping chores demand constant attention. And then there are the trolls, bullies and terrorists.

The ideal Mod is a fair-minded, even-tempered, well-organized and incorruptible guy with cyber-forensic skills and nothing better to do. LOL

Thumbs up, no doubt Jack lol

[JohnnyCap]

Originally Posted by Wakeuр

Multiple people did...there a problem with that?

Not having received a PM I can't judge, for not knowing the content. I always hope a man, or a woman, gets a chance to make amends before his superiors are contacted. And when folks are that fired up it takes more time than was allowed to chill and re-assess. It's not like this was life-threatening.

On the other hand, society is more stoolie-oriented than it used to be. Used to be the reaction to bullying was to learn to fight, now it's call the authorities.

[QC]

Originally Posted by dearhunter

A good modtard is unseen in his moderating, he quietly moves through a forum gently nudging threads back on topic. He sets aside his personal opinions about drama and trolling (they are not against the rules). He considers every day he does not lock a thread as a day in the win column. When he does have to lock a thread, he does it knowing it is due to his failure. He warns often and rarely issues points.

He does not have to give up his voice as a participant in the community. But, he does understand that he must separate his actions as a modtard from his board persona. He does not discuss PMs made to the community in his capacity as a modtard (no matter what they say in open forum).

He sits in the shadows as a modtard and waits for his free pussy.

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee".

Rooster frequently lost his temper. Who cares if "some" are assholes, or not, it's a hooker board, not a bible study group. I hate the guy, think he was a pompous asshole, I'm glad he's gone!

Taint that bitch!

[GP]

Originally Posted by Wakeuр

I'll mod this bitch up...

Then you can respond to all of your RTM's yourself! Heh

[Frankie Fine]

Originally Posted by elghund

Yeah.

I wonder where the other 3-4 mods were during the 4 day life of that thread. Why didn't someone else close it before Rooster came back?

Just wondering.......


elg......

Well, perhaps, the powers that be were waiting for a volunteer to take the heat, so their actions do not reflect this site?

...pawns?

[Wakeup]

Originally Posted by elghund

Yeah, there was.

Rooster was right. Too many people just fuck around with the site, just to be assholes.

Gets in the way of finding good, affordable pussy.

Originally Posted by JohnnyCap

Not having received a PM I can't judge, for not knowing the content. I always hope a man, or a woman, gets a chance to make amends before his superiors are contacted. And when folks are that fired up it takes more time than was allowed to chill and re-assess. It's not like this was life-threatening.

On the other hand, society is more stoolie-oriented than it used to be. Used to be the reaction to bullying was to learn to fight, now it's call the authorities.

You both are missing the point...

The moderators of any forum on this site are here for one purpose...to enforce the nuclear rules. Everything else is not their job to enforce...it's yours.

You are the moderators of your own forums. You are the ones who set the tones for your forums, how much thread drift is normal, how much name calling is acceptable, how much off topic conversation is allowed in any forum.

As for elg, if you think that there are too many things getting in the way of you getting pussy, then move to another board, or suck it up. You don't control what others here do. The mods don't control what others here do. Forums evolve, always have. This is how your forums are right now...deal with it.

As for JC, you honestly expected that after rooster calmed down that he would issue an apology PM to those people telling them that he'd overstepped his bounds, he was sorry, and he would attempt to be more understanding in the future? As I said earlier...you are the moderators of these forums. You are the ones who have a responsibility to alert the admins when you feel a moderator has overstepped their authority. The admins won't ever see it happen unless you show it to them via an RTM. So RTM as much as you want...it's the only way you can take control of your own forums, and not let a handful of people you didn't pick determine how your forums are going to act.

JC, in this case you can't fight a moderator in open forum...it's against the forum guidelines and you can be sanctioned for it. You can get as pissed as you want in an RTM, and there's nothing they can do about it. That particular guideline only applies in public, not in private. Moderators also don't like being called on their mistakes, and often if no one above the moderator is alerted, the moderator will tell you to go pound sand...whether they're right or wrong...they don't like to admit they're wrong to a member...trust me on that...

Moderators are janitors...they clean up petty shit all day long...they should never be able to make a decision based on only their single opinion that results in a sanction...the only time they have any "power" is when it comes to nuclear rules...and that's how it should be...

[Wakeup]

The overall point is that the moderators don't get the change the forums to what they want, or try to keep it from changing away from what they want...doesn't work that way...

This same stuff happened in Houston years ago...ask any of our moderators...they change with the forum membership's wants, or they get an ambassadorship...it's as simple as that...

[Frankie Fine]

Originally Posted by offshoredrilling

I hope its a out of area guy that fills in or gets it.They have no skin in the game here. That could be a good thing right now.

I agree.

[pyramider]

Posting taint is not against nuclear rules.