Should we have a poll for mods?

The Victim Here · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 2832

A forum started up by an old 'fester who left the main board. It was visited by oldies and some not-quite-so-oldies, and it was quite quiet for a while. I used to post there.
Then there was a flood of new people, which made me want to leave. Not because they were new, but rather because they sacred me.
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Bodhisattva · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject:

dazedb42 · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject:

cheers for that.

Major Tom · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 7563

Kilgore · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 2834 Location: The Marine Corps

I say no to mods. I liked the self regulating anarchy of the old boards, and I'd hate to see it stifled.
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Snorri · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject:

I vote for me.
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eureka00 · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 2023 Location: Pretzel City

Hrmmmm it's a really tough decison. The Sinfest forum was always famous for not being moderated. It would be strange to see it moderated, and it would almost seem to go against everything it is and was. Sure the occasional troll was annoying, but it was fun getting rid of them in our own way without divine intervention. I dunno, I think any mod of a Sinfest forum would get a lot of crap dumped on them.

Sklent · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 235

I think Sam would be a fine mod. Not because he'd whip this place into shape, but because he'd probably only act when strictly necessary. He's part of the forum spirit, and I don't think he'd ever betray that with some dipshit rule like "no swearing". I just don't want to have to frantically jab my Page Down key every time I see a guy on a fuckball or whatever.

Karui_Kage · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 72 Location: Woodinville, WA

Regardless of who would make a fine mod and who would not, I think it should just say modless. That's just the way it's always been, and I'd hate to see that changed. Stuff may get cleaned up with a mod, but too much may get cleaned as well, if that makes sense.

Sometimes the lack of the mod was the best part about the forum. Smile

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Sklent · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 235

The forum wasn't entirely without moderation---Gav would come in every now and then and get rid of spam and the like. I think Sam could emulate the hands-off approach, only be a little quicker about it.

Also, your resemblance to Tucker Carlson is making my blood boil. No offense to you, really, I just despise the man.

Sam · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 9701

I've been a mod before. In fact, I'm still a global moderator on the largest forum in existance.

Even as a mod, I have remained perpetually terrified of how sucktacular moderation is in most cases. Sinfest was cool because it was completely libertine.

EXCEPT

Crapflooding and blatant trolling. Crapflooding makes a remote nth degree of moderation reccomendable.

If I became a mod, I'd just use the little buttons to make sure that people like tatyana wouldn't last a day coming in here to shit up Tatsuya's forums. I'd also probably lock necro'd threads. That'd be about it, really.

AM I NOT MERCIFUL????

THE ANSWER IS YES IF YOU VOTE FOR SAMMODUS

Karui_Kage · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 72 Location: Woodinville, WA

thewaitersitsondown · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:11 pm Post subject:

I VOTE SAM 2006!

Sam · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 9701

Sklent · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 235