wanted: someone with a lot of free time, and a masochistic streak

[Mastiker]

Sorry for butchering that out of context Kass ^_^

Out of curiousity I thought I'd start this thread. If there was/is anyone on OP9 that you would wish to be a mod, who would it be?

(Warning: this thread is just for fun and discussion as well)

[Zonehunter1]

*thinks Jay should be.

[LordZeal]

I would not wish the duties of forum moderater on my worst enemy. :)

[Jay]

It's not that bad...

[Zonehunter1]

very true.

[Kass]

You know, at the other board I posted at, the first disqualifer for modhood was anyone who said they wanted to be a mod. LOL

[Jay]

I'm not asking, not by any stretch of the imagination. I am almost constantly here and I tend to catch most of what goes down. Meh, I'm happy to if asked.

[Mastiker]

Yeah, plus Jay seems to be able to keep the peace, in his own sort of weird way. (That was supposed to be a compliment ^_^)

[Jay]

Plus I got support. :p

[Mastiker]

You just like repeating that, don't you? :rolleyes:

[Jay]

I've said it all of... twice.

[Mastiker]

........ well........ you like to say it?

[Jay]

The first time was purely joking with Zonehunter1, this time... oh yeah, that was joking as well. [/lameThat70sShowripoff]

Anyway, I won't say it anymore. On with the thread! On! On!

[ellie]

Do you think we need another mod? I think the mods are doing a great job as it is, but this forum keeps growing and growing!

[NERD]

It's not the size, but how you use it... bad quote aside, if we had a mod who was 24/7, then one would be more than enough. However, that is not the case, Citizen is practically gone, and with Kass and Meneer not being a low-life with nothing to do but some modding, maybe we DO need a new mod.

I don't mind Jay being a mod, as long as he promises he doesn't abuse his powers and show some maturity/restraint upon being a mod. He's the one who's on this forum the most anyway.

[ellie]

Yeah, I've noticed that Citizen is rarely around these days. Where is he, anyway? I love Kass and especially Dijkie--they do an amazingly good job. But if this forum continues to grow (and there's no reason why it won't) then maybe a new mod should be discussed.

However, I don't think it's exactly up to us to ask for a new mod, it's Az's decision.

[Mastiker]

yes... yes, we need a mod. we need a mod, like a fat kid needs cake. sure it'll be satisfying at first, and it might even calm us down for a little bit, but once it settles i'm sure it'll just be fat hanging off our ass.

that being said... vote Jay for mod, and you get a free slice of cake!

[King Kong]

Agreed, anyone devoid of a social life and lives on the internet should be deserving of such a status. I root for Jay.

[Jay]

Errm...

I live on the internet but I still have a social life. I'm not a TOTAL geek. Yet.

[NERD]

Take this quiz to see how tech-savvy you are. Or how likely you'll be the first person to successfully achieve cyber sex.
http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3338562#survey

I got 108 on the quiz btw.

[more cheerios]

Let's invite Bill Gates to be a moderator.
Hell, my friend is friends with Lindsay Lohan, let's invite her and see how well she holds up.

(MC doesn't think Lindsay Lohan would hold up at all.)

[Jay]

Take this quiz to see how tech-savvy you are. Or how likely you'll be the first person to successfully achieve cyber sex.
http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3338562#survey

I got 108 on the quiz btw.

I got 179 by answering honestly.

I'm a failure, I could've got higher. :(

[Stephy]

I got a 13 on that test. -_-

I don't think we need a new mod, but if we did, I would not pick Jay... >.>

[Jay]

Gee, thanks. :(

[King Kong]

Good choice is cars though.

[Jay]

Oh crap, I just realised I forgot to put a border around my avatar. Thanks. :)

[Bob]

You need me as a mod. I'm hardcore, unlike that noob jay who has a "Social Life"

[Jay]

I like how you have the life of an internet person you'll never meet all worked out.

It's cute. :)

[Bob]

I like how you have the life of an internet person you'll never meet all worked out.

It's cute. :)

So you're saying you don't have a social life? Ha, lewzer

[Kass]

Knock off the insults.

Just because someone doesn't post doesn't mean they aren't here.

[Jay]

So ou're saying you don't have a social life? Ha, lewzer

Internet person = person on the internet. Use your brain, for the love of God.

Dare ya to point out where I said I don't have a social life, right now notwithstanding.

[Bob]

Internet person = person on the internet. Use your brain, for the love of God.

Dare ya to point out where I said I don't have a social life, right now notwithstanding.


Whatever, i win

[Snake eyeS]

I have to agree, Jay woudn't be that good of a Mod.. spammers usually arent ;)

[c-rex]

We need someone fairly stable and open minded. Maturity is also good. I'd suggest pulling one of OP9s older adults or a college kid like idlethought that is on a lot. Although aside from the occasional product spamming we don't really seem to need a moderator that much.

Kim would be a great op except she never leaves the IRC Channel and ventures into the forum world. Ashame since we all miss her wisdom and beauty over here. I'd also vote for Saitou.

[Snake eyeS]

Idletought for president!!

I really think he is suited for the job.

[Shamu]

I also think Kim would make a wonderful mod here, if she was around more.
I think if Jay could handle certain things with alittle more tact, he'd make a decent mod as well, since he is around alot and catches things that others might miss.
Otherwise, I think the mods around here do a good job. I miss Citizen though :( Where is he?

[CNagy]

Being a Mod is a thankless job, and from experience the best way to tell that you are doing your duties correctly is when you get hatemail. That said, I'd not wish it on anyone, except maybe Jay.

[Psychochink]

I have a lot of free time and a sadistic streak, does that count. (Of course, I have very little interest in being a mod and am only around on workdays, so...) :cool:

[Jay]

Whatever, i win

I don't have the mental energy to debate stupid points with stupid people who can't even argue a point or, for that matter, answer a question I posed to them. Someone care to take up the slack for me?

I think if Jay could handle certain things with alittle more tact, he'd make a decent mod as well, since he is around alot and catches things that others might miss.

Obviously if I ever did get a gig as a moderator here, I'd have to think about what I say before I say it even MORE so, because being one of the higher-ups I'd be more noticeable and as a member of staff couldn't really say what I want the way I want. The image to uphold and all, you know? So I think that one's covered from the outset.

CNagy: Hatemail? Bring it on. :cool: I love hatemail.
Snake eyeS: Your first comment was actually more spammy than the spammiest post I've EVER made here, including anything in RWPW. :p

[Roxie]

Jay's not known for his dimplomacy.

I do not know this Kim, but I would reccomend Shamu and if Shamu thinks Kim is good, then I'm pretty certain she is.

[NERD]

Not sure how much our votes carry on, with Azrael rarely present.

[Jay]

Jay's not known for his dimplomacy.

Just because I don't use a great deal of tact towards you doesn't mean I don't know how to use it, and in fact use it every day.

If there's one thing I ALWAYS try to use, it's a little bit of tact. But hey, everyone slips every now and again - one of my rare slips you were witness to and abused me for, I believe?

[Roxie]

I never said you did not know how to use it. I just haven't seen it.

And I am not the only one who thinks so.

I think if Jay could handle certain things with a little more tact, he'd make a decent mod as well, since he is around alot and catches things that others might miss.
This doesn't mean you don't know how to be tactful.
I haven't seen you make a peanutbutter and jelly sandwhich, but this doesn't mean you don't know how.

I think tactfullness is a quality a mod should have in near overabundance.

[Jay]

I'm sorry, but it seems to me you just said that I'm not known for my diplomacy. Maybe YOU should have a think about the way you say things so that it sounds like your view, which in your above post seems to be what you're stating, rather than making it sound like a fact, which you did in your first post.

Not an accusation, just a comment. :)

[Shamu]

Jay's not known for his dimplomacy.

I do not know this Kim, but I would reccomend Shamu and if Shamu thinks Kim is good, then I'm pretty certain she is.
I don't want to flame him, so I'll try and be as nice as possible, but still give my opinion. I really have to agree with Roxie on this about Jay. He can be really...not so nice, even when he's just joking around, I'm not sure that would make a good mod, but he is around alot, so...yeah, maybe that makes up for it? I don't know, I just think someone with alittle more tact is needed for the job.
And thank you Roxie for the recomendation. I don't know if I would take it, even if I were offered it, since I don't think I can always be objective and I would probably be closing threads and banning people left and right, since I'm more like the "mom" and less like a mod :p
And Kim would make an awesome mod here, but she's always on IRC. She's very reasonable and makes good op decisions there.

[Roxie]

I'm sorry, but it seems to me you just said that I'm not known for my diplomacy. Maybe YOU should have a think about the way you say things so that it sounds like your view, which in your above post seems to be what you're stating, rather than making it sound like a fact, which you did in your first post.

Not an accusation, just a comment. :)
I wouldn't change what I said. It is obviously my opinion as it is under my nick. Now, if I were stating it like a fact, I'd have a source or something like:

"3 out 4 (somethings) agree that...__________."

If someone mistakes it for a fact, that'd be very weird. As I am not your biographer. :p

[Pierrot le Fou]

Reasons I Would Succeed at Being the Worst Mod Ever:
I am incredibly arbitrary
I am incredibly easy to irk
I have little tolerance for idiocy
I think that Mao, Stalin, and Hitler were great forum moderators, with tens of millions banned between them.
I think I'm smarter than everyone else.
Addendum: I'm usually right.
I have very little free time in comparison to some people.
Most of that free time is spent drinking.
I'm not that reliable when drunk.
I win.

[NERD]

Is PlF starting to become a troll?

[Pierrot le Fou]

Is PlF starting to become a troll?
That's it. You're banned.

[NERD]

That's it. You're banned.
Well, you just stated reasons why you shouldn't be a mod right above me. I was just making a point. Didn't think you were gonna bite though.

[Roxie]

I believe he was joking around NERD.

[NERD]

I believe he was joking around NERD.

So was I. You can't take a guy who says "The Village Idiot" for his title, and has a quote from Monty Python as his signature serious all the time.

[Jay]

I wouldn't change what I said. It is obviously my opinion as it is under my nick. Now, if I were stating it like a fact, I'd have a source or something like:

"3 out 4 (somethings) agree that...__________."

If someone mistakes it for a fact, that'd be very weird. As I am not your biographer. :p


Hrm. There's different way of phrasing a fact. "Jay is lacking in diplomacy" - that certainly sounded like you were stating a fact. I know now that you weren't, but the way you phrased it made it sound like fact. Now if you were to put "in my opinion, Jay isn't known for his diplomacy", then that would sound more like an opinion because you said it was.

I don't want to flame him, so I'll try and be as nice as possible, but still give my opinion.

Flame away. I'm fireproof, and not known for being baited into snapping back. :p

I really have to agree with Roxie on this about Jay. He can be really...not so nice, even when he's just joking around, I'm not sure that would make a good mod, but he is around alot, so...yeah, maybe that makes up for it? I don't know, I just think someone with alittle more tact is needed for the job.

My tact is perfectly fine. As I said before, everyone slips up from time to time, and when I do, I apologise for it both publicly and privately. :)

"He can be really...not so nice, even when he's just joking around"

No. That was just with JiantFlyingPanda, because most of the comments he made were so stupid that he was begging me to come along and pwn him. :p But he knows it was all in good fun, so I don't think this point is really valid.

Besides, it's not in the job itinerary that a moderator has to be "nice" - simply civil, and able to do the job. ;)

But this is sounding an AWFUL lot like I'm angling for a moderator position - I'm not; simply giving a little perspective. So this is where I'm gonna stop. If sometime in the future someone wants to put me up for the job then I see no reason to turn it down. Otherwise I'm just happy to go on posting as I am now.

[Roxie]

Hrm. There's different way of phrasing a fact. "Jay is lacking in diplomacy" - that certainly sounded like you were stating a fact. I know now that you weren't, but the way you phrased it made it sound like fact. Now if you were to put "in my opinion, Jay isn't known for his diplomacy", then that would sound more like an opinion because you said it was..
How can it be anything other than opinion? It would make no sense to think it was fact. I am not worried in the least that anyone would take that for a fact, cause that'd be just.....well, stupid.

No way am I going to preface everything with "imo". That's a given or it should be. Actually, it always is. Unless you identify yourself as an expert or you atribute someone else for the statement, it is always your opinion.

[Pierrot le Fou]

#1 Reason I Will Be The Next Moderator:

I know where Az lives. And I can torture the admin passwords out of him. Or kill the rest of you. And appoint myself SUPREME RULER

[PopCulturePooka]

Hmmm...

I honestly think of all people Loc or Akitaka would be the best mods.

Most ideas raised here suck.

And I don't a mod has to be a nice person. Just a good enforcer of rules.

[Anders]

Flame away. I'm fireproof,

Now that's funny! Bravo Jay, that little quote made my day.

Don't you think we're taking this a little further than it needs to go? We certainly don't know if Azreal is looking for a new moderator, and the forum is surviving quite well under Kass, Citizen and MeneerDijk. There really isn't anything that I'd like to see different about the forum, except for an increase in the amount of threads I think are interesting... but who really cares?

Jay, you do try to communicate in a way that doesn't offend people. In that aim you are not always successful, but when you realize you made a mistake, you do everything you can to make things right. After that, you learn from the experience and are less likely to make the same mistake again. I respect that. What other people have said about you may be an unfair assessment of who you really are, but you can't blame them because they based their opinions from what they themselves have experienced. It really doesn't help to take things personally, because they don't understand. If you snap at someone they are much less likely to see things from your point of view. The trick is helping others understand what you're trying to say without making them feel like they need to go back to pre-school.

I am not perfect. I, like most people can make judgements about others before I really know what's going on. (remember the picture thread?) Most of the time I find myself thinking "Why the hell did I say that?" I'm honestly trying to stop myself from making the same mistake over and over, but well... it doesn't always work the way I'd like.

It's easy to jump on someone when they make a mistake, or say something that just doesn't make sense to you. But we're all intelligent enough to see past the words people write and understand what they're trying to say. As I said before, we don't know if Azreal is looking for another mod or not. I think it's time we all moved on from this arguement. If Az asks one of us to be a mod (highly unlikely), fine. But this topic is not worth fighting our friends over.

[CNagy]

StuffCounter-stuffNit-picksAttempts Common Sense
Semantics. Please don't argue semantics. Especially since I'm sure one of you (I'm looking at you, Jay) knows damn well that an opinion doesn't need to be prefaced with "It is my opinion that..."

[Jay]

Meh. Is it a mark of my intelligence if I would like clarification of fact or opinion? That's all I ever wanted. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Anders: Don't misconstrue my words. Please. Shamu made a comment that she doesn't want to flame me; all I was saying is that if she DOES want to, by all means go ahead. I'm certain that it won't come to that, but who am I to stop someone going off at me half-cocked (not that I expect her to do it anytime soon)? Everyone does it and I accept it, and I don't mark them down on points for it.

[CNagy]

Except that, as Roxie pointed out, it makes no sense to assume that it is an assertion of a fact. Minus the phrase "as a matter of fact" or something to that extent, every post ever made by a post is essentially "Soandso says: blahblahblah." The default mode of communication on non-technical matters (especially on a forum) is the offering of an opinion. I want to say that you know this, understand it, and are just being difficult, because you don't seem like the kind of person who wouldn't be able to grasp this basic fact.

[Jay]

I do know that and understand it. You might say I'm being difficult, but like I said, all I ever wanted was a clarification about whether she was stating fact or opinion.

Anyway, I'm done here. On with this thread!

[Praetorian]

Easy, tiger.

I think this forum is surviving well enough with Kass and MeneerDijk. There are like, what, 80 active members and 95% those extraordinary well-behaved for forum standards?

[Bob]

I don't have the mental energy to debate stupid points with stupid people who can't even argue a point or, for that matter, answer a question I posed to them.

So you obviously wouldn't make a very good mod.

[Jay]

So you obviously wouldn't make a very good mod.

Maybe I would, maybe I wouldn't. Who knows? Who cares?

[Pierrot le Fou]

Easy, tiger.

I think this forum is surviving well enough with Kass and MeneerDijk. There are like, what, 80 active members and 95% those extraordinary well-behaved for forum standards?
You will be one of the first to fall to the great peaceful reign of Pierrot le Terrible ...


... I mean Pierrot le Tormentor ...

... or terrific or something ...

Were this bickering to have existed with me as the mod, I would have publicly executed them both. Unless they wrote threads for children and got nominated for the Kancho Peace Prize. In which case I'd execute the committee publicly, and kill the two bickerers privately. With dignity.

[Kass]

Reasons I Would Succeed at Being the Worst Mod Ever:
I am incredibly arbitrary
I am incredibly easy to irk
I have little tolerance for idiocy
I think that Mao, Stalin, and Hitler were great forum moderators, with tens of millions banned between them.
I think I'm smarter than everyone else.
Addendum: I'm usually right.
I have very little free time in comparison to some people.
Most of that free time is spent drinking.
I'm not that reliable when drunk.
I win.


You're hired. Will you marry me?

[Pierrot le Fou]

You're hired. Will you marry me?
We are all married to each other in this glorious commune, comrade. You will be supported and impregnated by the masses. As we all with. And the birth of equality, and my arbitrary wrath, will feed future generations (most likely with fear and loathing towards me).

I will, however, allow you to pose with me on all official forum propaganda. It would never do to have me look like a leader who does not listen to the voice of the entirely equal other gender who has other body parts from me.

Those who would disrupt this forum are at the gates!

http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/images/pp_rus_05.jpg

[Kass]

Stop that! You're getting me all hot and bothered and it's hard to think that way!

[Myrsilus]

PLF could be a powerful (And frightening) moderator... But... Maybe I am the only one that thinks CNagy would make an awesome moderator.

[karob]

CNagy speaks on a level beyond me. I am convinced he is a member of Mensa.
He has my vote.

[Bob]

If i wasn't the best possible candidate i'd vote for cnagy

[jindojim]

CNagy speaks on a level beyond me. I am convinced he is a member of Mensa.
He has my vote.

I understand him just fine. And I'm retarded.

[Zonehunter1]

Maybe there somekind of understanding threshold.

[karob]

Maybe there somekind of understanding threshold.

I was dropped on my head when I was little and got hit by a train... it's tough but I'm making it.

[Collapse]

Give me someone who'd be cool and calm in a lot of situations, someone who'd keep off the sugary personality and overly (to the point of mushiness) hyperactive demeanor, one's that can be very tactful, curt, logical and direct, someone who can observe the place and when sees trouble will pacify it in a professional manner, someone who's very friendly (but also discerning) and other good, straightforward qualities this person may have and I may just vote.

Other than that, there's nothing wrong at the moment save for a lot of headaches I experience with some members (no, I don't have a problem with them. They sometimes just make me irrate that is all).

[Psychochink]

You will be one of the first to fall to the great peaceful reign of Pierrot le Terrible ...


... I mean Pierrot le Tormentor ...

... or terrific or something ...

Mais non, mon ami. You must keep your acronym the same, otherwise how else will PLF continue to stike fear into the hearts of the apostate?

How about - Pierrot le Formidable! (It even works for different meanings in both languages)

Edit: Allow me to be the first to announce my support for our new, benevolent overlord. All hail PLF the First! I hereby offer my humble services to administer the OP9 Ministry of Thought, rooting out all dissention and sedition aimed at our glorious, moderating leaders.

[Cybren]

I'd be a great mod. I almost never post, and have no attatchment to the community.
Atleast, that seems like the criteria at most forums.

[Pierrot le Fou]

Mais non, mon ami. You must keep your acronym the same, otherwise how else will PLF continue to stike fear into the hearts of the apostate?

How about - Pierrot le Formidable! (It even works for different meanings in both languages)

Edit: Allow me to be the first to announce my support for our new, benevolent overlord. All hail PLF the First! I hereby offer my humble services to administer the OP9 Ministry of Thought, rooting out all dissention and sedition aimed at our glorious, moderating leaders.
Your aid in the revolution is appreciated, but I believe Pierrot le Feroce (with an accent egu I can't seem to put on this Japanese computer) would be more appropriate.

The forums will bow to my arbitrary will. Posting will be safe for all, unless I feel otherwise. We will form a new order of posting greatness!

[Mastiker]

All right people, here are our moderator canidadites:

Jay: the ever sexy aussie is up for grabs ladies. don't forget to vote for your new mod today!
Cnagy: what more can be said about this marvel of a diplomat other than "holy crap, its Cnagy!" (make sense of that how you will)
Kim: well, although I've never actually seen Kim... Shamu seems to think she's cool, and if Shamu says so, then i'll believe her!
PLF: all hail the new supreme dictator/moderator Pierrot le Feroce, who will rock you, sock you, and ultimately control you all.

cast your votes! american voting rules apply!* ^

*you get one vote, unless you are rich, in politics, or own any amount of oil property, in which case you get three.

^also, if you are dead, you may have one vote

[NERD]

You forgot my mentioning American voting rules, that the dead comes back to vote on the day of the vote!

I vote for Cnagy, though not sure if my vote will be counted.

[Mastiker]

one vote Cnagy!

well, personally I vote for Jay, but only cause he's got good taste in cars.

my second choice definitely would have been for PLF... i just love websites run by foriegn dictators.

Tally:
Cnagy I
Jay I

[Firefly]

I know I myself wouldn't make a good mod. I've been told in IRC I'm too nice.

Kim would. Kos would. Maybe FirstStrike.

I'm sure there are many other candidates out there, many who are lurkers. Just because "someone is always around" or "their post count is high" doesn't mean they'll make a good moderator. Kim's shown really good skills in the IRC and Kos is pretty mature. FirstStrike is in the military, and so he'll lay down the law :)

[Jay]

Tally:
Cnagy I
Jay I

Please, I'm not after a poll. I'm happy that people would even CONSIDER me moderator quality in the first place.

[Pierrot le Fou]

I demand votes. Those who vote against me will be banned. Immediately. With extreme prejudice.

[CNagy]

I must agree with Jay. I am flattered that there are people who believe in my ability to be extremely awesome in all things forum-related (thanks Fujin, thanks Karob, thanks Bob, thanks NERD,) but a poll, I fear, will end up being a popularity contest (as polls between people usually do.)

[General_Admission]

I would like to nominate myself & seeing that you are all nothing more than bots to entertain me, I win due to forfeit.

[NERD]

What is this, the Comedy Night at the Apollo?

[Komachi Angel]

I wouldn't mind a poll to see who people support for being a mod, should a new one be necessary. However, I think this should be more or less a guage to be used by current mods to make the final decision - make use of both sides.

[karob]

I demand votes. Those who vote against me will be banned. Immediately. With extreme prejudice.

1/3 vote to Pierrot le Fou

I must agree with Jay. I am flattered that there are people who believe in my ability to be extremely awesome in all things forum-related (thanks Fujin, thanks Karob, thanks Bob, thanks NERD,) but a poll, I fear, will end up being a popularity contest (as polls between people usually do.)

2/3 vote to CNagy

[Kass]

Of course, while all this is entertaining and I look forward to spawning evil moderator children with PLF, y'all do realize that this is all up to Azrael and whatever saki-induced whim he feels compelled to follow. ;)

[Pierrot le Fou]

The whim will be mine. I know where he lives. I could crush him. With my foot. If he wasn't bigger than me.

But he too will bow down to my will of a great forum of prosperity. I will wisely bet him the forum administration on a game of Soul Calibur III, and after vanquishing him, I will have my day. Oh yes I will. And then my whims will become law.

[Kass]

Ooooh!!! You're so evil! Can I be an evil overlord causing misery in your name? I look good in leather.

[karob]

Ooooh!!! You're so evil! Can I be an evil overlord causing misery in your name? I look good in leather. Hey Kass was that you in the movie Catwoman?

As for PLF!.....

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c8/karob29/56092936.jpg

[Kass]

I'm much more talented than that.

[karob]

Hehe confident and cute...
Kass for President 2008!

[Pierrot le Fou]

Ooooh!!! You're so evil! Can I be an evil overlord causing misery in your name? I look good in leather.
How arbitrary would my whims be if I picked favourites? Nobody is safe! You may have the pleasure of being the recipient of my wrath if you continue to demand things from my arbtrary whims and wills!

But please wear the leather.

[Kass]

I'd like to take a moment to remind PLF who actually has the magic mod powers right now.

[Pierrot le Fou]

Who established that she had no power to actually provide me with the power I crave, desire, and would so magnificently abuse?

Perhaps, dear Kass, you should remember that if you ban me, I'll make my 'sad dictator face.'

You don't want to see that 'sad dictator face,' do you?

It's very sad. And dictatorial.

Think Castro after forgetting to eat his Wheaties, with a backup in the intestines of massive proportions. To continue the analogy, the follow-up to the dictatorial sad face is the 'bursting of Castro's levees' as it were.

You don't want that.

[Kass]

Well, I've already bribed Azrael with many much homemade cookies. I wield my power by proxy and manipulation. And cookies.

[Pierrot le Fou]

And cooties.

From this point forth, cooties are banned. By whim.

Enforcement will come...



...later.

[Psychochink]

Forget dictatorial, I'm leaning more towards a theocratic model, myself, with Azrael as our distant God and the moderators as his high priests (in every sense of the word "high").

That way, no matter how arbitrary or crushing their whims are, there can be no hint of a suggestion that they are 'evil' - because by definition they speak with the voice of Az.

Then, not only are dissidents to the almighty will of Az (as interpreted by his representatives on this earthl...er...cybernetic plane) crushed, banned and otherwise ridiculed, they also are consigned for all eternity to the Hell of Knowing Your Keys Are Around Here Somewhere But Not Being Able To Find Them.

It makes the lamentations of the masses so much sweeter when not only are they being crushed, they are morally obliged to be happy about it.

[Kass]

All your posts are belong to us.

[CNagy]

Someone set us up the Mod?

[Sock Full of Boiled Dimes]

I got asked to be a mod on another forum a while back, but quickly turned them down.

I don't mind enforcing or telling rules to people who have an utter lack of knowledge. I just don't like the idea of taking on that level of responsibility or wondering how I'm going to handle it.

Same thing would go for this site as well although this is a small forum and not as big as the other one. I like being a participant.

Anyway, someone with way more responsiblity and free time needs it more than me and I'm sure there is someone qualified to fit the boot.

[FirstStrike]

I know I myself wouldn't make a good mod. I've been told in IRC I'm too nice.

Kim would. Kos would. Maybe FirstStrike.

I'm sure there are many other candidates out there, many who are lurkers. Just because "someone is always around" or "their post count is high" doesn't mean they'll make a good moderator. Kim's shown really good skills in the IRC and Kos is pretty mature. FirstStrike is in the military, and so he'll lay down the law :)

I've been running game servers and dealing with power tripping kids over the web for a long time. I've used, mod'd and run just about every forum system out there. It's nothing to do with the military. I've only been in for a year. Do I want to be mod? Not really. I've got enough things on my plate as it is and reading every single thread on the op9 forums isn't something that I want to do.

[akitaka]

Someone set us up the Mod?

You have no chance to survive make your Mod.

[Myrsilus]

We know what you are doing. Take off every ban.

CNagy for president... and mod.

[Praetorian]

After reading all your posts, I kind of think all of you'd make poor moderators. Do we really need another one?

[PopCulturePooka]

No
We need the current ones to have their powers upgraded.

[Pierrot le Fou]

You all envy the fact that I am the frontrunner. Anyone ahead of me will be slain.

[Kass]

You all envy the fact that I am the frontrunner. Anyone ahead of me will be slain.

And he had completely emptied all his desk drawers before he remembered he didn't own a gun...

[Pierrot le Fou]

And he had completely emptied all his desk drawers before he remembered he didn't own a gun...
and she forgot to wear leather while addressing the Abusitrator, and was promptly stripped of her 'power' for his amusement.

[c-rex]

We need an occams razor mod. Something along the lines of you are all banned and I'm going to get a beer. Suckas. Also less mod on mod sex would be nice, they'd babys would have messed up modding power due to the inbreeding.