Far as I know I've never been modded as revenge or anything.I actually remember the first time I argued with FCT in a thread. I was sweating it; expected to be banned forthwith. But no. Even Westwall left me alone. I've seen Coyote look the other way at some of you haters when she's in a thread, when if I were a mod, I'd have hauled them out by the shirt collar.
They're fair. I wouldn't be.
Now that I think about it, Kat, MDK, Winter Born, Aye, Meister, MeBelle and Taz have never modded me as an act of revenge, either.Far as I know I've never been modded as revenge or anything.I actually remember the first time I argued with FCT in a thread. I was sweating it; expected to be banned forthwith. But no. Even Westwall left me alone. I've seen Coyote look the other way at some of you haters when she's in a thread, when if I were a mod, I'd have hauled them out by the shirt collar.
They're fair. I wouldn't be.
Sometimes a thread gets deleted for going a bit off topic, but not nearly as many that have actually drifted off topic I've posted.
I wish you were a mod, Pogo.It's kinda like the police, isn't it.If the mods were to moderate each other to keep bias in check, this place would improve drastically.
There is something of an old boy network in action here, though, in that no matter how utterly biased and corrupt a mod acts, the rest of the mods just look the other way.
It has been that way since first joined, anyway.
I wish you were a mod, Pogo.
That wouldn't work. I would refuse to ban you.I wish you were a mod, Pogo.It's kinda like the police, isn't it.If the mods were to moderate each other to keep bias in check, this place would improve drastically.
There is something of an old boy network in action here, though, in that no matter how utterly biased and corrupt a mod acts, the rest of the mods just look the other way.
It has been that way since first joined, anyway.
Dammit, now I'm all hard and shit.I wish you were a mod, Pogo.
Pogo a mod?
Damn, man, he'd be issuing citations for misspellings!
I stand corrected.Far as I know I've never been modded as revenge or anything.I actually remember the first time I argued with FCT in a thread. I was sweating it; expected to be banned forthwith. But no. Even Westwall left me alone. I've seen Coyote look the other way at some of you haters when she's in a thread, when if I were a mod, I'd have hauled them out by the shirt collar.
They're fair. I wouldn't be.
Sometimes a thread gets deleted for going a bit off topic, but not nearly as many that have actually drifted off topic I've posted.
ya..cant ban hoss!That wouldn't work. I would refuse to ban you.I wish you were a mod, Pogo.It's kinda like the police, isn't it.If the mods were to moderate each other to keep bias in check, this place would improve drastically.
There is something of an old boy network in action here, though, in that no matter how utterly biased and corrupt a mod acts, the rest of the mods just look the other way.
It has been that way since first joined, anyway.
ya..cant ban hoss!That wouldn't work. I would refuse to ban you.I wish you were a mod, Pogo.It's kinda like the police, isn't it.If the mods were to moderate each other to keep bias in check, this place would improve drastically.
There is something of an old boy network in action here, though, in that no matter how utterly biased and corrupt a mod acts, the rest of the mods just look the other way.
It has been that way since first joined, anyway.
Agreed. And lets be honest there no such thing as a good orbad moderator on this sight because people get away with whatever they want. I mean I’ve said pretty repugnant shit in my day and I’ve never received as much as a warning. Some times threads get moved or locked, but who really gives a shit?Shouldn't mods be unbiased? If they are "in charge" of this board being "where your voices count", shouldn't those who moderate be exempt from expressing their voices except in moderation decisions?
Asking for a friend.
Good luck finding people without opinions and viewpoints. A good moderator only needs to keep his personal views separate from enforcing board rules and regulations and apply them fairly and equally.
pogo is a grammar nazi, isn’t he? Other than that he’s ok under the rare occasions where he’s not being an idiot. He’s fun to troll as wellI wish you were a mod, Pogo.
Pogo a mod?
Damn, man, he'd be issuing citations for misspellings!
If I understand what you are asking about, bias is the wrong metric in deciding what is a good candidate for a moderator.Shouldn't mods be unbiased? If they are "in charge" of this board being "where your voices count", shouldn't those who moderate be exempt from expressing their voices except in moderation decisions?
Asking for a friend.
They are all good moderators. Except one. That one has issues. But, is human and therefore has fallacies like all of us. Which means biased depending on the poster. However, the good outweighs the bad, so I avoid that one as much a humanly possible.If I understand what you are asking about, bias is the wrong metric in deciding what is a good candidate for a moderator.Shouldn't mods be unbiased? If they are "in charge" of this board being "where your voices count", shouldn't those who moderate be exempt from expressing their voices except in moderation decisions?
Asking for a friend.
To me a good moderator candidate is one with a good temper, lots of patience and willing to discuss the problem through the PM system.
Moderators have to base their decisions on the board rules of conduct and posting guidelines, not on how they feel about you personally, which is why they have to be neutral on the person they are moderating.
I don't see how Moderators here can have a conflict of interest, since they are VOLUNTEERS, who were chosen by the vote of the existing Moderation team, who I am sure discussed the possible candidates before they were even asked to consider being a moderator.It's kinda like the rules in businesses that employees cannot date other employers or the boss cannot date an employee. It can create a conflict of interest. Or so the friend I am asking for claims.
They apparently had a poor Administrator/Moderator team not looking for the best moderator candidates, who would strive to be even tempered, patient and neutral. Who would stick with the board rules of conduct and posting guidelines.As long as they do not use their mod superpowers to screw with regular users following the rules it does not matter at all. Been on boards where the mods banned people as the last word in an argument. Those boards no longer exist.
Yep. I've seen it since the '80s. Nothing kills a board like the ban-happies.As long as they do not use their mod superpowers to screw with regular users following the rules it does not matter at all. Been on boards where the mods banned people as the last word in an argument. Those boards no longer exist.
If moderators at USMB had MORE personal discretion from the rules being MORE ambiguous than ours actually are --- it could be an issue.. But moderation at USMB is stone simple..Shouldn't mods be unbiased? If they are "in charge" of this board being "where your voices count", shouldn't those who moderate be exempt from expressing their voices except in moderation decisions?
Asking for a friend.
We're members FIRST.. Better to know where we come from on opinions and issues than "hide it".. Not ONE of us would volunteer for this job hiding under an alias when we moderate.. If you like ANONYMOUS moderators -- "boy wonder" Zuckerberg has 35,000 of those. They ARE -- "his algorithm"..HmmShouldn't mods be unbiased? If they are "in charge" of this board being "where your voices count", shouldn't those who moderate be exempt from expressing their voices except in moderation decisions?
Asking for a friend.Worthy though Gracie.
How 'bout this: Mods could have sock names, used only for participating in threads, while moderating under a mod name.
That way ---- no would know who the mods are.
