Honest question about requesting to be a Moderator
Why is it so bad to request to be a moderator? I don't want to be one, but I think it's interesting how Brad reacted to nx7oe (sp?) and his/her thread. If he/she was being a "nuisance" elsewhere, fine. I just don't understand the swift comments and action taken in that thread.
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Originally posted by CosmoNut
Why is it so bad to request to be a moderator?
There is not an open, rolling admission for moderators. Current mods and admins pick new mods on an as needed basis. As James has said in threads past, the wise man doesn't trust a weapon to the person who enjoys wielding it.
In other words, We'll ask you if we want you to be a mod.
We have not only pointed this out before, but we have pointed it out to nx7oe numerous times before. Not just that, but he has a, shall we say, "history" in the Suggestions forum...
who the **** is locash?
and what did he do with my beloved jack?
If someone wants to be a moderator, they might be a reasonable person and could very well do a good job at it. It doesn't seem unreasonable for those people to say, "Hey, I think I might be good at being a mod. Will you at least consider me next time around?"
The administrators obviously can tell who will and will not be a good mod, so they can choose people based on the merits of that user's history here and so on. I guess it just doesn't seem that wrong or nasty for a person to throw their name in the hat as a *consideration* when the admins may not have thought about them.
I reiterate that I DON'T want to be a moderator. If I did, however, I might say to Jonathan and Brad: "This is something I think I could do." They could look at my history and reputation here and then say to themselves, "Yeah, he's been a pretty good member. We hadn't thought about him up to now, but we'll keep him in mind."
Ain't nuttin' wrong with dat!
By the way I seem to remember one specific time where people was encouraged to candidate to become a mod Wasn´t Fran the Balanced and Powerdoc the Fair the result of this stragedy? Perhaps it was because we needed to give each forum their seperate bodyguards (needed a lot in short time)?
that's when i applied.
otherwise if they just need one or two mods, we take suggestions in the mod forum. hence applenut is now a mod.
Originally posted by CosmoNut
Ain't nuttin' wrong with dat!
No, perhaps there isn't. It's just that you're missing a couple of things...
[list=1][*]Most people publically start threads asking how they can become one and some, like nx7oe, start them multiple times and practically beg. That's how you get us to not consider you.[*]I can guarantee you that if you sent oen of us a private message and said, "Hey, next time you're looking, I could do the job," we will not say, "Wow, I'd never thought of that person." We see you guys, we always know who we have in mind. Surprise us by not asking and just being a solid member.[/list=1]
Originally posted by LoCash
just being a solid member
... now is it just me or !?
Originally posted by LoCash
No, perhaps there isn't. It's just that you're missing a couple of things...
[list=1][*]Most people publically start threads asking how they can become one and some, like nx7oe, start them multiple times and practically beg. That's how you get us to not consider you.[*]I can guarantee you that if you sent oen of us a private message and said, "Hey, next time you're looking, I could do the job," we will not say, "Wow, I'd never thought of that person." We see you guys, we always know who we have in mind. Surprise us by not asking and just being a solid member.[/list=1]
Fair enough on both counts.
Originally posted by CosmoNut
Fair enough on both counts.
Excellent
Originally posted by alcimedes
otherwise if they just need one or two mods, we take suggestions in the mod forum. hence applenut is now a mod.
Suggestions or bribes?
Originally posted by Placebo
Maybe a democracy would be the ultimate solution. And admins get infinite votes.
i've said it before, and i'll say it again, democracy doesn't work.
Originally posted by Eugene
Suggestions or bribes?
I hear threats that 'he votes to kill us' also work.
"With great power comes great responsibility."
"To whom much is given, much is required."
"Spit both ways before flossing your teeth."
...and all that.
There's a lot of advantages to being a lurking slacker, like no work.
But, if the shoe fits, hide it before your dog eats the laces.