How do you become a Moderator?

[GuGu]

haha...not every mod’s doing a good job and i can attest to this. however, we're all humans and human makes mistakes, as long as we learned from it then the mistake becomes a lesson.

whoever volunteers to be a mod, my salute to them.

Did you ever ask anyone why your 'sell your gf/bf' thread got deleted?

[bellamia]

Did you ever ask anyone why your 'sell your gf/bf' thread got deleted?

the matter has been resolved!

[Ken Cheng]

Are you trying to insinuate that we must be bootlickers and suck up to you lot. .

No, actually you are. What pisses moderators off are members who flout the rules and respect for fellow members as if this forum were their homes.

The Administrator does not select members who don't demonstrate good judgment and self-control to be moderators. Therefore, members who consistently create conflict aren't going to be viable candidates.

And besides I think there's no point being a moderator when you have to put on a fake mask and pretend to uphold justice all the time.

Which is also why those who are selected to be moderators are those whom the Administrator trusts to be interested in the duties for the right reasons: moderators must be sincere in their desire to make SPCNET a discussion forum of high standards.

[Ken Cheng]

strife, banned? really? why?

Strife_au has had consistent problems following forum rules since he first joined, particularly in the area of using foul language (we can overlook the occassional offense, but strife made a habit of gratuitously using such language even after being specifically warned not to use it to the extent that he did) and in making posts that lacked substance (many of his posts were only two or three words long and contributed nothing of value...in other words, noncommercial SPAM). He's received several warnings and temporary bannings for infractions before. Finally, the moderator crew decided after his latest violation that we had extended him enough second chances. His promises to better conform to forum standards were not kept. Therefore, the moderators agreed to end his posting privileges.

[bellamia]

Are you trying to insinuate that we must be bootlickers and suck up to you lot.

No, actually you are. What pisses moderators off are members who flout the rules and respect for fellow members as if this forum were their homes.

i’ve no problem following the rules, but i certainly will not kiss anybody's ***.

[Ken Cheng]

i’ve no problem following the rules, but i certainly will not kiss anybody's ***.

Nobody's asking you to. Why are people hung up on this?

The moderators don't expect or want to be treated as royalty. All they ask is that everyone, mods and regulars alike, are treated with courtesy and respect.

The problem comes from the fact that there are members out there who don't want to do even that much.

[NetDriftr]

LOL! its a thankless job - why would i want to be a moderator?

[Sparky]

LOL! its a thankless job - why would i want to be a moderator?

Think of it this way --
No one thanks you now for what you do (primarily provoking people).
No one will thank you when you're a mod.

No loss there.

Thus, I still nominate you as moderator...since strife has been banned, you and dragonite

[pemberly]

considering the fact that we're not picking any new mods anytime soon, no thanks.

and we don't usually ask for nominations either. it's not a popularity contest.

[NetDriftr]

beats me.. i dont know where this mod nominations come from. all bella did was ask how one becomes a moderator...

[lysil]

beats me.. i dont know where this mod nominations come from. all bella did was ask how one becomes a moderator...

Ha, ha... Hey, guys, I was reading your posts... It seems that you all lost track of the first purpose of this thread...

[big master]

Strife_au has had consistent problems following forum rules since he first joined, particularly in the area of using foul language (we can overlook the occassional offense, but strife made a habit of gratuitously using such language even after being specifically warned not to use it to the extent that he did) and in making posts that lacked substance (many of his posts were only two or three words long and contributed nothing of value...in other words, noncommercial SPAM). He's received several warnings and temporary bannings for infractions before. Finally, the moderator crew decided after his latest violation that we had extended him enough second chances. His promises to better conform to forum standards were not kept. Therefore, the moderators agreed to end his posting privileges.

is he banned for good or temporary only? im guessing, was he banned because of the thread " Most pissed off posts'?

[Ken Cheng]

is he banned for good or temporary only? im guessing, was he banned because of the thread " Most pissed off posts'?

It's permanent this time.

Was that the one where he and dbx got into a screaming match?

[Candide]

And here's the grim-faced serious answer:

Moderators are selected by the Administrator (SPCNET, whom we like to call SC). The current moderators are all first-generation mods, meaning that they are the moderators that SC chose a few years ago when the forum traffic became too heavy and she too busy to personally oversee the forums day-to-day. She therefore selected a group of regular forum members who had a proven track record of good judgment, reliability, and accountability.

The moderator group you see today has been stable and consistent. There has been no substantial turnover and we have not recruited any new moderators for years. There might come a point when SC decides to recruit additional moderators to supplement those who have become too busy in their offline lives to perform their duties, but that's entirely up to SC.

Man, are you serious? So all the times I've wasted dancing on the webcam for you, I could've done that for SC instead, as you have no say in promoting a member to moderator?

[big master]

It's permanent this time.

Was that the one where he and dbx got into a screaming match?

nah...i dun know about that one....but i saw a thread started by strife recently about "most pissed off thread posts in spcnet' n a number of forumers said that the thread was not such a good idea coz it re-opens wounds.... days later, i cudnt find it anymore...so im guesing he was banned bec of that.

[Sparky]

Have a quick question...if you're banned, are you still able to login to your account and PM other members (w/o posting on the forum itself) or is communication permanently broken?

[Ken Cheng]

Have a quick question...if you're banned, are you still able to login to your account and PM other members (w/o posting on the forum itself) or is communication permanently broken?

I have no idea. Would anybody like to volunteer for a 10-minute banning so that we can test out these functions?

[GuGu]

I have no idea. Would anybody like to volunteer for a 10-minute banning so that we can test out these functions?

ban me ... but only for 10 minutes okay? i'll PM bellamia

[Ken Cheng]

ban me ... but only for 10 minutes okay? i'll PM bellamia

OK. The current forum time is around 3:00 p.m. on the West Coast (where I am). I'll release you at 3:10 p.m. PST. Then, you can report back to us what kind of results you got.

[Suet Seung]

Sounds like volunteering to be dead for 10 minutes and sending messages from the afterlife. ooooo Message from the dead. Hahaha...scary..