DAOC mod review!!

[Gamah]

How is this a mod review? you didnt review anyone you just added more people.. seemingly randomly.

re·view
v. re·viewed, re·view·ing, re·views
v. tr.
1.To look over, study, or examine again.
2.To consider retrospectively; look back on.
3.To examine with an eye to criticism or correction: reviewed the research findings.


Can you not do it properly? I'l even help you out and do the first one for you:


Flimgoblin: Axis Powers, Freddyshouse Division

Displaying the wit of a soggy cornflake, the sophistication of a zoo-bound, dung-flinging monkey, and a grasp of leadership seemingly borrowed from a nazi-Germany in its prime, Flimgoblin would not at first glance appear to be capable of policing so popular and diverse a forum as Freddyshouse DAOC section.

A second and third glance do no more favours for this brain-haemorrhagingly hypocritical mod. Displaying once again that absolute power corrupts, absolutely, he has taken the abilities given to him by the trusting population, and turned them into an instrument of his own personal devices, rather than using them to bring salvation to the justice-starved readers of FH that still cling to the hope that one day, they will be able to post their opinions and ideas in an environment where dissention is not punished.

Proving again and again that "unprejudiced" is not a word that appears in his dictionary, Flimgoblin (more commonly known as "Flimroglin" to his enemies) continues to display no remorse in repressing the views of people who disagree with him, while simultaniously rewarding those that accept his own radical opinions.

In a society where facism is said to be dead, it will perhaps allow the long-gone tyrants of yester-year to rest a little easier, knowing their oppressive and unjust ideals are, in some small way, carried forth into the new century in the hearts and minds of forum mods such as Flimgoblin.

Mod Rating: 4 out of 5 Wankers

:worthy: :worthy: :worthy: :worthy:

 

[eggy]

Some people never learn.

 

[Gamah]

Some people never learn.

You do realise that banning him just made his points a lot stronger?

 

[eggy]

You do realise that banning him just made his points a lot stronger?

Mod baiting is not permitted on these forums, for which he was previously warned.

 

[Bugz]

Won't let me rep Jjurra's post tbh

 

[Penlid]

Mod baiting is not permitted on these forums, for which he was previously warned.

Hows it taste brown nose!

 

[old.windforce]

Altough Jjura thing was a kinda funny read calling a mod a nazi is far beyond what should be permitted here







ps. you all sawk

 

[Thadius]

Hi all,

better late than never I have finalised a mod review of the DAOC area. We now have a positive army of sticky mods who have access to stick/unstick in all DAOC areas, not just their own realm/server.

Sticky mods appointed/retained are:

Rickie
Naetha
Adlatus Hellbringer
Raven
Old.Whoodoo
Bluesky

Thanks to all of you for your help!

I have also elected 2 new DAOC forum moderators to help out with the banni.... errr the general keeping things in order!!!

These are Eggy and Tears - I am sure you will treat them with respect and consideration....

Game on!

(MON THEN!!!!!!!!!!)

Tears threantened to ban me for calling his Thane a gimp

 

[Dakkath]

Mod baiting is not permitted on these forums, for which he was previously warned.

Unfortunately the afore mentioned rule does exist...

Users we think are simply provoking the mods or testing the flexibility of the rules will be banned.

I suppose it can be argued that that his intent was to provoke a mod, however it was a clever interpretation of the review process and deserves some credit for that if not the actual content which was possibly a bit strong...

Calling a mod a nazi is far beyond what should be permitted here

I hope that's a accidental misphrase and you actually extend that courtesy to everyone and that, as a mod yourself, you're not implying that mods are somehow more valid than other forum members and as such their feelings deserve extra protection???

So, if we can't call someone a Nazi on the forums what can we call them?

According to dictionary definitions:
Nazi - An adherent or advocate of policies characteristic of Nazism; a fascist

So would calling someone a fascist be more acceptable?
Fascist - A reactionary or dictatorial person
Facistic - an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views

I don't believe that either of the two terms outlined above have the same stigma associated with them as does the term Nazi so would a random mod still get his ban stick out if someone accused them of having fascistic tendancies? If the policy adhered to by *some* of the mod folks couldn't accurately be described as right-wing (conservative and/or reactionary) then I struggle to see what could, which makes fascist/fascistic a valid observation in some situations.

All of this does, however, raise the interesting point of mods who are seen by certain areas of the community to be misusing / abusing their position... Whilst I don't share this view, there are some on these forums who believe, rightly or wrongly, that there are those who are more than a little over zealous with their thread closing and member banning on a whim or because they don't like what was said even though the rest of the community doesn't have a problem with it...

I always figured that the mods were here to represent the community... Whilst they have the authority levels to silence people who clearly step over the line, their moderation should reflect the feelings and opinions of the majority of the community not superceede them...

 

[duact]

I have earlier discussed this "natzi" issue with flimgoblin, he asked me to refear to it as Fascism (atleast thats how I understood it)

 

[wittor]

Hows it taste brown nose!

haha

 

[Ging]

you mean eggy ? hah, first thing he does is instantly close a thread where his guild gets totally owned

i know, its fucking great! I'll be sucking Rod off later this week when hes finished with the local fish market so remember your days are numbered!

 

[old.windforce]

I hope that's a accidental misphrase and you actually extend that courtesy to everyone and that, as a mod yourself, you're not implying that mods are somehow more valid than other forum members and as such their feelings deserve extra protection???

not their feelings but some extra protection against slander because of the role they perform is justified imo.

 

[Jupitus]

I hope that's a accidental misphrase and you actually extend that courtesy to everyone and that, as a mod yourself, you're not implying that mods are somehow more valid than other forum members and as such their feelings deserve extra protection???

So, if we can't call someone a Nazi on the forums what can we call them?

According to dictionary definitions:
Nazi - An adherent or advocate of policies characteristic of Nazism; a fascist

So would calling someone a fascist be more acceptable?
Fascist - A reactionary or dictatorial person
Facistic - an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views

I don't believe that either of the two terms outlined above have the same stigma associated with them as does the term Nazi so would a random mod still get his ban stick out if someone accused them of having fascistic tendancies? If the policy adhered to by *some* of the mod folks couldn't accurately be described as right-wing (conservative and/or reactionary) then I struggle to see what could, which makes fascist/fascistic a valid observation in some situations.

All of this does, however, raise the interesting point of mods who are seen by certain areas of the community to be misusing / abusing their position... Whilst I don't share this view, there are some on these forums who believe, rightly or wrongly, that there are those who are more than a little over zealous with their thread closing and member banning on a whim or because they don't like what was said even though the rest of the community doesn't have a problem with it...

I always figured that the mods were here to represent the community... Whilst they have the authority levels to silence people who clearly step over the line, their moderation should reflect the feelings and opinions of the majority of the community not superceede them...

... all of which is moot because Old.Windforce is not, and never has been, a DAOC mod

edit: Windforce - did you change that quote= tag to say Jupitus or is there a bug occurring?

 

[Golena]

Mod baiting is not permitted on these forums, for which he was previously warned.

What...!!!! Why did no-one tell me!!

Is there a place where I am allowed to bait you?

 

[old.windforce]

edit: Windforce - did you change that quote= tag to say Jupitus or is there a bug occurring?

Yeh sorry i did some sloppy copy paste etc

 

[Dakkath]

not their feelings but some extra protection against slander because of the role they perform is justified imo.

And imo it isn't...

That's just giving license for a mod who's in a bad mood to come on and insult anyone they feel like, safe in the knowledge that that person can't retalliate without getting banned...

Ah well, such is life I guess, the priviledged few stick up for their own and balls to the little guy...

 

[Golena]

That's just giving license for a mod who's in a bad mood to come on and insult anyone they feel like, safe in the knowledge that that person can't retalliate without getting banned...

Ah well, such is life I guess, the priviledged few stick up for their own and balls to the little guy...

And in order to gain that ability they have to spend hours a week reading and modding posts full of crap written by 3 year olds and me

 

[Dakkath]

Old.Windforce is not, and never has been, a DAOC mod

Pffft, Old.Windforce, Old.Woohoo.... It's their own damn fault for having very similar names

Well, you took the sting outta 2 lines of the post, the rest of it is still valid imo.

 

[Amanita]

Have to disagree with you there Wisty

Being a mod is an awful position to be because a lot of the time if you take offence at something and even possibly mention the fact half the forum comes down on you like a ton of retangular building things accusing you of being a forum nazi.

Just where exactly do you draw the line between defending yourself and abusing your powers? I'm a mod on another forum and believe me, being called a nazi is not something I'd find funny or amusing and I would be doing something about it.

 

[Dakkath]

Have to disagree with you there Wisty

Being a mod is an awful position to be because a lot of the time if you take offence at something and even possibly mention the fact half the forum comes down on you like a ton of retangular building things accusing you of being a forum nazi.

Just where exactly do you draw the line between defending yourself and abusing your powers? I'm a mod on another forum and believe me, being called a nazi is not something I'd find funny or amusing and I would be doing something about it.

I'm sure the world won't agree with me yet again (no suprise there) but I stand by everything I've said...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but someone who does the role of mod, more often than not chooses to be in that position. I'm pretty sure no-one forces you to do it... Taking some whine and bitching comes with the territory on forums such as this, where the main topic of conversation can be highly emotive and tempers are frayed from time to time... It's not ideal but you'll never get away from it...

Now, for the record I have never called anyone on the forums a nazi and I never will... I have implied that some of the behaviour, on occasions, can border on the definition of faschism but then you show me a governing body in the free world which couldn't have the same accusation levelled at it from time to time...

Now, as for my previous comment that mods don't deserve more protection that other users... I stand by that too. If you're a mod, like it or not, you're in a position of power. As someone in that position you need to be whiter than white. You need to be doing it cleaner, smarter and better than the other guy. Mods should be MORE severely scrutinised than the rest. You can't sit there and try to force a moral code and set of rules on someone else if you're able to flout that code on a whim...

On signing up to use a forum, we agree a statement that basically says we're expected to treat other users and especially those who run it with respect. There is also an implied duty for those running it to do the same and as long as threads aren't vitriolic or inflamatory then they should also respect (or at least tollerate) the views of their patrons...

If the day ever comes that one of the mod folks breaks the spirit of the rules, I expect those above them (Jup) to kick their ass hard...

 

[Raven]

so many whiners in this thread, why dont they make their own forum where they can whine at each other in peace? they dont have to post here

 

[Naffets]

so many whiners in this thread, why dont they make their own forum where they can whine at each other in peace? they dont have to post here

Thats the rvr discussions section isn't it? Or am i thinking of the Camlann boards?

 

[Gamah]

so many whiners in this thread, why dont they make their own forum where they can whine at each other in peace? they dont have to post here

Yes we should just accept things without trying to change them for what we feel is better.

 

[Raven]

yes because talking shit in random threads will get things changed!

 

[Gamah]

yes because talking shit in random threads will get things changed!

Oh im sorry, shall we picket outside of jupitus's house :<?

 

[Raven]

no obviously the best way would be to PM the mods with a well argumented reason why you should be able spam their bandwidth with rubbish about you e-peens. rather than just talk crap and getting yourselves banned.

 

[Penlid]

no obviously the best way would be to PM the mods with a well argumented reason why you should be able spam their bandwidth with rubbish about you e-peens. rather than just talk crap and getting yourselves banned.

We have a new brown-nose of the year!

50% warning and im not even told! Keep it up

 

[MaditioN]

no obviously the best way would be to PM the mods with a well argumented reason why you should be able spam their bandwidth with rubbish about you e-peens. rather than just talk crap and getting yourselves banned.

this entire thread is useless, same as the new mods that got named in the first post, !

give back old mods or something, nowadays you cant say shit and the thread gets removed/closed, what kind of nazipropaganda is this with no freedom of speech? jees..

 

[GrIrcSpammer]

this entire thread is useless, same as the new mods that got named in the first post, !

give back old mods or something, nowadays you cant say shit and the thread gets removed/closed, what kind of nazipropaganda is this with no freedom of speech? jees..

haha