Some changes & Fair Warning

[luap]

A General Forum mod would end up being loved like a derby match referee, cant win whatever.

Any kind of popularity would soon be binned.
They'd have to answer to teh mighty @ bwgame
They'd have to be consistant
They'd have to backup any action they took with cached pages, log files, emails.
All this backup would have to be kept for a while.
They'd have to be able to dig out these logs and pages from somewhere they can get to it without too much fuss.

Probable skills list?

I would suggest they would be:

• Older than 21
• Younger than 40
• A BW "customer" for at least a year
• Stable in character
• Not stupid
• Contactable online 1 hour per day
• Able to look at the forum(s) at least twice everyday
• Be politically neutral
• Racially aware but neutral
• Sexually neutral (j/k)
• Firm
• Approachable
• Decisive
• Fair
• Consistant
• Answerable
• Strong of backbone (upright sort who can take flak and not cry)
• Not a drama queen
• Not in it for any kind of percieved glory.
• Willing to argue their case for their actions but without being single minded, tunnel visioned, stubborn or stupid.
• Willing to stand up in a court of law and give evidence if something went really really really too far
  
  
  

More to this list?

 

[Lester]

You know someone is gonna add:

Sailor
Half-dutch
Clergy


don't you?


oh....

 

[Sir Frizz]

Originally posted by luap


I would suggest they would be:

• Older than 21
• Younger than 40
  

More to this list?

Age discrimination?

 

[luap]

Originally posted by the-frizz


Age discrimination?

I reckon it's fair (not totally sold on it tho) Some pubs and insurers "discriminate" at 21 and I think if you are 40+ you are too distant from the 16 year old CS'r with l337 attitude.

Oh, can I add.

• Not pedantic

 

[dysfunction]

I think I know an AI robot that can do all of that...

 

[ECA]

Generally the best people for mods are the sensible people who dont take the piss, dont go over the line, and dont wanna be a mod.

Thats how I appointed game admins & opers @ droidarena when i adminned it :x

 

[Testin da Cable]

but Paul...your list excludes everyone

 

[Dimebag]

Judging on some of the "less than official" moderators I would suggest adding

o Crook
o Spastic
o Mild retard
o Thick
o Extremist
o Bipolar
o Unstable
o Schizoid

to the list. This will garuantee the current trend of moderation is upheld.

This doesnt reflect on anyone who works for the bw crew, merely a couple of "helper" folks who I have come across recently =>

Dime

 

[Flimgoblin]

Originally posted by MYstIC G
Plus also then Kenny can lead us into battle against Lou and her DAoC minions

*nibbles on MG's ankles*

 

[MYstIC G]

Originally posted by luap
They'd have to backup any action they took with cached pages, log files, emails. All this backup would have to be kept for a while.

This would simply require a hidden forum so instead of threads being removed they're dumped out of sight. That also gives the BW/Game lot the ability to monitor what's being done. Can ya tell i've done this before?

 

[Lester]

I think this happens now? I can still see this one....

http://forums.barrysworld.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51083&perpage=25&pagenumber=2

I aer teh hax0r!!11

I assume it' coz it's in my cache but......it has a new location?

 

[MYstIC G]

Looks that way, however I guess the permissions aren't set properly because I can also read the thread (usually vB should say you've not got appropriate privilages, cannot display, yada yada).

 

[WPKenny]

Originally posted by MYstIC G
a) Jonty hardly ever uses general if we're realistic
b) TdC is "too-regular" if such an expression exists

Personally I'd suggest WPKenny, he seems reasonable enough & not quite so "wijercised" as Wij & TdC.

Plus also then Kenny can lead us into battle against Lou and her DAoC minions

RAR!

 

[Gumbo]

Originally posted by Lester
I think this happens now? I can still see this one....

http://forums.barrysworld.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51083&perpage=25&pagenumber=2

I aer teh hax0r!!11

I assume it' coz it's in my cache but......it has a new location?

heh you can still post in it too, it's aliiiivvvvve!!!!

 

[dysfunction]

It is still alive...






Kiiiiilllll Iiiitttt!!!!!111

 

[Wij]

Originally posted by MYstIC G
Personally I'd suggest WPKenny, he seems reasonable enough & not quite so "wijercised" as Wij & TdC.

Wijercised ?

 

[Testin da Cable]

like circumcised....only with a brick

 

[old.D0LLySh33p]

/me strokes the evil carebear.

 

[.Moriarty.]

Originally posted by lecter
One thing that hasnt been made clear is where the line is going to be drawn or this may be the intention. If everyone knows where they stand then there can be no arguement. I'd imagine a lot of the people on this forum do not know or understand the legal implications. I'd suggest a brief checklist of what is acceptable and what is not.
ie.
1. Comments which can be perceived as racially offensive should be avoided, even if the intended target is unlikely to take offense.
2. Picture content should be roughly inline with what you would expect to see on TV (ITC Guidelines).
etc etc.

Judgement should be meated out consistently and fairly.

Id take an opposing viewpoint - where the line that is drawn is vague and not set in stone. There should only be general rules layed down - cliques being frowned upon, newbie bashing not being tollerated etc etc - pushing the forum members in the general direction. If complex rules are laid down its only a matter of time before somone comes along and bends them as hard as they can. When they are challenged, they will claim there was no specific rule they infringed, theyre just being picked on, woe is them, your all racistist, ad infinitum.

General rules should be laid down, with the forum mods and bw/game admins having the only say on what is or is not tollerated. These rules should then be laid down consistently. Everyone knows what newbie bashing/racisim/muppetry/random flaming consists of. No one needs to be told. They dont need a 50 page T&C to tell them so. As such, no one should be surprised if theyre punished for doing it.

 

[Sar]

Cage banned?

How shit.

 

[Will]

Is there any word on what is happening with the forum moderation?

*appeals to upon high*

 

[~YuckFou~]

I'm all for it, in moderation of course.

 

[Sar]

/slaps Yuck about with a well oiled cock.

 

[Dimebag]

Its nice to know you all have such suggestive and constructive comments...

Specially when its possible one of you lamers will have to "deal with me" at some point.

Dime

 

[Testin da Cable]

I take it you're not up for being slapped with a well oiled cock then Dime?

 

[kameleon]

They've built a special room for you at GAME.net Dime. Everytime you're norty they are going to strap you to a table and get TdC to wax yer back, crack and sack till you promise to be good

 

[Testin da Cable]

having watched "ichi the killer" yesterday, I'd dare say my skills are honed to a razor's edge atm

 

[Ono]

I'll moderate those fuckers.

Never did like them anyway.

 

[MYstIC G]

Originally posted by Ono
I'll moderate those fuckers.

Never did like them anyway.

YEAH!



er, or something :E

 

[*charlton_thd*]

fight teh power!!


what am i doing here??

*sulks off*