Members FretFiend. Posted November 8, 2016 Members Share Posted November 8, 2016 NO! DON'T PANIC! NOT HERE! I frequent a lot of forums (fora, fori?). So one of the ones I frequent is being barraged by spam, and all the resident moderators have evidently jumped ship. The admin essentially desperately asked for volunteers to help... I offered, with the warning that I have never done any forum moderating, and would appreciate some guidelines or something. So the next thing I know, he responds that I am now an official moderator. Sure enough, I start exploring my new world, and discover that I hold in my hot little hands, a BAN HAMMER! Damn! I already feel the power, and if feels GOOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted November 8, 2016 Members Share Posted November 8, 2016 Fox, hen house... Have fun with it. Never tried it, but I've been moderator-curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted November 8, 2016 Members Share Posted November 8, 2016 Well I say good for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 8, 2016 Members Share Posted November 8, 2016 I used to be a mod on a non-music-related forum. It wasn't fun. The Admin didn't want me, some of the senior members talked him into it. When I did start moderating, there would be very public disagreements over my moderating style (i.e., I posted warnings when I had to do serious moderating and got reamed for it afterward). I got sick of being undermined and I haven't been back in years. BTW, I've always said "forums." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted November 8, 2016 Members Share Posted November 8, 2016 Not something I'd be interested in, but good luck to ya FF. I prefer to drive mods to drinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted November 8, 2016 Members Share Posted November 8, 2016 Well, I suppose if Trump is going to be President . . . . . . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members recordingtrack1 Posted November 8, 2016 Members Share Posted November 8, 2016 Tell us the name so we can come and troll there. I'll get in touch with the Tarty lad. Better yet, Neal can stop by for a visit. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted November 8, 2016 Members Share Posted November 8, 2016 Well, I don't know much about knitting, but I'll give it a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted November 9, 2016 Members Share Posted November 9, 2016 Brows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted November 9, 2016 Members Share Posted November 9, 2016 Good luck, old bean. Lot's of spam, disgruntled members, moderation suffering to non-existent, low pay, harsh working conditions and a right-to-work site? Bring it on! Um, pine with 6 pall bearers okay or are you okay just shooting your foot off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted November 9, 2016 Members Share Posted November 9, 2016 No, I thought it was one of those Native American knitting circles. It's all the rage with the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members recordingtrack1 Posted November 9, 2016 Members Share Posted November 9, 2016 I couldn't mod simply because you have to read ALL THAT CRAP! My ADD kicks in too quick these days and I had to quit taking the medication, LOL! It'd be ugly ya'll....Ug-Lee! Jes' sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted November 9, 2016 Members Share Posted November 9, 2016 THAT'S when you troll, when it just gets too stupid. Hey, take it from me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted November 9, 2016 Members Share Posted November 9, 2016 Neal, you've attained friendly troll status. Suffer the love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted November 9, 2016 Members Share Posted November 9, 2016 I'm not a mod but I play one on the internet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members recordingtrack1 Posted November 9, 2016 Members Share Posted November 9, 2016 Neal' date=' you've attained friendly troll status. Suffer the love.[/quote'] Heck yeah man. The past is in the past. But I'm still gonna give you $#it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted November 10, 2016 Members Share Posted November 10, 2016 Congratlations, and God help them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted November 10, 2016 Moderators Share Posted November 10, 2016 Moderators tread a fine line...they have some very special powers, but are always under scrutiny from above...like being Thor with Odin watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted November 11, 2016 Members Share Posted November 11, 2016 With great power comes great responsibility...ahhh...shaddap. Have some fun. Ban someone and then hook them back up. Do it a few or many times just for grins. Apologize - oops, my bad - and then repeat. Pick someone who walks that self-aggrandizing bad boy edge. After a few times just tell him you're practicing. Y'know, gotta calibrate the stun gun and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FretFiend. Posted November 11, 2016 Author Members Share Posted November 11, 2016 Actually, so far, it's not been a headache at all. I check in once or twice a day, which I probably would have done anyway. If I find spam, there's a neat feature in vbulliten for moderators called "One touch ban and clean." A couple of clicks of the mouse, and BAM, the offending threads are deleted and the offending spammer is permanently IP banned. Not a lot of trouble.The forum is low traffic, so that's about it. Now, trying to moderate something like the Political Potty or Open Jam here… that's another story. My hat's off to the guys trying to keep peace there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted November 11, 2016 Members Share Posted November 11, 2016 Well, the experience is a feather in the cap, then. I really don't see the conflict that moderating at a more combative forum would present. I'd just hit the button with a 3rd offense and be done with it. That would be while enjoying a sammich, too. Moderation applied to a political discussion forum is pretty much oxymoronic, and arguing the rules is the ultimate paradox. Politics is another word for insults. I would not bother moderating even if my name was on the banner. If someone reported another person I'd simply advise them they asked for it by their mere engagement and to police themselves first. If they kicked it up the pike to the god-mod I'd tell him to deal with the stupidity. In those forums you reap what you sow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted November 12, 2016 Members Share Posted November 12, 2016 NO! DON'T PANIC! NOT HERE! I frequent a lot of forums (fora, fori?). So one of the ones I frequent is being barraged by spam, and all the resident moderators have evidently jumped ship. The admin essentially desperately asked for volunteers to help... I offered, with the warning that I have never done any forum moderating, and would appreciate some guidelines or something. So the next thing I know, he responds that I am now an official moderator. Sure enough, I start exploring my new world, and discover that I hold in my hot little hands, a BAN HAMMER! Damn! I already feel the power, and if feels GOOD! I'm the one who got you that job. Everyone else wanted to black-ball you. Just remember that. I think you've got exceptional potential. But I can squash you like a bug at my whim. And I routinely chew-up ban hammers for breakfast. Remember who your friends are. Just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted November 12, 2016 Members Share Posted November 12, 2016 Marc, squash, chew-up, breakfast...hungry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted November 12, 2016 Members Share Posted November 12, 2016 Damn! You were the one, huh?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted November 16, 2016 Members Share Posted November 16, 2016 I was a moderator at Banjo Hangout for years, and it can be a thankless job. When the political posts devolved into people threatening physical hard, the decision was made to ban political discussion. Needless to say, a lot of people tried pushing the boundaries, and the moderator was always wrong. I was accused of being a right-wing nut and a left-wing nut. Maybe this is why I hardly play banjo anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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