Alright "Moderators"

[NG-Bumper]

Why dont' you tell us all what the fuck it takes to become a moderator on the BBS? no no, I'll throw you one better! What does it take to become a moderator PERIOD?

Whether it be a forum moderator, icon moderator, review moderator, or audio moderator. You fucking tell us what in the hell we have to do? I dont' want your fucking, "kiss ass" or "suck cock" answers either. Tell us what made you fucking pathetic people so special to be "hand-picked" to become MODS?

tell us all, how you fucking became a moderator and why?

[Me-Patch]

Do you need a hug? I'll give you a hug if you want.

[hausoft]

you be nice to current mods

[Cyprus]

Damn... angry faic?
Chill out buddy... If you get this worked up about Newgrounds, you really need to go outside a little more.

[Steven-M]

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/9419 97

We should make this thread about Mr Motivator or something.

[uglysonObitch]

posting before the inevitable locking of this thread

[The-Great-One]

*sigh*

Forum Moderators - to become a forum moderator it's simple. You have to a mature user on the BBS and help out and flame when necessary. Lulz is alright now and then (I hate myself for using that term), but it has to be kept on low. Even the moderators do Lulz when they respond to things like this... telling you to "kiss ass" or "suck cock."

Audio Moderators - if you're not familiar with the Audio Portal then you can just forget about this one. Audio Moderators keep track of the Audio Portal and help maintain the songs there so no stolen songs can get through.

Icon Moderators - if you submit your icon pic for a flash without an icon, these mods determine if the icon is good enough to show off what the flash is about.

Review Moderators - they simply find abusive reviews or useless reviews and have them deleted. Without these guys many users here wouldn't have their Deity Whistles.

HAVE A NICE DAY!
:D

[Guardian-Angel]

At 7/23/08 12:42 AM, uglysonObitch wrote: posting before the inevitable locking of this thread

I'll join you.

[EARIO]

First, go outside and start a social life, then come back here affter a long while, then be a moddle poster, then point out what needs to be improved/what can be done to inprove a users expierence on these forums and MAYBY you will become a modeter.

And dont ask to be one cause that will lower your chance of becoming one!

[Evark]

Why do you take such an adversarial stance against us? One of the prerequisites is a general sense of familiarity and lacking resentment of the current team, or at the VERY least a sense of indifference.

But really, why should we be spelling it all out for you guys in the first place? It's a pretty consistent pattern of users who become moderators, usually it has to do with trustworthiness, consistency when it comes to posting and participating maturely or amusingly, and a general level of respect for the user among peers. It's all common sense things. Our aloofness is both a result of form and function. Form in that we and others find it amusing to make up bullshit and feed it to noobs to watch them buy it in a vain attempt at being given modship (as opposed to earning it), and function in that a sure-fire 'become a mod ASAP' answer would defeat the purpose of our requirements in the first place.

[DP36]

My friend got a message from wade about what it does take

It said

A few years on NG
A decent number of posts
Considerate
and a few others i can't remember.

[Me-Patch]

All the male mods should grow mustaches as a sign of being authority figures. Just tossing that one out there.

[zackyboy2]

Please look at this guy's profile.

[AdairTishler]

you have to suck wade's cock over 9000 times

[The-Great-One]

At 7/23/08 12:44 AM, Evark wrote: Why do you take such an adversarial stance against us? One of the prerequisites is a general sense of familiarity and lacking resentment of the current team, or at the VERY least a sense of indifference.

We don't know why people attack BBS Moderators. Right now I'm not too happy with review moderators. You see all these so called "reviews" out there that aren't even reviews?

But really, why should we be spelling it all out for you guys in the first place? It's a pretty consistent pattern of users who become moderators, usually it has to do with trustworthiness, consistency when it comes to posting and participating maturely or amusingly, and a general level of respect for the user among peers. It's all common sense things. Our aloofness is both a result of form and function. Form in that we and others find it amusing to make up bullshit and feed it to noobs to watch them buy it in a vain attempt at being given modship (as opposed to earning it), and function in that a sure-fire 'become a mod ASAP' answer would defeat the purpose of our requirements in the first place.

Well you should tell people why and how you guys became moderators. I mean we are quite curious on why and how. I understand you have to be trustworthy, consistent, and post in a mature or amusing manner. Making up bullshit to feed noobs is the opposite of what a mod is supposed to be... you're supposed to help new users. Also becoming a mod "ASAP" is downright impossible... because Newgrounds is an honest site.

All I have to complain about what you've just said is the misdirection of new users. It isn't right and it's not what you moderators should be doing. By saying you're here to help new users and then turn around and stab them in the back. That makes you... well, hypocrites.

HAVE A NICE DAY!
:D

[Popsoap]

Imagine Newgrounds composed entirely of moderators.

BAN WARS!!!

[MadCow]

PFFT shit didnt used to be that hard. i was modded like 5 times. but then at one of the meetups, i threw up all over wades wife when i saw how ugly she was and since he's strangely sensitive about stuff like that, he got offended and was like "never again"

Also, he called me the n-word later that day so i sued him for a couple thousand dollars for emotional damage so we still have some bad blood between us :[

[Me-Patch]

At 7/23/08 12:56 AM, The-Great-One wrote: HAVE A NICE DAY!

D

Every time you say that, I want to be an asshole to you. I'm probably not alone.

[Sarcasm]

At 7/23/08 12:53 AM, Me-Patch wrote: All the male mods should grow mustaches as a sign of being authority figures. Just tossing that one out there.

Fuck that, all mods should grow moustaches.

[Antiganondworf]

At 7/23/08 01:03 AM, Sarcasm wrote:

At 7/23/08 12:53 AM, Me-Patch wrote: All the male mods should grow mustaches as a sign of being authority figures. Just tossing that one out there.

Fuck that, all mods should grow moustaches.

Fuck You.

Only the female mods should grow mustaches.

[ShitOnAStick]

At 7/23/08 01:04 AM, Antiganondworf wrote:

At 7/23/08 01:03 AM, Sarcasm wrote:

Fuck that, all mods should grow moustaches.

Fuck You.

Only the female mods should grow mustaches.

Fucking done.

[ArmorAll]

At 7/23/08 12:44 AM, Evark wrote: adversarial, prerequisites, familiarity, resentment, indifference, trustworthiness, aloofness

... do you talk like that in real life?

[Sarcasm]

At 7/23/08 01:08 AM, ArmorAll wrote:

At 7/23/08 12:44 AM, Evark wrote: adversarial, prerequisites, familiarity, resentment, indifference, trustworthiness, aloofness

... do you talk like that in real life?

Extensive vocabulary gets you allllll the babes.

[Evark]

At 7/23/08 12:56 AM, The-Great-One wrote: Well you should tell people why and how you guys became moderators. I mean we are quite curious on why and how. I understand you have to be trustworthy, consistent, and post in a mature or amusing manner.

But, spelling out the exactly requirements not only is impossible since all our ideas about what makes a decent mod are probably as varied as yours, albeit a little more focused on certain aspects and little less focused on others.

Making up bullshit to feed noobs is the opposite of what a mod is supposed to be... you're supposed to help new users. Also becoming a mod "ASAP" is downright impossible... because Newgrounds is an honest site.

Eh, there's no stipulation that we can't have a little fun. Personally, I don't usually like misleading users because it's not how I get my jollies. But, that doesn't mean that I can't find it amusing when other mods do. It's a decent way to get newer users acclimated to the way this place works. If you're charging headfirst into posting here without getting a sense of what this place is about, you're going to learn eventually anyway. Would you rather new users learn with a little light fun about something not-so-big-a-deal as the distinctly slim chance of moderation, or something a little more serious, like gullibility resulting in account loss?

All I have to complain about what you've just said is the misdirection of new users. It isn't right and it's not what you moderators should be doing. By saying you're here to help new users and then turn around and stab them in the back. That makes you... well, hypocrites.

It's kinda like a dose of tough-love, though. These forums have a history of adopting extremely offensive style of communique, especially when it comes to using slang as terms of endearment. I mean, if I'm familiar with someone I'm likely to greet them with "holy shit, what the fuck's up you oversized dung pile, I haven't seen you in forever." A new user won't understand the context of the teasing, and would likely interpret something like that as a flame, rather than casual teasing or any other lesser forms of ribbing. See what I'm saying? It cultivates the tough-skin that we expect NG's userbase to have, especially on a site that champions free-speech in favor of censorship when it comes to the offensive (mostly).

HAVE A NICE DAY!

Most days, I'm pleased just having one in the first place.

[ShitOnAStick]

At 7/23/08 01:08 AM, ArmorAll wrote:

At 7/23/08 12:44 AM, Evark wrote: adversarial, prerequisites, familiarity, resentment, indifference, trustworthiness, aloofness

... do you talk like that in real life?

Evan has this sense about him in real life, Even before his lips seperate to talk, you ready yourself to deck him a good one.
But I think that's just his aura more than his vocabulary. I was pretty drunk when he talked to me.
Who knows.

[l33t-soldier]

At 7/23/08 12:53 AM, Me-Patch wrote: All the male mods should grow mustaches as a sign of being authority figures. Just tossing that one out there.

A mustache is like a free ticket to the Coolympics.

[The-Great-One]

At 7/23/08 01:10 AM, Evark wrote: But, spelling out the exactly requirements not only is impossible since all our ideas about what makes a decent mod are probably as varied as yours, albeit a little more focused on certain aspects and little less focused on others.

I can see where you're coming from in this department. You can't have simple requirements. Each person is different and you don't want to be screwed over if you accept the wrong person who was bullshiting you the whole time.

Eh, there's no stipulation that we can't have a little fun. Personally, I don't usually like misleading users because it's not how I get my jollies. But, that doesn't mean that I can't find it amusing when other mods do. It's a decent way to get newer users acclimated to the way this place works. If you're charging headfirst into posting here without getting a sense of what this place is about, you're going to learn eventually anyway. Would you rather new users learn with a little light fun about something not-so-big-a-deal as the distinctly slim chance of moderation, or something a little more serious, like gullibility resulting in account loss?

Basically it's picking on the new kid for fun... getting them used to the place. Understandable. Even though I'm not a fan of this method, I guess it's not too bad... since it still gives me a chance to help them still.

It's kinda like a dose of tough-love, though. These forums have a history of adopting extremely offensive style of communique, especially when it comes to using slang as terms of endearment. I mean, if I'm familiar with someone I'm likely to greet them with "holy shit, what the fuck's up you oversized dung pile, I haven't seen you in forever." A new user won't understand the context of the teasing, and would likely interpret something like that as a flame, rather than casual teasing or any other lesser forms of ribbing. See what I'm saying? It cultivates the tough-skin that we expect NG's userbase to have, especially on a site that champions free-speech in favor of censorship when it comes to the offensive (mostly).

Understandable.

Well I guess I have nothing else to say, thanks for sharing and clearing up that part of mind.

[THEJamoke]

At 7/23/08 12:56 AM, The-Great-One wrote:

At 7/23/08 12:44 AM, Evark wrote: Why do you take such an adversarial stance against us? One of the prerequisites is a general sense of familiarity and lacking resentment of the current team, or at the VERY least a sense of indifference.

We don't know why people attack BBS Moderators. Right now I'm not too happy with review moderators. You see all these so called "reviews" out there that aren't even reviews?

The review mods are doing the best job possible at the moment. Everyday more and more reviews are offered up into the funeral pyre and those who made the effort to help find them reap the rewards. I spend a lot of time everyday in RageVI's abusive review thread and haven't ever seen you there. What do you know of the job performance of valiant individuals like life, Seamonky, kidray and many others? They have been nothing but supportive and helpful to other users as long as I have frequenting that forum thread.

But really, why should we be spelling it all out for you guys in the first place? It's a pretty consistent pattern of users who become moderators, usually it has to do with trustworthiness, consistency when it comes to posting and participating maturely or amusingly, and a general level of respect for the user among peers. It's all common sense things. Our aloofness is both a result of form and function. Form in that we and others find it amusing to make up bullshit and feed it to noobs to watch them buy it in a vain attempt at being given modship (as opposed to earning it), and function in that a sure-fire 'become a mod ASAP' answer would defeat the purpose of our requirements in the first place.

Well you should tell people why and how you guys became moderators. I mean we are quite curious on why and how. I understand you have to be trustworthy, consistent, and post in a mature or amusing manner.

He just explained why he shouldn't tell. The mods owe no one an explanation of their methods or how they came to be, they've received their good-behavior reward by themselves. You seem to have a pretty basic grasp of what one should do if they expect to gain recognition, so why do you need someone to hold your hand? So what's wrong with natural achievement through one's own merit?

Making up bullshit to feed noobs is the opposite of what a mod is supposed to be... you're supposed to help new users. Also becoming a mod "ASAP" is downright impossible... because Newgrounds is an honest site.

They do, by locking and deleting posts that violate rules or that just plain aren't necessary, then provide a reason as to why they did so. After that, is it too much to expect a person to actually make a beneficial lesson of the experience and learn something?
One way of telling if a person is mature enough to handle a position of limited power is by gauging their response to a possible learning experience. If someone moans and complains about a ban or lock, then it's obvious that person's maturity development has a way to go.

All I have to complain about what you've just said is the misdirection of new users. It isn't right and it's not what you moderators should be doing. By saying you're here to help new users and then turn around and stab them in the back. That makes you... well, hypocrites.

That makes them normal people who like to have a harmless laugh at someone's expense every so often.

[Me-Patch]

At 7/23/08 01:15 AM, l33t-soldier wrote: A mustache is like a free ticket to the Coolympics.

Only if it's full and lush, like a tasty meaty chicken wing.

[Evark]

At 7/23/08 01:08 AM, ArmorAll wrote: ... do you talk like that in real life?

Yes. But I don't usually go off on paragraph-long tangents related to my point. In real life I'll speak with a certain higher level of succinctness and often don't have any need to cloud other people's understanding of my speech with exessive vocabulary. But I will still use all of those words. I'm an english major and have always been fascinated by the ability of the English language to convey shades of meaning.

I mean, ever heard someone use the same phrase or expression repeatedly within the same thought? "Like" is a common culprit. I can't stand it. Hearing it within my own speech pains my sould, slightly. Having a larger vocabulary ensures that you'll keep your speech mixed up.

And I speak a lot differently on AIM as well. This is a forum, it's not important for me to keep my posts terse because the whole point is to provoke discussion, and by expanding and clarifying my opinions I might provoke more thought than if I didn't, and less misunderstanding. Of course, some people simply won't interact with me because they won't bother reading my posts, but that's fine by me. I don't need to waste my time on those who aren't willing to spend theirs for me.