Let's please drop this issue now gents.
I thought he raised some fair points!
Dropped!
Forgot to add that i think Westcorklad would be a good choice for a mod....seems fairly sound and level headed and i dont think the mod status would inflate his ego to the point he distances himself from and thinks he is far superior to the regular posters...and again i think an escort or two should be a mod(s)...anyone for scotch...(sorry that was a tangent)
Last edited by Apollo1; 17-01-11 at 23:29.
Ive finally had chance to read this thread thru properly after some days off and a very busy shift on saturday....its brought up some interesting points.
Before i started this job i had used many forums over the years in a poster capacity and its not until i got a few months into this job, I realised how difficult moderating can be.
As some have said already it can be a thankless job, and you can often be seen as the bad boy/girl when things get heated on here.
One of the most difficult things i found ,is judging personalities online. How to tell when a poster is joking, having a laugh, and not being serious about what they are saying. It is a very difficult role to do sometimes. Also every person is different, will judge a situation different, what one person may do, another may not.
Hopefully we have turned things around for the best, trying to get conisistency in decisions made, and there is always lots of discussion that goes on in the background on difficult situations. The moderators and the manager have to help each other all the time, its a big team. We all make mistakes and make bad calls sometimes, and we have to deal with that and move on to the next drama.
All the moderators working here sometimes get slated, but most of them spend a lot of time on this site, helping out, and are trying to do the best by everyone.
I do understand this thread is a bit of fun, but it is a difficult role, you have to try and be impartial, and judge everything fairly and against the rules and guidelines off the site.
Just my thoughts for the night...on my first night shift...yawmmmmm...wheres my duvet! lol