Man of Honour Nomination....

Shayper · 27 Dec 2011 at 23:04

Captain Planet said:
Scary squirrel for being funniest poster.

Oh god this.

Poster of the year

Deluxe1 · 27 Dec 2011 at 23:09

4T5 said:
It is a little disturbing to see how some people are so desperate for it though.

Over the next 12 months i can envisage certain members actually doing things to gain in popularity in order to maybe be recognized for the MOH title.

Redz · 27 Dec 2011 at 23:15

4T5 said:
It is a little disturbing to see how some people are so desperate for it though.

Transparently so in some cases.

stockhausen said:
Those that ask, don't get.

Pate · 27 Dec 2011 at 23:20

Who on Earth would want to be mod? Dedicating an inordinate amount of time for.......what exactly?

Fair plays to the guys, but not for me! (Not that I was in the running

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Cleeecooo · 27 Dec 2011 at 23:38

Pate said:
Who on Earth would want to be mod? Dedicating an inordinate amount of time for.......what exactly?

Fair plays to the guys, but not for me! (Not that I was in the running )

Well if you already spend ridiculous amounts of time on the forums instead of getting a social life, then being a mod could only be a good thing surely?

Antar Bolaeisk · 28 Dec 2011 at 00:43

Cleeecooo said:
Well if you already spend ridiculous amounts of time on the forums instead of getting a social life, then being a mod could only be a good thing surely?

You'd probably make everyone's sigs radioactive green though

Cleeecooo · 28 Dec 2011 at 00:46

Antar Bolaeisk said:
You'd probably make everyone's sigs radioactive green though

NEVER!

If everyones sigs were green, is have to find another obnoxious colour for myself

I need a way of differentiatin myself from the masses

semi-pro waster · 28 Dec 2011 at 12:36

Cleeecooo said:
I simply can't fathom someone not wanting to be a mod!

Maybe not but for whatever reason it isn't something that everyone will want to do and that's fair enough.

Castiel said:
I feel that the biggest issue with being a MOD is keeping your objectivity, especially in threads that you personally participate in.

How easy and satisfying would it be to simply ban someone because they consistently disagreed with you?

Moderators do try to remain objective but occasionally no doubt it's not easy to do however with that said for many suspensions there will be some discussion amongst the moderation team regarding whether it is appropriate or not. It's easy to ban someone but it's rarely just because they disagree with you, there are reasons for bannings even if it's not always apparent to other users (normally due to clearups afterwards removing offending posts) and it's often not simply unilateral unless the rule break is so blindingly obvious that no debate is merited.

Burnsy2023 · 28 Dec 2011 at 12:44

Cleeecooo said:
Well if you already spend ridiculous amounts of time on the forums instead of getting a social life, then being a mod could only be a good thing surely?

That's fine if you can deal with the inevitable internal politics.

Deluxe1 · 28 Dec 2011 at 12:47

Cleeecooo said:
I simply can't fathom someone not wanting to be a mod!

I dare say a lot of people will just think that being a mod brings you lots of kudos,respect and power and thats why they think that being a mod would be a good thing.

CaptainRAVE · 28 Dec 2011 at 13:13

semi-pro waster said:
Moderators do try to remain objective but occasionally no doubt it's not easy to do however with that said for many suspensions there will be some discussion amongst the moderation team regarding whether it is appropriate or not. It's easy to ban someone but it's rarely just because they disagree with you, there are reasons for bannings even if it's not always apparent to other users (normally due to clearups afterwards removing offending posts) and it's often not simply unilateral unless the rule break is so blindingly obvious that no debate is merited.

Ah, memories of Neilgate and the 10%

dannyjo22 · 28 Dec 2011 at 13:17

Burnsy2023 said:
That's fine if you can deal with the inevitable internal politics.

Sounds like someone could write some memoirs

I can totally understand why people wouldn't want to do it.

Pate · 28 Dec 2011 at 13:44

Cleeecooo said:
Well if you already spend ridiculous amounts of time on the forums instead of getting a social life, then being a mod could only be a good thing surely?

Still don't see it to be honest. If I'm going to waste time on a forum, it's because I want to do so, not because I'm obliged to put in a fair amount of work. Moderating would quickly kill the amusement of this forum.

Not to mention I'm a immature ******* sometimes especially with a skinful of drink in me.

Cleeecooo · 28 Dec 2011 at 13:47

Pate said:
Still don't see it to be honest. If I'm going to waste time on a forum, it's because I want to do so, not because I'm obliged to put in a fair amount of work. Moderating would quickly kill the amusement of this forum.

Not to mention I'm a immature ..... sometimes especially with a skinful of drink in me.

Lol

Raymond Lin · 28 Dec 2011 at 13:49

Cleeecooo said:
Well if you already spend ridiculous amounts of time on the forums instead of getting a social life, then being a mod could only be a good thing surely?

Well, for one thing, you are kind of obliged to visit every single thread, even ones you never would have gone into before just to see if it has any rule breaking.

It also changes your perspective on the forum. You will read posts from different angles and that will take away the fun element of it.

Burnsy2023 · 28 Dec 2011 at 13:54

Raymond Lin said:
Well, for one thing, you are kind of obliged to visit every single thread, even ones you never would have gone into before just to see if it has any rule breaking.

It also changes your perspective on the forum.

This is all true. It can be a bit labourious but I didn't find that too much of an issue. It does mean you can't put anyone on ignore which is an obvious downside.

Raymond Lin said:
You will read posts from different angles and that will take away the fun element of it.

It doesn't necessarily take the fun out of it. I still had plenty of fun as a Don. It does change your posting style though. Thundy mentioned that my posting style changed when I left the mod team. You do need to be a bit more careful about what you post.

Cleeecooo · 28 Dec 2011 at 13:57

Raymond Lin said:
Well, for one thing, you are kind of obliged to visit every single thread, even ones you never would have gone into before just to see if it has any rule breaking.

It also changes your perspective on the forum. You will read posts from different angles and that will take away the fun element of it.

I read through pretty much every thread in the sections I frequent anyways

Also, don't RTMs alert dons to rule breaks instead?

I can't see how a perspective could change though?!

Raymond Lin · 28 Dec 2011 at 13:58

Burnsy2023 said:
It doesn't necessarily take the fun out of it. I still had plenty of fun as a Don. It does change your posting style though. Thundy mentioned that my posting style changed when I left the mod team. You do need to be a bit more careful about what you post.

As a general member, your obligation is just stay on the right side of the rules so keep it safe for work, no swearnig etc.

As a mod, what you say can be contruded a reflection on the rest of the OCUK team and thus you need to watch what you say, and your opinion on some matters so you end up treading waters more carefully.

Burnsy2023 · 28 Dec 2011 at 14:01

Cleeecooo said:
I can't see how a perspective could change though?!

Your perspective changes when you have to NP threads that you would have loved to go on because you know it'll end up in a mess.

4T5 · 28 Dec 2011 at 14:01

Raymond Lin said:
As a mod, what you say can be contruded a reflection on the rest of the OCUK team and thus you need to watch what you say, and your opinion on some matters so you end up treading waters more carefully.

Agreed.
Dons/Admins represent OcUK & should act accordingly.
MOH are just another forum member with the Freedom to be Himself.