[Blehm 98] Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 (edited) i just did a count, and, counting stewart and micah, the ratio of Global moderators to Normal moderators is 17:19. Just telling you this, maybe we need more normal moderators :wink: (the TFTD forums seem odly empty with me being the only moderator and no mod for technical issues) [edit] sorry, didn't notice supsuper was a moderator, but he doesn't do anything i know of[/edit] Edited January 2, 2005 by blehm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsereve Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 I whole-heartily agree! We need to start recruiting lots more mods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupSuper Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 [edit] sorry, didn't notice supsuper was a moderator, but he doesn't do anything i know of[/edit]what do you mean i don't do anything? i have lots of fun closing and opening threads but seriously, xcom 2 hardly needs any modding. no misplaced posts, no posts needing deleting, and pretty low activity too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Azrael Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 The X-Com forums rarely need modding, I mod X-Com 3 and hardly have to do anything at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Blehm 98] Posted January 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 well, we need more mods somewhere them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[dipstick] Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Guys, you don't know how hard the job is though.... Put it this way, if more mods were needed, Stewart and Micah would have asked some. I pestered for ages - in gets you there eventually Just be good, and maybe next christmas.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Blehm 98] Posted January 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 I'm already a mod I'm asking for more regular mods, not globals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 I can always can some globals to make the ratio better. Actually I have been cleaning house lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[dipstick] Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 I hope you don't operate a FIFO policy stewart..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Nah, it's a LIFO.now... Which was the last global to join us again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 I can always can some globals to make the ratio better. Actually I have been cleaning house lately.It seems certain members are no longer admins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan2 Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 I can always can some globals to make the ratio better. Actually I have been cleaning house lately.It seems certain members are no longer admins? Indeed, the activity in TFTD is quite low. About moderators, what are they actually for? I wish more people would talk about TFTD, I guess I came right when the party is close to be over. For how long a person have to a member before he can apply to be a regular moderator? And how much time would take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 (edited) Oh my, the inquisitive interviews, background checks and gruesome tests you have to go through here to become a moderator! Here's the deal in a nutshell: Stewart gets bored; names are suggested by him or by third parties, or the applicants themselves (if not he'll have to remain bored and probably will check for more recruits or add some forum layers, he's probably bored all the time ); Stewart then randomly picks a number or something and some more people can call themselves moderator. That's it, I guess Edited January 4, 2005 by j'ordos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan2 Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Oh my, the inquisitive interviews, background checks and gruesome tests you have to go through here to become a moderator! Here's the deal in a nutshell: Stewart gets bored; names are suggested by him or by third parties, or the applicants themselves (if not he'll have to remain bored and probably will check for more recruits or add some forum layers, he's probably bored all the time ); Stewart then randomly picks a number or something and some more people can call themselves moderator. That's it, I guess This is an answer, partial, but an answer. The part that I still don't understand is how necessary is a moderator, what he has to do and why should anyone bother to be one? Won't take to much time from their busy life?And obscene language is not something I see often around here. When I tried to type h-e-l-l (for the aliens) my message was automatically reverted to the word heck, so no problem there.May I ask who is Stewart? I should look up myself, but just in case.About tests, it would be a great topic, tests of how well people know about TFDT and which are the tiny usefull or useless details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 (edited) moderators keep forums tidy, tasks include : remove obsolete topics, decide which topic should be pinned & which not, suppress any form of rebellion , world domination, and many more...so it's not only about obscene language Stewart is one of the two admins (Micah is the other one), Micah owns the place, Stewart runs it, more-or less? Well, according to 'the moderating team' the only admins now are admin1&admin2, not stewart & micah, but well... about tests, I suppose Stewart monitors every move you make, so if you do good, you stay, if you do bad, ... Dunno Edited January 5, 2005 by j'ordos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan2 Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 moderators keep forums tidy, tasks include : remove obsolete topics, decide which topic should be pinned & which not, surpress any form of rebellion , world domination, and many more...so it's not only about obscene language Thanks for your answers. About rebellion, yes, it must be exterminated immediately.I imagine even aliens in TFTD have more chances to survive. But it would be fun to annoy the moderators from time to time, at least with questions.So to be a moderator is pretty burocratic and doesn't bring much fun in your life. And you wonder they're apathic. What do you expect, it's normal to be depressed to pin topics all day or even worse, not to have anything to do.I better go back to the aliens, they just keep coming and coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[NKF] Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 (edited) From what I've seen so far, things are generally kept civil and everything's fine and dandy. However, moderators are still needed to keep the peace should it ever get broken. I tend to log on every day just to see what's up although I haven't seen too many opportunities to weild my demi-moderatorly powers - mostly because some other moderator will have beaten me to it. That and I'm overly lenient to topic drift. - NKF Edited January 5, 2005 by NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 I can always can some globals to make the ratio better. Actually I have been cleaning house lately.It seems certain members are no longer admins? See how honest Micah and I are. Actually Micah and I are Admins but administrator is our secondary group (Xenocide Senior Members being out primary). The software catalogues only the primary group. In this case Seniors are a form of global moderator, so BINGO we show up as such. Admin1 = Micah, Admin2 = Me; There are two levels of administrators. Root admins and admins. Root admins have access to all the logs where as admins do not. Admins cannot make themselves root admins. Admin 1 and 2 are root admins so micah and I can access the root admin tools. I can always can some globals to make the ratio better. Actually I have been cleaning house lately.It seems certain members are no longer admins? Indeed, the activity in TFTD is quite low. About moderators, what are they actually for? I wish more people would talk about TFTD, I guess I came right when the party is close to be over. For how long a person have to a member before he can apply to be a regular moderator? And how much time would take? Wanna be one? Which forum(s)? Oh my, the inquisitive interviews, background checks and gruesome tests you have to go through here to become a moderator! Here's the deal in a nutshell: Stewart gets bored; names are suggested by him or by third parties, or the applicants themselves (if not he'll have to remain bored and probably will check for more recruits or add some forum layers, he's probably bored all the time ); Stewart then randomly picks a number or something and some more people can call themselves moderator. That's it, I guess Hmmm? Where did j'ordos get this text from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[dipstick] Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Sorry - meant LIFO policy - that was the joke, damn, I screwed it up again!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan2 Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Wanna be one? Which forum(s)?Aaaa...... TFTD if it's available, I love this game and I'm playing it since 1997. But I still don't think much has to be done in it. I know moderators can bring a lot of unhappiness around, is there any way for a moderator to be as friendly as possible?I'm thinking that once some posts just dissapear just to find them into another topic. Is it possible for a moderator to leave a very short message (can be deleted after a month) that that reply was moved and where?Or being friendly would seem like that forum is not moderated at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 We have a forum called Alien Containment. This is where bad threads are sent. Users are aware of this. Before sending the thread thus the sender leaves an explanation. Can moderators be nice, hmmm? How 'bout if you prove they can? ZAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan2 Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 We have a forum called Alien Containment. This is where bad threads are sent. Users are aware of this. Before sending the thread thus the sender leaves an explanation.Can moderators be nice, hmmm? How 'bout if you prove they can? ZAP!Well, I'll try my best.Thank you for your trust, I hope I won't be a dissapointment.Now I'm going back for more fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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