how many MODs do we have in this forum?

[RozzySean]

Both are good choices. If Killersheep was as active as he was at one time, I would put a vote in for him. I agree Oumafan would be good, and at some point, I hope to see Amat with a mod beside his name.

I'm guessing that consistent participation is a requirement to be a mod, and Fenster and Smashup have been consistantly around and stir up less crap than most of us.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I STIR IT LIKE i GET PAID FOR IT!

[OumaFan]

I just had my first ban.

Bit of a letdown really.

Was expecting more of a surge of power, a Judge Dredd feeling.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I just had my first ban.

Bit of a letdown really.

Was expecting more of a surge of power, a Judge Dredd feeling.

Who'd you have to ban?

Did you think you'd feel like Jett Lee in "The One"?

...But only felt like Jack Sparrow cuz he, in the end... won... But Orlando Bloom ended up banging Kira knightly

[Dark Lord Al]

i think i would make a great moderator , what do you guys think ?

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

i think i would make a great moderator , what do you guys think ?

I think that there would be daily bannings of Calzaghe/Kahn fans until the board was entirly rid of them

[Dark Lord Al]

i think i would make a great moderator , what do you guys think ?

I think that there would be daily bannings of Calzaghe/Kahn fans until the board was entirly rid of them

You saying i dont like Calzaghe ? i dont know what gives you that impression Mike

[OumaFan]

I just had my first ban.

Bit of a letdown really.

Was expecting more of a surge of power, a Judge Dredd feeling.

Who'd you have to ban?

Did you think you'd feel like Jett Lee in "The One"?

...But only felt like Jack Sparrow cuz he, in the end... won... But Orlando Bloom ended up banging Kira knightly

Just a spammer, I guess that takes some of the fun out of it. But besides spammers I'm not sure who I can ban, not like I can just ban Legion or JT or Wacko just for the hell of it

At least I don't think so. Not saying I would even if I could.

I could edit other people's posts, which is tempting, but generally I think that would be looked down on also

[LEGION]

I just had my first ban.

Bit of a letdown really.

Was expecting more of a surge of power, a Judge Dredd feeling.

Who'd you have to ban?

Did you think you'd feel like Jett Lee in "The One"?

...But only felt like Jack Sparrow cuz he, in the end... won... But Orlando Bloom ended up banging Kira knightly

Just a spammer, I guess that takes some of the fun out of it. But besides spammers I'm not sure who I can ban, not like I can just ban Legion or JT or Wacko just for the hell of it

At least I don't think so. Not saying I would even if I could.

I could edit other people's posts, which is tempting, but generally I think that would be looked down on also

Funny my name was the 1st one that happened to pop into your head How subtle a hint of your distaste for me

[TitoFan]

Rather than start a new thread, I decided to bump this one.

Given the recent drama in the forum surrounding bannings and other such matters, I think it's a natural question to ask... just how many mods ARE there in the forum... and what is considered the necessary number to have. I think it's a reasonable question, since mods obviously have a lot to do with what gets permitted here and what isn't.

Personally, I was happy with the original number of mods (since 2005 anyway)... and adding too many can create issues. To begin with, and stressing it's only my opinion, mods need special characteristics to be good mods. It helps if they don't have any personal vendettas, secret or otherwise. It helps if they're not given to frequent skirmishes. It helps if they're level-headed about issues, even emotional ones. I have my own personal opinion of who's a good mod and who isn't, just by the years of reading everything that's said. Again, opinions are like assholes. Everybody's got one. But again, I think you start flooding a forum with too many mods... and you're bound to get some trigger-happy, power-drunk, not-very-objective person who can singlehandedly drive away some pretty good posters. Which is a shame, of course. The ideal mod should be "clique-less", which to me means he/she should view everyone the same way, regardless of nationality, politics, religious beliefs, etc. The ideal mod should also be immune to brown-nosing, ass-kissing... whatever you want to call it.

Being totally open, I'm disappointed with the departures of some of our more recent posters, such as vidgil. I thought he was pretty decent, and didn't engage in anything the rest of us haven't engaged in at some point or another. Him and walrus I sort of group together. A couple of self-effacing American guys who came into the forum looking for a little fun, and contributed some pretty good, albeit different points of view. At some point they got into some scraps, but hey... if everyone who ever got into scraps was gone from here... someone would have to shut out the light, 'cause they'd be nobody left. Analyzing the situation a bit, they probably felt like they were being shunned by what they consider a cliquish atmosphere. If that's the case, I can sort of understand where they're coming from.

Going back to the mods, the important thing is they're fellow human beings like the rest of us, who are prone to get pissed like the rest of us. If a mod takes something personal, he/she's bound to respond in a perfectly understandable human way. In other words, mods are not mistake-proof. I only wish there was a mechanism by which a mod mistake could be rectified or undone. After all, I would think we all want the forum to grow in numbers and diversity. If it becomes an exclusive, good ol' boys club.... I think it'll be to the detriment of the overall atmosphere.

Consistency is probably the most important feature of a mod's function. It's like calling balls and strikes in baseball (sorry... hopefully our British friends will follow the analogy). A good umpire isn't one who has the perfect strike zone. A good umpire is the one who calls pitches consistently from one pitch to the next, from one pitcher to the next... and even from one game to the next. I guess that's my way of saying that what is "bannable" on the one hand, should be "bannable" no matter WHO it comes from, or when it happens.

Just my worth.