Regional Forums Moderator: Charles!

[Ban Hammer 13,348]

lol.//that chopski is the reincarnation of eric....and know arijit has a bit more class on his trolls.....

damn,. brother charles i am late...

hey put down that torch!

[mox 298]

but to judge me based on the length of my replies is quite entertaining.

I don't believe I've mentioned the length of your replies, other than to (in the past) mock you for posting single jpeg responses as if they were the height of wittiness. So I'm not sure I understand where this comes from. You are, however, doing a fantastic job of making my point for me. A qualified moderator would know when and/or how to diffuse the situation, not revel in it.

To anybody else who cares:

It's pretty well documented that I personally dislike Charles. In fact, to avoid getting myself banned for shooting fish in barrels with rocket launchers, I interact with Charles as little as possible. So yes, it's true, were Charles to disappear from the face of VJ forever, I'd probably do one of those Mary Tyler Moore tossing my hat in the air things and then have myself a nice refreshing beverage while humming a Carpenters tune.

Having said that, it doesn't take away from my basic argument: has Charles shown an ability to act in the capacity of a moderator? Has he demonstrated his ability to be impartial or dispassionate? Has he demonstrated a talent for diffusing a situation rather than inflame it? Has he displayed the ability to write a well thought-out argument to either support or defend a position? Has he demonstrated the basic maturity you'd expect from somebody who acts in the capacity of moderating a discussion?

I believe the answers to these questions are all no, and I would say that even if this were some Bizarro-world alternate universe where I liked Charles and gravy did not in fact make everything taste better. If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong. But I'm not.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Rumor is that Charles has wanted to be mod for a long time.

Add to that rumor the well known fact that many people don't like Charles, and what do you have?

The obvious conclusion that Charles will do right by the responsibility he's been given, because it's a responsibility he's wanted and because he knows that any screw-up on his part will mean proving his detractors right.

So I think y'all can relax. Charles will do just fine. He has no choice.

[almaty 19]

#######? has any of the others..mox? who is this tay rivers/ never posts? and william is always gone...no offense to william or tay..i understand they have other things in their life..charles is here allot and as an organizer has been active and above board....

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

True, the Tay nomination made even less sense. At least Charles is on.. like all the time

[Ban Hammer 13,348]

but to judge me based on the length of my replies is quite entertaining.

I don't believe I've mentioned the length of your replies, other than to (in the past) mock you for posting single jpeg responses as if they were the height of wittiness. So I'm not sure I understand where this comes from. You are, however, doing a fantastic job of making my point for me. A qualified moderator would know when and/or how to diffuse the situation, not revel in it.

To anybody else who cares:

It's pretty well documented that I personally dislike Charles. In fact, to avoid getting myself banned for shooting fish in barrels with rocket launchers, I interact with Charles as little as possible. So yes, it's true, were Charles to disappear from the face of VJ forever, I'd probably do one of those Mary Tyler Moore tossing my hat in the air things and then have myself a nice refreshing beverage while humming a Carpenters tune.

Having said that, it doesn't take away from my basic argument: has Charles shown an ability to act in the capacity of a moderator? Has he demonstrated his ability to be impartial or dispassionate? Has he demonstrated a talent for diffusing a situation rather than inflame it? Has he displayed the ability to write a well thought-out argument to either support or defend a position? Has he demonstrated the basic maturity you'd expect from somebody who acts in the capacity of moderating a discussion?

I believe the answers to these questions are all no, and I would say that even if this were some Bizarro-world alternate universe where I liked Charles and gravy did not in fact make everything taste better. If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong. But I'm not.

bolded - complete with the required sex change?

i didn't know we had a written test to this position. maybe you should write up a job description and we will have to submit resumes to ewok to be a mod?

[Ban Hammer 13,348]

Rumor is that Charles has wanted to be mod for a long time.

Add to that rumor the well known fact that many people don't like Charles, and what do you have?

The obvious conclusion that Charles will do right by the responsibility he's been given, because it's a responsibility he's wanted and because he knows that any screw-up on his part will mean proving his detractors right.

So I think y'all can relax. Charles will do just fine. He has no choice.

i'm gonna have to nickname you "the doldrums" because you're good at taking the wind outta the sails.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Rumor is that Charles has wanted to be mod for a long time.

Add to that rumor the well known fact that many people don't like Charles, and what do you have?

The obvious conclusion that Charles will do right by the responsibility he's been given, because it's a responsibility he's wanted and because he knows that any screw-up on his part will mean proving his detractors right.

So I think y'all can relax. Charles will do just fine. He has no choice.

i'm gonna have to nickname you "the doldrums" because you're good at taking the wind outta the sails.

[mox 298]

Rumor is that Charles has wanted to be mod for a long time.

Add to that rumor the well known fact that many people don't like Charles, and what do you have?

The obvious conclusion that Charles will do right by the responsibility he's been given, because it's a responsibility he's wanted and because he knows that any screw-up on his part will mean proving his detractors right.

So I think y'all can relax. Charles will do just fine. He has no choice.

LOL! By that logic, somebody should make me an astronaut. I'm not qualified in the least but I REALLY want to be an astronaut!

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

LOL! By that logic, somebody should make me an astronaut. I'm not qualified in the least but I REALLY want to be an astronaut!

There are no real requirements to be a mod. You have not be retarded and be online a lot. The bar is pretty low.

Look at our current mods. Many of them write well but are... wait, I don't want to violate TOS.

[*julez* 124]

That's not what I had in mind. I am suspending the experiment.

Charles, really, do you and those other twerps really have to bring Eric into every thread? I don't respond to anything he says on 'the other board' and I really don't want to see references to his idiocy here, if at all possible.

if you have a real problem with it, take it up with the mods. otherwise, take your whiney too tight panties problem down the hall to someone who cares.

A very recent example of Charles's maturity level and illustrates why he is such a poor choice for the moderation team.

[mox 298]

LOL! By that logic, somebody should make me an astronaut. I'm not qualified in the least but I REALLY want to be an astronaut!

There are no real requirements to be a mod. You have not be retarded and be online a lot. The bar is pretty low.

Look at our current mods. Many of them write well but are... wait, I don't want to violate TOS.

For the most part (and this is going to blow the minds of the mod team) up until today I believe we had a pretty good moderation team in place. They're not perfect, and I've been vocal about some decisions in the past, but they've all demonstrated some minimal level of decision-making and people skills. They've also demonstrated a posting history that doesn't derail threads and humiliate other posters.

On the other hand, maybe this is the outrage talking, but it would actually make a lot of sense if Ewok has decided the moderator gold-standard is now post count. Look forward to more OT moderators.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

That's not what I had in mind. I am suspending the experiment.

Charles, really, do you and those other twerps really have to bring Eric into every thread? I don't respond to anything he says on 'the other board' and I really don't want to see references to his idiocy here, if at all possible.

if you have a real problem with it, take it up with the mods. otherwise, take your whiney too tight panties problem down the hall to someone who cares.

A very recent example of Charles's maturity level and illustrates why he is such a poor choice for the moderation team.

"whiney too tight panties" -- is that the problem?

Look forward to more OT moderators.

Charles should actually be moderator of OT, not Regionals. That would have made much more sense. That's where his expertise lies.

[*julez* 124]

No. Its that he brings ####### to this forum on a regular basis, and exhibits no remorse when he offends others. If he were true mod material he would have tried to calm the situation rather than pour oil on a fire. He cannot even moderate himself. How can we possibly expect him to moderate others, particularly when he shows no regard for fellow members.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

No. Its that he brings ####### to this forum on a regular basis, and exhibits no remorse when he offends others. If he were true mod material he would have tried to calm the situation rather than pour oil on a fire. He cannot even moderate himself. How can we possibly expect him to moderate others, particularly when he shows no regard for fellow members.

Can we go back to that post you pasted? Where, specifically, is the problem? He clearly wasn't intending to upset MC, so why is remorse expected?