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You guys wanna make us all leave and quit?

Make Darnell moderator.

[TBoneTX 47,923]

At least that's what *i'm* saying,

That's fair. I'll say here that my problems with current moderation approach zero, and I agree 99.44% with reasons and rationales given for the moderation decisions of which I'm aware.

Question (for HB, Rob, mox, & Legacy): Whom would YOU nominate to replace the current dissatisfactory Moderation team? If it's inappropriate to name names here, then please suggest them privately to Admiral Ewok.

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Question (for HB, Rob, mox, & Legacy): Whom would YOU nominate to replace the current dissatisfactory Moderation team? If it's inappropriate to name names here, then please suggest them privately to Admiral Ewok.

I think the team in place is fine. But they do need to "cross train" a little and reduce the amount of variability in moderation outcomes.

[Jenn! 918]

As has been mentioned by the mods, for every mod decision that upsets someone, someone else applauds it (usually in private). Did anyone ever consider that things are the way they are because the majority really is happy? The minority can yell as loudly as they want to, but Ewok won't change things until it's not just the minority with the problem.

The issue of thread locking has been brought up so many times, I highly doubt that Ewok's mind will be changed on the subject.

[The_Dude 1,142]

That's fair. I'll say here that my problems with current moderation approach zero, and I agree 99.44% with reasons and rationales given for the moderation decisions of which I'm aware.

Question (for HB, Rob, mox, & Legacy): Whom would YOU nominate to replace the current dissatisfactory Moderation team? If it's inappropriate to name names here, then please suggest them privately to Admiral Ewok.

It's not necissarily the moderators, it's the lack of consistency in which they enforce the TOS, and the disregard (in some cirucumstances) of surrounding context to a conversation.

[Jenn! 918]

I've got forgiveness coming out my dark smelly place

No wonder no one's apologizing!

[The_Dude 1,142]

As has been mentioned by the mods, for every mod decision that upsets someone, someone else applauds it (usually in private). Did anyone ever consider that things are the way they are because the majority really is happy? The minority can yell as loudly as they want to, but Ewok won't change things until it's not just the minority with the problem.

The issue of thread locking has been brought up so many times, I highly doubt that Ewok's mind will be changed on the subject.

So if racist themed posts are applauded by the majority, that makes it alright to circumvent the explicitly denoted section of the TOS that address' that? That is a major point that many of us have tried to make over the last several months. Moderators have allowed blatantly racist posts to remain, merely because one of the major slurs that would incur an automatic ban weren't used. Slippery slope.

[Jenn! 918]

I think I've been on VJ for too long. I don't even know what "blatantly racist" means anymore. I get it confused with "anti-PC".

[Fandango 1,440]

As has been mentioned by the mods, for every mod decision that upsets someone, someone else applauds it (usually in private). Did anyone ever consider that things are the way they are because the majority really is happy? The minority can yell as loudly as they want to, but Ewok won't change things until it's not just the minority with the problem.

The issue of thread locking has been brought up so many times, I highly doubt that Ewok's mind will be changed on the subject.

In the thread I started before concerning 'going off topic in off topic' Ewok did finally admit that it shouldn't have been locked.

I think a lot goes on where we won't see it, that's cool. Ewok's not gonna openly 'side' against any mod publicly, but as he can't be here 24/7, he needs to be aware of what's going on. In the UK forum, there's a thread so modded-out that I've lost count of how many mods were in it. It's ridiculous. And yeah, perhaps there are some who applaud the mods' choices. For the most part, I think a lot of them do a good job. I think there's a tendency to get 'power hungry' so to speak, though.

I also think that the mod issue is getting out of hand for some, and will cause some to leave, which I wouldn't want to see happen.

[The_Dude 1,142]

I think I've been on VJ for too long. I don't even know what "blatantly racist" means anymore. I get it confused with "anti-PC".

I think suggesting eugenics as a means to combat illegal immigration would fall into that category....

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I think Julez would be a fantastic pick to moderate the UK forum.

+1. Julez would be awesome.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Julez would be a great mod.

As far as global mods, I think Krikit is by far and away the most level headed of the group. I would suggest that you make BooYah a global mod. I think he would be a great global moderator

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In cases where the language on a regional forum is English, the regional forum moderator should not be someone who participates in that forum and and has formed personal relationships with people on that forum. JMHO.

[The_Dude 1,142]

In cases where the language on a regional forum is English, the regional forum moderator should not be someone who participates in that forum and and has formed personal relationships with people on that forum. JMHO.

However, in some regional forums, you need to understand the context of things like humor and banter between members to be able to discern good natured fun from actual insults.

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The whole point is that you choose somebody who has a vested interest in the community. Somebody who isn't part of a clique...

I don't think finding someone who isn't part of a clique in the UK forum is going to be all that easy.