We need more Mod staff

[forgetaboutit]

I am not the one who should do it, but whathever.

http://www.charas-project.net/forum/index.php?topic=23450.15

[Dragonium]

There should be two mods in charge of AoA. It's arguably the most important and most popular forum, and the fact that we have one mod watching it and she's currently AWOL, kinda speaks for the problem.

There are a lot of inactive mods. Maybe we need to kinda "refresh" the mod team to pump some new life into the forum.

[Ben]

I think before we start thinking of new mod staff, the existing regular users could also make an effort to not brea the rules, and spam up the joint. Like, pointless kicks, an posting to comment on peoples leg hair, or things like that. Things like "im 14 and I have bigger ____ then that"

I think As a mod I could do a better job. So with that being said, Ill be handing out more warnings. And now that I have the power to implement global mod powers and the odd Ban here and there, if it should come down to it.

We cant start thinking about new mods until
A) People start acting like they are deserving of the role
B) the inactive mods are dealt with.
C) The current Active mods Do a better Job.

Ill try to be a bit more effective.

[Cerebus]

I am not the one who should do it, but whathever.

Why not? What would prevent you from starting this topic?

There are changes that need to be made. Spam is increasing. Mods activities are apparently not sufficient. We'd need more staff.

Also, I know the main reason is for respect for being there when the forum started and all, but innactive Mods, such as SMB, Grandragora and GPI should be unmodded. Yeah, they somewhat deserve a place in the forum, but not as a Mod. It's like giving power to a dead politician. Kinda...

[Ben]

Also, I know the main reason is for respect for being there when the forum started and all, but innactive Mods, such as SMB, Grandragora and GPI should be unmodded. Yeah, they somewhat deserve a place in the forum, but not as a Mod. It's like giving power to a dead politician. Kinda...

I agree with this beyond a percentile figure.


Its confusing to the newbies.

A memorial is nice. Perhaps a Custom rank would be swell.

But all of these inactive mods...it makes the handfull of mods that ARE still active look worse just by association.

Where the **** is Midnight?

[Dragonium]

There are changes that need to be made. Spam is increasing. Mods activities are apparently not sufficient. We'd need more staff.

The spam is almost entirely because people are able to spam in Unmod and they forget that there's a boundary between there and the rest of the forum. People really just have to learn to leave the spam in Unmod, and make All of All posts relevant and have a point to them.

And the mod thing, yeah.

[Cerebus]

People really just have to learn to leave the spam in Unmod, and make All of All posts relevant and have a point to them.

Yeah, of course that maybe one of the main problem. But more active Mods could help for those who can't understand this.

[Ben]

It is my own personal opinion that Unmod is a mild form of cancer.
Dont get me wrong...I have had my share of lulz there

[Archem]

I think promoting me would snap me into shape.

Or, I could become the worst example for mod ever.

[Phayre]

The threads seem to be going very off topic lately. I agree that this is alarming, and needs to be worked on, not just in the All of All. I'm not sure how more mods would help, though, unless they were given more authority to enforce the on-topicness. But yes, do keep the random one-line nonsense to forum gaming, etc.

[Dragonium]

I'm not sure how more mods would help, though, unless they were given more authority to enforce the on-topicness.

They have that authority. It's called "deleting spam posts and locking unnecessary topics". We don't need new stuff, we need to do the old stuff more actively. We need more mods because many of our current ones are inactive, snowed-under by the level of spam, or both.

But yes, do keep the random one-line nonsense to forum gaming, etc.

Or mainly Unmod, since that's what it's for, and probably the source of the whole problem.

[Cerebus]

More active mods could help, because there would be more of them to watch on all section, delete pointless posts, give a warning if a thread goes Off-Topic, lock or delete threads if spam continue even after the warning, etc.

There is Spam in Off-Topic, Welcome Board, Requests and such... lack of Staff surly have something to do with it. Well, either lack of Staff, or lack of work from Staff.

Or mainly Unmod, since that's what it's for, and probably the source of the whole problem.

Well, Forum Gaming tends to get some spam as well. Like "DNC" posts in "Whoever posts last wins" or "The 1000 posts game" just looks like an easy way to get free posts.

[Dragonium]

Those ones are semi-acceptable semi-spam threads. The problem comes when serious threads drift into off-topic silliness and nothing is done about it. Which, in my opinion, Unmod is partly to blame for. The real thing at fault is people's inability to keep within the boundaries and remain on-topic.

[Cerebus]

I also blame rank. Someone might post a lot only to obtain a certain Rank, like "Sage".

[Cerebus]

Yeah, well, 1000 posts game is pretty much okay, but it just seems like a "More Free Posts" now. But the worsts in Forum Gaming are "DNC" posts in "Whoever posts last wins". I mean, is "Only 1 post per 24 hours" that hard to understand?

And agreed cerebus. Archem is the living proof.

Oh, what makes you think I was reffering to him... *cough*

And yes, I think Mods should be a bit more severe, and not only for a couple of months. We had severe Mods some time ago, and they knew how to keep spam away. But apparently, they were a little too severe.