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Posted December 16, '08 11:01pm UTC

This is a compilation of an introduction to the moderators, answering questions on how to become a moderator, and what our merit standards are.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. The Moderation Team
2. Want to be a Mod? Want Merits?
3. Our Merit Standards
4. Our Moderator Standards

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The Moderation Team

Questions can normally be answered through the Help page, so if you have a general site question, please make sure to look there first.

The Moderators on Armor Games make sure that users are following the Rules and Regulations, and help enforce these rules. You may see them around the site, answering users questions and taking care of SPAM. Moderator comments show up in blue in the forums, so it is easier to tell when a moderator is responding on a topic. All site moderators and administrators can be viewed on the About page.

Without further ado, here is a list of the most current Moderators:

dank

Devoidless

Estel

Moegreche

NoNameC68

Strop

ubertuna

Zophia

Armor Games also has a Community Manager, who acts with the Moderators to help improve the community:

Carlie

Much thanks to all of the Moderators that help keep the site clean of spam and abuse!

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Want to be a Moderator? Want Merits?

Then DON'T ASK!

We love that you love Armor Games enough to try to become a moderator or that you want extra points for writing a great review but we will not make you a moderator or give you a merit if you ask.

Why?

Because we choose our moderators by selecting members of the community who are responsible, mature, and contribute in great ways to the site. We watch in our own eyes and suggest to each other who should become the next mod. If you say to us "hey, I want to be a mod!" you are hurting this process because we want to choose based on qualities of users we need... leadership, responsibility, maturity, respect, and dedication to make the site awesome. Saying "I should be mod!" makes us think twice... mod material comes from people who SHOW US they can be a mod, not ASK US.

So don't:
Ask a mod to make you a moderator on the site.
Ask an admin to make you a moderator on the site.
Suggest a user to become a moderator on the site.

As for merits, we don't want you shoving your merits in our faces. We have quite a few people scouring the site looking for awesome comments to merit so if you wrote something good most likely it will be found. If it isn't found, that isn't to say you didn't do something great for the site. People who write lots of good comments end up becoming mods as well, so maybe you won't get the merit but you might get something even better!

So help the site by being good Armor Games users, but let us choose the next mods and merits on our own accord.

Thanks!

(Thanks to John for this section)
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Merit Standards

We have been getting a lot of complaints lately about people not getting merits for their comments. This is not necessarily because we have not seen them, but because we have heightened our standards of what constitutes a merit worthy comment. We have put our standards into some guidelines, so that you guys can see what we look for in a merit:

1) Perfect or near perfect grammar. Remember to use capitalization and proper spelling.
2) Structured - try to give some flow and structure to what you are writing. Don't just around from topic to topic.
3) Comprehensive, and with unique insight into the game that we somehow deem to be valuable.
4) Coherent. A lot of reviews that follow the recommended template become an exercise unto itself i.e. they don't really make sense when you actually read them. They sometimes even contradict themselves. These sort of comments don't get merits. Just because it is long, does not mean it will get a merit. It has to make sense too.
5) Contains constructive criticism of the game. Tell us the changes that you would make to the game, and why. What do you approve of? What don't you like?
6) Do not ask for a merit. Chances are, if you have to ask for a merit, you will not get one. It highly reduces your chances of receiving one, and makes us sad every time you ask

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For further hints and tips, check out the N&N and Greg Merit Guide. But remember to always follow the guidelines listed above.

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Moderator Standards

"If you would like to become a moderator, you first need to show that you are responsible on the site; show a good posting record and maturity and you may be granted these exclusive rights! We will usually hand pick moderators, but if you feel you have what it take, contact us on the Contact page... we are really, really picky though!" -Courtesy of the Help page.

Now here are some of this things we look for in moderators:

1) Responsibility. Potential moderators must be responsible, mature, honest, and trustworthy. There is not a specific age requirement, but maturity is a big aspect of moderation. This is why we do tend to choose members who are older.
2) Good posting record. We look for members who have a good posting record. This means they have an adequate amount of forum posts, game reviews, and merits. We look for people who post clearly and intelligently with very few spelling or grammatical errors. We will never choose someone who spams any of their writing for points. We look for people who post comments to help improve the site, instead of just posting for points.
3) Helpful. Potential moderators are members who are very helpful and courteous to other members of the community. They answer questions for other members when possible with a friendly attitude. They are active and constructive with suggestions and support. Moderators have a genuine interest in helping improve the community.
4) Activity. We only ask members who are moderately to very active on the site. This helps us ensure that they will be accessible to members of the community, and be around to help enforce the rules of the site.

If you would like to be a moderator, please do not ask a moderator or administrator directly. Chances are, if you have to ask to be a moderator, you probably should not be one. We normally hand pick moderators, and none of the moderators that we currently have were chosen because they asked for it. We don't really go by the 'Ask and you shall receive policy.'

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Last updated by Carlie on December 16, 2008

This is a compilation of an introduction to the moderators, answering questions on how to become a moderator, and what our merit standards are. \r\n\r\n[b]TABLE OF CONTENTS [/b]\r\n\r\n1. The Moderation Team \r\n2. Want to be a Mod? Want Merits? \r\n3. Our Merit Standards \r\n4. Our Moderator Standards\r\n\r\n\r\n[b]+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-[/b]\r\n\r\n[b]The Moderation Team[/b]\r\n\r\nQuestions can normally be answered through the [url=http://armorgames.com/page/help]Help[/url] page, so if you have a general site question, please make sure to look there first. \r\n\r\nThe Moderators on Armor Games make sure that users are following the [url=http://armorgames.com/page/Commenting-Rules]Rules and Regulations[/url], and help enforce these rules. You may see them around the site, answering users questions and taking care of SPAM. Moderator comments show up in blue in the forums, so it is easier to tell when a moderator is responding on a topic. All site moderators and administrators can be viewed on the [url=http://armorgames.com/about]About[/url] page. \r\n\r\nWithout further ado, here is a list of the most current Moderators: \r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_15_200.200_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/dank]dank[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_18_200.200_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/Devoidless]Devoidless[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_178_200.200_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/Estel]Estel[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_176_200.200_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/Moegreche]Moegreche[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_140_200.200_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/NoNameC68]NoNameC68[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_4_200.200_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/Strop]Strop[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_34_200.200_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/ubertuna]ubertuna[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_148_200.200_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/zophia]Zophia[/url][/b]\r\n\r\nArmor Games also has a Community Manager, who acts with the Moderators to help improve the community: \r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_119_200.200_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/Carlie]Carlie[/url][/b]\r\n\r\nMuch thanks to all of the Moderators that help keep the site clean of spam and abuse! \r\n\r\n\r\n[b]+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-[/b]\r\n\r\n[b]Want to be a Moderator? Want Merits?[/b]\r\n\r\n[b]Then DON'T ASK![/b]\r\n\r\nWe love that you love Armor Games enough to try to become a moderator or that you want extra points for writing a great review but we will not make you a moderator or give you a merit if you ask.\r\n\r\nWhy?\r\n\r\nBecause we choose our moderators by selecting members of the community who are responsible, mature, and contribute in great ways to the site.  We watch in our own eyes and suggest to each other who should become the next mod.  If you say to us "hey, I want to be a mod!" you are hurting this process because we want to choose based on qualities of users we need... leadership, responsibility, maturity, respect, and dedication to make the site awesome.  Saying "I should be mod!" makes us think twice... mod material comes from people who [b]SHOW US[/b] they can be a mod, not [b]ASK US[/b].\r\n\r\nSo don't:\r\nAsk a mod to make you a moderator on the site.\r\nAsk an admin to make you a moderator on the site.\r\nSuggest a user to become a moderator on the site.\r\n\r\nAs for merits, we don't want you shoving your merits in our faces.  We have quite a few people scouring the site looking for awesome comments to merit so if you wrote something good most likely it will be found.  If it isn't found, that isn't to say you didn't do something great for the site.  People who write lots of good comments end up becoming mods as well, so maybe you won't get the merit but you might get something even better!\r\n\r\nSo help the site by being good Armor Games users, but let us choose the next mods and merits on our own accord.\r\n\r\nThanks!\r\n\r\n\r\n[i](Thanks to [url=http://armorgames.com/user/John]John[/url] for this section)[/i]\r\n[b]+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-[/b]\r\n\r\n[b]Merit Standards[/b]\r\n\r\nWe have been getting a lot of complaints lately about people not getting merits for their comments. This is not necessarily because we have not seen them, but because we have heightened our standards of what constitutes a merit worthy comment. We have put our standards into some guidelines, so that you guys can see what we look for in a merit:\r\n\r\n[b]1)[/b] Perfect or near perfect grammar. Remember to use capitalization and proper spelling.\r\n[b]2)[/b] Structured - try to give some flow and structure to what you are writing. Don't just around from topic to topic.\r\n[b]3)[/b] Comprehensive, and with unique insight into the game that we somehow deem to be valuable.\r\n[b]4)[/b] Coherent. A lot of reviews that follow the recommended template become an exercise unto itself i.e. they don't really make sense when you actually read them. They sometimes even contradict themselves. These sort of comments don't get merits. Just because it is long, does not mean it will get a merit. It has to make sense too.\r\n[b]5)[/b] Contains constructive criticism of the game. Tell us the changes that you would make to the game, and why. What do you approve of? What don't you like?\r\n[b]6)[/b] [b]Do not ask for a merit.[/b] Chances are, if you have to ask for a merit, you will not get one. It highly reduces your chances of receiving one, and makes us sad every time you ask :(\r\n\r\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-\r\nFor further hints and tips, check out the [url=http://armorgames.com/community/thread/1174971/nn-and-greg-merit-guide]N&N and Greg Merit Guide[/url]. But remember to always follow the guidelines listed above.\r\n\r\n\r\n[b]+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-[/b]\r\n\r\n[b]Moderator Standards[/b]\r\n\r\n"If you would like to become a moderator, you first need to show that you are responsible on the site; show a good posting record and maturity and you may be granted these exclusive rights! We will usually hand pick moderators, but if you feel you have what it take, contact us on the [url=http://armorgames.com/contact]Contact[/url] page... we are really, really picky though!" -Courtesy of the [url=http://armorgames.com/page/help]Help[/url] page. \r\n\r\nNow here are some of this things we look for in moderators: \r\n\r\n[b]1) Responsibility.[/b] Potential moderators must be responsible, mature, honest, and trustworthy. There is not a specific age requirement, but maturity is a big aspect of moderation. This is why we do tend to choose members who are older. \r\n[b]2) Good posting record.[/b] We look for members who have a good posting record. This means they have an adequate amount of forum posts, game reviews, and merits. We look for people who post clearly and intelligently with very few spelling or grammatical errors. We will never choose someone who spams any of their writing for points. We look for people who post comments to help improve the site, instead of just posting for points. \r\n[b]3) Helpful.[/b] Potential moderators are members who are very helpful and courteous to other members of the community. They answer questions for other members when possible with a friendly attitude. They are active and constructive with suggestions and support. Moderators have a genuine interest in helping improve the community. \r\n[b]4) Activity.[/b] We only ask members who are moderately to very active on the site. This helps us ensure that they will be accessible to members of the community, and be around to help enforce the rules of the site. \r\n\r\nIf you would like to be a moderator, please do not ask a moderator or administrator directly. Chances are, if you have to ask to be a moderator, you probably should not be one. We normally hand pick moderators, and none of the moderators that we currently have were chosen because they asked for it. We don't really go by the 'Ask and you shall receive policy.' \r\n\r\n\r\n[b]+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-[/b]\r\n[i]Last updated by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/Carlie]Carlie[/url] on December 16, 2008[/i]

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Nurvana

2,520 posts

Farmer

Posted November 28, '09 11:05pm UTC

I mean Gantic

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Google567

4,013 posts

Farmer

Posted November 28, '09 11:18pm UTC

Opinions can be judged thus making someones descision of your opinion/mcomment thier opinion.

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Nurvana

2,520 posts

Farmer

Posted November 29, '09 12:20am UTC

Lol it never ends!

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MrDayCee

14,745 posts

King

Posted November 29, '09 12:21am UTC

I mean Gantic

I know he was online an hour ago, because he quickly replied on one of my comments, but I don't know if he is now... He's around!

Opinions can be judged thus making someones descision of your opinion/mcomment thier opinion

That's deep... and true! You just have to hope that the right person 'judges' you! HEY! That rimes! LOL =D

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Darkroot

2,763 posts

Peasant

Posted November 29, '09 12:26am UTC

merits r hard to get

Not really just write a solid paragraphing talking about the game or expalinging how it could of been done better or how it did something well. I've seen people write one paragraph and get merits for them.
You just have to sit down and write for a least 10-15mins

I personally have done reviews of the games and gotten merits that way.

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Gametesta

1,707 posts

Nomad

Posted November 29, '09 12:54am UTC

I've given it a try once. Nada. If you are though make sure you do it for a current game. Usually mods look there i assume.

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MrDayCee

14,745 posts

King

Posted December 1, '09 8:38am UTC

I've given it a try once. Nada. If you are though make sure you do it for a current game. Usually mods look there i assume.

Don't give up after one try! Persivearance is the key word! (don't know if I wrote that 'key word' correctly though... LOL)
Anyway, I agree that the best way to be sure you get a merit is to rate/comment on new games immediately when they come out... I wrote a lot of (extended) comments on older games, but never got a merit on them (yet)... :S

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Cenere

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Jester

Posted December 4, '09 11:21am UTC

Uhm, you know, you should not write reviews for the sake of getting a merit, that is like spamming to get points. You should write the review because you have something to say, and you hope that it will help the creator of the game.
Complaining about not getting a merit (especially when there are mods looking for good reviews to merit) is pretty much as stupid as 420 asking to be a moderator.

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MrDayCee

14,745 posts

King

Posted December 5, '09 8:36am UTC

that is like spamming to get points.

A lot of people simply rate the games and only write short comments in order to earn points! So that's the spamming in my opinion! :S

That's why I think people should be helped with 'how to write a review on a game', then the comments on the games won't be only short ones like 'cool', 'sucks', 'bad', etc...

This way the community on AG will only benefit and be improved if the people get help, in any way possible...

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ninjachampion

513 posts

Nomad

Posted December 6, '09 11:12pm UTC

I agree with MrDayCee in what he put.

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Cenere

13,657 posts

Jester

Posted December 6, '09 11:25pm UTC

A lot of people simply rate the games and only write short comments in order to earn points! So that's the spamming in my opinion! :S

It is spamming, and it is greatly discouraged and will be deleted on sight (though rates cannot be removed, they are somewhat stabile to the number of games submitted). Users who spam the game comments and continues to do so are more often than not banned for that.

That's why I think people should be helped with 'how to write a review on a game', then the comments on the games won't be only short ones like 'cool', 'sucks', 'bad', etc...

As you have not been here for long, it might come as a shock for you, but many before you have tried and failed at learning anyone but a few how to make proper reviews. Or to put just a slightest bit of sense into these minds of the users when it comes to that sort of things. There have been guides, there have been helpful comments and there have even been hating threads and arguements with moderators about what and what isn't a proper comments. Because some do believe it tells everything about a game to write "sux", just as they believe posting a "fail thread" image is enough for the OP to know what have been done wrong with the thread and why.
Both things are spam, and both will be punished if it continues.

[quote]A lot of people simply rate the games and only write short comments in order to earn points! So that's the spamming in my opinion! :S[/quote]\r\nIt is spamming, and it is greatly discouraged and will be deleted on sight (though rates cannot be removed, they are somewhat stabile to the number of games submitted). Users who spam the game comments and continues to do so are more often than not banned for that.\r\n\r\n[quote]That's why I think people should be helped with 'how to write a review on a game', then the comments on the games won't be only short ones like 'cool', 'sucks', 'bad', etc...[/quote]\r\nAs you have not been here for long, it might come as a shock for you, but many before you have tried and failed at learning anyone but a few how to make proper reviews. Or to put just a slightest bit of sense into these minds of the users when it comes to that sort of things. There have been guides, there have been helpful comments and there have even been hating threads and arguements with moderators about what and what isn't a proper comments. Because some do believe it tells everything about a game to write "sux", just as they believe posting a "fail thread" image is enough for the OP to know what have been done wrong with the thread and why. \r\nBoth things are spam, and both will be punished if it continues.

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Darkroot

2,763 posts

Peasant

Posted December 6, '09 11:52pm UTC

A good review thought break down the game into it's most simple pieces and shows the creator which portions of his game could be improved and which are made well.

Personally I think it shouldn't be allowed to post comments on games that are less than 20 words. I know that there would still be people spamming but there is no way to write even a simple constructive comment with less words.

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vinster132

5,875 posts

Jester

Posted December 7, '09 1:47am UTC

A lot of people simply rate the games and only write short comments in order to earn points! So that's the spamming in my opinion! :S

Yes, but it is hard to stop them.

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whimsyboy

938 posts

Nomad

Posted December 8, '09 12:24am UTC

Uhm, you know, you should not write reviews for the sake of getting a merit, that is like spamming to get points. You should write the review because you have something to say, and you hope that it will help the creator of the game.

That's right. I have played dozens upon dozens of games on AG since when I joined, and I have only commented on, maybe 4 or 5 of them.
For those of you paying attention, only say something if you think it will be helpful. Even if you write a well thought out full paragraph, you will not get a merit if it just says what you thought. You have to explain your feelings of the game, and if possible, how the creator could fix it.
Granted, you should be listening to Cenere, he's the one with the merits :P

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MrDayCee

14,745 posts

King

Posted December 9, '09 9:17am UTC

As you have not been here for long, it might come as a shock for you, but many before you have tried and failed at learning anyone but a few how to make proper reviews. Or to put just a slightest bit of sense into these minds of the users when it comes to that sort of things. There have been guides, there have been helpful comments and there have even been hating threads and arguements with moderators about what and what isn't a proper comments. Because some do believe it tells everything about a game to write "sux", just as they believe posting a "fail thread" image is enough for the OP to know what have been done wrong with the thread and why.
Both things are spam, and both will be punished if it continues.

I think the problem lies with the fact that a lot of users on AG are still young and don't understand the benefit for AG and the game developers when they write a proper comment...
I know (and am not shocked easily ) that it has been tried before to educate, help and guide the users on AG with writing their comments on games, but when someone has a question on how to write a review they should be helped in my opinion. And the people who keep 'writing' short one-word comments should be 'handled', I agree on that!

I know I'm only shortly a member of the AG community, but I'm enjoying my membership and helping people out when they have a problem and... of course play games and help the creators in making better games and enjoy them myself! =D

[quote]As you have not been here for long, it might come as a shock for you, but many before you have tried and failed at learning anyone but a few how to make proper reviews. Or to put just a slightest bit of sense into these minds of the users when it comes to that sort of things. There have been guides, there have been helpful comments and there have even been hating threads and arguements with moderators about what and what isn't a proper comments. Because some do believe it tells everything about a game to write "sux", just as they believe posting a "fail thread" image is enough for the OP to know what have been done wrong with the thread and why.\r\nBoth things are spam, and both will be punished if it continues.[/quote]\r\n\r\nI think the problem lies with the fact that a lot of users on AG are still young and don't understand the benefit for AG and the game developers when they write a proper comment...\r\nI know (and am not shocked easily :) ) that it has been tried before to educate, help and guide the users on AG with writing their comments on games, but when someone has a question on how to write a review they should be helped in my opinion. And the people who keep 'writing' short one-word comments should be 'handled', I agree on that!\r\n\r\nI know I'm only shortly a member of the AG community, but I'm enjoying my membership and helping people out when they have a problem and... of course play games and help the creators in making better games and enjoy them myself! =D

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