Does anyone else think that we need more active mods? Right now I would say out of all the mods there are only 2 or 3 that are active in cleaning up the forums and stuff. I know that it is hard to choose new mods but the mods that are active are going to kill themselves if they keep this up. Say AG got 2 or 3 new mods that could be active. Then there would be about 5 mods. These mods could work together to come up with a schedule so only 1 or 2 are working at a time. This way there would always be some mods that are active but they would not have to work overtime.
Maybe an attempt should be made at contacting the current inactive moderators, like Gantic, Asherlee, NoNameC68, instead of running out and replacing them.
Sorta hard to contact Asherlee because the comments are closed.
Gantic is not inactive. I still see him around.
NoName seems to have reopened his comments. They were closed before.
When AG3 releases, there is probably going to be a reduction in the amount of moderators needed (from the current amount BTW)
Why would there be a reduction when AG3 comes out?
Is it that time again where guys ask for more mods? I just think people ask for more mods for some nice-needed change in the community. I've been down that cave before. Your reasons are for giving us a lighter load in the work and I respect that. However. Moderators like to keep their "owers" secret. No standard user knows how vast the powers of a moderator are. With the help of increased awareness of what not to do on the site and the admin tool Cormyn made that I'm unsure is in current use, the amount of nastiness that would have been present earlier in the site's life is a fraction of the conditions now (which is a good thing). A couple other moderators once said that the more mods added, the more lax the team gets (more mods to do the work, "this isn't so bad right now", "ehhh, I'll let the night guy get it"
Of course this week is finals week, so it's natural for both mods and standard users to leave off the site and focus on your grades. The thread was made right in full swing of study time; Friday was the first day of sheer study and today was my first final to be tested. So if it helps any, right after finals week which is on my Friday (not sure about any other mods' schedules), you can expect to see significant increase in not just our activity, but yours.
And if you don't believe that, we're all Christmas shopping for the All Mod's and Staff ArmorGames Party.
). A couple other moderators once said that the more mods added, the more lax the team gets (more mods to do the work, "this isn't so bad right now", "ehhh, I'll let the night guy get it"
That is why mods have to be chosen very carefully and why I will never be a mod. I get your point though.
Of course this week is finals week, so it's natural for both mods and standard users to leave off the site and focus on your grades.
What? Mods know what grades are? Just kidding but lots of people don't study for finals. I probably should be.
Sorta hard to contact Asherlee because the comments are closed.
Perhaps we should see if an Administrator can contact the ones with their comments closed? Seeing as how they probably have their email addresses it would be worth a try.
NoName seems to have reopened his comments. They were closed before.
He obviously isn't active in the forums, that's what i meant by inactive (my apologies).
Why would there be a reduction when AG3 comes out?
I believe there is going to be a bot that will remove most of the game comment spam without the need for a moderator. There will only be a need for only a few mods to keep the forums clean.
I believe there is going to be a bot that will remove most of the game comment spam without the need for a moderator. There will only be a need for only a few mods to keep the forums clean.
And how would this bot decide what is spam and what is not? I think mods are the best option at this point.
Perhaps we should see if an Administrator can contact the ones with their comments closed? Seeing as how they probably have their email addresses it would be worth a try.
Wait. . . What's the point of being a mod when you have your comments closed?
And how would this bot decide what is spam and what is not? I think mods are the best option at this point.
I think that would help the mods out a lot. I doubt none of them really like their job. I dunno.
I believe there is going to be a bot that will remove most of the game comment spam without the need for a moderator. There will only be a need for only a few mods to keep the forums clean.
Not sure where you got that from. I think the flaws of having a spam bot were discussed several times before. I think what was more accurate was having more user-to-user interactions that would indirectly point out offenders to mods and higher-ups. The official releases of AG3 have been....different so far, so whatever I remember from the AG3 discussion may be oh-so-very-skewed, but users would have both the flag and the down-vote at their disposal to root out offenders. Like...having 7 flags that are each used for different purposes. In one tool. That would be neat. Why can't we have something like that??
He obviously isn't active in the forums, that's what i meant by inactive (my apologies).
Nemo plays in the WEPR where there are nice debate topics going around. Otherwise, he eliminates spam silently. Being inactive in the community doesn't mean you're inactive entirely.
And how would this bot decide what is spam and what is not? I think mods are the best option at this point.
It would automatically delete comments under the 7 word limit. Also, it would delete comments that try to get around the comment filter. It would free up a lot of the moderators time, thus bring the need of moderators down to a minimum.
Wait. . . What's the point of being a mod when you have your comments closed?
Behooving other users to direct their reports to other mods. If their comments are closed, it means they cannot take reports. Reports are useless if they go unnoticed.
Let's just take it, since it has been up: Currently the workload goes to Frank and Gantic. I am just being lazy and more visible, mainly because I have this funny little assignment I need to get done. Otherwise the workload is shared among us. Then comes Voidy, when he doesn't have trouble with his computer. Nemo is in the WEPR and sometimes in the Video Games, but he is usually interacting, as far as I know. Strop takes care of the stuff on his profile, and otherwise gets to reply to stuff he find interesting or that I direct him at for various reasons.
Anyone else... Anyone else are inactive as mods for various reasons, but I am sure they stop by once in a while and clean some spam and stuff. Who knows. Just because a moderator is not visible, does not mean they are inactive. And just because I am rather visible in the community, I don't have to be particularly active.
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The urge to go look after this place is rather strong, yes. Especially when there is nothing else to procrastinate with. But considering we are all adults *coughcoughcough*, we know when to step back and do other things that are more important. If this means there are few or non moderators online at some point, we might feel a bit ashamed of ourselves, but then we might just need to make up for it later by rewarding a merit or something. It is really not something you guys should worry too much about.
What has been on our mind has been the behaviour of the staff, as they have been really busy, and still are, which means the communication between them and us might not go as fast as it should, which is more frustrating than having three people doing the job of ten. But it is all loosening up. Just wait and see, at the launch of AGv3, there might be either more people or less to do.
And while this might sound harsh, it is true as well: If you haven't been asked to be a moderator, you most likely doesn't have what is needed (or we are still struggling with the staff to get something done). We are paranoid as heck.
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On the topic of mods and closed comments: Reports are often urgent. If a moderator does not believe they will be able to answer in proper time, it is better to let the reports to go another, more active moderator, while they might stick to - street sweeping and answering questions instead, because that is what they have time for, and it doesn't matter if they don't log on for a day or two. Ooor, they might just hate people. Antisocial behaviour tends to be a side effect of moderating.
