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Well, okay. You know that there are those people who spam the site (Don't comment on that, Cen). You know tere are people who are always yelling at the mods, etc. But is it really that bad? You still get to have a fun time on ArmorGames, and the users who use AG well respect them. So do you think it's really that bad?
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I'd love to be a moderator... but they probably would not accept me because of my age. I remember in another thread that a mod would preferably be 18 and up.
@Frank: Ew... I'll... Just go over there... And pretend I didn't hear that....
I would love the idea of putting myself under that slight bit more stress and taking on more responsibility to help improve the lives of everyone around me just that little bit :P
Well, it depends. Technically it isn't stressful. It is actually quite peaceful, and if you are deleting 102 pages of spam, you will reach some level of zen. But if you actually put yourself into it entirely, because you really care for the site, it starts to go past the level where you can keep at it without having weird dreams about deleting spam in the night.
Well, you indirectly said that he didn't know AG well. . .
Okay, let me say it directly: The staff, Justin included, does not know the site very well. They might be programming the site, knowing all its intimate details, but they have shown time and time again that the lack of interaction with the users leave them at the state of a newbie finding their footing.
And there is a reason why we don't make newbies mods.
First of all, if it was a perma-ban, then it would say "Your account has been banned".
Did you want a permaban? I doubt anyone would have given you a permaban as a first offence, unless you had been posting porn for two hours straight without any mod around to stop you. Or if you were a moron advertiser, of course.
So I don't see the relevance.
Second of all, I was thinking one time to report you, but then I decided not to. At least for now.
Can't you just do it, so I don't have to look at your passive aggressive stabs at me whenever you make a thread where I have a chance to notice it, or post here?
It is getting annoying, and I seem to lack the understanding for why you are so oddly mad at me.
It's like 201 all over again.
And besides, if you all are mods but you hate your volunteer service, then why are you guys still doing it?
Who said they hated it? I think it has been pointed out that it is a crap job a few times, but also that none of us is particularly sane.
if the Admins are back and saw the Mods not doing their job, well then goodbye to the Mods.
Then it would be their own fault.
Besides, they don't have time to police the site themselves, so firing any or all mods would be like kicking yourself in the mouth and hope it will correct your teeth.
As in giving you congrats on becoming a mod or giving you congrats on doing a good job?
For becoming a mod.
People don't often thank their mods for five minutes. Often it is a little "Ok, thnx" instead.
But yeah, congratulating the new mod on making it to mod-hood.
Cause they love us, even you Invalid. At least, that's what I like to think.
That and the site. And a serious respect for our fellow moderators. To leave as an active moderator would bump the active count down to two and a half. That would in no way be fair to the other mods.
Not to mention that would spike the infernal "WE NEED MOAR MODS!!" threads.
I'd love to be a moderator... but they probably would not accept me because of my age. I remember in another thread that a mod would preferably be 18 and up.
You also shouldn't have any past offences under your belt.
i have to agree with daleks but it might be good but bad so i would not mind being mod.
To leave as an active moderator would bump the active count down to two and a half
And I don't count in that total either!
To the thread title, let's put it this way: Almost every moderator past and present on this site, when they've been invited to the position, went deep into the wilderness and meditated upon a rock. Under a waterfall, a freezing cold waterfall. In the middle of winter. Wearing nothing but a loincloth. For three days, while they pondered the nature of the position they had been invited to undertake. And only after coming to terms with everything, did they finally come back to civilisation and say "yes, I consent."
...that is to say while it is an honour and something we accept with undeniable pride it's only taken after a suitably weighty consideration.
Wearing nothing but a loincloth.
Er.....even the female mods Strop?
Did you want a permaban?
No, I never said that. And besides, I'm already positive that I will get one before I reach a duke. So yeah. . .
Can't you just do it, so I don't have to look at your passive aggressive stabs at me whenever you make a thread where I have a chance to notice it, or post here?
Nope, I'm not going to. Because then I won't have anyone to argue with.
It is getting annoying
Hmm, it really is? You think my posts don't make sense?
and I seem to lack the understanding for why you are so oddly mad at me.
Did I ever say that? I don't think so.
But am I? Hmmm, more or less true.
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Arguing isn't very fun to me, so I won't bother.
Yet you still do it.
Or am I wrong?
Hmm, it really is? You think my posts don't make sense?
Well, do you know what the difference between making sense and annoying actually are? Subtle difference between the two you know.
Did I ever say that? I don't think so.
But am I? Hmmm, more or less true.
You don't need to outrightly say it to Cen's face. Everyone knows via your wall comments on mods, or your barbs you ''innocently'' place in the Forums aimed at Cen.
Er.....even the female mods Strop?
Confirmed.
Anyway.
I used to love being a mod. I may have been the only one to actively strive for the position and silently rejoice at being deemed worthy. I think I was a pretty good mod for the first long while, too, and for the most part I enjoyed it. That state of mind didn't last, though. It gets tiring. It gets stressful at times, it can be very time consuming and it is most certainly not a rewarding job most of the time.
Trying again after a long hiatus, though.
@Invalid: *shrug*
On the topic of "Striving for"/"Weighty decision" and so forth:
My main reason to accept was because I was pressured into it, along with a particularly long streak of people that needed to be warned, threads that needed locking and post that needed deleting.
So much that I took out the annoyance by flagging a few pages of spam comments in random games.
So nothing much changed from becoming a moderator besides actually being able to do those things myself and now having a huge issue with my self esteem (and it was bad enough in the first place) on whether or not I was actually right for the position.
Anyway. . . Back to the topic.
If, for some weird reason I was a mod, I would probably not even survive for a day. I'll probably end up banning random people and yelling at them.
And apparently if your a mod, you get to call other users ugly. Or something like that.
Sure, you're doing a smack bang job Cen. Why let the trolls and random users undermine that self-esteem?
I used to want to be a mod but know I don't have the time, effort, or the willpower to be one. Too much work, I don't want to spend my life on AG, and I don't think it would be worth it for me.
No...Its Not Fun At All...
You Have A Lot Of Things/Responsibilities To Do....
And You'll Never Have Time To Goof Off....Such As Play Games =(
It definitely sounds fun if you're a masochist.
No offense to the mods out there.
No offense to the mods out there.
Cenere is easily offended. Give him a hug now.
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I don't see the point in being a mod. I've never been helpful.
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