leejosepho
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15 Feb 2011, 8:17 am
blue_bean wrote:
And why??? 
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Joined: Mar 31, 2008
Age: 150
Age: 150
150 years is a loooong time.
15 Feb 2011, 8:39 am
leejosepho wrote:
blue_bean wrote:
And why???
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Joined: Mar 31, 2008
Age: 150
Age: 150
150 years is a loooong time.
The sudden-ness of his departure is rather concerning actually. He was making plans for the LGBT forum with BrendaEM only earlier today!
leejosepho
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15 Feb 2011, 6:05 pm
League_Girl wrote:
TallyMan wrote:
Just letting everyone know I've now retired from moderating.
What? Are you serious? Noooo.
Why did you quit?
I'm in two minds over the matter at the moment to be honest. It takes up a lot of time and is a lot of aggravation.
15 Feb 2011, 6:47 pm
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leejosepho
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16 Feb 2011, 6:36 am
16 Feb 2011, 7:31 am
AlSwearengen wrote:
TallyMan wrote:
League_Girl wrote:
TallyMan wrote:
Just letting everyone know I've now retired from moderating.
What? Are you serious? Noooo.
Why did you quit?
I'm in two minds over the matter at the moment to be honest. It takes up a lot of time and is a lot of aggravation.
What kind of aggravation?
I would have thought that the position of mod is one that you get the ultimate last laugh.
Don't agree with a member or they find fault with you individually or collectively as a moderation team (or your way of getting things done) and BAM "You are banned".
I would imagine that kind of power would be very highly valued. Certainly worth any sundry aggravation.
That is unless you have never done the above before, then I guess it would suck.
So I guess that is two questions.
What aggravation? And have you banned someone for the above?
Sometimes things are as simple as BAM "You are banned". However, things are rarely so simple. Nobody who desires the "power" of being a moderator is ever picked. They would be likely to abuse such power for petty purposes or to impose their opinions over those of other members. WP is first and foremost a support site. When someone crosses the line a moderator first needs to ask why? Is the member a nasty troll who only want to stir trouble or is the member going through major trauma in their lives and just having a vent, have other members been baiting them here on WP or on other sites? Some members have appalling social skills and make innocent mistakes in their interactions with other members, sometimes resulting in a flame war. Some of the members here despise each other, moderators need to try to keep the peace. Some vulnerable members are at risk of self-harm depending on how we deal with them. There is a lot to consider when moderating. So no, it isn't usually a case of BAM "You are banned".
16 Feb 2011, 10:44 am
leejosepho
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16 Feb 2011, 2:31 pm
TallyMan wrote:
AlSwearengen wrote:
TallyMan wrote:
League_Girl wrote:
TallyMan wrote:
Just letting everyone know I've now retired from moderating.
What? Are you serious? Noooo.
Why did you quit?
I'm in two minds over the matter at the moment to be honest. It takes up a lot of time and is a lot of aggravation.
What kind of aggravation?
I would have thought that the position of mod is one that you get the ultimate last laugh.
Don't agree with a member or they find fault with you individually or collectively as a moderation team (or your way of getting things done) and BAM "You are banned".
I would imagine that kind of power would be very highly valued. Certainly worth any sundry aggravation.
That is unless you have never done the above before, then I guess it would suck.
So I guess that is two questions.
What aggravation? And have you banned someone for the above?
Sometimes things are as simple as BAM "You are banned". However, things are rarely so simple. Nobody who desires the "power" of being a moderator is ever picked. They would be likely to abuse such power for petty purposes or to impose their opinions over those of other members. WP is first and foremost a support site. When someone crosses the line a moderator first needs to ask why? Is the member a nasty troll who only want to stir trouble or is the member going through major trauma in their lives and just having a vent, have other members been baiting them here on WP or on other sites? Some members have appalling social skills and make innocent mistakes in their interactions with other members, sometimes resulting in a flame war. Some of the members here despise each other, moderators need to try to keep the peace. Some vulnerable members are at risk of self-harm depending on how we deal with them. There is a lot to consider when moderating. So no, it isn't usually a case of BAM "You are banned".
It makes it much harder that so many members do think it's a happy little job where moderators enjoy wielding their power. They have no respect for the level of dedication and how much personal sacrifice ends up involved, and that lack of understanding colors interactions quite negatively at times.
