Mod for a day.

Guybrush · 05-26-2015, 04:27 AM

I'd make guides for stuff, keep indexes of threads, run writing competitions, members compilations, album clubs, etc. all in the hope of turning MB into the kind of place where community participation and writing work (reviews etc) is appreciated and rewarded.

Little of this requires modship, but it helps.

Enforcing rules is a mess here. Rules are more guidelines than anything and that causes chaos. Enforcing rules is tedious, ungrateful work and the current situation also makes it very personal and more difficult. Every mod is (was?) expected to figure it out, but basically .. If the right person calls someone an ass, there's no consequence. If the wrong person calls someone an ass, there might be repercussions. This creates an environment where if the right person ever experienced repercussions, they would take it personal. It would be personal because a mod has gone out of the way to punish that person in an unusual way.

It causes inconsistent rule enforcement, generally little of it and butthurtedness when it does occur.

It would be better to use the infractions system in the board and punish each occurrence of rule breaking similarly (ex. 5 point infractions for trolling). A mod would never have to ban anyone, just hand out infractions. Temporary bans would follow naturally from the infractions system (an excess of 10 infraction points means you're banned).

I brought this up earlier when I was a mod (complete change of rule enforcing policy), but generally met with resistance.

RoxyRollah · 05-26-2015, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tore

I'd make guides for stuff, keep indexes of threads, run writing competitions, members compilations, album clubs, etc. all in the hope of turning MB into the kind of place where community participation and writing work (reviews etc) is appreciated and rewarded.

Little of this requires modship, but it helps.

Enforcing rules is a mess here. Rules are more guidelines than anything and that causes chaos. Enforcing rules is tedious, ungrateful work and the current situation also makes it very personal and more difficult. Every mod is (was?) expected to figure it out, but basically .. If the right person calls someone an ass, there's no consequence. If the wrong person calls someone an ass, there might be repercussions. This creates an environment where if the right person ever experienced repercussions, they would take it personal. It would be personal because a mod has gone out of the way to punish that person in an unusual way.

It causes inconsistent rule enforcement, generally little of it and butthurtedness when it does occur.

It would be better to use the infractions system in the board and punish each occurrence of rule breaking similarly (ex. 5 point infractions for trolling). A mod would never have to ban anyone, just hand out infractions. Temporary bans would follow naturally from the infractions system (an excess of 10 infraction points means you're banned).

I brought this up earlier when I was a mod (complete change of rule enforcing policy), but generally met with resistance.

No modship, needed then have at it.^ Doesn't TH already do this with journals? I actually asking seriously because I think he (TH) puts in a an effort there.

We don't have an in fract system in place now? Like not even a little?

Guybrush · 05-26-2015, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

No modship, needed then have at it.^ Doesn't TH already do this with journals? I actually asking seriously because I think he (TH) puts in a an effort there.

We don't have an in fract system in place now? Like not even a little?

Been there done that! Today I'm not invested enough in MB to bother with it if I'm to be perfectly honest. I might consider investing time and effort in MB again, but only if I could run the ship

The site has (always had?) an infraction system, but it's never been used the way it's supposed to. There are plenty of more good arguments why it should be used. For instance, infractions go on a users permanent record - so they actually have a record. It makes it much easier to co-mod as mods are better informed about how users are punished and rules are enforced by other mods.

Plankton · 05-26-2015, 08:02 AM

Dammit. I thought this was a Yes thread with a typo.
^^^^
that
was
for
Bat
but
of
course
he
knew
that

Btw, Chula's not strange, he's just really, really, REALLY freakin old. Old people tend to take the mundane and make it mundane.

RoxyRollah · 05-26-2015, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plankton

Dammit. I thought this was a Yes thread with a typo.
^^^^
that
was
for
Bat
but
of
course
he
knew
that

Btw, Chula's not strange, he's just really, really, REALLY freakin old. Old people tend to take the mundane and make it mundane.

. Mmmm I have thought that, before just old and creepy.

Chula Vista · 05-26-2015, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plankton

Btw, Chula's not strange, he's just really, really, REALLY freakin old. Old people tend to take the mundane and make it mundane.

Dude. You turn 50 in how many days?

Plankton · 05-26-2015, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Dude. You turn 50 in how many days?

I don't know, many? Besides, I still have that youthful glow.

DwnWthVwls · 05-26-2015, 09:06 AM

Age doesn't matter. Oldness is measured by how far down your leg your balls hang.

Chula Vista · 05-26-2015, 09:13 AM

Jebus, now I remember why I stopped smoking weed. Feel like total crap this AM and am pretty sure I made a complete ass of myself last night here and in Plug.

But I can't remember a bloody thing.

City is a great album though. Thanks BL!

DwnWthVwls · 05-26-2015, 09:31 AM

You didn't do anything stupid in plug.

05-26-2015, 04:27 AM	#51 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I'd make guides for stuff, keep indexes of threads, run writing competitions, members compilations, album clubs, etc. all in the hope of turning MB into the kind of place where community participation and writing work (reviews etc) is appreciated and rewarded. Little of this requires modship, but it helps. Enforcing rules is a mess here. Rules are more guidelines than anything and that causes chaos. Enforcing rules is tedious, ungrateful work and the current situation also makes it very personal and more difficult. Every mod is (was?) expected to figure it out, but basically .. If the right person calls someone an ass, there's no consequence. If the wrong person calls someone an ass, there might be repercussions. This creates an environment where if the right person ever experienced repercussions, they would take it personal. It would be personal because a mod has gone out of the way to punish that person in an unusual way. It causes inconsistent rule enforcement, generally little of it and butthurtedness when it does occur. It would be better to use the infractions system in the board and punish each occurrence of rule breaking similarly (ex. 5 point infractions for trolling). A mod would never have to ban anyone, just hand out infractions. Temporary bans would follow naturally from the infractions system (an excess of 10 infraction points means you're banned). I brought this up earlier when I was a mod (complete change of rule enforcing policy), but generally met with resistance. __________________ Something Completely Different

05-26-2015, 08:02 AM	#54 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	Dammit. I thought this was a Yes thread with a typo. ^^^^ that was for Bat but of course he knew that Btw, Chula's not strange, he's just really, really, REALLY freakin old. Old people tend to take the mundane and make it mundane. __________________ See location...

05-26-2015, 09:13 AM	#59 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Jebus, now I remember why I stopped smoking weed. Feel like total crap this AM and am pretty sure I made a complete ass of myself last night here and in Plug. But I can't remember a bloody thing. City is a great album though. Thanks BL! __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”