Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
Someone wants to be a mod......
You couldn't pay me enough to be one of them. However, I enjoy this site, and it does seem rather despicable at the amount of favouritism, hypocricy and corruption that there is. Especially in cases such as this when there are members being banned for much less than other members get away with.
The fact is, I know certain mods agree, but there's allegedly some private rule that you don't criticise another mod in public.
-AC
Originally posted by Vinny Valentine
AC Deserves to be a Mod, I think he could make a damn fine one if he was...
Yeah, more than likely...but...I don't think it will happen..death threats indeed...
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
You couldn't pay me enough to be one of them. However, I enjoy this site, and it does seem rather despicable at the amount of favouritism, hypocricy and corruption that there is. Especially in cases such as this when there are members being banned for much less than other members get away with.The fact is, I know certain mods agree, but there's allegedly some private rule that you don't criticise another mod in public.
-AC
Well, bird's of a feather...but yeah, ofcourse there is bias, but it's like that in life too...
You know who else would be a good mod? Kai Lein. Kidding.
But really, Barker could be a good mod.
As Could AC, as could Vinny, as could I. But it doesn't really matter that we could make good mods, because we're not mods, and we (except maybe Barker) will never be.
But add me to the ban list soon, because I'll be banned, eventually.
Why you ask? I'm rude, profane, and I'm kind of a dick. Someday, I'll be banned. Someday....someday
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
On that note, it wasn't as bad as you think really. It was some idiot just saying it because he was throwing a tantrum, however, it's a bannable offense, and I seriously doubt Bardock said anything as serious as that with any real malice.-AC
Not With mine.
The guy said he was going to Kill me, stab me so he could see and Smell my Blood.
He Got A Warning. And He Even had it as his Sig, And Said it.
That's precisely why I don't want to be a mod, because I am honest enough to admit I wouldn't be partial for very long, nor do I want to be one anyway.
However, being a mod means enforcing the rules, not being above them.
Originally posted by Vinny Valentine
Not With mine.The guy said he was going to Kill me, stab me so he could see and Smell my Blood.
He Got A Warning. And He Even had it as his Sig, And Said it.
Mine was "warned" that if he brought the subject up again, he'd be banned. He did and was subsequently advised to remove it from his post, did so, and was allowed to continue his ways here. I got banned, though. That's over and done with, I'm speaking generally about KMCs mods, as I have done so many times before about people being banned. I think what happened to Bardock is ridiculous, regardless of me not knowing what he said, I will lay my site membership on the fact that people have got away with worse.
-AC
Mods can often be partial to members who are popular, or good posters, because KMC wouldn't be the same without them. Someone told me once that the coolest banned member was Slipnot, and when he was banned, it went over like Tu-pacs death!
That's why Da Rev, and Barker will basically never get banned. Unless they post porn.
I don't agree with that at all.
I'm more well known across multiple forums (and no, I'm not saying that to be proud of it) than OTFs familiars, but if I put a foot wrong I am well aware that there are a couple of mods who would love to see me banned. Regardless of how regular and influential I am to this site.
The same applies to a few other members, I've noticed. Not just me.
-AC
Originally posted by TheKingofKINGS!
Just because you're a well known regular doesn't mean your a good poster that people like. Take K. Diddy for instince. He was generally nhated by the KMC community, though he was a well known regular. He almost lasted a year.even though almost everyone hated him.
Precisely my point. It doesn't matter if you're a good poster or not, if people dislike you, specifically mods, you could very easily get banned for minute issues or nothing at all.
K. Diddy was a vulgar semi-troll, but he was mostly just an OTFer, hardly anything the mods paid attention to until it the reports got too dense. I'm a frequent, large contributor to a variety of long, debated threads in many of the more important and mature forums on this site, I have been for a long time, so has Bardock. It wouldn't stop us getting banned.
Bardock also, he is well liked by a lot of people, but obviously not by the "right" people.
-AC
Originally posted by Alpha CentauriI agree... I've noticed that both Aj and Lord xyz have both been banned three times and are on a perma ban warning only now. K Diddy has had 1 temp ban at least and tons of warnings and he did loads still and only got a temp. I got warned twice, I think, then banned temporarily. I had no more warnings but i still got a perma-ban warning for an argument with AJ in which I didn't even swear once and was actually in good humour... well I was... he was actually arguing... meh, corruption is rife everywhere... though I must say the comic forum mods come across as some of the best... 🙂
No mod thought it was worth a warning (much less a ban) when someone was publically threatening my life (albeit laughably) and throwing vile abuse at me, yet it's appropriate for Bardock to get banned because he has such a deadpan humour (which is exactly what it is, he's not a vulgar person with any real malice.)? I'm sorry, but that's bullshit.The bottom line is simple in my opinion, Storm. Either the moderators should adhere to the rules unquestionably, or those who cannot or will not, simply shouldn't be mods.
If you allow mods to go around banning or not banning people off the back of subjective morals, then what's the point in having actual forum rules? I think it's common knowledge that a certain mods remain mods because of who they are, not what they do. So it's f*cked from the start.
My real question is this: There is a clear and concise set of KMC rules, and I would assume that we cannot pick or choose which ones we, as posters, follow. So why should mods be allowed to pick and choose which ones they ban for?
-AC
That's precisely it, HellMaster. When you actually have people saying what mod does the best job, it makes you realise how bad things are.
It's simple, really. I recognise and respect that mods can't see everything and catch everything as it happens, but in that event, at least make the right calls when they do get spotted. There shouldn't be any element of "He's better" or "She's better". There are rules and they should be followed by the mods unquestionably.
Originally posted by TheKingofKINGS!
Lana probablly doesn't like me because I tried to buy her. I'm not sure about any other mods. Though I have a feeling Wrathful Dwarf doesn't like me.But still, I probablly won't get banned unless I deserve it. I have faith in the mods.
The mods decide if you deserve it or not, though. Bardock deserved it according to Storm, yet according to whoever, the people that threatened me and Vinny didn't deserve it.
-AC
Originally posted by TheKingofKINGS!I don't say mods are better than each other. I just notice more when some mods do good jobs and some... not so good...
There can be a "he's better" or "she's better" just depending of activity. If they make more actions when appropreate than the other person does, then the first mod is better.
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
No mod thought it was worth a warning (much less a ban) when someone was publically threatening my life (albeit laughably) and throwing vile abuse at me, yet it's appropriate for Bardock to get banned because he has such a deadpan humour (which is exactly what it is, he's not a vulgar person with any real malice.)? I'm sorry, but that's bullshit.The bottom line is simple in my opinion, Storm. Either the moderators should adhere to the rules unquestionably, or those who cannot or will not, simply shouldn't be mods.
If you allow mods to go around banning or not banning people off the back of subjective morals, then what's the point in having actual forum rules? I think it's common knowledge that a certain mods remain mods because of who they are, not what they do. So it's f*cked from the start.
My real question is this: There is a clear and concise set of KMC rules, and I would assume that we cannot pick or choose which ones we, as posters, follow. So why should mods be allowed to pick and choose which ones they ban for?
-AC
There are issues which are inevitably to the moderator' s discretion, and where it is nearly impossible to come to a consensus. It wouldn' t be so hard if it was all black and white. I' m wondering how anyone of you would do, if you were in our shoes.
Ceterum censeo OTF esse delendam.
Originally posted by Storm
I checked the reports for a death threat, however, there was none. Only if you contacted every mod in private, you can speak of no mod being willing to issue a warning. Again, you didn' t read the post in question, how can you be so certain it was in jest? Anyhow, I' m glad I got Raz' opinion on the matter which, obviously, settled it.There are issues which are inevitably to the moderator' s discretion, and where it is nearly impossible to come to a consensus. It wouldn' t be so hard if it was all black and white. I' m wondering how anyone of you would do, if you were in our shoes.
Ceterum censeo OTF esse delendam.
I Think I'd Do Good In a Mods Shoes 😱