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Hunter S. Thompson wrote:The Edge... There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over..
DoomYoshi wrote:How do you think accountability to users a)has been previously established b)should be established?
Or do you think it doesn't matter that much?
thegreekdog wrote:Moderators should be accountable to the rules of Conquer Club. I think that's pretty simple.
But, as the black jesus points out, perhaps they have not been in the past.
EDIT - I guess I should point out that I was a global moderator and was accountable to, in order: (1) The rules; (2) the community (OT mostly); and (3) admin. I suspect popular opinion is that moderator accountability is the opposite of that (i.e. (1) admin, (2) community, (3) the rules). That's okay because, well, people don't like the police, but it really isn't as bad as people think it is.
Shannon Apple wrote:Meh, people will always complain about moderators no matter what. It's something I've picked up from my own experience. Sometimes you get a user who was 100% wrong and twists things to make the mods look bad. Usually that's obvious to the community and reasonable people ignore that user anyway, so it rarely causes a big issue. However, I do agree that some mods can be tools and I have seen some things happen on CC that says that the mods here are no exception. Most mods are pretty cool though, several of them in my own clan. <3 If you look at it from another angle though, they are members too, they aren't infallible and they can sometimes make mistakes like everyone else. Isolated incidents happen, and it really shouldn't be held against them. It's when someone repeatedly acts a certain way that I am thinking "hey, wait a minute, this person shouldn't really be a mod."
I honestly haven't seen anything to suggest that moderators here have done anything to stifle discussion in this section. I mean, the only time I have seen threads locked is when users are openly flame-baiting someone else like in Gweedo's recent threads. (yes rhp1, I use those nerd terms too ) Is that the kind of activity that people honestly want? It's certainly not the kind of thing that attracts new activity, just gives the resident trolls something to do.
It's pretty much like this.
1. Rules First. Don't bend the rules yourself if you honestly expect people to follow your example, or respect your position. (That's where accountability starts rearing it's head.)
2. If you're totally sick of moderating fools, take a break from the "job" before you start taking it out on people. *ahem*accountability
3. Don't reprimand someone that you have a personal issue with, give it to someone else to deal with, so threads don't pop up about biased abuse of power.
4. Learn to laugh at stupidity rather than get super angry at people in public.
5. If you just want people to love you and think having a pretty name is cool, don't become a moderator, because you'll be disappointed.
I am only speaking here from my own personal experience outside of CC on those points, but generally if you keep a certain set of guidelines, there should be no being held accountable by anyone, because there won't be any reason to. lol. As Greekdog put it: Rules first. Haha, hats off to those that do mod this forum because there are some very strange personalities around here. I do understand why Teegee is, you know, a few biscuits short of a packet. It's the long term exposure. BUT, we love him anyway.
Shannon Apple wrote:I do respect that opinion rhp, but, believe it or not, it's the flaming/trolling that kills websites. If you just let people "have at it" in the public forums, members start leaving because they no longer want to be associated with the site. New people won't join if they've been lurking the forums because it looks like a lion's den. I have seen this happen twice in my time. Soon enough it becomes a case of every new member being chased off the forums by the veterans because it's a funny thing to do. You can't really pick and choose which flaming to punish, so you end all of it as it happens. It's like growing a fruit tree. If you don't keep it pruned, it will grow wild and produce bad fruit. Same with a forum, if you don't regulate it, there will be no forums at all worth keeping around.
rhp 1 wrote:and TeeGee is a dude? I was shocked
Kotaro wrote:TG for site owner 2020
TeeGee wrote:rhp 1 wrote:and TeeGee is a dude? I was shocked
Just don't tell my wife and kids hahaha
I don't even thin of a persons gender when reading the forums. But that is another topic all together.
As for moderator accountability, I think everyone needs to start looking at moderators as site assistants and not site police. In fact very few moderators have the ability to police the forums or games and even fewer can do both.
Since I took on the role of head global 6 months ago, I have instructed the global and discussion moderators to take a much more relaxed approach to forum moderation. I am not 100% convinced this was always the best choice.I have noticed some forum members push it to extremes,seeing how far I can be pushed and others lose interest realizing I wasn't going to play their games, but the last 6 months have seen the fewest amount of forum bans and warnings handed out that I can recollect and that is something I am very happy to see.
I am open to suggestions and advice on which way to take the forums into the future. My inbox always has space so feel free to send me a PM with your thoughts.
saxitoxin wrote:Serbia is a RUDE DUDE
may not be a PRUDE, but he's gotta 'TUDE
might not be LEWD, but he's gonna get BOOED
RUDE
TeeGee wrote:rhp 1 wrote:and TeeGee is a dude? I was shocked
Just don't tell my wife and kids hahaha
I don't even thin of a persons gender when reading the forums. But that is another topic all together.
As for moderator accountability, I think everyone needs to start looking at moderators as site assistants and not site police. In fact very few moderators have the ability to police the forums or games and even fewer can do both.
Since I took on the role of head global 6 months ago, I have instructed the global and discussion moderators to take a much more relaxed approach to forum moderation. I am not 100% convinced this was always the best choice.I have noticed some forum members push it to extremes,seeing how far I can be pushed and others lose interest realizing I wasn't going to play their games, but the last 6 months have seen the fewest amount of forum bans and warnings handed out that I can recollect and that is something I am very happy to see.
I am open to suggestions and advice on which way to take the forums into the future. My inbox always has space so feel free to send me a PM with your thoughts.
rhp 1 wrote:perhaps people don't jump ship as fast and new ones don't leave as quickly as you once surmised Shannon? I don't know...long term, you're probably right though...
rhp 1 wrote:if this is the case, it seems to, in some small way, support my opinion, though not scientific and obviously short term.. if TG has taken a (generally) more relaxed approached in forum policing, and we still have the same weirdos and less forum bans, then perhaps people don't jump ship as fast and new ones don't leave as quickly as you once surmised Shannon? I don't know...long term, you're probably right though...
universalchiro wrote:Come for the games, stay for the forums. Enjoy the discussions with players around the world in Off Topic forum. Ooops, scratch that, the forum is controlled by a band of derailers. Just come for the games (hope that's enough to increase member count).
rhp 1 wrote:universalchiro wrote:Come for the games, stay for the forums. Enjoy the discussions with players around the world in Off Topic forum. Ooops, scratch that, the forum is controlled by a band of derailers. Just come for the games (hope that's enough to increase member count).
it's funny... most first real post in the forums was years after I joined.. hell.. I didn't even know how to navigate in here or that it even existed.. I am old... and honestly, if they disappeared altogether I wouldn't miss them... I normally just come in here to talk shit and watch the kiddies get riled up over nothing...
owenshooter wrote:rhp 1 wrote:universalchiro wrote:Come for the games, stay for the forums. Enjoy the discussions with players around the world in Off Topic forum. Ooops, scratch that, the forum is controlled by a band of derailers. Just come for the games (hope that's enough to increase member count).
it's funny... most first real post in the forums was years after I joined.. hell.. I didn't even know how to navigate in here or that it even existed.. I am old... and honestly, if they disappeared altogether I wouldn't miss them... I normally just come in here to talk shit and watch the kiddies get riled up over nothing...
we all have to do something while the dye settles into our beards!!! the black jesus has spoken...-el Jesus negro
universalchiro wrote:Come for the games, stay for the forums. Enjoy the discussions with players around the world in Off Topic forum. Ooops, scratch that, the forum is controlled by a band of derailers. Just come for the games (hope that's enough to increase member count).
owenshooter wrote:rhp 1 wrote:universalchiro wrote:Come for the games, stay for the forums. Enjoy the discussions with players around the world in Off Topic forum. Ooops, scratch that, the forum is controlled by a band of derailers. Just come for the games (hope that's enough to increase member count).
it's funny... most first real post in the forums was years after I joined.. hell.. I didn't even know how to navigate in here or that it even existed.. I am old... and honestly, if they disappeared altogether I wouldn't miss them... I normally just come in here to talk shit and watch the kiddies get riled up over nothing...
we all have to do something while the dye settles into our beards!!! the black jesus has spoken...-el Jesus negro
'rhp 1 wrote:owenshooter wrote:we all have to do something while the dye settles into our beards!!! the black jesus has spoken...-el Jesus negro
I said I was old... not that I wanted to look old bro! Lol
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