Do the mods improve your experience on Conquer Club?

[ManBungalow]

Welcome to America, where Obama won in a landslide.

If that was aimed at me : actually I live in England (which is a democracy )...

of course you're 'avin a larf aintcha MB.

Over 70% of our laws are now handed down by unelected Commissioners in Brussels. The Lisbon treaty will push through yet more powers to those same hands.

Democracy? This incumbent bunch of retards in Westminster don't know the meaning of the word. They are nothing more than a bunch of self serving petty intellectual lightweights.

As for the mods here....as in all things relative, they are something of a curates egg of a bunch.

Yay,

Some thoughtful minds exist in this world

I wasn't actually having a laugh; notice my smiley when I said that this country is a democracy.

What would you say is the best way of governing this country ??

Yes, this way (done at the euro parliament recently by persons unknown!)

I think that, if it is done properly, a dictatorship is the way to go.

As disturbing as it may sound : it could work.

Has anyone ever read George Orwell's 1984 ?

[Snorri1234]

I'm not going to vote since I'm a mod. There is one thing though...

No mods = no forums

Not true, the forum could be publicly moderated.

There are many sites that do this, you may have seen it, everyone gets to vote on each post either thumbs up or thumbs down, if the post accumulates a certain % of thumbs down votes, the post is removed from public view.

Having a non public moderation system is archaic, the "peer reviewed/moderated" systems are the future and solves the problems of the power hungry attitude that ALL mods inevitably get.

Hell, you don't even need moderating anyway. While it would certainly reduce the number of people who talk in the forums, after some time there will be very little trolling and flaming. I've seen far more decent forums which had little moderation and everything was basically settled by the people themselves. (Trolls got scared away or ignored.)


By the way, I took this poll to mean the general mods and not the ones in C&A, Foundry and Tournaments and other portions of the site where discussion has to do with the game and not the forums.

[Limey Lyons]

Looks like a decent mandate for the mods with healthy dissent from the rockers.

[EagleofGreenErth]

The cartographers are simply amazing... the haughty mods that do bans... not so much.

[owenshooter]

You have no right to question a rule especially if you say you take your punishment and accept the ruling ...

now what are you going on about? the written rule i was questioning had nothing to do with my previous ban(s), period. not the one that got my clan banned. so let's get that straight. and the fact that an entire clan was banned without warning to any of the "offenders" is beyond gross abuse of power. the fact that an admin admitted he went "over the top" in his actions should show you that this thread has merit. the written rule i questioned was about posting personal info, period. and guess what? it is a real issue that needs real clarification. you have a clan that is unable to use it's sig which it has used since before it's inception, despite members choosing to do so, but several threads exist throughout CC where members (including mods), post their images.

asking for a clarification of a forum rule is not stirring the pot, it is trying to understand something that is written and open to a bit of interpretation. remember the babysitting rule? there is an entire 37 page thread that questions what the babysitting rule encompasses, and i was heavily involved in that (viewtopic.php?f=6&t=49899&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=babysitting). so, that was stirring the pot too? there is nothing wrong with asking how a rule is used and interpreted here on CC, especially when we are subject to obeying them. i most definitely was not stirring the pot, i was asking for a rule clarification within the forum where rules are questioned and enforced! if it is so wrong to ask for rule clarifications, than why is there an entire forum where rules are decided, explained and punishments handed down by mods? keep yappin', you are clueless as to what went on and what is still going on... the black jesus has spoken...-0

p.s.-when you question rules and how they are interpreted, things can change. look at the recent farming changes. do you think lack and twill just woke up one morning and decided to change it or do you think community pressure and questions about the practice led to the changes?

p.p.s.-again, i love most of the mods and all the admins, and think they work harder than most people realize...

[HayesA]

I'm not going to vote since I'm a mod. There is one thing though...

No mods = no forums

Not true, the forum could be publicly moderated.

There are many sites that do this, you may have seen it, everyone gets to vote on each post either thumbs up or thumbs down, if the post accumulates a certain % of thumbs down votes, the post is removed from public view.

Having a non public moderation system is archaic, the "peer reviewed/moderated" systems are the future and solves the problems of the power hungry attitude that ALL mods inevitably get.

Hell, you don't even need moderating anyway. While it would certainly reduce the number of people who talk in the forums, after some time there will be very little trolling and flaming. I've seen far more decent forums which had little moderation and everything was basically settled by the people themselves. (Trolls got scared away or ignored.)


By the way, I took this poll to mean the general mods and not the ones in C&A, Foundry and Tournaments and other portions of the site where discussion has to do with the game and not the forums.

That's usually my take as well. at least on professional gaming forums, and upscale community forums. Most of the little to no issue forums also have no sigs, or strict limits on size (in my opinion, no sig should be more then 350px in height, and avatar no more then 80 or 100px in height/width.) They have rules written down, but most are unwritten social cues. Trolls/spammers either get reported, and ignored, or ignored all togather. Most members here would be banned from the forums permanently very quickly. No offense.

[the.killing.44]

The cartographers are simply amazing... the haughty mods that do bans... not so much.

QFT, Eagle … QFT. I still stand by my "yes" vote.

.44

[Mr Changsha]

I'm not going to vote since I'm a mod. There is one thing though...

No mods = no forums

Not true, the forum could be publicly moderated.

There are many sites that do this, you may have seen it, everyone gets to vote on each post either thumbs up or thumbs down, if the post accumulates a certain % of thumbs down votes, the post is removed from public view.

Having a non public moderation system is archaic, the "peer reviewed/moderated" systems are the future and solves the problems of the power hungry attitude that ALL mods inevitably get.

Hell, you don't even need moderating anyway. While it would certainly reduce the number of people who talk in the forums, after some time there will be very little trolling and flaming. I've seen far more decent forums which had little moderation and everything was basically settled by the people themselves. (Trolls got scared away or ignored.)


By the way, I took this poll to mean the general mods and not the ones in C&A, Foundry and Tournaments and other portions of the site where discussion has to do with the game and not the forums.

That's usually my take as well. at least on professional gaming forums, and upscale community forums. Most of the little to no issue forums also have no sigs, or strict limits on size (in my opinion, no sig should be more then 350px in height, and avatar no more then 80 or 100px in height/width.) They have rules written down, but most are unwritten social cues. Trolls/spammers either get reported, and ignored, or ignored all togather. Most members here would be banned from the forums permanently very quickly. No offense.

A lot, though not all, of the issues here are related to age. Just as teenagers need parents, guardians or teachers to keep an eye on them 24/7, they also need this kind of 'moderation' on-line. Not all teenagers of course, but a lot of them.

If the GD forum was 18+, a large amount of the problems here would naturally disappear, however a lot of the fun might as well. I suspect that if the forum was left to those of us who are married, older or have children it would be much, much quieter. And much more boring. So the moderators control the worst of the excesses and by being there actually allow younger members to exist here without being quickly ignored or chased out.

So I am fairly positive towards moderators.

My only suggestion would be that Twill considers the humour or intelligence of the poster before giving out long bans. DM trolls without doubt, but he does so in a funny, intelligent way. I miss reading his posts. There are other 'funny'posters like King_H or maybe even myself at times and maybe we are trolling and de-railing threads,and maybe we strictly shouldn't. However, there is a difference between mindlessly trolling and inventively doing so. The rules in this forum are strict and so half the fun therefore is pushing the limits. DM pushes the limits no doubt. But giving out long bans to posters other people enjoy reading seems a touch self-defeating to me.

[patrick1744]

f*ck no

[ManBungalow]

f*ck no

That's some opinion you have there

Why don't they improve your experience ??

[Geger]

YES!!

As an unknown freemium player I feel sometimes being ignored in this forum by other players, but by mods never. Thanks mods

[owenshooter]

YES!!

As an unknown freemium player I feel sometimes being ignored in this forum by other players, but by mods never. Thanks mods

huh? what did he say? the black jesus has ignored you...-0

[obliterationX]

f*ck no

That's some opinion you have there

Why don't they improve your experience ??

Because they keep banning his multis.

[joecoolfrog]

I liked the Mods , spawned some great music.....especially The Who

[Artimis]

I liked the Mods , spawned some great music.....especially The Who

Yeah, mind the Rockers though, wouldn't want to get any bicycle chain stuck between your teeth!

[Onmyway]

I liked the Mods , spawned some great music.....especially The Who

The Mods spawned much more than great music

[Joodoo]

It really depends on which mod you're talking about, their attitudes toward the community, and what they have done in the past to make ppl like/hate them. Overall I don't have any problems with the mods and they often improve my experience on CC.

[Snorri1234]

I'm not going to vote since I'm a mod. There is one thing though...

No mods = no forums

Not true, the forum could be publicly moderated.

There are many sites that do this, you may have seen it, everyone gets to vote on each post either thumbs up or thumbs down, if the post accumulates a certain % of thumbs down votes, the post is removed from public view.

Having a non public moderation system is archaic, the "peer reviewed/moderated" systems are the future and solves the problems of the power hungry attitude that ALL mods inevitably get.

Hell, you don't even need moderating anyway. While it would certainly reduce the number of people who talk in the forums, after some time there will be very little trolling and flaming. I've seen far more decent forums which had little moderation and everything was basically settled by the people themselves. (Trolls got scared away or ignored.)


By the way, I took this poll to mean the general mods and not the ones in C&A, Foundry and Tournaments and other portions of the site where discussion has to do with the game and not the forums.

That's usually my take as well. at least on professional gaming forums, and upscale community forums. Most of the little to no issue forums also have no sigs, or strict limits on size (in my opinion, no sig should be more then 350px in height, and avatar no more then 80 or 100px in height/width.) They have rules written down, but most are unwritten social cues. Trolls/spammers either get reported, and ignored, or ignored all togather. Most members here would be banned from the forums permanently very quickly. No offense.

I must also add that there seem to be two different approaches towards modding here. There is the "banhammer at the slightest camp" and the "actually ask kindly and explain your position camp". I remember some time ago that I was trolling the callouts-forum a little and I noticed the very large difference between the two camps and their effectiveness. While Twill just sending me warnings 1 sentence long alluding to a ban when i kept doing that, Marval send me quite a big pm explaining why, though funny, my threads made his job more difficult and how it was also bad for the site. He also asked me why I did what I did and why I didn't keep to the off-topics with my silly comments. I was stumped because I never known a mod who actually was kind and gave me good reasons to stop something. I ignored the warnings from Twill, but I quit immediately when I received Marvals pm and thought about it.

What infuriates me and owen and others is the fact that we are treated like morons and the mods don't offer us any explanation or clarification. And that the mods seem to have personal vendettas against certain members where they make up rules, ban someone who couldn't possibly know those rules and then refuse to admit that they're wrong. I am sure Owen understands why posting someone else's personal info isn't always a good idea, but the way he is treated is retarded and therefore he trolls with it.

I mean, Dancing Mustard was banned for a month for breaching a rule that didn't exist and the mods refused to admit that they just made up an excuse to ban him. That's just bad bussiness, and it makes the claim of Twill being an "expert community manager" ridiculously ironic.