Moderator sign up list

[Dingo]

I notice there is a lot of criticizing of moderators but I don't see folks lining up to take the job.

In case there are some who are interested in the job it might be interesting to explore some of the perks as seen from an outsider.

1. No pay.

2. Lots of time dealing with rule violations and posters complaints.

3. Incredible abuse, in fact basically you can't win. If you zig the zag people come after you. If you zag the zig people come after you.

4. Probably no relief from abuse even if you ban people because they will show up on Hc and howl their victimization along with other banned people and their hc allies.

5. The standard is much higher than posters would ever expect from themselves and if you are less than perfect in their eyes your free services are nothing but a power trip. Wow the power to tell a jerk to play by the rules and then never hear an end to how terrible you are.

6. The joy of having to make decisions that you might not even agree with simply because they are part of the rules. If you are a little on the strict side you are a Stalinist or Nazi. If you are somewhat laid back then you are a wimp or partisan or why are you even assuming the moderator title?

7. You have to consider not only the conflicting demands of the posters but also what the owners are prepared to live with. This is not Hc, where the Host has an entirely free hand.

8. Oh yes and if you post like a normal poster and act a little like a bad ass, you know like a normal poster, then you will be told you are setting a bad example and some posters will even tell you you shouldn't even be allowed to post at all except on matters having to do with moderating.

Given all the joys of being a moderator I'm sure there are a lot of DBS posters out there who are just chaffing at the bit to take on the job. I mean all that power! So consider this the thread to offer your services along with a little resume of why you want the job and why you think you would perform it well.

[Blaze Manly]

I humbly offer my services.

[Sol]

Why don't you sign up Dingle? Or do you prefer just to spend 2 hours a day kissing up to A Voice?

I would be a moderator.

It's an incredibly EASY job, because basically no one does anything here that is worthy of banning. We've all been peers for years here. Moderating only becomes difficult when you abuse your power to the point of having to constantly find ways to obfuscate or disingenuously spread lies to cover up your actions. In that case, as we see with A Voice for instance, it becomes a monumental task of energy draining creativity and spin. Fortunately she has little toadies like you to offload some of the work of lying and convincing people not to care about inconsistency or abuse.


Let me congratulate you on your monumental efforts while we are on the subject. That list you made is hilarious - it smacks of your intense effort in trying to think up ways to make moderating sound like a horrible torture. Talk about creative. LOL. Well, thanks for the transparent glimpse into the depths of your sadness.

[Dingo]

Why don't you sign up Dingle? Or do you prefer just to spend 2 hours a day kissing up to A Voice?

I would be a moderator.

It's an incredibly EASY job, because basically no one does anything here that is worthy of banning. We've all been peers for years here. Moderating only becomes difficult when you abuse your power to the point of having to constantly find ways to obfuscate or disingenuously spread lies to cover up your actions. In that case, as we see with A Voice for instance, it becomes a monumental task of energy draining creativity and spin. Fortunately she has little toadies like you to offload some of the work of lying and convincing people not to care about inconsistency or abuse.


Let me congratulate you on your monumental efforts while we are on the subject. That list you made is hilarious - it smacks of your intense effort in trying to think up ways to make moderating sound like a horrible torture. Talk about creative. LOL. Well, thanks for the transparent glimpse into the depths of your sadness.

Not me, I'm not signing up. But I'm so glad you are willing to take the plunge. You do understand there would be rules in place so you would want to make sure you had your posse lined up like your butt buddy twins tayken and Kentay if you want to dispense with those carnal knowledge of mom restrictions and posting folks addresses and threatening the presidents life and calling people shitasses on thread titles and that kind of fuddy duddy restrictive stuff. Then you would have to understand that there is an outfit called Ottenhoff that you would be checking in with and they might want to make sure DBS wasn't being redecorated as your private little circle jerk place.

But good luck little lying troll punk. I second your nomination. Might be the first time you exercised any responsibility in your life.

[Sol]

But good luck little lying troll punk. I second your nomination. Might be the first time you exercised any responsibility in your life.
Hahah

All you do is spend hours a day trolling anyone who disagrees with A Voice. I've never seen anything like it, it's pathetic! You must be incredibly lonely if your last ditch effort is scraping for women on DBS.


By the way, maybe if you exercise some responsibility you can get a job half as good as mine, or 1/3 of the education I have. I was making more money than you when I was 17 years old - so you can save the responsibility talk for burning off community service hours at the local high school. It's pretty clear you are a dead end loser since your goal in life consists of being A Voice's version of Karl Rove.

Hopefully she gets a preemptive restraining order against your obsessive ass to save herself an awkward first meeting.

LOL

[Dingo]

Hahah

All you do is spend hours a day trolling anyone who disagrees with A Voice. I've never seen anything like it, it's pathetic! You must be incredibly lonely if your last ditch effort is scraping for women on DBS.


By the way, maybe if you exercise some responsibility you can get a job half as good as mine, or 1/3 of the education I have. I was making more money than you when I was 17 years old - so you can save the responsibility talk for burning off community service hours at the local high school. It's pretty clear you are a dead end loser since your goal in life consists of being A Voice's version of Karl Rove.

Hopefully she gets a preemptive restraining order against your obsessive ass to save herself an awkward first meeting.

LOL

Oddly my posts recently on A Voice have been mainly civily critical. Is it the civil part that bothers you or at 12 are you still in remedial reading? I don't troll troll, just as a point of information. The only way you've probably made money whiner-squealer is dealing. Anybody can invent a persona on a forum. Your comments on me show you haven't a clue what reality is since nothing you've said corresponds with it. Even con artists need some contact with reality. Hmmm, I suspect you couldn't handle the dealing part. Were you a spotter?

By the way I asked for a resume and a statement of why you want to be moderator. Try and get focused punk. This is a job interview, get that a JOB interview. :rolleyes:

[Sol]

Oddly my posts recently on A Voice have been civily critical. Is it the civil part that bothers you or at 12 are you still in remedial reading? I don't troll troll just as a point of information. The only way you've probably made money on whiner-squealer is dealing. Anybody can invent a persona on a forum. Your comments on me show you haven't a clue what reality is since nothing you've said corresponds with it.

By the way I asked for a resume and a statement of why you want to be moderator. Try and get focused punk. This is a job interview, get that a JOB interview. :rolleyes:

Oh I get it, now you think you are the "interviewer" here? So all of this ass kissing is to try and get a job? I'm sure the Paypal donations will triple your salary.

LOL, thanks for the entertainment, clown.

[Dingo]

Oh I get it, now you think you are the "interviewer" here? So all of this ass kissing is to try and get a job? I'm sure the Paypal donations will triple your salary.

LOL, thanks for the entertainment, clown.

That makes sense I started this thread to get a paying job. I'm sure going to enjoy watching how a person with your imagination and brain power runs things around here.

You'll probably kill yourself running to embrace A Voice's avatar. :D

[Dingo]

I humbly offer my services.

So Blaze a little rundown on your qualifications and why you want the job. By the way congratulations on being so publically spirited. :)

[dewey189]

I'll throw my hat in the ring, but a resume of why am I qualified? Yikes. Hmmmm. I got banned by Lib a few years ago for insulting someones Mom and took it like a man. No wait. I took it like a woman. I find redeeming qualities in all but one of you, but I'm a confusing pain in the ass for most of you, going from being labelled a God-hating liberal one day to a cheap labor conservative the next. I figure I must be doing something right. Plus, while I haven't reached the stalker phase yet, I'm Slims biggest forum groupie. How bad can I be? Ok, so there's the Hoosier thing, but deep-down I'm more of a cheesehead than a Hoosier. I love dogs, lobster, chocolate, music, kids, cheese and high-risk outdoor sports. Not necessarily in that order, but if I can enjoy them all in one day, it's a perfect day. None of which qualifies me for much of anything, come to think about it.

[Blaze Manly]

So Blaze a little rundown on your qualifications and why you want the job. By the way congratulations on being so publically spirited. :)

I would like to do my part for the community. I am extremely honest, forthright, and have excellent judgment. I am very fair, and would make sure that there is peace and harmony where possible. I would have a light touch, for the most part, but would be firm where necessary. I am extremely thick-skinned, and do not mind criticism. I always pay my taxes, and I drive a fuel-efficient car.

[Dingo]

I'll throw my hat in the ring, but a resume of why am I qualified? Yikes. Hmmmm. I got banned by Lib a few years ago for insulting someones Mom and took it like a man. No wait. I took it like a woman. I find redeeming qualities in all but one of you, but I'm a confusing pain in the ass for most of you, going from being labelled a God-hating liberal one day to a cheap labor conservative the next. I figure I must be doing something right. Plus, while I haven't reached the stalker phase yet, I'm Slims biggest forum groupie. How bad can I be? Ok, so there's the Hoosier thing, but deep-down I'm more of a cheesehead than a Hoosier. I love dogs, lobster, chocolate, music, kids, cheese and high-risk outdoor sports. Not necessarily in that order, but if I can enjoy them all in one day, it's a perfect day. None of which qualifies me for much of anything, come to think about it.
Hmmmm, high risk outdoor sports, I wonder what those might be? Seems like you are touching a lot of bases Dewey and can take in views from all sides of the political spectrum and have a fun attitude. Of course you know a certain amount of public nastiness comes with the job. Think you can take the heat and still maintain a firm fair hand? From what I've seen I'd vote for you.

Congratulations on throwing your hat in.the ring.

[Dingo]

I would like to do my part for the community. I am extremely honest, forthright, and have excellent judgment. I am very fair, and would make sure that there is peace and harmony where possible. I would have a light touch, for the most part, but would be firm where necessary. I am extremely thick-skinned, and do not mind criticism. I always pay my taxes, and I drive a fuel-efficient car.

Drive a fuel efficient car, man that almost does it right there.;) You definitely have to have a thick skin in this business and if you can be fair to boot then you are in I'm sure.

Two out of three being apparent winners isn't bad on the first day. Looks like we are developing a strong transition bench.

Of course there are no time tables, no date set. Just wanted to see who was prepared to run the gauntlet. :cool:

[dewey189]

Hmmmm, high risk outdoor sports, I wonder what those might be?Kayaking on class 5 rivers without a guide; snowboarding down heavily forested hills not associated with formal ski resorts; waaaay off-trail mountain biking; hang-gliding...that kind of thing. My husband can't understand why I don't engage in normal sports...like hockey. LOL! Seems like you are touching a lot of bases Dewey and can take in views from all sides of the political spectrum and have a fun attitude. I'm not aligned with any political party, but I'm thinking to myself...maybe that's why I'm fun?Of course you know a certain amount of public nastiness comes with the job. Think you can take the heat and still maintain a firm fair hand? From what I've seen I'd vote for you.I've been exposed to varying degrees of nastiness, public disrespect, cries of unfairness, and grudges that seem to last for days. I have 2 teenaged daughters.Congratulations on throwing your hat in.the ring.I can't decide if I threw my hat in the ring or laid down the gauntlet. I'm leaning to gauntlet since I really hate wearing hats, but the only gauntlet-type thing I own is a pair of poagies for kayaking. If I throw one of them in the ring can I have it back? My kayak and I have a date with the Nantahala in April.

[Tim]

Blaze Manly aka FBWC's says:
I am extremely honest, forthright, and have excellent judgment.

If you were honest, you would have told everyone about your new persona when you returned.

"Blaze Manly" - That's "excellent judgement?" Sounds like a female impersonator at a cheap show bar.

[Dingo]

Blaze Manly aka FBWC's says:


If you were honest, you would have told everyone about your new persona when you returned.

"Blaze Manly" - That's "excellent judgement?" Sounds like a female impersonator at a cheap show bar.

Hmmmm, so FB is that you? Not that it absolutely precludes you from the job but dissembling is not a good way to start.

I have to say FB is a peculiar case. He once told me FBWC himself was at least in part a created persona. But there is the matter of created personas acknowledging each other. :rolleyes:

[cephalagic]

Blaze Manly aka FBWC's says:


If you were honest, you would have told everyone about your new persona when you returned.

"Blaze Manly" - That's "excellent judgement?" Sounds like a female impersonator at a cheap show bar.

It's F&B without a doubt.

[Krypto]

Lefty?
well? you would be PERFECT!
Hows about Josey??
where the hell is that cowboy anyway??
Moderators are like hall monitors...no one liked them either...geesh...

[A Voice]

Lefty?
well? you would be PERFECT!
Hows about Josey??
where the hell is that cowboy anyway??
Moderators are like hall monitors...no one liked them either...geesh...

Here's what I think we are.

We are not traffic cops, we are not judges, juries or executioners.

All the legal metaphors for what we do as Moderators are useless. We are not impartial, there is no way we could be; we know all the players too well. If a traffic cop pulls over a friend, he's probably going to let the guy off with a warning. If a case comes before a judge and he knows the defendant, that judge recuses himself.

What is a Moderator then? He is your neighborhood bartender - Sam.

Sam's got a nice cozy spot where people meet to have a few laughs, talk about issues, and play darts :) . Sam's got a lot of regulars and occasionally some tourists drop in and he hopes they'll stick around - new blood keeps the place from getting dull. Mostly people get along, but there have been some problems in the past so he's had to set down some rules.

Sam's got two regulars, Ricky and Lucy. They've been around for a while and he knows them well. They pay their bar bills on time so Sam's got no problem with their politics or whether they like the Colts or the Bears.

Ricky is a great guy. He's smart, funny, gracious, treats everyone with respect, he never even swears. People want to be around him and that is good for business. Then there's Lucy, she's funny, but disruptive. Lucy is always drinking too much and rattling cages and can be really loud and obnoxious. Sam's watched as tourists have walked into his bar, seen what Lucy was up to and walked right out again. Lucy keeps things lively and that is good, but sometimes she goes too far.

One night Ricky is at one end of the bar and tells a "Your Mamma" joke which is against the rules. At the other end of the bar Lucy (drunk again) tells the exact same joke. Do they get the same treatment?

Not always. Ricky who is always terrific, always polite, never any trouble at all gets a warning. Ricky apologizes to both Sam and the offended patron and life goes on.

Sam turns to Lucy and gives her a warning. Lucy jumps up on a table and says "Fuck off!" Lucy then gets her butt tossed out of the bar and is told not to come back for a couple of days and only if she can behave herself.

Is this "fair" treatment? That depends on your point of view. It is preferential to Ricky but hasn't he earned a little good faith by his behavior? Lucy is a pain in the neck and is actually bad for the bar. Shouldn't the well being of the business and the patrons who frequent it be considered?

Ultimately it isn't "fair", but it may be appropriate.

I don't like being the hall monitor - it often sucks out loud. But every once in a while I can talk someone down off a ledge and broker a fragile detente it's kinda nice. I want everyone to have a good time and that means that sometimes you have to tell someone to refrain from pissing in another patron's beer.

[Jeff Reynolds]

This is too much of a bar room type brawl place for me to make it my home. I like a few of the posters. The board does have a nice look.

Halva linked to Jay Reynold's mom's obituary a while back. I do not like Jay Reynolds, but I was offended by that. More than once, Halva has posted on my psychological state as regards to the passing of my own mother recently. Not only does he continue to discredit chemtrail awareness by posting like a jackass most of the time, he crosses the line in other manners too if one pays attention. But who wants to keep reading some jackass's thoughts when it appears he could very well be some kind of paid poster. A Voice was nice and sent me condolensce, she said there was nothing she could do because Halva had deleted the post.

My main point was that when such thoughts are allowed to be posted, they are an attack on all of us. This is what happened to me at the Gastronamus Cafe. I would get incredible abuse heaped on me, and then when I fought back intellectually, I got banned. That is more proof that the chemtrail forums are fakes, when you have someone like Halvar making comments about someone's mom's death, and then the moderator bans me and not him or at least both of us, that to me is more proof of the fakery. But there are definitely bigger fish to fry than SwampGas, and if there is anyone out there in Greece or goes to Greece who is reading this, maybe there is a scoop in this for you to investigate this nutjob called Halva.

But thanks to A Voice for showing me some humanity. That's more than can be said for most of the people who post at this website.

I think you should come up with rules and enforce them. Free speech should not be an excuse for verbal abuse.

Halva should be banned. There were other people even my enemies who were disgusted by what he wrote. There is plenty of proof there that he should be given a week off at the least. That he hasn't been banned has got me to sign up at another forum where they don't tolerate such rubbish. Halva attacked all of us with his comments.

So let things like this slide, and that is why this website will never improve.

Come up with some rules, enforce them as fairly as you can, and this place might take off again. Otherwise, it is going downhill and will be tough to turn around.

[Tim]

Mod #5, with a tear of humility dripping from her eye but with her shoulders bravely squared says: But every once in a while I can talk someone down off a ledge and broker a fragile detente it's kinda nice.
Please, please, please, dispense with the over dramatization. Do you read what you write before posting it? My God! How corny can you get?



Mod #5, with a magnanimous tone tells us, the little people:: I want everyone to have a good time and that means that sometimes you have to tell someone to refrain from pissing in another patron's beer.

And therein is the major problem with you. You visualize the moderator position as a "mother hen" watching out for her baby chicks. Who on this forum has asked you to 1) protect them from the mean old nasty posters or 2) keep them from breaking the rules with your soothing advice?

Not I - If someone picks on me - so be it. If I violate the rules - do your job and issue the proper discipline. Otherwise - bug off!

[Mister B]

I'll throw my hat in the ring, but a resume of why am I qualified? Yikes. Hmmmm. I got banned by Lib a few years ago for insulting someones Mom and took it like a man. No wait. I took it like a woman. I find redeeming qualities in all but one of you, but I'm a confusing pain in the ass for most of you, going from being labelled a God-hating liberal one day to a cheap labor conservative the next. I figure I must be doing something right. Plus, while I haven't reached the stalker phase yet, I'm Slims biggest forum groupie. How bad can I be? Ok, so there's the Hoosier thing, but deep-down I'm more of a cheesehead than a Hoosier. I love dogs, lobster, chocolate, music, kids, cheese and high-risk outdoor sports. Not necessarily in that order, but if I can enjoy them all in one day, it's a perfect day. None of which qualifies me for much of anything, come to think about it.

I would support dewey unflinchingly as a moderator.

I have never known her to be anything but fair.

Plus, she runs her own business and so has an appreciation of what "life" is all about.

[dewey189]

I would support dewey unflinchingly as a moderator. I have never known her to be anything but fair. Plus, she runs her own business and so has an appreciation of what "life" is all about.Why thank you , darlin'.

[Josey Wales]

I humbly offer my services.

You already have a job as the forum fuckboy, Arthur! Besides, I believe you have to have 1/2 a brain cell working to be a moderator. You and the psychotic bitch don't qualify. Shut the door on your way out, fuckstick!

[Blaze Manly]

You already have a job as the forum fuckboy, Arthur! Besides, I believe you have to have 1/2 a brain cell working to be a moderator. You and the psychotic bitch don't qualify. Shut the door on your way out, fuckstick!

You're a lying coward.

I own you.

I scare you.

Should I share just HOW with the board?

I didn't think so.

Coward.

[Josey Wales]

You're my knight in shing armor.

I love you.

I want to blow you.

Should I share just HOW much with the board?

I didn't think so.

Please be mine.

You're right Arthur. I'm fuckin' scared NOW!!!

[Blaze Manly]

You're right Arthur. I'm fuckin' scared NOW!!!

Of course you are.

You're a scared cockroach.

You hide in the dark, "Josey."

Why not come on out, into the light?

Oh, I know why.

Because you're a tiny, pathetic little turd, who will never be a real man.

So you take on a macho nickname, and talk tough ANONYMOUSLY.

I know everybody here is pretty impressed.

They'd have to be.

[JackTheReaper]

This is too much of a bar room type brawl place for me to make it my home. I like a few of the posters. The board does have a nice look.


But thanks to A Voice for showing me some humanity. That's more than can be said for most of the people who post at this website.
I came from a rat hole too before I got here. Give yourself a chance, not DBS, and it could become something for you that keeps a young kid like me off the streets.

Which is not to say that DBS is NOT a rathole. Yet.

DBS is like a skanky pair of shorts, skid marks everywhere. But good folk like aV and the other mods bleach the shit out for us and the thing becomes useful again. Can you ask for anything more from a db, really, when you think about it???

[JackTheReaper]

I would like to do my part for the community. I am extremely honest, forthright, and have excellent judgment. I am very fair, and would make sure that there is peace and harmony where possible. I would have a light touch, for the most part, but would be firm where necessary. I am extremely thick-skinned, and do not mind criticism. I always pay my taxes, and I drive a fuel-efficient car.
Got a sparkle on one of your teeth too? Can we use your "You're All Idiots" post here as your resume, hon?

[JackTheReaper]

I would be a moderator.
I dig you Sol. You seem fair to me and I know you got a WHOLE LOTTA BRAINS too.

And, besides you, I'd also vote for Dewey. Same criteria as I listed for you. But, I hate to see anyone else leave the mod list. ALL of those guys are on my OK list, esp. aV - she's been a good friend to me! She's way too cool for cool!!!!!:)