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hatmoza 2.0 on 18 October 2008

1- were mods once upon a time regular users?

2- do mods need to be online a certain amount of hours a day ? or maybe they have a shift ?

3- what seperates a mod from a user ? ban immunity?

4- do mods need to have a certain amount of bans at the end of the month just like a cellular phone employee needs a certain amount activations as not to lose his/her job , or a cop needs to issue a certain amount of tickets? etc. if so is that why (with all do respect to the mods ) see alot of pointless bans?

5-do they get paid ? if not ....i feel sorry for you guys.

6- when is it ok to lock a thread ? cause sometimes i wonder .

7-is it just me or do you (the user) realize a balance in the mods ? although they dont admit it u can tell the sony fans from wii and from 360 supporters. which is a pretty cool balance.

8- is it true they can read your mind ? ...............ITS A JOKE

9- ( you had to see this coming ) do they abuse there power ...if so is it necessary or justified at times?

Please lets keep this a civilized and a hate free disscusion  , and i would be most happy if the mods themselves would give theyre word on this please , im pretty sure i didnt violate the thread rules , but just in case please dont lock this thread!

  



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Imthelegend on 18 October 2008

I would be worried if I were you.



 


 

vlad321 on 18 October 2008

I came in expecting a talk about video game mods. I have been left disappointed.



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Rhonin the wizard on 18 October 2008
hatmoza 2.0 said:

1- were mods once upon a time regular users? Most.

2- do mods need to be online a certain amount of hours a day ? or maybe they have a shift ? Don't know.

3- what seperates a mod from a user ? ban immunity? They can ban people, edit posts, etc. Mods can be banned.

4- do mods need to have a certain amount of bans at the end of the month just like a cellular phone employee needs a certain amount activations as not to lose his/her job , or a cop needs to issue a certain amount of tickets? etc. if so is that why (with all do respect to the mods ) see alot of pointless bans? Don't think so.

5-do they get paid ? if not ....i feel sorry for you guys. No.

6- when is it ok to lock a thread ? cause sometimes i wonder . If it's a duplicate thread, or it's filled with spam.

7-is it just me or do you (the user) realize a balance in the mods ? although they dont admit it u can tell the sony fans from wii and from 360 supporters. which is a pretty cool balance. They aren't chosen on what consoles they own. If that's what you are asking.

8- is it true they can read your mind ? ...............ITS A JOKE Yes.

9- ( you had to see this coming ) do they abuse there power ...if so is it necessary or justified at times? I haven't seen them do it.

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Sqrl on 18 October 2008
hatmoza 2.0 said:

1- were mods once upon a time regular users?

2- do mods need to be online a certain amount of hours a day ? or maybe they have a shift ?

3- what seperates a mod from a user ? ban immunity?

4- do mods need to have a certain amount of bans at the end of the month just like a cellular phone employee needs a certain amount activations as not to lose his/her job , or a cop needs to issue a certain amount of tickets? etc. if so is that why (with all do respect to the mods ) see alot of pointless bans?

5-do they get paid ? if not ....i feel sorry for you guys.

6- when is it ok to lock a thread ? cause sometimes i wonder .

7-is it just me or do you (the user) realize a balance in the mods ? although they dont admit it u can tell the sony fans from wii and from 360 supporters. which is a pretty cool balance.

8- is it true they can read your mind ? ...............ITS A JOKE

9- ( you had to see this coming ) do they abuse there power ...if so is it necessary or justified at times?

Please lets keep this a civilized and a hate free disscusion  , and i would be most happy if the mods themselves would give theyre word on this please , im pretty sure i didnt violate the thread rules , but just in case please dont lock this thread!

 

1) Yes

2) No, No

3) mod powers, we don't have ban immunity (ask Ben)

4) no

5) no

6) violation of forum rules, when it gets out of hand, etc...

7) most of us have a console we prefer but that isn't really part of the selection process. We were selected, in part, because we are able (at least to a reasonable degree) to look past our biases when applying our moderation powers.  We are regular users in all instances except when handling a problem/issue as a moderator.

8) yes and no, yes we know how many of you think because we see the same crap over and over again, no we didn't see you dress up like Britney Spears and dance around in your bedroom last night...or did we?

9) We are human, but I can't think of any instance where a moderator has overtly abused power in a way that it was clear that it was abuse.  Some calls are questionable and if "The Boss" doesn't like how we've decided a situation he will let us know.

 
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hatmoza 2.0 on 18 October 2008
Sqrl said:

1) Yes

2) No, No

3) mod powers, we don't have ban immunity (ask Ben)

4) no

5) do they get paid ? if not ....i feel sorry for you guys.no

6) violation of forum rules, when it gets out of hand, etc...

7) most of us have a console we prefer but that isn't really part of the selection process. We were selected, in part, because we are able (at least to a reasonable degree) to look past our biases when applying our moderation powers.  We are regular users in all instances except when handling a problem/issue as a moderator.

8) yes and no, yes we know how many of you think because we see the same crap over and over again, no we didn't see you dress up like Britney Spears and dance around in your bedroom last night...or did we?

9) We are human, but I can't think of any instance where a moderator has overtly abused power in a way that it was clear that it was abuse.  Some calls are questionable and if "The Boss" doesn't like how we've decided a situation he will let us know.

 

i mean it would only be fair !!! u guys do a hell of a job , ads are all over the place ! it would make sence.

 



Sqrl on 18 October 2008
hatmoza 2.0 said:
Sqrl said:

5) do they get paid ? if not ....i feel sorry for you guys.no

 

i mean it would only be fair !!! u guys do a hell of a job , ads are all over the place ! it would make sence.

 

 

We moderate when we are online, we don't have to be on at any point we just come and go as we please and we have enough mods to have a good coverage throughout the day.  If I was sitting here hitting refresh then I might agree...but as it is? Not so much. 

Now if they start adding quotas for time online for mods or article submissions for contributors then I would expect to be paid.  But as it is I was asked to help and told up front no $$...so it would be kind of lame for me to expect it =P
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Staude on 18 October 2008
vlad321 said:
I came in expecting a talk about video game mods. I have been left disappointed.

 

me2 :(...



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nordlead on 18 October 2008
hatmoza 2.0 said:
Sqrl said:

5) do they get paid ? if not ....i feel sorry for you guys.no

 

i mean it would only be fair !!! u guys do a hell of a job , ads are all over the place ! it would make sence.

 

contributors get review copies of games, but there aren't many free games that VGChartz gets yet.

The ads don't pay a lot yet (only ioi knows how they are really doing) and the new ones might be paying better now, but I don't know. If you really want to help pay for the mods, then donate to the site by buying from the VGChartz store. It is no extra cost to you, but VGChartz makes some money.

 




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hatmoza 2.0 on 18 October 2008
nordlead said:
hatmoza 2.0 said:
Sqrl said:

5) do they get paid ? if not ....i feel sorry for you guys.no

 

i mean it would only be fair !!! u guys do a hell of a job , ads are all over the place ! it would make sence.

 

contributors get review copies of games, but there aren't many free games that VGChartz gets yet.

The ads don't pay a lot yet (only ioi knows how they are really doing) and the new ones might be paying better now, but I don't know. If you really want to help pay for the mods, then donate to the site by buying from the VGChartz store. It is no extra cost to you, but VGChartz makes some money.

 

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