Application for SFA mod

SuF · Aug 15, 2016

Sebast said:
Support & bump

LandScape said:
Support

RiskofSTDs said:
im not one to stand in the way of a mans dreams. Support!

Thanks for the support.

mage3158 · Aug 15, 2016

SFA should be deleted because 90% of the people who use it are pseudo intellectuals who have no clue what they're talking about.

Either that or scum fucks trying to get post count.

Also no support, you don't need to be a mod to create meaningful discussion and what currently goes down there is nothing that current moderation staff can't handle.
You'd need to prove that SFA actually needs to get a dedicated mod rather than you just wanting a rank to stroke your ego again.

SuF · Aug 15, 2016

mage3158 said:
SFA should be deleted because 90% of the people who use it are pseudo intellectuals who have no clue what they're talking about.

Either that or scum fucks trying to get post count.

Also no support, you don't need to be a mod to create meaningful discussion and what currently goes down there is nothing that current moderation staff can't handle.
You'd need to prove that SFA actually needs to get a dedicated mod rather than you just wanting a rank to stroke your ego again.

As I've already said I do not care if I have the rank or access to the staff lounge or any of the perks of being a moderator besides the mod powers. I also have already said that I we are able to track my progress in a quantifiable way and that I can be removed if I fail to meet my goals. The only way I can prove that my moderation style will help is by actually using my moderation style and if it doesn't work then I'll gladly step down and say I was wrong, but I doubt that will be the case.

mage3158 · Aug 15, 2016

SuF said:
As I've already said I do not care if I have the rank or access to the staff lounge or any of the perks of being a moderator besides the mod powers. I also have already said that I we are able to track my progress in a quantifiable way and that I can be removed if I fail to meet my goals. The only way I can prove that my moderation style will help is by actually using my moderation style and if it doesn't work then I'll gladly step down and say I was wrong, but I doubt that will be the case.

Why don't you try to reach goals without moderation status first?

You're obviously a respected member of the forums and people will respond to you.

SuF · Aug 15, 2016

mage3158 said:
Why don't you try to reach goals without moderation status first?

You're obviously a respected member of the forums and people will respond to you.

My opinion that heavy, consistent, and fair moderation will lead to overall better results than just a posting in the section.

Basically what I said here, actually:

SuF said:
As I've said before not all moderators are the same. Reporting posts is tedious and makes everything take forever and it's a crapshoot which moderator will solve the issue which means that the moderation that happens is going to also be a crapshoot. The SFA requires high amounts of good moderation for it to be successful and that means moderating in a different way than other sections. Since it needs more heavy handed moderation we have to be extra careful to be as fair and consistent as possible which simply is not possible when you have a dozen or more different moderators with different levels of skill and different moderation styles. A small number of people need to be dedicated to the section and be the face of the section so that people have a place to turn to if they feel like the heavy moderation has gone too far or something is wrong. As the moderation becomes more consistent, reliable, and predictable people will better understand what to post there and how to post there without having the moderators come down on them. It will also make the forum more welcoming because the posts will be less mean, less stupid, less spamming, and generally just better. From my quick glance at the staff positions log we had 3 or 4 dedicated General Discussion mods (one SFA mod had just been promoted to global) and I had just been promoted to global and between all of us we moderated the SFA section very well. Contrast that with today and we have zero dedicated community mods and the community has turned to shit. Correlation does not prove causation but let's give having a dedicated SFA mod a try and see what effect it has on activity and the quality of the section and then see what to do from there.

mage3158 · Aug 15, 2016

SuF said:
My opinion that heavy, consistent, and fair moderation will lead to overall better results than just a posting in the section.

Basically what I said here, actually:

You need to actually have traffic to moderate.