FleshJeb Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 12 minutes ago, Dman979 said: Vanamonde. I dunno man, I'm still bitter I kid; you guys are fantastic. Including and especially Vanamonde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RA3236 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 I still check up on the forums occasionally and sometimes I find that an old post of mine was quoted yet I don't remember it and don't recognise that as something I would say. Is it possible that these posts have switched authors during an update to the forums or something? Or am I going crazy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 1 hour ago, RA3236 said: Or am I going crazy? You are going crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 This seems roughly the right place to post. I recently got pulled in as a moderator for a small writing group - to help keep things friendly and such. What are your tips for me, and the other mods there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 20 hours ago, Spaceception said: This seems roughly the right place to post. I recently got pulled in as a moderator for a small writing group - to help keep things friendly and such. What are your tips for me, and the other mods there? A lot of what the experience is depends on the context-- i.e. what sort of people are in it, how homogeneous (or not) their backgrounds are, whether the group is open to the Internet or invitation only, what the overall moderating philosophy is for the group (e.g. some are a lot more laissez-faire than others), and how well you personally are acquainted with the people in the group. Devil's in the details. Broadly speaking, though? Be patient. Everyone always thinks that they are being reasonable. So try to understand their point of view when addressing anything-- otherwise they'll just interpret your words as yelling-at-them, and won't learn. Be patient. Make sure that the forum has a very clearly, explicitly stated set of well-defined rules. And any time you have to take action, make sure that you can quote which rule is the problem. Be patient. Try to be as hands-off as possible. People like a civil forum, but they don't like being moderated; so don't step in unless there's a clear rule breakage that's causing forum disruption, and then take the minimum possible action. Be patient. Don't moderate a thread that you're participating in. Conflict of interest, and all that. Did I mention the bit about being patient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Snark said: Don't moderate a thread that you're participating in. Conflict of interest, and all that. So who moderates this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Geonovast said: So who moderates this thread? Whoever isn't actively engaged in the discussion taking place at the moment. Remember, like all moderating, this is about pragmatism, not lawyering. It's fine for me to jump in and moderate a thread if I happened to contribute something a while back, but the thread has moved on and the thing that's now blowing up doesn't relate to me or what I said. For example, suppose you had responded to my post here with something inappropriate that needs moderating. Since I'm personally involved in this particular "sub-plot" within the thread-- i.e. Spaceception's question, and you were responding to me-- then I'm the one person on the moderator team who probably shouldn't get involved. So some other moderator who isn't involved in this particular exchange would take care of it-- even though chances are that they've posted in this thread before. Our moderator team isn't huge, but we do have enough people that it's generally not too hard to find someone without "skin in the game" for the particular issue that pops up, if one of us decides to recuse ourselves. Like everything, it's about a judgment call. "Moderate others as we would prefer to be moderated ourselves, if we were in their shoes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Snark said: A lot of what the experience is depends on the context-- i.e. what sort of people are in it, how homogeneous (or not) their backgrounds are, whether the group is open to the Internet or invitation only, what the overall moderating philosophy is for the group (e.g. some are a lot more laissez-faire than others), and how well you personally are acquainted with the people in the group. Devil's in the details. Broadly speaking, though? Be patient. Everyone always thinks that they are being reasonable. So try to understand their point of view when addressing anything-- otherwise they'll just interpret your words as yelling-at-them, and won't learn. Be patient. Make sure that the forum has a very clearly, explicitly stated set of well-defined rules. And any time you have to take action, make sure that you can quote which rule is the problem. Be patient. Try to be as hands-off as possible. People like a civil forum, but they don't like being moderated; so don't step in unless there's a clear rule breakage that's causing forum disruption, and then take the minimum possible action. Be patient. Don't moderate a thread that you're participating in. Conflict of interest, and all that. Did I mention the bit about being patient? Thank you Snark! I'll be sure to pass this along, and keep all this in mind Edited November 5, 2018 by Spaceception quick edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 23 hours ago, Vanamonde said: You are going crazy. Dr. @Vanamonde has spoken... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 Because I'm sure someone is going to ask, the TOTM for November is not canceled, just slightly delayed. I am in charge of it for this month, but I have been swamped with work the past week, and unable to write something appropriate for each thread. Rest assured, it will happen- just not yet. Thanks for your patience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Dman979 said: Because I'm sure someone is going to ask, the TOTM for November is not canceled, just slightly delayed. I am in charge of it for this month, but I have been swamped with work the past week, and unable to write something appropriate for each thread. Rest assured, it will happen- just not yet. And just so everyone's clear, Dman's doing it 'coz he's a stand-up guy and stepped up (unlike lazy old loafers such as myself, for example). So the takeaway here is not "it's lazy Dman's fault it's late", but rather "thanks to hard-working Dman that it's getting done." He's too nice to point that out himself, so I'm a-sayin' it. So, everyone, yay Dman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, Dman979 said: Because I'm sure someone is going to ask, the TOTM for November is not canceled, just slightly delayed. I am in charge of it for this month, but I have been swamped with work the past week, and unable to write something appropriate for each thread. Rest assured, it will happen- just not yet. Thanks for your patience! Too late to nominate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chel Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 What even is the point of dots/rank on this forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 25 minutes ago, The_Cat_In_Space said: What even is the point of dots/rank on this forum? Official answer: I have no idea. You'd need to go ask the people who wrote the forum software, which would not be Squad. My personal answer: Well, the dots do give you a (very rough) idea of how experienced / long-term a person you're talking to. "Am I talking to a veteran, or someone who's a newbie?" Mainly just a gimmick, though, is my take on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 2 hours ago, adsii1970 said: Too late to nominate? It's never too late to nominate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Snark said: [good stuff] It also helps to have an avatar that is both amusing and terrifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 12 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: It also helps to have an avatar that is both amusing and terrifying. Hmm, that never occurred to me before, but I do believe you've got a point there. Actually, now that I think about it... a tardigrade is basically a chibi xenomorph. (...Yep! Checks out.) So... yeah, I guess that pretty much sums it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chel Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Snark said: Official answer: I have no idea. You'd need to go ask the people who wrote the forum software, which would not be Squad. My personal answer: Well, the dots do give you a (very rough) idea of how experienced / long-term a person you're talking to. "Am I talking to a veteran, or someone who's a newbie?" Mainly just a gimmick, though, is my take on it. Oh ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chel Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Have their been any hacking attempts on this website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 17 minutes ago, The_Cat_In_Space said: Have their been any hacking attempts on this website? Ooh! Ooh! I know this one! ”we can neither confirm nor deny that as doing so may or may not compromise security protocols.” *cue neuralizer* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chel Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Ooh! Ooh! I know this one! ”we can neither confirm nor deny that as doing so may or may not compromise security protocols.” *cue neuralizer* Who are you? What is this place? Am I a space cat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 34 minutes ago, The_Cat_In_Space said: Who are you? What is this place? Am I a space cat? Well, I dunno about that one, is your name Félicette? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chel Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 52 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Well, I dunno about that one, is your name Félicette? No, I'm not French. Maybe Australia's space program will send a cat to space in a few years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 17 hours ago, The_Cat_In_Space said: No, I'm not French. Maybe Australia's space program will send a cat to space in a few years Sooner or later, someone will be a cat to space... and very quickly regret it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Sooner or later, someone will be a cat to space... and very quickly regret it. I think I can still see the topic from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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