Joshwoo70 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 So in the first few questions, i see a fault vault. What is it and what does it do?Another question what do you do with fake sites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 The fault vault is a fancy name for a sub-forum where all the supposedly deleted threads and posts go, while hard deletion is possible it's avoided, and when dealing with a breach of the rules the moderation team can go over the removed thread/posts and come to a decision.It's also used for temporary quarantine of suspicious posts, and stuff can be moved back to the main forum if required.Not sure what you mean about fake sites, the moderators only deal with the Squad sites, and fansites are welcome, but straight rip-off sites claiming to be the official sites would be dealt with by Squad in an official capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshwoo70 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) So the fault valut is basically : trash bin is it?do some signatures / profile pcitures get offensive? What do you do with them?Another one. Why do some mods have low level of rep? Won't the users would thank them and give rep?Also is it possible to change usernames? Edited June 14, 2015 by Joshwoo69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 So the fault valut is basically : trash bin is it?do some signatures / profile pcitures get offensive? What do you do with them?Another one. Why do some mods have low level of rep? Won't the users would thank them and give rep?Also is it possible to change usernames?Or a museum of urgh why, what were they thinking...Or an evidence locker.Offensive pics get removed, it's just a link so it's edited out.Not everyone remembers the rep button I guess.Yes, I can do that for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovy Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Question for SuperNovyHow does it feel being trapped in June 2012?I'm enjoying the transit of Venus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4pt0r Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Have any mods become friends in real life through your time here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 We're online friends, r4pt0r, but scattered all over the world. Few of us have met any of the others in person. I think the closest one to me is 10 or 12 freeway hours, and visiting most of the guys would require a trans-oceanic flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Have any mods become friends in real life through your time here?I've met a great many new people here and enjoy their on-line camaraderie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zucal Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 How did you become moderators? Were you asked, or did you ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Some of us were recruited, some of us applied when there was a request for applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zucal Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 What sort of experience did you need to have to be a moderator.'Nother question, what's been the funniest thing you've seen as a moderator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshwoo70 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Or some where auto modded due to a forum bug. *wink wink nudge nudge* red iron crown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbia Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Also, in all curiosity, have you ever felt bad for banning/giving an infraction - Or is it part of the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4pt0r Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Also, in all curiosity, have you ever felt bad for banning/giving an infraction - Or is it part of the job?One of my infractions was for a reaction image, and the mod even said "even though I agree with the sentiment, and thought it was kinda funny..." IDK if they felt 'bad' per say, but they still slapped me with 5 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) What sort of experience did you need to have to be a moderator.Basically, you should be a positive contributor to the forum and be reasonably active here. If you are friendly and helpful with others that goes a long way toward being considered. Language skills are helpful, too.'Nother question, what's been the funniest thing you've seen as a moderator?Supernovy's tent. I can say no more. :XAlso, in all curiosity, have you ever felt bad for banning/giving an infraction - Or is it part of the job?I feel bad every time. I take no joy in applying punitive measures, especially when it's someone I'm friendly with on the forum. Even when it's well deserved and we've tried every other avenue, I still feel a bit of "sorry it's come to this". I think if someone enjoyed infracting or banning people they wouldn't be well suited to being a moderator.An exception is spammers and duplicate accounts, they get no sympathy, pity, or mercy.One of my infractions was for a reaction image, and the mod even said "even though I agree with the sentiment, and thought it was kinda funny..." IDK if they felt 'bad' per say, but they still slapped me with 5 points That's one of the rules that we discuss semi-regularly, actually. There are many times when a reaction image is both appropriate and funny, but when reaction images are unrestricted it leads to every thread with a large craft filling up with that 50 megapixel "Mother of God" meme image, and many other memes get overused, too. It wouldn't be fair to allow some and remove others (how could a user know what will be moderated and what will not?) so the blanket ban on them was enacted. Edited June 15, 2015 by Red Iron Crown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Also, in all curiosity, have you ever felt bad for banning/giving an infraction - Or is it part of the job?I hate it, I absolutely hate it, I wish I never had to do it and that a PM or post in the thread was always enough to keep things smooth here, seriously that's all any of us should really need to do.But there's rules and some people don't like rules, they mostly boil down to "don't be an ass" but some people don't even like that.Spambots are shoot on sight though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuoDex Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Supernovy's tent. I can say no more. :XMy god. Please, please, please don't start that up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFaced Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 My god. Please, please, please don't start that up again.Start it up again! I have no idea what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwhip Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Start it up again! I have no idea what it is.Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Can't start that up here, it would violate the posting guidelines. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshwoo70 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Can some one give me a rundown of what is with supernovy's tent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Can some one give me a rundown of what is with supernovy's tent?No, it violates several of the forum rules. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshwoo70 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) Aww Okay back to the questions! How do you guys go about their daily life? Wouldn't being a mod eat up your time? Edited June 15, 2015 by Joshwoo69 Fixed punctuation. Mhmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 How do you guys go about their daily life? Wouldn't being a mod eat up your time?Not really more than using the forum in general. Some of us are able to commit more time than others to moderating, some less. It's not a full time job or anything, we're all volunteers who moderate when schedules permit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbowtrout Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Aww Okay back to the questions! How do you guys go about their daily life? Wouldn't being a mod eat up your time?I check in to see what's exploding throughout the day (1/2 two minute checks), and when I get a bit more free time, I float around the forum doing my stuff.It probably eats up more time for the higher-ups though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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