DuoDex Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 As a moderator, I have something to do when I would otherwise be doing nothing.Also : bot settles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwhip Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 How much time do you moderators spend playing KSP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Like most other players, it varies. I'll play intensively for a few days, switch to Minecraft for a few days, etc. About 6 hours yesterday, 2 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshwoo70 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 To vanamonde:Why the banana? Is it anything related to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rithsom Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Do the forum accounts of Squad employees have moderation tools? What about the KSPTV streamers' accounts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovy Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 To vanamonde:Why the banana? Is it anything related to it?I'm afraid that was also my fault.Do the forum accounts of Squad employees have moderation tools? What about the KSPTV streamers' accounts?Squad staff have moderation permissions, but not admin permissions. KSP Developers have neither (aside from HarvesteR, who is an admin). KSPTV broadcasters have the same permissions as regular users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbowtrout Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 How much time do you moderators spend playing KSP?Surprisingly, I don't play it much nowadays. I think I should do a Mun landing to get myself back into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xannari Ferrows Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) Mariyate has a bit of an interesting question:Do any of you often prefer not being treated as moderators in the sense that you scare the hell out of everyone on sight you passively recognize your authority over other users, but rather just as another member who's here for nothing more than to have a good time? I think at least one thing applies right now... Edited June 16, 2015 by Xannari Ferrows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Do any of you often prefer not being treated as moderators in the sense that you scare the hell out of everyone on sight you passively recognize your authority over other users, but rather just as another member who's here for nothing more than to have a good time? Oh definitely, that was one of the reasons I was initially resistant to the idea of becoming a moderator. The forums are fun for me, and I figured that moderating would make them less fun (and it has, but it's a job that needs doing).I would love to be able to separate my regular posts from my posts made in a moderative capacity, and indeed it's a topic that comes up among the mods form time to time (using colors or fonts to make it explicit when one is moderating). However, a veteran mod explained to me that such things are counterproductive for a number of reasons, a moderator should remember that his or her words will always be read through the lens of "said by a moderator" and if users need special fonts or colors to figure out when you're moderating then you're doing it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Why the banana? Is it anything related to it? Sorry, I missed this question. It's because Supernovy likes wordplay and rhymes, and even semi-rhymes like "banana" and "Vanamonde." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Mariyate has a bit of an interesting question:Do any of you often prefer not being treated as moderators in the sense that you scare the hell out of everyone on sight you passively recognize your authority over other users, but rather just as another member who's here for nothing more than to have a good time? I think at least one thing applies right now...I have to say: I don't feel scared when a moderator shows up, I feel being scared of moderators can't be very fun for them, I try to think of moderators as people just like us, only with the ban-hammer (which I trust them to not misuse). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Why do people tend to use "_"'s instead of " "'s in their usernames? And why do they use numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuoDex Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Why do people tend to use "_"'s instead of " "'s in their usernames? And why do they use numbers?Some people think that the forum software doesn't support " "s in usernames when they register. They can get a name change if they want . As to your second one, I'm not sure. Maybe because they want to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Some people think that the forum software doesn't support " "s in usernames when they register. They can get a name change if they want . As to your second one, I'm not sure. Maybe because they want to?Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endersmens Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 The numbers in a username often are a sign that the username was taken, so they added a few numbers to retain their favorite username here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endersmens Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Mods, I do have a question.How much extra work are you guys having to do now that the PS4 announcement is out? Cause I've seen hundreds of posts that were simply yelling at SQUAD, there are multiple arguments in the devnote thread and the announcement thread, everybody is being so mean and hateful...I feel sorry for you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I feel sorry for you guys. We knew the job was dangerous when we took it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zucal Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 How much supervision is there? How often do you have to refer higher up to make a decision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KasperVld Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Whenever moderators are unsure about something we can discuss things amongst eachother, and that includes myself. As for supervision, the activity of moderator's is checked monthly, and the senior moderators review all the infractions that are given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4pt0r Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 The thread view counter, does it count multiple views by the same user, or is it limited to unique users?like if thread X has 50 views, does that mean 50 unique viewers saw it, or possibly that 25 people each visited twice?Im curious as the PS4 thread hit 7k views very quick, and I wonder if those were all unique persons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) Multiple views. The same user looking at a thread twice adds 2 to the view count.Edit: For example, there's a thread in the moderator's area that has 4700 views, there have not been 4700 unique users with access to that area. Edited June 17, 2015 by Red Iron Crown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4pt0r Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Quicker response time than 911 services, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Quicker response time than 911 services, thanks.To be expected, the place is on fire today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwhip Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 To be expected, the place is on fire today. Indeed. Hasn't been like this in... oh, 82 days? Looks like the reactions have been more or less civil so far. (That we can see) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarin Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 We knew the job was dangerous when we took it.Well kudos to you all for keeping things together. I'll grump all day long about the game, but you folks do good work at a tough job around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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