DMSP Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 So, I recently saw a guy/girl on the forums who doesn't doo much.He/she seems suspicious though.He/she always posts things like "First" and has used my photos without my permission.It seems like a lot of Mods have visited his/her profile.Do you know anything about this? I can send a PM if a link to his/her page is needed.- - - Updated - - -Again, this is nothing, but his/her KSP Kerbaltech ribbons say s/he's done just about everything, like went driving on Eve with a space station.I just don't know...- - - Updated - - -Again with the ribbons, he/she is having trouble going to the Mun but can do all that other stuff.He/she has also posted duplicate threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 DMSP, report one of the user's posts and we'll look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMSP Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 DMSP, report one of the user's posts and we'll look.Alright, done.It's taking a while to load the report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 That's a flaw with the report system, it goes through immediately, no need to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMSP Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 That's a flaw with the report system, it goes through immediately, no need to wait.Ok.How's it looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Ok.How's it looking?We do not comment on moderation with individual users for privacy reasons, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMSP Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 We do not comment on moderation with individual users for privacy reasons, sorry.Oh no problem!I just hope everything is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randazzo Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) What precisely are the standards moderators are expected to uphold? There seems to be an awfully loose determination of just what the rules are and how they should be interpreted between various mods. Also, who is the lead moderator to contact? Edited June 20, 2015 by Randazzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 We are expected to be good community members and hopefully be an example for others, though we are all human and occasionally have bad days or make mistakes.Generally speaking, we discuss amongst ourselves how to handle non-trivial moderation situations, it's pretty rare for someone to receive an infraction or for a thread to be locked without the mods discussing it first. KasperVld is our Lead Moderator and we have three Senior Global Moderators: DYJ, sal_vager, and Supernovy. If you have a problem with a moderator it is best to contact one of them via PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randazzo Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 It would be more appropriate to say someone has a problem with me, I think, but thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallFatFetus Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Do any of you get paid? Or is this just a part-time thing you do as a courtesy to SQUAD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 KasperVld is the only paid moderator (and he does a lot more than moderate the forums). Also Ted, who doesn't really moderate much now that he is so involved in development but makes himself available for us to tap his wisdom and experience.The rest of us are unpaid volunteers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanadams Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 is moderating fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Sometimes, but mostly not. I've found that since becoming a moderator I spend more of my forum time reading unpleasant posts and writing unpleasant PMs and such and less of my time participating in discussions the way I used to.April Fool's Day was great fun, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanadams Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 what was the aprils fool day joke? i never got to see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 what was the aprils fool day joke? i never got to see itOne of the admins changed everyone's username to green, so it looked like absolutely everyone was a moderator. Hilarity ensued.Edit: How could I forget about the MSPaint avatars and comic sans posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuoDex Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 what was the aprils fool day joke? i never got to see itAll of the moderators switched their avatars to crappy MSPaint versions, and used only Comic Sans MS in their posts. All users were also given green names and labeled as 'moderators', although they lacked moderator powers. The forums as a whole caught on, and chaos (but good chaos!) ensued. It was a fun time.There was also KasperVld's prank, which didn't go over all that well. I warned him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4pt0r Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 All of the moderators switched their avatars to crappy MSPaint versions, and used only Comic Sans MS in their posts. All users were also given green names and labeled as 'moderators', although they lacked moderator powers. The forums as a whole caught on, and chaos (but good chaos!) ensued. It was a fun time.Good prank, fun time.There was also KasperVld's prank, which didn't go over all that well. I warned him.Never again. For your efforts to prevent such a disaster, I applaud you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanadams Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 what was kaspers prank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Tao Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Kasper's original joke post was removed, but you can read the discussion thread here. The highlights:Paid access to common forum features, funds going to support moderators, modders, streamers, etc.Reddit-style thread votingTagging age, gender, and location in every postAuto-tweeting posts and limiting them to 140 charactersForum Clippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanadams Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 i like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4pt0r Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 i like itOh it would have been funny. But he did that mid march. and because some people think squad makes bad decisions sometimes, it was believed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 what was the aprils fool day joke? i never got to see itI wonder what it was, people kept going on about "Comic sans" and "MS paint avatars" and "Moderators." If someone could explain this mass delusion, I would be eternally grateful.By the way, what do mods see when they look at a user's page? What awesome tools (I'm looking at you, banhammer) do they have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuoDex Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I wonder what it was, people kept going on about "Comic sans" and "MS paint avatars" and "Moderators." If someone could explain this mass delusion, I would be eternally grateful.By the way, what do mods see when they look at a user's page? What awesome tools (I'm looking at you, banhammer) do they have?We can add user notes, which are moderator-only notes. They are sometimes used for legitimate purposes, but often for 'lulz'. A now banned user who recommended that several moderators 'take an acid bath' now has a user note advising any moderators dealing with him/her to 'submerge in acid before handling'.We can issue profile infractions, which are just like normal infractions except they need not be attached to a post, and we have the moderator control panel, in which we may abuse utilize reluctantly the banhammer, change signatures, avatars, etc. Forum admins may change rep level, names, and higher-level stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 We can add user notes, which are moderator-only notes. They are sometimes used for legitimate purposes, but often for 'lulz'. A now banned user who recommended that several moderators 'take an acid bath' now has a user note advising any moderators dealing with him/her to 'submerge in acid before handling'.We can issue profile infractions, which are just like normal infractions except they need not be attached to a post, and we have the moderator control panel, in which we may abuse utilize reluctantly the banhammer, change signatures, avatars, etc. Forum admins may change rep level, names, and higher-level stuff.Thank you! I suppose I can't see a profile, from a mod's POV? And I assume this acidic user's posts are now relegated to the fault vault, or some similar repository for posts which have been moderated?'submerge in acid before handling'. So moderators can see banned user's profiles? How many non-bot users have you had to ban?How often do you have to change sigs, or avatars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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