Dirkidirk Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 18 minutes ago, HansonKerman said: Okay, why is the las post in games “Forum Rules” by Guest, written in JANUARY 1969? wait what? where?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansonKerman Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 16 minutes ago, Dirkidirk said: wait what? where?!? go to games and click the last page button. nvm it is what is your least favorite <piece of media> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 52 minutes ago, HansonKerman said: go to games and click the last page button. nvm it is what is your least favorite <piece of media> Looks like Unix time has something to do with it? January 1st, 1970 is the start of Unix time. The post also doesn't exist anymore, leaving an empty thread; something that's not supposed to happen. It seems like the time was deleted alongside the post and the software defaults to Unix time 0? Edited April 10, 2020 by Delay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraston Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I’ve seen a few threads with that goofy date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 If a forum software transition loses the actual date of posting, some ancient, arcane detail of computer timing substitutes the default "beginning of time" for the missing date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 4 hours ago, HansonKerman said: no no... I like this one better. Okay, why is the las post in games “Forum Rules” by Guest, written in JANUARY 1969? KSP was invented shortly after Apollo 11, so the forums have quite a history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misguided Kerbal Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 How did you guys become moderators? Or are you not allowed to disclose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 The process of becoming a mod is actually quite grueling (I can say this as I did it just a few years ago). First, you must prepare your body by shaving everywhere and covering yourself in peanut butter. Then there's the physical, where you are tested for endurance and agility by running a 10km obstacle course in subzero temperatures while carrying a backpack full of wet sand. After that, you must write a 1000-word essay about the spirit of the KSP community and how you will preserve and protect it. That done, you move on to the Reverse Captcha, where you must read 1000 posts and determine which ones are spambots, miss more than one and you're out. Finally, after you have completed those tasks, you must submit your moderator registration fee of $1000 in cash to UomoCapra and he'll make you a moderator.[1] Spoiler In my case, I was approached by @Darth Badie, who asked me if I was interested in being part of the moderator team. I said yes (after asking a bunch of questions), signed an NDA, and was given a whole bunch of moderator permissions and access. We very much throw new moderators in the deep end and make them learn how to swim! We have a few things we look for in moderators: 1) Minimum age 18 years old, for legal reasons (tropical years, not siderial). 2) Have a good understanding of the English language. A second language is valuable but not required, a number of our mods are unilingual. 3) The person is expected to have been contributing for a long time in a positive way to the community and shown a willingness to adapt to and abide by the rules. Post count and rep points don't count, but a hard-earned good reputation and the respect of others is vital. 4) The prospective moderator must be friendly and have a desire to help others. 5) Must definitely not have any craving for position or power. 6) Must be willing to do thankless tasks in their free time that very few people, if any, will ever notice, and to occasionally be on the receiving end of unkind, abusive messages whilst being able to keep objectivity and without responding in the same manner. [1]Adapted from the original by Red Iron Crown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dman979 said: Finally, after you have completed those tasks, you must submit your moderator registration fee of $1000 in cash to UomoCapra and he'll make you a moderator.[1] Ooh ooh when do you get your keys to the Forbidden Library? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 26 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: Ooh ooh when do you get your keys to the Forbidden Library? Those - we do not speak of. Or so a friend of a friend told me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansonKerman Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 5 hours ago, Dman979 said: 4) The prospective moderator must be friendly and have a desire to help others. 4.5) be high spirited and funny for at least most of the time. From my experience. You all are pretty nice in my opinion, though you still do a great job moderating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoninFrog Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 How did these forums get created? Who created them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Two of the founders were the game's creator HarvesteR and his twin brother Moach. More than that I do not know since none of the original forum admins or moderators remain, and most of them were gone before I joined the moderating team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidCosmos Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 @Dman979 how about another silly story at the moderator lounge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 12:15 AM, RoninFrog said: How did these forums get created? Who created them? And in the beginning, Harvester, the mighty one in the days of old, spake out into the darkness of the Internet and said, "Let there be a forum so that the players of Kerbal Space Program can gather."1 And at their word, the domain was purchased but the forum was empty and without form.2 From the Book of Kerbal Space Program Lore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidCosmos Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) Mods Can I make a collaborative space station I.e in the spacecraft exchange subforum (or idk) create a post saying that I want to make a collaborative space station. Whoever would want to join is welcome to join in. They can also choose what part of the station they would like to add. Can I create this thread or does it break any forum rules? If I am allowed to create this kind of thread, which subforum should it be in? Edited April 12, 2020 by VoidCosmos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 7 hours ago, adsii1970 said: And in the beginning, Sal and Harvester, the mighty ones in the days of old... Bzzzt! Historically inaccurate. Sal_vager was not one of the original moderators. I believe he was in the second batch to be recruited, though. @VoidCosmos, there have been several of those and they belong in the Challenges & Mission Ideas section. Have fun with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidCosmos Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Vanamonde said: Bzzzt! Historically inaccurate. Sal_vager was not one of the original moderators. I believe he was in the second batch to be recruited, though. @VoidCosmos, there have been several of those and they belong in the Challenges & Mission Ideas section. Have fun with it. So.. I can do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Vanamonde said: Bzzzt! Historically inaccurate. Sal_vager was not one of the original moderators. I believe he was in the second batch to be recruited, though. @VoidCosmos I didn't know that... But then again, I wasn't active in the forum until the end of 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 3 hours ago, VoidCosmos said: So.. I can do it? Yes, just make sure not to include roleplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidCosmos Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 11 hours ago, Dman979 said: Yes, just make sure not to include roleplay. Okay I will keep that in mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regor Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Hello! I would like to as what the question mark next to some thread names is. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Got an example? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regor Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 15 minutes ago, Vanamonde said: Got an example? ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On a PC, if you mouse over the question mark, it will pop up a tooltip that says "has poll". So it's just indicating that the thread has a poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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