Originally Posted by Faint
mildly intelligent people also could figure out how to use the private message function which would work to the same effect as making a post which will end up being infracted or deleted
yes but usually people who fuck up threads are the ones who are pretty new to the forums, it's easier for them to see it on thread rather than a PM
also by posting on a thread it also shares the knowledge to other people lurking on the same page
hearthpwn loves backseatmoderating because it saves the mods alot of work
the position i have is so easy due to the community doing half my work
but hey u keep being stupid!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Faint
i don't disagree with backseat moderation using sources, i just think that this community really doesn't need it
why'd u write all that above about something i didn't argue for
i argued for the backseat moderation with sources and if you consider it not relevant because you deem that the community doesn't need it then how about you ask the community for themselves?
i mean honestly, most of the decisions are made completely from moderators own views and it's wrong on so many levels
it is, after all, due to the community that a forum lives on
but hey who am i to speak i dont even have a colored name
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Because the people who currently backseat moderate don't know the rules themselves.
But if it was allowed it more often than not be people who know what they're talking about.
But if it was allowed it more often than not be people who know what they're talking about.
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In fact, a staff member can deal with any situation much better than anyone.
I can't see a single reason to change this. :v
But... If people really really really want to help, a kind of "helpers" squadron should be considered. People subscribe to a list, get trained to specific situations, earn achievements for it and help whom they want to help.or just apply for staff/lmod
I can't see a single reason to change this. :v
But... If people really really really want to help, a kind of "helpers" squadron should be considered. People subscribe to a list, get trained to specific situations, earn achievements for it and help whom they want to help.
Originally Posted by Hero
Here's a life changing solution for a hypothetical backseat moderator who occasionally gets infracted:
1) Quit being a know-it-all
1) Use the report button
2) Explain the situation and wait for a moderator to handle it
Backseat moderation "with sources" is still not as efficient as you think. Here's an example, User A posts a thread in discussion board, when the right place for a thread of that nature is Rapid Threads. User B posts in that thread and tells User A that such threads belong in Rapid Threads. (this scenario applies to both cases; whether User B links to a "source" or not) Now, if User B would allow a moderator to post instead of posting this himself, a moderator would move the thread to a new place, and say everything that User B could have said to "help" the OP in the first place. Therefore, reporting the situation, holding your horses and waiting for a moderator is more productive than jumping in yourself. User B is much better off helping the OP with his actual problem or concern that he made the thread for. Whether or not you have the sources doesn't help the case any more or less if you compare it to the situation of an actual moderator dealing with the situation.
i've never understood the whole "i'll move it for you" thing. also if the user posts in the wrong board is forced to wait for a mod to see the post and tell him to move it, the user might not recieve the info the user is looking for as quick
since there are alot of more people in the community checking out the forums the user will have quicker help
the only thing you basically said there is that by only allowing mods to help it makes it look cleaner and you can "move the thread" and tell them what they did wrong rather than letting them fix their wrongs themself
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