How do Mods get chosen?

Old Mods never die. They just sit in a causality loop bought about by the overuse of Godwins Law ;

As an internet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.

Stephen Hawking himself, when not working on warp drive, has been tasked with breaking the Godwin barrier and setting them free. Sadly, we fear he will never succeed.

Do mods get paid? Either in cash or favors?

Originally posted by walliswallis
Do mods get paid? Either in cash or favors?

I guess it's time to tell you...they got all your credit cards an hour after you joined.....

Des

Originally posted by Destinyone

Originally posted by walliswallis
Do mods get paid? Either in cash or favors?

I guess it's time to tell you...they got all your credit cards an hour after you joined.....

Des

The joke's on them then when they see my available credit.

reply to post by walliswallis


Being a moderator here is a voluntary position. The moderators don't get paid so, the next time y'all are upset over something, and tapping out that manifesto about jackboot nazi moderation, remember that the folks that work their butts off to keep this site as clean and smooth running as possible are doing it out of pure stupidity, I mean caring.

Originally posted by Crakeur
reply to post by walliswallis

 

Being a moderator here is a voluntary position. The moderators don't get paid so, the next time y'all are upset over something, and tapping out that manifesto about jackboot nazi moderation, remember that the folks that work their butts off to keep this site as clean and smooth running as possible are doing it out of pure stupidity, I mean caring.

Do mods work shifts or how do you ensure consistent coverage?

Originally posted by Crakeur
reply to post by walliswallis

 

Being a moderator here is a voluntary position. The moderators don't get paid so, the next time y'all are upset over something, and tapping out that manifesto about jackboot nazi moderation, remember that the folks that work their butts off to keep this site as clean and smooth running as possible are doing it out of pure stupidity, I mean caring.

That and a lifetime supply of Crakeur Spit to use against telemarketers..

Originally posted by walliswallis

Originally posted by Crakeur
reply to post by walliswallis

 

Being a moderator here is a voluntary position. The moderators don't get paid so, the next time y'all are upset over something, and tapping out that manifesto about jackboot nazi moderation, remember that the folks that work their butts off to keep this site as clean and smooth running as possible are doing it out of pure stupidity, I mean caring.

Do mods work shifts or how do you ensure consistent coverage?

Coffee...lots and lots of coffee...and holding their pets hostage......

Des

wow...woke up this morning, had breakfast, read the paper, and then came back on ATS...and... this thread is still going!...don't you MODS ever sleep?....what?...do you have an intravenous drip of pure caffiene sitting by your computer?

reply to post by jimmyx


As someone said, this thread is troll bait now. All the mods have posted in it, so they can't mod it.

Originally posted by Crakeur
reply to post by walliswallis

 

Being a moderator here is a voluntary position. The moderators don't get paid so, the next time y'all are upset over something, and tapping out that manifesto about jackboot nazi moderation, remember that the folks that work their butts off to keep this site as clean and smooth running as possible are doing it out of pure stupidity, I mean caring.

crakeur, what a smooth talker you are...trying to be all sugary, and kissing up to your MOD slaves in public...poor guys...i almost feel sorry for the MODs...ok...that feeling passed

Originally posted by Zaphod58
reply to post by jimmyx

 

As someone said, this thread is troll bait now. All the mods have posted in it, so they can't mod it.

you're right, ZAP...we got them by their dangling quotation marks...hee, hee (rubbing hands together)...the trap is slowly being set.

reply to post by walliswallis

Do mods work shifts or how do you ensure consistent coverage?

Nope, we just get on when we can get on.

We all admire and love this site after all so we usually have a good number of mods online at any given time. Of course sometimes real life get's in the way and stops us but that's never an issue, real life always comes first.

The story of how one becomes a mod is told in short stories under the title, " The Mods - The ascention of the Mods- chapter one "

It's not that easy to become a mod as they will tell you. Read about it, give your thoughts and let the saga continue until all is revealed and the curtain is pulled back to reveal the inner sanctum.

reply to post by walliswallis


cattle prods are a wonderful motivational tool

Older mods get to return to their families. I'm still waiting for my ankle shackle to be removed. I got a postcard from my wife a few months ago; she's doing a lot of gardening.

reply to post by argentus


How can I say this, without hurting your feelings....I saw your wife being interviewed, by Crakeur for a MOD position yesterday.

Guess who's replacing you, once that ankle shackle comes off.....guess you'll be doing a lot of gardening...huh

Des

Originally posted by Crakeur
reply to post by walliswallis

 

Being a moderator here is a voluntary position. The moderators don't get paid so, the next time y'all are upset over something, and tapping out that manifesto about jackboot nazi moderation, remember that the folks that work their butts off to keep this site as clean and smooth running as possible are doing it out of pure stupidity, I mean caring.

So they're very masochistic huh?

reply to post by kthxbai


to voluntarily take on a position, that doesn't pay any money, that results in your having to read things that would scare most normal people, that results in your being called all kinds of names, that results in threats of all nature (car bombs included)?

I'd say that, yes, masochistic tendencies would need to be high up on the resume.

Originally posted by Crakeur
reply to post by kthxbai

 

to voluntarily take on a position, that doesn't pay any money, that results in your having to read things that would scare most normal people, that results in your being called all kinds of names, that results in threats of all nature (car bombs included)?

Are you talking about being the parent of a teenager or the position of a mod.

I'm confused.