Moderators

lol, for once... I actually agree to the purge, but not total annihlation, like it or not the anime section does actually draw attention to this site(Not just little immature kids, some older people join here because they see it is popular)

if this purge actually works, then this site will be completely awesome

I Nominate anyone who wants to rule the Anime section with an Ironfist, they are hopeless on their own,

you know what one of them said?
after I said if you don't stop we won't be able to RP in the Anime section

he said: So what I'll just go to another section...

Im all for Ironfist now... I give up

Oh, and could we get the Moderators up quickly? The Anime section is becoming dangerous now... its totally useless trying to talk to them, it WILL NOT work

Be patient Yama! Nobody who contributes to this site actually cares about the Anime section. It is too much of a joke for serious members to bother with 'making it better.'

But if you need a suggestion for someone to moderate the Anime forum. I reckon GemLil should be considered for the position, afterall she loves RPing and she was the first person to speak up in this recent fray of unpleasantries. She also has the Iron Fist that requires and she has many motherly qualities.

Yeah but look at the Anime forum, its so pointless to the site it isn't recognised amongst the points counter. It is that much of a bane! Until firm rules are in place, you best leave your Anime stuff on hold.

Some of us who like that stuff are perfectly capable of carrying on normal conversation.

Save your conversations for your walls and private messaging! Nobody wants to see them in threads!

My Avatar is quite anime (even though its not.) But Avatar should mean nothing, its the content of what you write that should define you.

By conversations, you should mean:

"Hi"
"Hello"
"How are you?"
"I'm good, ta. U?"
"Not bad. Lets baddle!"

This should not be allowed in the Forums. It is a mockery of the word Discussion! That is what the forums are for, expressing your opinion on a topic of interest or intellectual content.

"Not bad. Lets baddle!"

that one cracked me up :)

lol, it did rofl

and yes... I dont like their idea of 'Discussion' it bothers me... and its more like this:

Hi
Hi
Lol ^^
Lol ^^
you sed the same thing I sed no way!
I no man!
Les hav a fight for no reson!
Yeh!!! *Blows stuff up*
I r unbiteble!! *Rips his heart out*
I cn hel hrts!

Lol


that reminded me of a wierd show I watched... it was about this evil video that was like 42 days long...

Are their mods now?
Because I've noticed that some of the topics are locked...

Dale, its not a rock solid rule. In other groups, like Random Chat, anything goes. Even in Anime or in middle of discussions in Games, Music, or Movies, 'lol' replies are usually fine (unless its pointless like 'hi' or the infamous '......' posts)

But this is Listal Development group so 'lol' replies don't fly well (plus I think I wanted to try out the mod features (LOL). Technically, I should also zap Thilian's joke on basis of being off-topic ;)

I think that particular delete of Yama's was really just me testing out the mod feature. i respect yama, nothing against him, and his 'lol' comment wasn't a big deal, but was safe enough to try to delete to see how it works before I ventured off into the anime section (grabs flak suit)

so yeah, no need to panic, I don't plan on being a nazi mod.. lol... just want the damn personal flame wars and random chat to stop in Anime section, and it seems like its already having a positive effect over there.

FYI, I'm no longer a lone wolf. Voxy is helping Listal out as well as a moderator. welcome voxy :)

Tom, any way to make it clear who is moderator? It's been confusing some kids over in Anime and Random Chat, that VIP means moderator (which may be a good thing -- get them to upgrade and think they will get mod benefits, and make them respect anyone with VIP status) but just letting you know it is causing some confusion.

oh my, just think of all the funny badges you get when you are VIP :O AND moderator :O AND founding member...:OOOO

soon prelude's profile will look like a communist general's chest ;).

jokes aside, prelude has a point. if you don't want to clutter the profile-box in forum-threads, you could change the color of the user-name or make some special frame around the profile-picture for instance to seperate the sheep from the shepherd.

meh thilian, it was just an example :P. i think you got the point. well, i hope it ;).

(another attempt at swiss humor) ;)

Forget general's medals. I much prefer the Red Baron approach - show off all the crap threads I've killed with rubber stamps of dead naruto characters.

p.s. another thread locked/delete last night because of 14-year old asswipe talking about sex & rape.

Tom, mods need a few special tools to deal with kids like that. A guillotine comes to mind, but any other tool would help as well (mod-imposed IP temporary IP ban, block forum posting for 48hrs, lock an account ASAP and wait for moderators to review action against user).

Basically, deleting/locking is a must, but some repeat offenders tend to change username, create other accounts, and keep spamming until their mommy tells them its lights out and they have to log off the internet (yes, we're talking about kids only, 10 to 15 years old). For those individuals, we need swift tools to block them from site or from groups right away, permanently or temporarily.

Maybe you should construct a full list of Powers a Mod should have. Sort of a collection of the ideas and then Tom can apply what is relevant. A Master List of Responsibilities if you will.

For now, the forums need tending to but eventually we'll need someone who can monitor Reviews, Tags, Duplicates on the Database itself.

The Age Limit needs to be enforced. I cannot stress that enough. If the website is acknowledged as having an age requirement, then some Nanny/Parent Systems will stop younger uses from logging in. Then all we have to do is worry about the liers, and they are easy to sniff out!

red, like my rage

see my name change. is that intimating now? :)

lol

what? [moderator] doesn't turn you on? :D

Make that M a capital and you'll get the literate in line too!

Thilian, can I email you Paint Shop Pro or sumethin? please, no more MS Paint :)

thank heavens tom truncated this "moderator" to "mod", so i see a chance, should users like "DefenderOfKnowledge" ever become moderator, listal's layout won't be blown up to smithereens. still, it's suboptimal, maybe the avatar could blink or something? i'm sure thilian could arrange something ;).

Prelude, don't forget the GIMP...

yeah, although i still don't like [mod] either.

hmm. maybe if I plastered 'MODERATOR' on the hood of my car? :)

gwaaah, even worse. without any authorization of user name changes everyone could change it to XYZ[mod]. however, now it's better, so no one get's tempted.

@tom: but if so: is there any username control for mods? i imagine inappropriate names (and a "suffix" like [moderator] is an example for that) of all kinds. is there a possibility for (real) moderators to change them on the fly? will there be one?