Should Mr. Smith be a moderator? (serious suggestion)

Others here on Sega-16 have brought this issue up, both jokingly and in serious tone. Do any of you think Mr. Smith should be made a moderator?

In my opinion, I think he should. For one thing, this forum is lacking in rule enforcement. Problematic users often go unnoticed by the mod squad for months or even years before anything is done. This really need to be addressed. We're not Neo-Geo.com are we? Secondly, Mr. Smith, from what I can tell, has been an excellent user over the years and he highly approves of frequent bannings, which gets a vote from me. Though it would be nice if someone who knowns more about Mr. Smith would drop in here and clarify.

What say ye Sega-16 frequenters? Is Mr. Smith good mod material? Or is someone else more fitting of the police position?

I approve, though Smith is a little...too ban eccentric.

I think we all should be moderators.

Yeah but then we would end up with the problem of people banning other people for absolutely retarded reasons. Moderator privileges should only be given to those worthy.

Melf and/or Joe should make up a Moderator application thread, so everyone can have a crack at it. Seriously, this place needs more than just Melf and Joe managing the place. Assign specific mods to specific forums too, like what they do on every other game site.

Yes, he should.

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Originally Posted by Guntz

Yeah but then we would end up with the problem of people banning other people for absolutely retarded reasons. Moderator privileges should only be given to those worthy.

Melf and/or Joe should make up a Moderator application thread, so everyone can have a crack at it. Seriously, this place needs more than just Melf and Joe managing the place. Assign specific mods to specific forums too, like what they do on every other game site.

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Don't forget good ol VinnyT.

But how often do we see VinnyT anyways? I haven't seen him post in months. I see forums with upwards of 10 mod squad members spread across different sub-forums. 2 Admins and 1 barely active mod doesn't seem to be cutting it anymore.

Any new mods should ban Guntz first.

This would undoubtedly bring a smile to Joe's face, but would likely make Melf frown, if he even notices at all.

Just wondering, why?

Practice makes perfect.

I'm afraid that Mr. Smith's aversion to Sega's less appreciated hardware would get me banned immediately.

Where's Mr. Smith's say? We get so many reported posts here that we could probably use another moderator, but they have to be willing to take their role seriously and fairly. Becoming a mod and actually doing mod stuff will set certain members against you mainly because there is no way you can run a forum so that it pleases everyone.

I think he would make a great moderator, but I also agree with other people opinions: sorry but... he's too ban eccentric.

Mr. Smith promises he'll restrict his banning policy, and will NOT try to ban other mods.

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Originally Posted by Joe Redifer

Where's Mr. Smith's say? We get so many reported posts here that we could probably use another moderator, but they have to be willing to take their role seriously and fairly. Becoming a mod and actually doing mod stuff will set certain members against you mainly because there is no way you can run a forum so that it pleases everyone.

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Yeah, I'll be honest I agree with Joe here, if anyone is going to be picked for moderator I say it's someone who's highly active and knows what they're doing, knows the rules well and is willing to put up with all the work there is in being a mod (Trust me, modding a forum isn't as easy as it looks.)

I would love to be a mod here, I have modded on other forums over the years (not just video games) but I havn't been a member that long.

I don't care who the next Mod is as long as he/she is fair. That's if Melf and Joe are even looking. Speaking of which:

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/.../Admin_S16.png

LOL I don't know if I would want to be a Mod at any forum really. I have a low tolerance for stupidity.

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Yay, now I can do it too, thanks Kamahl!

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Originally Posted by sheath

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Yay, now I can do it too, thanks Kamahl!

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? :P
What is this supposed to do, then? XD

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Originally Posted by Knuckle Duster

Any new mods should ban Guntz first.

This would undoubtedly bring a smile to Joe's face, but would likely make Melf frown, if he even notices at all.

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I see EVERYTHING...
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Yeah, I still don't know what went wrong there. Um, a little help?

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I'll do it my way.

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Oh sure, there ya go. ;)

Just to spite Mr. Smith, we activated Rusty Venture as a mod. We may add one more sometime soon, but we'll see.

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But I still voted yes. :D

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Originally Posted by Iron Lizard

I think we all should be moderators.

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Then we can ban the ever loving shit out of one another, so that when new people register, all they see is a site full of banned posters :lol:

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Originally Posted by Joe Redifer

Just to spite Mr. Smith, we activated Rusty Venture as a mod. We may add one more sometime soon, but we'll see.

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Did you actually do this? I haven't seen a "Moderator" banner in forever. Forgot what one looks like.

And here was me thinking my claims to be a mod were just my wild rambling that nobody paid any heed to.

Of course I wouldn't be ban happy if I were ever in a position to do something about it. I am currently studying law and my two driving forces are money and fairness! Ulitmately, it is up to the powers that be on Sega-16 to decide whether or not I am mod-worthy, but, just to back up my claim: I am awesome.

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Originally Posted by Guntz

Did you actually do this? I haven't seen a "Moderator" banner in forever. Forgot what one looks like.

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This is 1000% true. I have the ability to wield the ban hammer.

I don't believe you. Prove it!

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Originally Posted by Guntz

I don't believe you. Prove it!

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The only way to prove it to you is to ban you from here forever and ever.

But since you are still here, I guess I'm not. :)

If you ban the next person who starts a thread in Insert Coin that continues the same discussion in an existing Insert Coin thread, nobody will doubt your power. ;)

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Originally Posted by Rusty Venture

The only way to prove it to you is to ban you from here forever and ever.

But since you are still here, I guess I'm not. :)

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You could ban me for 10 minutes... That would work.

And yes, do what Sheath recommends. Banning asshats who start VS threads on Sega-16 will instantly cause people to become Raul followers.

Praise Raul.

It will, if he yells "Praise Raul" with every banning commenced...

Guntz for mod because he's attractive because he made this suggestion. It's so common sense that he deserves moderational powers for it!

So, therefor, I vote yes on Mr Smith being a moderator, as much as his avatar looks threatening and evil.

Oh please, me as a mod? Utter pish posh. I've never modded a forum in all the years I've been online. Why start now?

Being the natural leader he is, and future president of the United States, Mr. Smith would make a great moderator. Zebbe approves!

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Originally Posted by Guntz

Oh please, me as a mod? Utter pish posh. I've never modded a forum in all the years I've been online. Why start now?

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All you need to know is that if you make a single mistake, everyone is going to hate you for it.

Or in my case, I make enough mistakes to make a running gag out of it and have refuge in audacity.

I don't have the right 'connections' to be a moderator. No point in even trying.

I still think Joe and Melf should make a thread for moderator auditions. Sega-16 REALLY needs some new mods. At least 3, if they aren't assigned to specific forums (more if they are). We can't keep having problem users running rampant for months on end before something is done about it.

What a joke. Where is this pressing need for mods? The only problem is when the place is getting swamped with spamming, and that would probably be better dealt with if people reporting it accordingly. It gets dealt with.

If more people piss and moan about the seeming 'lack' of moderation all because the spam isn't dealt with fast enough, I suggest the mods either empower some regulars with janitorial duties and make no mention of it, while wacking the continued whiners with warnings, infractions and temporary vacations.

This thread does nothing but suggest Melf and Joe are incompetent in their Miami Vice skills. My shameless cynicism is aimed squarely at Guntz for missing the joke both in the comments which spawned this thread (Regarding Smith & giving him power) and the ones that I suggested previously here (Ban Guntz, practice makes perfect, Derp.)

What a load of shit this discussion is. Nuke it from orbit.