First off, I am not saying that the Moderators and Devs are not to a bad job, far from it actually. However, I have noticed that there has been a lack of Mod action on the Fable 2 forums. I am not saying that people should be banned for petty reasoons, just that some terrible trolling and flaming threads can go on for about 60 posts without anything happening. So I am just wondering what it takes to become a Mod on these forums, do you have to be nominated or chosen, or is it some random decision that the Devs/Mods decide on?

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It's ultimately up to the admin, Sam and Woody. But I can say it's not random, that would be rather daft.

New moderators are chosen out of people the admin believe they can trust for the job. I also think they would have to be generally known and respected about the community (not be everyone of course, that's impossible).

There are two schools of thought here.

Do we need more moderators, or more members reporting threads so moderators can actually find the problem threads out of the endless sea of spam?

If there is enough community call for more people with moderator powers, then there just might be some more appointed.

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The only thing worse than beating a dead horse is betting on one.

Lots of mods, like ordinary members, take time off the forums for a while. They usually come back from time to time though, so I wouldn't worry.
But it does seem as if we're needing more mods right now. More reports could help as well, but if we somehow increase the number of reports enough for it to actually make any significant difference then we'll need more mods anyway to deal with the new reports.

I've also asked about this, and if they needed more mods, they said that they would just choose someone from the community that is well liked and respected.  It's hard to tell when or if they are going to choose anymore, but if they do, it will probably be one on the godlike members. 

Off topic: By the way, how're things going Swordbane?

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Don't drink and post

IrishMorn:

I've also asked about this, and if they needed more mods, they said that they would just choose someone from the community that is well liked and respected.  It's hard to tell when or if they are going to choose anymore, but if they do, it will probably be one on the Godlike members. 

I wouldn't agree... Some of the God-like members spend alot of time posting... Sometimes the post isn't always top-notch (Spamming, Useless posts, etc.) I mean take me for  example I am a Happy Senior right now but I have been here longer then a couple God-like members or the people close to God-like members. (Mostly the people close to God-like)

What Sam or Woody would truly pick would be the HK's, members or people who have actually been to LH and visited them... Like you said they would choose someone who was well liked and respected.

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Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

I am well-liked

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So you want to be a mod!

Why?

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“I am the ripper, the tearer, the slasher. I am the teeth in the darkness! The talons in the night! My name is strength! And lust! And power!"

Beowulf71:

So you want to be a mod! Why?

Because I believe that I will have a , rational effect on the community.

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Swordbane85:

Beowulf71:

So you want to be a mod! Why?

Because I believe that I will have a , rational effect on the community.

Maybe not rational, but you would probably make a mod.  I asked about becoming one though, and Mort said they really aren't looking for any right now.  Things are starting to slow down on the forums, too, so it may be a while before anyone gets to wield the Banhammer.  As JFK said, "To whom much is given, much is required."  It definetly wouldn't be a piece of cake.  To Duck, yeah, I meant the Godlike members that are worth anything.  It's easy to check by the date joined and their member status who just posts to boost their post count.

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Don't drink and post

I dont know to be honest the forums dont seem too bad at the moment it not too quite but its not too loud, But then agian im mostly lurking in the off-topic section these days and ive mostly abandond the fable 2 section as it seems to have been riddled with the same old bug, bug, bug threads. As for becoming a mod I think people should be selected based on there ability to judge situations without being too biased, rather then popularity. Plus its a big responcibility becoming a Mod I guess, I know I wouldnt want to be a Mod any way id rather just come on post then having to come on and deal with all the mess that happens lol.

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"IrishMorn"
If Adon and Sagat step in....ah, what the hell, I'll get drunk and join in on that one.

Bah, even having a join date should be a serious black mark against becoming a mod .

Raggs:

Bah, even having a join date should be a serious black mark against becoming a mod .

lol, yeah yeah, geezer.....I was just saying how some people tend to post one-liners, it counts to their post count, and they continue to do that to make themselves a senior member or higher, such as this one:

A member joined on 05 Dec 2008, and has a current post count of 305

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Don't drink and post

IrishMorn:

Raggs:

Bah, even having a join date should be a serious black mark against becoming a mod .

lol, yeah yeah, geezer.....I was just saying how some people tend to post one-liners, it counts to their post count, and they continue to do that to make themselves a senior member or higher, such as this one

Its true lol, Just a question about that, Ive been on here for about 8 months and I post quite a few posts a day yet Im still a senior member I dont think my rank as rose in 4 months why is that??

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"IrishMorn"
If Adon and Sagat step in....ah, what the hell, I'll get drunk and join in on that one.

Sovvolf:

IrishMorn:

Raggs:

Bah, even having a join date should be a serious black mark against becoming a mod .

lol, yeah yeah, geezer.....I was just saying how some people tend to post one-liners, it counts to their post count, and they continue to do that to make themselves a senior member or higher, such as this one

Its true lol, Just a question about that, Ive been on here for about 8 months and I post quite a few posts a day yet Im still a senior member I dont think my rank as rose in 4 months why is that??

I think it's something about posting in subforums doesn't increase your rank, at least, that's what someone told me.  Member status doesn't matter anyway, I wouldn't worry about it.

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Don't drink and post

I wanted to become a mod.... At times I still do... (Mostly at the times when I am online and some huge troll flys by and stays on there for 6+ hours making the forums a mockery) 

I feel pretty disconnected from everyone else which isn't the point of the community forums so I said to myself if I could become a mod I would be more respected I would feel more connected and I could actually stop any spamming,trolling,flaming at anytime (Considering I check back on these forums about every hour whenever I am close to a computer)

The thing about becoming a mod to be more respected is a problem because you need to be respected to become a mod in the first place.

So the one downfall about wanting to becoming a mod is the word "Can't"

I sure one of these days I could become a mod but I "can't" see that happening for another 4-5 years.

So I say leave it to the people who have already been here for 4-5 years and pray they can help out the forums.

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Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

IrishMorn:

Sovvolf:

IrishMorn:

Raggs:

Bah, even having a join date should be a serious black mark against becoming a mod .

lol, yeah yeah, geezer.....I was just saying how some people tend to post one-liners, it counts to their post count, and they continue to do that to make themselves a senior member or higher, such as this one

Its true lol, Just a question about that, Ive been on here for about 8 months and I post quite a few posts a day yet Im still a senior member I dont think my rank as rose in 4 months why is that??

I think it's something about posting in subforums doesn't increase your rank, at least, that's what someone told me.  Member status doesn't matter anyway, I wouldn't worry about it.

It doesnt worry me mate Im just alittle curious.

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"IrishMorn"
If Adon and Sagat step in....ah, what the hell, I'll get drunk and join in on that one.

I think the next rank after Senior Member is Insane Senior Member (at least that's how it used to be back in the old days of Vbulletin ), which requires a massive amount of posts, so it's pretty unusual to find anyone who's been here for less than a year having it.

It has always baffled me why people pay attention to the post count rank thing anyway. Another factor in choosing new moderators is timezone. Before Mort and Tigereyes were appointed, the moderators on the board were mostly British (or perhaps, all). It made sense to appoint two from America, to cover more hours of the day.

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The only thing worse than beating a dead horse is betting on one.

Hmm, +2 gmt, not really that useful. The british can cover most of the early sites, and more easily the later ones. Lucky I have no desire to be a mod eh . Whilst there may have been a big than usual in whatever the newest games forums are, it's probably no more surprising than usual. And there's no point in having more mods for a short period of time if later we then basically don't need them when the forums settle down again.

Couldnt there be temporary mods?  That way when things settle down, they can be taken away.  Or mod assistants, that have most of the power of mods, but not all?  That would work.

We can all be Mod assistants, and we can assist the mods by reporting inappropriate threads and members.

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"IrishMorn"
If Adon and Sagat step in....ah, what the hell, I'll get drunk and join in on that one.

Sovvolf:

We can all be Mod assistants, and we can assist the mods by reporting inappropriate threads and members.

I always figured reporting was kind of like going on a city bus with one stop that everyone has to get off at.

You being 1 of the 30 or so on the bus who all need to get off at the same stop think to yourselfs someones going to press the button to make the bus stop... But if your waiting on someone else to do it then most likey so is the next guy... And the next guy... And what do you know... You found out that you just missed your bus stop.

Point of this is I don't report because I know someone else would or the Mod, Admins will eventually catch the bad thread when they log on and see it for themselves...

I barely ever report and the forums seem to be going fine now and then... But when it comes to troll outbreaks and no assistance for hours... I only figure that is because none of the Mods, Admins are not online to begin with... So there is nothing we can do.

I think reporting a thread is a great assistance but I also believe that sometimes the Bus Driver (Mod, Admin) stops the bus at our stop sometimes knowing that we all get off at it.

 

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Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

How many people suspect the thread has already been reported, and never bother doing it themselves do you think? Basically the obvious answer is to report it, and post in the thread that you've reported it, thus no one else needs to. This is what I usually do.

Raggs:

How many people suspect the thread has already been reported, and never bother doing it themselves do you think? Basically the obvious answer is to report it, and post in the thread that you've reported it, thus no one else needs to. This is what I usually do.

Thanks for being the guy who stops the bus for us all.

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Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

NoonesSaviour:

Couldnt there be temporary mods?  That way when things settle down, they can be taken away.  Or mod assistants, that have most of the power of mods, but not all?  That would work.

I'm not sure that would really work, and knowing these forums it probably wouldn't be possible anyway.
The admin wouldn't appoint a temporary mod unless they were able to do the job of forum mod as well as any other mod is expected to - so there would be no need for them to be temporary.

I suspect that the reason there aren't any new mods is because the admin can't decide on who can do the job properly or we just don't need them right now. Looking at the state of things, I don't think we need more mods too urgently. They'd definitely be helpful but the boards aren't overflowing with spam just yet.