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I come in here for the first time ever (coz i think the site is fine as it is 
) and all i see is people scrounging to be mods. ive been on here everyday for long periods of time since i started in october and helped out quite a few people but you dont see me asking to be a mod! so stop moaning you moaners!!! 
Yep, i have learnt that, when i was new on the forum, i wanted to be a mod. but i was only a junior addict. I have been on the forum for about 6 months now, and will b on a lot in the future, now i have 24-7 internet, woohoo. But i have learnt that the mods do a good job, and this forum is running very smoothly.
I now think that if you7 help people as much as you can in this forum, it is very rewarding. I would love to be a mod, not for power or, whatever, but to help this forum. Which i think a lot of established members would want, and if a mod was needed i know some memebers on here who should get the job.
But this forum is running well, and as swamper will tell you, there is no need for more mods at the mo.
Asking will not get you anywhere.
Actually i am now waffling. What i am saying is, the mods are doing well, and i am glad this forum is here. If it wasnt my trance collection would b a lot smaller and not as diverse
people ask to be mods coz deep down everyone knows u can be sure its done 100% right unless u do it urself, so without doing it urself, u are not totally knowing its done right, so everyone wants to be a mod so they no do its done right, to them, if you no what i mean? hopefully u do...
ps. i am a mod
i'd hate to be a mod.. then i'd lost having fun here having to watch people and sh*t.. would be aggrivating quick.. 
Well, I think that too many people want to be mods without quite understanding the sort of pressures that go with it.
I know that the three main mods on the homeofmusic boards were putting in 7-8 hours a day on the boards when it was at is busiest (just before it closed down for that three month period earlier this year) and I'm sure that the mods on this board would be putting in similar sorts of hours. I mean, that's a full time job, a hell of a lot of responsibility. You would want to be fairly certain that you were up to that sort of work-load before you even consider putting your hand up (and I remember someone saying a couple of months back - and it rings true - that anyone who volunteers to be a mod without being approached first isn't really mod material in the first place).
I think - without necessarily referring to the people who have volunteered for mod duties here - that too many people have this preconception that moderatorship is all about being dished out respect and being placed above everyone else on the site. The reality - as I'm sure the mods here will be happy to point out - couldn't be further from the truth. The respect has to be earned and even when you get it you can't believe that you are "above" everyone else on the boards otherwise you'll lose that respect just as quickly. So, as someone who understands what moderatorship is all about without actually having endured it myself, I believe I can say that being a modertor isn't the sort of thing you can just enter capriciously: you have to be able to put in a lot of time and a lot of effort without getting the sort of thanks you may feel that you're entitled to. And it is a very thankless job (how many of us here have criticised a mod for doing/not doing something without thanking them for the hundereds of good things they have done?).
Anyway, I just think it needed to be said: if you want to be a mod, you have to earn the respect first (by acting as a modertor should - helpful and concilliatory) without just being handed the name and powers on plate. If you can persevere through this for several months, and you are willing to put in the time and effort necessary without the thanks you probably deserve, then and only then should you consider putting your hand up for the incessant duties that being a moderator entails.
Oh, and while I'm on this line of thought, I'll take the opportunity to tell the current mods that the work they are doing is both worthwhile and appreciated. So long as they keep doing the job they're doing at the moment, I don't think we'll need any more mods in the near future (I'm digging this flame-free atmosphere). Keep it up guys. 
what u say is true, but not always what happens, Lynx got his moderation powers by asking, sure no1 can just ask, lynx has been here ages and during his peak, was 50 posts a day, and every single one constructive in some way, and has be basically lived on these boards, every single thread he would have posted in, and lynx basically asked to be a mod and got it. i had my eye on polls for a while and when i saw people posting non-polls and having there own little flame battles i said to asked swamper if i could be mod in polls and as i have been here a while and not acted like an ass (apart from with yevat for them that can remember...but that was just a bit of fun
) he was granted it. JdDark got his simply coz he has a good knowlage of tracks, and swamp said in chat "i need a mod for unknown tracks" and coz JdDark has a good track mind he was it. so its not always the case, mind you, take fraggle as an example, he always behaves and is always positive, and during one of the "we need a new mod" periods his name was forever mentioned, but he was moving house so couldnt devote enough time for it, so basically be you, and thats it really
-coup-
50 posts a day, blimey
yep, Lynx has over 5000 posts if i can remember
heheh, the whole "mod" thing cracks me up! Peeps on here think its about being "above" everyone else, renegade hit it right on the button! You can tell this by everyone wanting to be one... and for the reasons they give. Its like a bunch of kids fighting over a hamburger from McDonalds or something... Renegade i think i started the whole "anyone who volunteers to be a mod isn't mod material anyway" thing.... i made a big deal about that couple months back.... LoL.
**and the best part of it is, that these peeps will create a mod job, EVEN when one isn't needed! EVEN if swamper isn't looking for a mod, they will constantly be saying "we need more mods!" .... LoL. I think the mods right now are doing an EXCELLENT job. It's a lot of work, and i have mad respect for those that are doing such a great job.
speaking of JdDark, where has he been... he was really good with the track ID-ing, and i haven't seen him post in months!
-ABT-
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| Originally posted by Coup yep, Lynx has over 5000 posts if i can remember |
heheh. yeah, being a mod is an extreme priviledge. i'm just glad that there aren't as many spammers and lamers around anymore. they screwed the boards up pretty badly at one point. but swamp assembled a team of mods pretty quickly to deal with it. that's how it's been ever since. 
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| Originally posted by Lynx we're the mod squad. hehehehheh. |
Yep, good job all of you, when i joined there were a few flames, now i dont see any. It is being run really well. I hope it carries on that way.
I had a look yeasterday and lynx was on 5555 
and 20.8 posts or something a day, blimey
that used to be 50 a day, he used to post like crazy, but then got bogged under with his job 
heheh, yeah. i remember when i lived here. hehe. those were the days. 
lolz. my job keeps me fairly busy, and my freelance stuff even more so. not as much time as i usually have. but i'm still here for most of the day moderating and posting here and there.
HE HE god yeah i remember that too
Lynx at your peak, the forums were just littered with your nick, every thread had a mulitude of Lynx replys lol
Dont forget Infinity either, he has near on 5000 posts or close to that, back in march / april / may 2001 all u could see was Lynx / Infinity posting all over the place.
Plus there was also a thread asking if Lynx and Infinity was the same person.
JdDark is alive and kicking and now spends most of his time in the tranceaddict channel in IRC.
He does still post, mainly in the DJ sections of the forum.
I will tell u one thing about being a mod on TA.com. we are kept busy, what with threads posted in wrong sections, the occasional flame war that happens, albums posted for download, helping out ppl who PM u, as well as trying to keep doing what we started when we came to TA, and thats being constructive and helpful with what we post.
and We read everything thats posted, as u can imagine that takes some time with the amount of activity on these forums.
We dont read them just to check for content or stuff like that, we read them all to make sure everyone gets a fair chance to say what they are feeling, so they can help and be constructive too.
And yes COUP i remember your early days on TA with Yevat and DJ Martijn What a little spammer u was ha ha ha ha hah a ha ha ha hah ah ha ha ha *sides spilt OUCH* ha ha ha ha
LOLZ
Also thank you to all of you that think we are doing a good job, we dont do it for us, we do it so u can enjoy TA that little bit more.
Peace
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| Originally posted by Wicked Neo HE HE god yeah i remember that too Lynx at your peak, the forums were just littered with your nick, every thread had a mulitude of Lynx replys lol Dont forget Infinity either, he has near on 5000 posts or close to that, back in march / april / may 2001 all u could see was Lynx / Infinity posting all over the place. Plus there was also a thread asking if Lynx and Infinity was the same person. JdDark is alive and kicking and now spends most of his time in the tranceaddict channel in IRC. He does still post, mainly in the DJ sections of the forum. I will tell u one thing about being a mod on TA.com. we are kept busy, what with threads posted in wrong sections, the occasional flame war that happens, albums posted for download, helping out ppl who PM u, as well as trying to keep doing what we started when we came to TA, and thats being constructive and helpful with what we post. and We read everything thats posted, as u can imagine that takes some time with the amount of activity on these forums. We dont read them just to check for content or stuff like that, we read them all to make sure everyone gets a fair chance to say what they are feeling, so they can help and be constructive too. And yes COUP i remember your early days on TA with Yevat and DJ Martijn What a little spammer u was ha ha ha ha hah a ha ha ha hah ah ha ha ha *sides spilt OUCH* ha ha ha ha LOLZ Also thank you to all of you that think we are doing a good job, we dont do it for us, we do it so u can enjoy TA that little bit more. Peace |
tis true about moderatin'. it is a pretty hefty job, but in the end it's all for this board. purely and solely. we love this site as much as everybody else, we like to see a clean and smooth forum too. thanks everyone.
awww my thread made everyone nostalgic!
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