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A message for Derek Wilson

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I need to know what I should do.

I have emailed you, and it has been over 2 weeks since my first email and since you said that you will look into/deal with a situation.

My last email was 6 days ago, and still not even the courtesy of a response. Something as simple as "Please hang on, I'm working on things" or whatever would be sufficient.

All you said was to hold off on posting in PFI for now.

You've obviously been online, but for whatever reason don't want to deal with this, or you don't want to bother to communicate further.

First, I talk to you.

You tell me to post issues in this forum.

So I post in here.

Next I am told not to post in here by mods and told to talk to you.

Then I talk to you.

Then you tell me hold off on posting here (well....which is it?).

Next you cease all communications.

If you want to just shove things under the rug and ignore them and the issues which plague this place, fine, why don't you just say so? Why not just send me a note saying "Screw it, I don't care and I'm not going to do anything." At least then you would be clear in your intentions and I wouldn't have to sit here and guess at them. Why don't you just take down the rules and put up the following:

"Moderators will do whatever the hell the want, whenever they want for whatever reason, or for no reason at all. Enjoy your stay. P.S. Don't break the unwritten rules unless you are a moderator or unless the moderators like you. Otherwise, you'll just get banned for no reason. Kthx bai!"

At least that way you wouldn't have to worry about moderators breaking the rules or inconsistencies in actions taken for identical offenses ranging from "Meh" to "ZOMG ZE BAN BUTTON PUSHES IT NAO!!!" It would also cover any action by you or any moderators as you could just point to that and there you go. Then you wouldn't have to worry about anything, and at least everyone would know what to expect in here.
 
nope i'm here ... sorry odin ... i've got a cue of stuff i'm working on. i did say i was working on it, but i'm sorry i didn't update you.

i had a fix for fusetalk that would allow the creation of a forum where people could discuss sensitive issues and moderator related complaints in a much better way. there are features i don't have available that would allow us to better handle these issues and eliminate the need to use PMs as the primary form of communication with the mods ...

i kept telling you to hold off because i expected the patch any day.

of course ... we tried to apply it friday and there were a couple hours where no one could post anything anywhere -- we all kept getting the oops message ... apparently the fix is not complete.

there are some issues that it is very difficult to handle under our current system, and you guys need to be able to complain about the things you feel you need to complain about and you deserve to have issues resolved. i'm working on tools to make this happen in the short term and larger changes (like different forum software) to make this a firm reality in the long term.

the reason for the reversal of what i said was that this place was originally supposed to allow complaints against mods. my intention was for people to be able to have mod complaints here, but this hasn't worked out as well as i'd wanted ... for now, handle moderator complaints by PMing AnandTech Moderator (all the senior mods have access to this) and failing a satisfactory response, email me at derek.wilson@anandtech.com

thanks, and i am sorry for the confusion and the lack of an update after our initial conversation. i do intend to handle any and all complaints even if it takes me a little while to do so. forum policy is not dictated by mods and they are expected to uphold the guidelines and follow them as well. while i would love to handle all of these issues personally, i don't have the capacity to do so effectively in a timely manner -- so I'm working on other solutions to the issue as we speak.
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Need me to clean house? 😉

What we need is you to come back, help us work out this transition, and leverage your leadership as a mod.

(I'd put a smiley, but I'm not really joking.)
 
Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
What we need is you to come back, help us work out this transition, and leverage your leadership as a mod.

But only, of course, in a tastefully tailored French Maid's outfit. 😛



 
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
What we need is you to come back, help us work out this transition, and leverage your leadership as a mod.

But only, of course, in a tastefully tailored French Maid's outfit. 😛

I don't think the one we had made for you for the Mod Xmas party would fit me. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I don't think the one we had made for you for the Mod Xmas party would fit me. 🙁

Stop objectifying me, you brute!

 
Originally posted by: Born2bwire
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I don't think the one we had made for you for the Mod Xmas party would fit me. 🙁

Stop objectifying me, you brute!

:lips:

Talk about personal issues...

:laugh:

<<<<<<<<<<<<<< L&R

So what, the return of oldsmo as a mod or not? I'm hooked on the drama!😛
 
Another vote for the return of Olds, as my search for a new personal mod isn't going well at all. Good help is so hard to find.
 
Originally posted by: Greenman
Another vote for the return of Olds, as my search for a new personal mod isn't going well at all. Good help is so hard to find.

OK. Just for you.

Seriously, I have been asked back numerous times and have declined. But, you never know....
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: Greenman
Another vote for the return of Olds, as my search for a new personal mod isn't going well at all. Good help is so hard to find.

OK. Just for you.

Seriously, I have been asked back numerous times and have declined. But, you never know....

If you look at it realistically, you get bitched at as member (note the currant thread at TFNN), or bitched at as a mod. There being no real difference in the amount of crap you have to hear, at least as a mod you'll get a better parking space.
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: Greenman
Another vote for the return of Olds, as my search for a new personal mod isn't going well at all. Good help is so hard to find.

OK. Just for you.

Seriously, I have been asked back numerous times and have declined. But, you never know....
pass the maple syrup, it sounds like someone is waffling.
 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: Greenman
Another vote for the return of Olds, as my search for a new personal mod isn't going well at all. Good help is so hard to find.

OK. Just for you.

Seriously, I have been asked back numerous times and have declined. But, you never know....
pass the maple syrup, it sounds like someone is waffling.

The money they are offering is hard to pass up.
 
Originally posted by: Greenman
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: Greenman
Another vote for the return of Olds, as my search for a new personal mod isn't going well at all. Good help is so hard to find.

OK. Just for you.

Seriously, I have been asked back numerous times and have declined. But, you never know....

If you look at it realistically, you get bitched at as member (note the currant thread at TFNN), or bitched at as a mod. There being no real difference in the amount of crap you have to hear, at least as a mod you'll get a better parking space.

I know, I get crap even when I own them. It's all cool though. You have to respect someone before their words take on meaning.
 
Originally posted by: Greenman
Another vote for the return of Olds, as my search for a new personal mod isn't going well at all. Good help is so hard to find.


Tap, tap ....
 
Originally posted by: Common Courtesy
Originally posted by: Greenman
Another vote for the return of Olds, as my search for a new personal mod isn't going well at all. Good help is so hard to find.


Tap, tap ....

You're really making me nervous now, it's like having a stalker with a kill switch.

Olds, I'm not going to last much longer without a henchmen...

 
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