so how do we feel about the moderators moderating publicly instead of anonymously moderating as Anandtech Moderator?

[Muse]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
personally, i like it. each moderator has their own realm as well as their own personality and i feel it livens up the place.

y tu?

I completely agree. Anonymity often leads to mods being dicks. I also like it when they express themselves and don't hold anything back, trying to maintain some kind of forced dignity. I think it's great when people speak their minds, period. It makes these forums more authentic, and the mods participating fully is a big plus. I also like to seem them moving around the different forums.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: Corbett
When the mods were anonymous, they used to delete my signatures, change my password and lock my account because they didnt agree with my political views, all without telling me.

Now they don't, but I at least know now whicH of the mods were big enough hAcks to Really be so VErY abusive of their powers.

:music:Who's watchin, whooooos watching over YOU.....:music:

i have good experiences with harvey, so he's cool in my book.

 

[ProfJohn]

Harvey's problem is that he lets his personal political views taint his view as a MOD.

He does do a great job at bitch slapping trolls and kids who steal computers from their school though

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
Harvey's problem is that he lets his personal political views taint his view as a MOD.

He does do a great job at bitch slapping trolls and kids who steal computers from their school though

I agree. At the risk of this being a call out post, from everything I've heard and seen, he does an excellent job. I just wish he would settle down.

 

[zoiks]

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck..

 

[ProfJohn]

I'd like to know how many of the MODs have jobs where they manage people.

From my various run ins it seems that a lot of them lack the ability to separate their personal feelings from their modship. After being in management for years, as I have been, you pick up the ability to separate yourself from those who you manage and are able to look at things from a neutral point of view.

I had two guys that I tried to get fired come out and tell me that I was always fair to everyone after I had moved to another location.

 

[Geekbabe]

I personally think the mods are engaged in a thankless task, the membership is seems, wants toasted ice.

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
I personally think the mods are engaged in a thankless task, the membership is seems, wants toasted ice.

Totally agree, although I'll pass on the toasted ice

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I'd like to know how many of the MODs have jobs where they manage people.

From my various run ins it seems that a lot of them lack the ability to separate their personal feelings from their modship. After being in management for years, as I have been, you pick up the ability to separate yourself from those who you manage and are able to look at things from a neutral point of view.

I had two guys that I tried to get fired come out and tell me that I was always fair to everyone after I had moved to another location.

It's difficult when you have a member that can't separate reality from fantasy. And he sucks as a person.

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
I'd like to know how many of the MODs have jobs where they manage people.

From my various run ins it seems that a lot of them lack the ability to separate their personal feelings from their modship. After being in management for years, as I have been, you pick up the ability to separate yourself from those who you manage and are able to look at things from a neutral point of view.

I had two guys that I tried to get fired come out and tell me that I was always fair to everyone after I had moved to another location.

It's difficult when you have a member that can't separate reality from fantasy. And he sucks as a person.

I agree, but let's stop talking bad about Harvey already.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
I personally think the mods are engaged in a thankless task, the membership is seems, wants toasted ice.

Aye, indeed.

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
I personally think the mods are engaged in a thankless task, the membership is seems, wants toasted ice.

No one thanks the mods? I try to whenever possible.
Thank you, mods!

See, I even threw in a cookie. It's redeemable for an actual cookie in select Mrs. Fields stores.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
I personally think the mods are engaged in a thankless task, the membership is seems, wants toasted ice.

No one thanks the mods? I try to whenever possible.
Thank you, mods!

See, I even threw in a cookie. It's redeemable for an actual cookie in select Mrs. Fields stores.

I used to get a lot of thanks when I did the email.
People would click on "Forgot Password?" when they had an invalid email in their profile. Some people were surprised when I tracked them down via Google and reset their password.

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: Corbett
When the mods were anonymous, they used to delete my signatures, change my password and lock my account because they didnt agree with my political views, all without telling me.

Now they don't, but I at least know now whicH of the mods were big enough hAcks to Really be so VErY abusive of their powers.

:music:Who's watchin, whooooos watching over YOU.....:music:

i have good experiences with harvey, so he's cool in my book.

this. he's a standup guy

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
I personally think the mods are engaged in a thankless task, the membership is seems, wants toasted ice.

No one thanks the mods? I try to whenever possible.
Thank you, mods!

See, I even threw in a cookie. It's redeemable for an actual cookie in select Mrs. Fields stores.

I used to get a lot of thanks when I did the email.
People would click on "Forgot Password?" when they had an invalid password in their profile. Some people were surprised when I tracked them down via Google and reset their password.

olds was one hardworking mod, a guy who covered a ton of the nuts and bolts user help and never tooted his horn about it. He knows he's welcome back as a mod by everyone in the mod community, including Derek, if he would just agree to wear pants at our public functions.

 

[OCGuy]

Are we allowed to call out retired mods?