ITT we discuss why you staffers can't moderate Microsoft's Window

Ok assholes, enough dancing around this subject. Myself and a number of others are starting to get pissed off here.

I'm sure by this point you understand the problem. There are tonnes of shitty, terrible posts in that forum. Devo reports them by the fuckload, I'm sure you've all seen that by now. However, unlike the other gaming forums, nothing is done about this.

So we GFF denizens who prefer a decent browsing experience when we read that forum ask for help from the mod team! Do we get any assistance? No. We get excuses.

"But the Window gets less activity in it than the other gaming forums!"

The only excuse that holds any real truth or point to it. Yeah, it does. We get it, the Xbox isn't the biggest thing around here. Whoopee. So there are less posts in there.

But that should make it easier to moderate! You only have to skim through or see a few posts a day to determine what's good and what needs to be removed like a tattoo of a giant penis on your forehead.

"But I don't give a shit about Xbox!"

Are you saying that of all the staffers, even the useless ones, we don't have a single one with even a passing interest in Microsoft's console? Or at least one with enough of an interest in gaming in general to peek his head in there from time to time? I find that hard as fuck to believe.

Seeing as how there is not a lot of activity in there, how difficult is it to stick your face in there for a few minutes and earn that badge below your title?

And if no existing member of staff exists that would do the job, there are plenty of others who would do a fine job. None of them care about anything but fixing up the current state of that forum.

So let's get some GOOD reasons for why you guys aren't in there.

And I don't want any shit excuses like the ones we got recently from Mush or Face that are along the lines of "It isn't a big deal" or "There isn't even a problem in there". Thanks.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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A metric ton.

I'm sorry I don't speak American.

Additionally, yeah. Discussion. Or so I've heard. And the end result of that discussion so far has been these bullshit excuses I discussed above. What is there to talk about? Just MODERATE IT.

If worse comes to worst, just assign someone different to mod that place on a weekly basis. Everyone can share the responsibilities they don't want then! No one gets fucked more or less than the next guy!

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Let's also bring back and remod Cain while we're at it.

RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by BM

Would you guys be fine if we just gave Pang access to ban people? He wouldn't even have to delete posts; who would go back and look at old XBOX threads anyway?

I might have said "sure" back in 2003 when Pang was a witty and constructive poster. Nowadays he's no better than half the people he'd end up banning anyway.

Originally Posted by BM

Let's say that ANGST was the undermodded forum. You wanna read every post in that forum? It's harder to do when you really don't give a shit about the topic.

Mikey, I assume means you probably should.

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But he was a staffer Tails! Proof enough that he's totally a trustworthy person to appoint to this task!

Just like Decker

I was speaking idiomatically.

Actually, not a bad idea. Do that, merge it with General Video Gaming, and those who take care of GVG can take care of the Xbox related threads when an issue comes up.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Well, it's a better idea than having it stagnate like it is now, and then trying to address the problem with a thread only to have it ruined with Sewers quality stuff. =\

FELIPE NO

Mods that gain support from being in the concert hall end up like Minion and Face. We don't want that now, do we?

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Sooner than I think means eventually, seeing as how long it takes you guys to come to conclusions some times.

Anyway, thank you BM. Is there any significant progress being made or is this a case where everyone has a problem with someone and the chances of any real progress being made is next to none?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by BlueMikey

Let's just say there is/are poll(s) in the Hut (and were before this thread).

Then this thread basically serves as a "GET YOUR ASS IN GEAR PLEASE" notice to staff and nothing more.

Good to know though that there is legitimate discussion going on instead of the usual "BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE HUT" type excuses which tend to be nothing more than blanket statements used to shut us up.

So it better not be one of those or I'll continue to make a huge stink

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I tried that idea already Tube, apparently all people who moderate one forum should be good enough to moderate all the other forums.

Fuck if I know why, though. Your reasoning is pretty much foolproof, but staff does not agree. ;_;

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by ^___^

Wait, what? How did I even get dragged into this shit? And when the fuck did I say anything like that?

Your comments in russ's journal entry on this subject say otherwise. Your name was brought up because you have said things on this subject that show you don't really give a shit.

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As Mikey said, we're working on it. The issue was brought up six days ago and resulted in two threads, one of which has 108 replies (more than any other thread in the Hut since the restart). Most active mods took part in the discussions and voted on the polls. I'm sorry if we gave you the impression that we didn't give a damn, but believe me, this thread is only breaking down open doors.

That's good to know, like I've said above. It's nice to know now that a solution to the problem is being formulated and put into motion. It's a shame we didn't know before, so this thread didn't turn into a waste of time and effort on all our parts.

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Oh, and don't compare me with Minion as a mod. I'm not the one who vanished saying I "don't give a shit". And since you guys insist on bringing up the Concert Hall, bear in mind it's only second to Community Commons in terms of actvitiy, and gets about ten times as much traffic as MW does. I'm sure you'd fully appreciate how "superfluous" the modding is in there if I suddenly decided I don't give a damn either.

I didn't mean to imply you are as horrible a mod as Minion was. If you ask me, he belongs up there on the staff shitlist with people like Cain. I do, however, have a problem with your attitude, as do many others. The concert hall comment was made because it seems like all the staffers who "originate" (for lack of a better word) from there turn into huge jerks after they gain any sort of powers.

And I do believe I said the "but it doesn't get a lot of traffic" excuse wasn't a good one. We've all come to the conclusion that that should make the forum easier to moderate, not easier to ignore.

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Thanks Skate.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Most of Aard's replies are shorter than that Devo, we should take what we can get.

How ya doing, buddy?

I'm not saying it's the fault of the Hall, it's just a coincidence that two of the staffers I find/found most grating came from there. That's all. I'll retract that specific statement if it means people will drop it, as I never meant for that to become this big a deal.

I also don't see why moderators have to be promoted to super mods after 3 months, especially when all that's needed is someone to moderate one small section of gaming. You don't have to promote them to super mod. An exception can be made because moderation in the other forums is, for the most part, pretty well done. You don't need anyone to moderate other areas. The only thing that needs help is the Window.

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Oh, "fairness" is what tha't sall about? Ok, that makes more sense now.

However, it doesn't need to be fair either. The theoritical person in question should understand that they are only being brought on board to moderate the Window. It's not a regular staffer position you're filling. It's more like an emergency stopgap or something.

Sorta like those temps that get hired in the office only to fill out excel spreadsheets all day. Sure, they aren't full blown accountants but they get the work done and they understand that that's all they were hired to do.

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