The Most Powerful Mod

[The Game]

Just out of curiousity- Who is the most powerful moderator of the boards? Like, if you disagreed about something, who would outrule the others? Jim Harvey? Maxie Zeus? Calhoun07? Do tell, do tell! ;)

[James Harvey]

Well, it's complicated but the easiest reply I can give is...we're all on the same level. We all have the same abilities and duties. We rarely diagree becuase we trust each other so much, and we also respect one another. If Maxie deleted a post I didn't see, then I'd trust him on it. Cal and Maxie and whomever else would do the same for me. And to be honest, I don't think we've disagreed yet.

[Naraht]

The real answer of course, is me.

I'm the secret force behind Toonzone, and I control everything.

=O

>=D

[Danielle]

Would the administrators be considered mods? If so, they're probably more "powerful" than the moderators.

[James Harvey]

Yeah - we administrators do have a bit more power than the mods, but not that much. We're essentially on the same par. The great thing about the Mod Squad here is that everyone trusts and gets along with each other. We've had no real conflicts and it's great. The extra stuff that Admins can do is simple stuf flike make new boards, move around boards and tweaks and just alot of behind the scenes stuff that nobody sees, though is essential...but will forever remain a mystery...

[nightwing_38116]

I think that the unique thing about this board is that the mods do trust each other and there is no second guessing of moderator actions. The mods keep corrective action to a minimum and only get involved when action warrants it. On some other boards I've been on I get the feeling that the mods just wanted to throw their weight around. I'm glad that thought is given to who deserves the right and privilage to be a moderator.

[Jimmy Kustes]

Harley, Brian, and Colin are the most powerful since they created the site.

[The Game]

Who are the administrators as aposed to the mods? :confused:

[Nightflower]

Click on the link "forum leaders" on the main page of the forums. Upper right hand corner. That should tell you.

[Clayface]

Come on now, we all know that Maxie is the most powerful! Who could oppose the god of the skies??

;)

[Maxie Zeus]

Another way to ID mods vs. administrators: In the "Who's Online" at the bottom of the main page, the mods are in bold, and the admininstrators are in bold-italics. :) As Jim said, an administrator isn't really a "more powerful" mod, they're just someone with the ability to go in and do technical stuff like create new boards.

And as I can attest to after this week's split of AniGen, that's not a power, that's a "responsibility"! :D

We all defer to Brian and Harley and Colin, since they're the "Toon Zone" honchos. But they rarely get involved in the day-to-day stuff. And a lot of times we just defer to each other. Like Jim said, if one of us does something, the others support it. And on really difficult matters we get together and confer and reach a consensus.


Come on now, we all know that Maxie is the most powerful! Who could oppose the god of the skies??

;)


LOL! No, it just means they all think I suffer from oxygen deprivation! :D

[Nightflower]

Originally posted by Clayface
Come on now, we all know that Maxie is the most powerful! Who could oppose the god of the skies??

;)


Uh.... the flower of the night? The zits of Duncan? The Harvey of the Jim? J/K... couldn't resist an opportunity to pun :p


(Man, it's a good thing Dick Grayson changed his name...LOL!)

[Clayface]

Originally posted by Nightflower

(Man, it's a good thing Dick Grayson changed his name...LOL!)


LMAO!!!!

[Gyro]

Originally posted by Clayface



LMAO!!!!
LMAO? What's that?

[redDragon]

Originally posted by Gyro
LMAO? What's that?

LMAO stands for "laughing my ass off"

[Clayface]

LMAO = Laughing My Butt Off, only you replace "butt" with a more explicit 3-letter word for the same body part. ;)

[Jimmy Kustes]

Originally posted by Nightflower


Uh.... the flower of the night? The zits of Duncan? The Harvey of the Jim? J/K... couldn't resist an opportunity to pun :p


(Man, it's a good thing Dick Grayson changed his name...LOL!)

LOL

One thing that Admins can do over Mods is post news stories, Mods can only edited them. But the staff still needs to know what is going on before posting a front page story.

Like yesterday, I wanted to declare war with Animation Blast and Comics Continuum but the red tape stopped me from going totally bonkers and starting a World War Wide Web.

[Clayface]

Originally posted by redDragon


LMAO stands for "laughing my ass off"

Wow! I didn't realize that could get through the filters!

[redDragon]

Originally posted by Clayface


Wow! I didn't realize that could get through the filters!

that's wot the handy dandy preview button is for ^^ to make sure you don't have typos that get starred out

[Jimmy Kustes]

Tone it down buddy. I trust you can edit your own posts........

[Nightflower]

Originally posted by Duncanzits
Tone it down buddy.
....? Is that a joke? "Ass" is allowed on these boards.

[Jimmy Kustes]

Originally posted by Nightflower

....? Is that a joke? "Ass" is allowed on these boards.

Really? This is why I usually don't inforce rules even at the CCF board, because I don't know what the rules are.

I had no problem with ROTFLMAO(rolling on the floor laughing my ass off) but it seemed like the posters were having a laugh at "getting away with something".

[Nightflower]

Originally posted by Duncanzits


Really? This why I usually don't inforce rules even at the CCF board, because I don't know what the rules are.

I had no problem with ROTFLMAO(rolling on the floor laughing my ass off) but it seemed like the posters were having a laughing at "getting away with something".
Hardly.... first, redDragon and Clayface help out someone with Internet lingo. Afterwards, Clayface made an observation of something he did not know before. Finally, redDragon offers Clayface some advice on forum usage. That is all. I'm pretty sure I know these particular posters, and they're good blokes.

[Calhoun07]

If the boards are considered to be rated PG, then what's wrong with ass? Of course, I understand if some people have a greater senstivity to that word than some others. I have used words before that some people take offense to. Like suck and screw, but those are more acceptable than ass by the majority, I suppose. But another thing an administrator could do is tweak the auto censor so that word would show up censored if used, if it bothers people!

[Maxie Zeus]

I think "ass" was verboten once upon a time. Then we just got tired of enforcing it cuz posters kept using it. :yakko:

[Sugar Daddy]

I'm curious, like, who decides who becomes a mod or admin? When Bird Boy became a mod recently, I remembe JH saying it, but did all the mods and admins have a chat or something?

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Wow, a talk on mods and we suddenly have mods coming in to moderate. :D (just kidding, guys!)

I suspect that mods and admins have a chat with the would be mod in order to see how the guy would be-as said, the mods/admins all have a bit of power, and every vote counts. The would be mod has to be very nice and fair already, and of course be an avid Toon Zone poster. ;)

[James Harvey]

Originally posted by Sugar Daddy
I'm curious, like, who decides who becomes a mod or admin? When Bird Boy became a mod recently, I remembe JH saying it, but did all the mods and admins have a chat or something?

Each board sorta has it's own team. My boards are the WF Boards, so if we make additions to the mod team, then I usually discuss it with the WF Mods. We'll discuss it just to make sure we're not making a mistake or anything. We'll talk it over to make a safe decision.

[Gyro]

Is it fun being a mod? Just wondering :)

[Wyloms]

Is Vincent Benenati still an admin?

[James Harvey]

He resigned today for reasons not specified.

I think moddin' is pretty fun, myself...

[Livewire]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Calhoun07
If the boards are considered to be rated PG, then what's wrong with a--? Of course, I understand if some people have a greater senstivity to that word than some others. I have used words before that some people take offense to. Like suck and screw, but those are more acceptable than a-- by the majority, I suppose. But another thing an administrator could do is tweak the auto censor so that word would show up censored if used, if it bothers people!


I'd use ROTFWL-meaning"rolling on the floor with laughter", since I'm one of those people who doesn't like using bad words.


I, too, was wondering who the most powerful mod is. It's nice to know that their power is basically equal. :)

[Nightflower]

Originally posted by Gyro
Is it fun being a mod? Just wondering :)

Oh yes.... any power is fun.... MWAHAHAHAHA! *maniacal mad scientist laughter*

(I'm just kidding, you know. Trust me. :D)

[Gyro]

Originally posted by Nightflower


Oh yes.... any power is fun.... MWAHAHAHAHA! *maniacal mad scientist laughter*

(I'm just kidding, you know. Trust me. :D) Awwww... I'm so jealous :) .

[DR. BELCH]

--L.F.T.B. (Laughing Fit To Bust)?
As for modding...well, there's a sig quote someplace here from Twain I'd like to paraphrase, if I may: "I am not a mod, and I hope to be a good person so that God will not make me one." ;)
Consider the number of pink Pepto mustaches at those upper levels... [Sideshow Bob-esque shudder]

[absix]

Originally posted by Nightflower


Oh yes.... any power is fun.... MWAHAHAHAHA! *maniacal mad scientist laughter*

(I'm just kidding, you know. Trust me. :D)
Im a mod ata few forums.. and it is pretty fun... people come to your every need... especially if you are an admin... :D

[Maxie Zeus]

Dr. Belch has it about right. I had 4 AIM windows going with mod business today, plus the PM pop-ups, while simultaneously skating thru the boards reading posts and fiddling with the AniTainment board's colors. And I don't think I was doing 20% of what Harley and Brian were juggling. :)



Originally posted by absix

Im a mod ata few forums..

Nice! Now I know who to come to for sympathy. :D

[absix]

Originally posted by Maxie Zeus

Nice! Now I know who to come to for sympathy. :D
heh.... its hard when you have a busy forum like this isnt it? I mean at my forum ive got like 15 members online and its hard! they each post anywhere from 100-15 posts a day... and liek 50 total a day need to be edited/deleted...

[Nightflower]

I've recently been promoted to administrator along with two other people at the other message board I most frequent at- a Cybersix message board (Although it's mostly a general/arts board now). I do jack- don't fiddle with the controls, background wallpaper or anything. I usually just moderate.... my favorite job... :)

[absix]

Originally posted by Nightflower
I've recently been promoted to administrator along with two other people at the other message board I most frequent at- a Cybersix message board (Although it's mostly a general/arts board now). I do jack- don't fiddle with the controls, background wallpaper or anything. I usually just moderate.... my favorite job... :)
WHOA! Congrats! at my forum I do the skins colors and member editing and moderating...

[The Mad Hatter]

Modding is a LOT of work (it takes me a couple of hours each day to look through all the posts under my jurisdiction), but it's fun. Especially here, since TZ is amazingly democratic, and big decisions are discussed by all the mods.

Meanwhile, I'll soon be wielding my power over these parts... watch out, evildoers! Muahahahaha!