- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Yep, this is going to be a long one.....
Posted by: Achilles1108
Also I try to only bother the mods when it is a bad thread. I mean really bad. These guys are pretty quick on the ball and don't need me to keep bothering them all the time.
That is the thing, why stop something later when it may be stopped now? My point with that, is that the mods do not see everything. The "forum-cops", myself included, are the "eyes" of the moderators, so to speak. If a discussion is getting started and it is fairly heated, you may say something like,"Oh, the mods will most likely see that and lock it.". The problem is, is what if they don't see it? What if the moderator goes offline and you are stuck with nothing to do, except for waiting? My point here, is that the do not see everything, as said above. A minor flaming thread can turn into a disaster at the worst possible time. The moment the moderators go offline.
Posted by: Banshee Barron
What started out as a lame attempt to get a one way ticket to modhood has turned into a kind of game for popularity. It's now fashionable to "help", not because people really care about the community, but because they care about their self-image.
I could not disagree with you more. Both statements, in my opinion, are false allegations. To me, I could care less about the image that I portray to people. A few months ago, as many of you may remember, within my sig I had a few moderator quotes. People sayed I was sucking up to the mods. But in fact, I thought the quotes were funny. Some of the few I have seen. I help people because I believe that is what is right. I believe that flaming and spamming on an internet forum is rather pointless. Let alone a waist of time. I, as many other forum-cops, am not very popular. I could care less if I were. To me, popularity is a game all in its own. Seeing who is better know. You can ask most people who I am, and they will not know. Most of the mods know me fairly well from private messages. The members I have helped come back to me for help if they need it. If I cannot help a certain member, I direct them to post the question again within a few days. My point here, is that, I am not popular. But yet I am a forum-cop. I could careless about the image I portray to others, aslong as I know that I am doing what I believe is right.
Posted by: Mabian
I remember my story like I remember most things: very carefully. It's come to my realization some time ago that the process of becoming a Forum Cop/Helpful Member/"Enter name here" is an evolutionary one. Nobody wakes up one day and is the perfect person.
I cannot agree more. Many members that are trying to help do mess up from time to time, everyone does. It is the way society works. To learn, you must make mistakes.
Posted by: Recon Number 54
If it were a reward (like a promotion at work) it would have benefits and perks for the (so called) "step up". It's not really a step up, more like a step to the side.
I believe I am going to have to direct you to the statement dmb made a few months ago, located in my sig.
Posted by: dmbfan09
Yes we get paid. In pixie dust and moonbeams! Puppies dancing on rainbows! Unicorns jumping with joy!
: )