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12-20-16 06:26 PM
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Ladies and gentleman, it is that time once again. Much earlier than anticipated, but we are looking to hire 3 or 4 new local moderators.
Application period starts from now to  ??? (ooh, the question marks means ANYTHING can happen (^o^)/ )
I will leave the applications open for AT LEAST 2 months. That doesn't mean someone can't be hired before the applications close though.

Ok, on to the application:

Please read and follow all instructions in this post. Send your completed applications to the Global Moderators' inbox. https://www.vizzed.com/boards/sendprivate.php?userid=35243 Please do not send applications to moderators, individual global moderators, or Davideo7.

THIS IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO FLOOD THE MODERATORS' INBOXES WITH REPORTS

Before you read ANY further. I want you to read the requirements. I will explain why we have each of the requirements below. If you don't meet one of the requirements, don't be surprised if you aren't picked.
-Age: 14+
-90+ posts a month and 300 CP
-4 new threads per month 
-Log on at least 3 days a week on average

Why do we require our locals at 14+?
It's simply a matter of maturity. We've had 13 year old mods who have worked out in the past but more often than not they don't. We are striving to have the best mods we can find and if you aren't 14 or older your application won't be considered.

Why do we require 90+ posts a month and 300+ CP?
This is just a matter of activity. We need to know we can count on you to be active on the forums. As the mod manager, I watch posting and CP closely. If you miss the quota on a regular basis then you are likely to be demoted. If you don't think you can meet this quota then don't apply.

Why do we require 3 days a week of activity?
Again, it's simply a matter of activity. We need to know we can count on you being active as a moderator. If you only show up once a week you miss seeing things the other 6 days. We don't expect you to spend all your time on Vizzed but this is a commitment that we expect to take up several hours a week.

Also, please have the courtesy to leave the questions on the app, and bold them to make it easier to distinguish where the question ends and your answer begins. This isn't necessary but it does show ability to follow directions and attention to detail.
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If you read all the above, and understand, please state that you understand.

Why do you want to be a Local Moderator?

Do you have past experience as a moderator? If so, where and for how long?

How often are you online, and therefore, able to mod?

What would you do to promote activity in the Forums?

What do you think the qualities of a good moderator are?

If you find out your best friend on the site has been breaking site rules, how would you deal with this?

If you could make one change to the forum (ignoring the RGR) what would that be?

What types of posts do you think are spammy? Give an example if that helps.

What constitutes flame baiting? Give examples if it helps. (Let's keep it somewhat tasteful.)

What would the best course of action if a flame war breaks out?

One of your fellow moderators disagrees with you or criticizes you in some way, what do you think is the best way to deal with this?

Which of the following ranks should be shown the highest degree of respect: newbie, trusted member, local moderator? Explain your reasoning.

What do you want to accomplish as a local moderator?

What do you have to offer as a moderator? (this is a very open ended question - talk yourself up here)



Good luck everyone. Perhaps we will be calling you a local moderator soon enough.
Ladies and gentleman, it is that time once again. Much earlier than anticipated, but we are looking to hire 3 or 4 new local moderators.
Application period starts from now to  ??? (ooh, the question marks means ANYTHING can happen (^o^)/ )
I will leave the applications open for AT LEAST 2 months. That doesn't mean someone can't be hired before the applications close though.

Ok, on to the application:

Please read and follow all instructions in this post. Send your completed applications to the Global Moderators' inbox. https://www.vizzed.com/boards/sendprivate.php?userid=35243 Please do not send applications to moderators, individual global moderators, or Davideo7.

THIS IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO FLOOD THE MODERATORS' INBOXES WITH REPORTS

Before you read ANY further. I want you to read the requirements. I will explain why we have each of the requirements below. If you don't meet one of the requirements, don't be surprised if you aren't picked.
-Age: 14+
-90+ posts a month and 300 CP
-4 new threads per month 
-Log on at least 3 days a week on average

Why do we require our locals at 14+?
It's simply a matter of maturity. We've had 13 year old mods who have worked out in the past but more often than not they don't. We are striving to have the best mods we can find and if you aren't 14 or older your application won't be considered.

Why do we require 90+ posts a month and 300+ CP?
This is just a matter of activity. We need to know we can count on you to be active on the forums. As the mod manager, I watch posting and CP closely. If you miss the quota on a regular basis then you are likely to be demoted. If you don't think you can meet this quota then don't apply.

Why do we require 3 days a week of activity?
Again, it's simply a matter of activity. We need to know we can count on you being active as a moderator. If you only show up once a week you miss seeing things the other 6 days. We don't expect you to spend all your time on Vizzed but this is a commitment that we expect to take up several hours a week.

Also, please have the courtesy to leave the questions on the app, and bold them to make it easier to distinguish where the question ends and your answer begins. This isn't necessary but it does show ability to follow directions and attention to detail.
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If you read all the above, and understand, please state that you understand.

Why do you want to be a Local Moderator?

Do you have past experience as a moderator? If so, where and for how long?

How often are you online, and therefore, able to mod?

What would you do to promote activity in the Forums?

What do you think the qualities of a good moderator are?

If you find out your best friend on the site has been breaking site rules, how would you deal with this?

If you could make one change to the forum (ignoring the RGR) what would that be?

What types of posts do you think are spammy? Give an example if that helps.

What constitutes flame baiting? Give examples if it helps. (Let's keep it somewhat tasteful.)

What would the best course of action if a flame war breaks out?

One of your fellow moderators disagrees with you or criticizes you in some way, what do you think is the best way to deal with this?

Which of the following ranks should be shown the highest degree of respect: newbie, trusted member, local moderator? Explain your reasoning.

What do you want to accomplish as a local moderator?

What do you have to offer as a moderator? (this is a very open ended question - talk yourself up here)



Good luck everyone. Perhaps we will be calling you a local moderator soon enough.
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(edited by Vanelan on 12-20-16 06:37 PM)     Post Rating: 2   Liked By: RavusRat, thing1,

12-20-16 06:36 PM
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Is it really necessary to change moderators this much? I think once a year is enough. At least you're having applications this time and not campaigns. The local mod campaigning was awful and I don't think the choice of moderator should be left to the users.

Good luck to everyone applying.
Is it really necessary to change moderators this much? I think once a year is enough. At least you're having applications this time and not campaigns. The local mod campaigning was awful and I don't think the choice of moderator should be left to the users.

Good luck to everyone applying.
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(edited by TheFadedWarrior on 11-15-18 10:19 PM)    

12-20-16 06:39 PM
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TheFadedWarrior : When mods step down, yes, it is absolutely necessary
TheFadedWarrior : When mods step down, yes, it is absolutely necessary
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12-20-16 06:41 PM
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Vanelan : Ah, my bad. I was not aware of any moderators that have stepped down.

edit: holy moly i didn't realize there's only 5 locals right now
Vanelan : Ah, my bad. I was not aware of any moderators that have stepped down.

edit: holy moly i didn't realize there's only 5 locals right now
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(edited by TheFadedWarrior on 12-20-16 06:41 PM)    

12-20-16 06:54 PM
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I was wondering when would these be around again.

I see that the thread quota is still up there, though a bit reduced and seemingly not limited to the forums you mod like I remember it at first. Honestly, I'd still like to see a 100+ post quota instead of those threads, but well, guess why I stepped down from local in summer.

Let's see how many people apply this time. I remember previous apps where we had just two weeks yet nearly 20 people applied, so with 2 months it may take a while to see a big number but not impossible.
I was wondering when would these be around again.

I see that the thread quota is still up there, though a bit reduced and seemingly not limited to the forums you mod like I remember it at first. Honestly, I'd still like to see a 100+ post quota instead of those threads, but well, guess why I stepped down from local in summer.

Let's see how many people apply this time. I remember previous apps where we had just two weeks yet nearly 20 people applied, so with 2 months it may take a while to see a big number but not impossible.
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12-20-16 07:11 PM
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EX Palen :

I've always hated quotas for mods.

The quota I hate most is the CP quota. I've done about 300 this month, and it's not "hard", but it isn't a true indicator of what I'm doing on the site. CP quotas make more sense for Site/RGR Staff than for mods, just in my opinion.

I also think the thread thing is kind of silly, again, I post way more than 4 a month, on average, but it feels just a little ludicrous to force it like that.

I have no idea how strict these quotas are, but it's not something that I can imagine brings more people to the applications.

I applied. There is no shelter from the storm.
EX Palen :

I've always hated quotas for mods.

The quota I hate most is the CP quota. I've done about 300 this month, and it's not "hard", but it isn't a true indicator of what I'm doing on the site. CP quotas make more sense for Site/RGR Staff than for mods, just in my opinion.

I also think the thread thing is kind of silly, again, I post way more than 4 a month, on average, but it feels just a little ludicrous to force it like that.

I have no idea how strict these quotas are, but it's not something that I can imagine brings more people to the applications.

I applied. There is no shelter from the storm.
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12-20-16 07:29 PM
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legacyme3 : Yeah, CP quotas are nonsensical for locals because they should be focused on the forums, where you don't make much CP unless attempting reviews or guides (which aren't made on the forums but the RGR/VGR game pages instead). Still, there are mods who fall short there, mostly because their posts aren't too lengthy, but falling short in such an easy quota doesn't say any good about that local.

Forcing people to make threads isn't definitely the way to go. If we don't make threads already is because we don't have ideas, but still we're forced to come up with ideas every month. That's the reasoning I used to try and back off that quota, and you can see the results for yourself.

What I don't understand is why the quota is 90+. One year ago it was +100 and everyone who got demoted for lack of activity had less than 90, so the only people affected would be those who can actually handle the increase. However, what has happened is that the people who can handle it have relaxed and have lowered their numbers probably because they don't need to force themselves that much anymore, so it has basically backfired.

They say that storms can purge some bad doings, so maybe it wouldn't be that bad if a storm is coming.
legacyme3 : Yeah, CP quotas are nonsensical for locals because they should be focused on the forums, where you don't make much CP unless attempting reviews or guides (which aren't made on the forums but the RGR/VGR game pages instead). Still, there are mods who fall short there, mostly because their posts aren't too lengthy, but falling short in such an easy quota doesn't say any good about that local.

Forcing people to make threads isn't definitely the way to go. If we don't make threads already is because we don't have ideas, but still we're forced to come up with ideas every month. That's the reasoning I used to try and back off that quota, and you can see the results for yourself.

What I don't understand is why the quota is 90+. One year ago it was +100 and everyone who got demoted for lack of activity had less than 90, so the only people affected would be those who can actually handle the increase. However, what has happened is that the people who can handle it have relaxed and have lowered their numbers probably because they don't need to force themselves that much anymore, so it has basically backfired.

They say that storms can purge some bad doings, so maybe it wouldn't be that bad if a storm is coming.
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12-20-16 09:29 PM
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I'd axe the age limit and instead base maturity on how well they post. Just because one is 14 doesn't make them mature. I can think of several people around my age (including myself) who have done some very immature things here and they were all over 14 years of age when they did it.

I also don't understand the quotas of threads or posting. I know you want activity but that seems like it should be the job of someone other than a mod. You need content creators who are modeled after Zanderlex who know how to spark activity in the forums with compelling threads (not stupid crazy house ones). His threads are probably the best thing going here.

Also, why is there not one single requirement that involves modding in the mod application? The only requirements are you must be 14+, make posts, log in 3 days a week and gain CP. Am I missing something here? Here let me help...

Mod requirements:
- Must move threads to correct forum if it's in the wrong one
- Must act in timely fashion to rid of spam or flaming in your managed forums
- Must act if you spot user behaving wrongly in a forum not managed by you
- Must act fast with staff discussions and staff inboxes
- Must file a report if you come across a problem child on the boards
- Must not edit someones post or close someones thread because you disagree with them
- If you start or are involved in a fight with anyone (staff or member) you'll be suspended from mod duties until further notice by a higher ranked official
- If you go 3 days without logging in you'll be demoted immediately
- Must treat normal members as equals not subhumans
- Must actively visit the help forum and offer advice to those with questions about the site

Those are just a few I can name off the top of my head. My question is why are these kinds of things not requirements? The way you got it set now is a free for all, all they need to do is post and gain CP and they don't really have to do their job which is to MOD!

End of rant
I'd axe the age limit and instead base maturity on how well they post. Just because one is 14 doesn't make them mature. I can think of several people around my age (including myself) who have done some very immature things here and they were all over 14 years of age when they did it.

I also don't understand the quotas of threads or posting. I know you want activity but that seems like it should be the job of someone other than a mod. You need content creators who are modeled after Zanderlex who know how to spark activity in the forums with compelling threads (not stupid crazy house ones). His threads are probably the best thing going here.

Also, why is there not one single requirement that involves modding in the mod application? The only requirements are you must be 14+, make posts, log in 3 days a week and gain CP. Am I missing something here? Here let me help...

Mod requirements:
- Must move threads to correct forum if it's in the wrong one
- Must act in timely fashion to rid of spam or flaming in your managed forums
- Must act if you spot user behaving wrongly in a forum not managed by you
- Must act fast with staff discussions and staff inboxes
- Must file a report if you come across a problem child on the boards
- Must not edit someones post or close someones thread because you disagree with them
- If you start or are involved in a fight with anyone (staff or member) you'll be suspended from mod duties until further notice by a higher ranked official
- If you go 3 days without logging in you'll be demoted immediately
- Must treat normal members as equals not subhumans
- Must actively visit the help forum and offer advice to those with questions about the site

Those are just a few I can name off the top of my head. My question is why are these kinds of things not requirements? The way you got it set now is a free for all, all they need to do is post and gain CP and they don't really have to do their job which is to MOD!

End of rant
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12-20-16 11:36 PM
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JigSaw : What about the people who are moving and without internet for maybe a week? Or similar reasons? Should they be automatically demoted too? And as for the answering questions in the help forums, that's usually reserved for mods of the help forum. I was mod of the help/suggestions forum once, and I was usually answering questions and discussing about various suggestions in the forum.

I will agree with JigSaw on one thing- Modding is about, well, modding and not posting, contributing, or making threads.

This might just be me, but I tend to post more when the forums are well moderated. That way I know that any spam or other rule breaking will be dealt with swiftly and as a result I'll have more faith in the management and feel safer posting. If the forums are not well moderated then I start to dislike the forums and eventually the site itself. That equals less posts and activity from me, so yes it is an important factor.

I get that the posting quota is there to make sure the mods are active but posting is not the only way of measuring activity. Mods are supposed to, to my knowledge, comb the forums they moderate for any rule infractions they may come across. As the majority of modding doesn't require posting, (aside from public corrections and contributing in mod discussions) I don't see much point in that quota. Perhaps make the requirement that any and all assigned forums must be taken care of and organized to a standard or something similar.

Some contributions may not spark activity at all. I've contributed quite a few Character Bios and only a handful of them has gotten any posts. Granted I could have chosen less niche characters to do them on, but still. Maybe in the far future they could impact activity a little bit, but I'd leave that to the Site Staff honestly.

I like posting in threads that catch my attention, not threads that were made because, well, #GottaMakeQuotaLmao. And making interesting, intriguing threads isn't as easy as thinking of any idea and making a thread. Perhaps an attempt at making threads could be in order, but not any number of threads. And no matter how great a thread idea is, it's going to flop if there isn't an ongoing discussion in the thread, making the quota kinda useless.

And a little thing about maturity- I can understand age limits for legal reasons, but for maturity reasons I'd honestly say that's on a case to case basis. Yes maybe 13 year olds have a lower succession rate, but so does (I'm assuming) previously banned/warned members. They've already proven that they are immature/was immature in the past, so why not bar all of them from applying? However some of them has done quite well and was a good asset to the team. Again, it's all on a case to case basis, and maturity, while older members can be more mature, can fluctuate quietly wildly from person to person.

And no I am NOT planning on applying. I stepped down precisely because I didn't want to be mod anymore, so why would I apply again? And after so soon as well?. I just wanted to put my ideas down in the hopes that maybe someone would at least put it into consideration.
JigSaw : What about the people who are moving and without internet for maybe a week? Or similar reasons? Should they be automatically demoted too? And as for the answering questions in the help forums, that's usually reserved for mods of the help forum. I was mod of the help/suggestions forum once, and I was usually answering questions and discussing about various suggestions in the forum.

I will agree with JigSaw on one thing- Modding is about, well, modding and not posting, contributing, or making threads.

This might just be me, but I tend to post more when the forums are well moderated. That way I know that any spam or other rule breaking will be dealt with swiftly and as a result I'll have more faith in the management and feel safer posting. If the forums are not well moderated then I start to dislike the forums and eventually the site itself. That equals less posts and activity from me, so yes it is an important factor.

I get that the posting quota is there to make sure the mods are active but posting is not the only way of measuring activity. Mods are supposed to, to my knowledge, comb the forums they moderate for any rule infractions they may come across. As the majority of modding doesn't require posting, (aside from public corrections and contributing in mod discussions) I don't see much point in that quota. Perhaps make the requirement that any and all assigned forums must be taken care of and organized to a standard or something similar.

Some contributions may not spark activity at all. I've contributed quite a few Character Bios and only a handful of them has gotten any posts. Granted I could have chosen less niche characters to do them on, but still. Maybe in the far future they could impact activity a little bit, but I'd leave that to the Site Staff honestly.

I like posting in threads that catch my attention, not threads that were made because, well, #GottaMakeQuotaLmao. And making interesting, intriguing threads isn't as easy as thinking of any idea and making a thread. Perhaps an attempt at making threads could be in order, but not any number of threads. And no matter how great a thread idea is, it's going to flop if there isn't an ongoing discussion in the thread, making the quota kinda useless.

And a little thing about maturity- I can understand age limits for legal reasons, but for maturity reasons I'd honestly say that's on a case to case basis. Yes maybe 13 year olds have a lower succession rate, but so does (I'm assuming) previously banned/warned members. They've already proven that they are immature/was immature in the past, so why not bar all of them from applying? However some of them has done quite well and was a good asset to the team. Again, it's all on a case to case basis, and maturity, while older members can be more mature, can fluctuate quietly wildly from person to person.

And no I am NOT planning on applying. I stepped down precisely because I didn't want to be mod anymore, so why would I apply again? And after so soon as well?. I just wanted to put my ideas down in the hopes that maybe someone would at least put it into consideration.
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12-21-16 12:24 AM
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ZeroTails : Mods are a bit like air traffic controllers these people can't just disappear from their job and think everything will be okay. A lot can happen in 3 days time especially on an online forum. I suppose if an arrangement is made within staff for one to fill in it would be okay otherwise they need to be demoted or take a step down. Not saying this will happen but if mods are not watched closely with their login times than you will see an increase in slackers start filling up staff positions that could have gone to someone who is active enough to do the job promptly and effectively.
ZeroTails : Mods are a bit like air traffic controllers these people can't just disappear from their job and think everything will be okay. A lot can happen in 3 days time especially on an online forum. I suppose if an arrangement is made within staff for one to fill in it would be okay otherwise they need to be demoted or take a step down. Not saying this will happen but if mods are not watched closely with their login times than you will see an increase in slackers start filling up staff positions that could have gone to someone who is active enough to do the job promptly and effectively.
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Guess I should tip my name in the hat, take a gamble to make the board a better fair and equal place for newbies and all members.
Guess I should tip my name in the hat, take a gamble to make the board a better fair and equal place for newbies and all members.
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JigSaw : I would understand if there were too many breaks that the mod took, but a break now and then won't hurt the team. Especially if the mod notified about it beforehand. Even if it was spontaneous, something unexpected could have come up and if the mod was very active before and was on top of their duties, I think there should be at least a benefit of a doubt. And in my experience the mods that had to be inactive for x days made a thread in the mod forum announcing so, and the other mods covered for that mod until they were ready for duty again.

Besides after these apps there'll be more than enough mods to watch over the forum with how inactive it has been, even if one does take a break for a few days.
JigSaw : I would understand if there were too many breaks that the mod took, but a break now and then won't hurt the team. Especially if the mod notified about it beforehand. Even if it was spontaneous, something unexpected could have come up and if the mod was very active before and was on top of their duties, I think there should be at least a benefit of a doubt. And in my experience the mods that had to be inactive for x days made a thread in the mod forum announcing so, and the other mods covered for that mod until they were ready for duty again.

Besides after these apps there'll be more than enough mods to watch over the forum with how inactive it has been, even if one does take a break for a few days.
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Vanelan : (or whoever knows the answer) Do I include what forums I want to mod or is that gonna be chosen by Vanelan (As in I don't get to chose)
Vanelan : (or whoever knows the answer) Do I include what forums I want to mod or is that gonna be chosen by Vanelan (As in I don't get to chose)
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Pokemonfan1000 : As a former mod, I can answer this.

If you get hired, Vanelan will allow you and all the mods to choose what forum they want in a separate thread. You may not get all the forums you wanted but Vanny will try to split forums to the best of his ability to make everyone happy.

At least that's what happened the two times we had to choose what forum we wanted to mod.
Pokemonfan1000 : As a former mod, I can answer this.

If you get hired, Vanelan will allow you and all the mods to choose what forum they want in a separate thread. You may not get all the forums you wanted but Vanny will try to split forums to the best of his ability to make everyone happy.

At least that's what happened the two times we had to choose what forum we wanted to mod.
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ZeroTails : Thanks for the answer. I was just double checking the app for errors and didn't see a spot to include that so that's why I brought it up in case he forgot to put that part in.
ZeroTails : Thanks for the answer. I was just double checking the app for errors and didn't see a spot to include that so that's why I brought it up in case he forgot to put that part in.
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ZeroTails :

Confirming.

This is an age old practice that goes back to before I even joined the site. Whoever the mod manager is, summons all the new mods, welcomes them, and asks them to list like 5-10 forums in order of interest level. Then the mod manager gets to do a fun little puzzle, putting all the mods in the right slots so everyone has the highest level of interest in actually doing their job.

As a former mod manager, I did this myself, and it was actually one of my favorite parts of the job. But back then, we also asked before the application as a screener. Anyone who was willing to mod forums that no one liked (like computers/tech or any of the help forums) got an automatic step up on the others, as we were more willing to hire someone who was competent in those fields (but not perfect) than someone we really liked (that was only willing to mod the general forums that literally everyone wants to mod).

I don't know how things are, exactly, now. But I can't imagine it's too different from how geeo or I ran things back then.
ZeroTails :

Confirming.

This is an age old practice that goes back to before I even joined the site. Whoever the mod manager is, summons all the new mods, welcomes them, and asks them to list like 5-10 forums in order of interest level. Then the mod manager gets to do a fun little puzzle, putting all the mods in the right slots so everyone has the highest level of interest in actually doing their job.

As a former mod manager, I did this myself, and it was actually one of my favorite parts of the job. But back then, we also asked before the application as a screener. Anyone who was willing to mod forums that no one liked (like computers/tech or any of the help forums) got an automatic step up on the others, as we were more willing to hire someone who was competent in those fields (but not perfect) than someone we really liked (that was only willing to mod the general forums that literally everyone wants to mod).

I don't know how things are, exactly, now. But I can't imagine it's too different from how geeo or I ran things back then.
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12-21-16 05:37 PM
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ZeroTails : You never asked for a break. You just decided it was time to step down.
ZeroTails : You never asked for a break. You just decided it was time to step down.
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Vanelan :

"And no I am NOT planning on applying. I stepped down precisely because I didn't want to be mod anymore, so why would I apply again? And after so soon as well?. I just wanted to put my ideas down in the hopes that maybe someone would at least put it into consideration."

I know I never asked for a break. I know I asked to step down.

How did you get that notion even after I spelled it out in my post that I stepped down, not take a break?
Vanelan :

"And no I am NOT planning on applying. I stepped down precisely because I didn't want to be mod anymore, so why would I apply again? And after so soon as well?. I just wanted to put my ideas down in the hopes that maybe someone would at least put it into consideration."

I know I never asked for a break. I know I asked to step down.

How did you get that notion even after I spelled it out in my post that I stepped down, not take a break?
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12-21-16 06:23 PM
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ZeroTails : No need to get angry. I saw the 2nd post and perhaps misunderstood it.

Either way. 
If there are any other questions, I will try to answer them.
ZeroTails : No need to get angry. I saw the 2nd post and perhaps misunderstood it.

Either way. 
If there are any other questions, I will try to answer them.
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Vanelan : I wasn't angry, I was just being a little blunt perhaps because I never thought that anyone would get that impression.

I asked why because I was honestly confused and thought I might have misworded something ^^'
Vanelan : I wasn't angry, I was just being a little blunt perhaps because I never thought that anyone would get that impression.

I asked why because I was honestly confused and thought I might have misworded something ^^'
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