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Title: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Hollywood on May 12, 2008, 03:06:02 AM
In general? You have to think when dealing with moderators, they are people that have a chunk of their life so available to edit/ban members, so most of them don't have much of a life in the first place. I just notice this goes on a lot with *certain* forums, wherever you go.

One of the more ridiculous forums I goto is a fan forum for the Cincinnati Reds, where you have a "regular" forum you have to apply to get approved for when you have enough posts, qualify for it, have good posts, or whatever the hell they decide matters to get approved. Funny thing is, there's no difference whatsoever in the two forums. They closed down the game thread forum just because people were bitching in the game threads too much apparently, as if closing them down makes the team any less shitty.

I don't understand moderators. Most have no life, so are on all the forums constantly, and when you're on something all the time, you're bound to be annoying by any little thing that you don't like. Some people need to learn the benefits of laissez faire approach.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 03:06:24 AM
U R SO BANN3D
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 03:07:28 AM
wanna be a mod on my new site hollywood
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on May 12, 2008, 03:07:39 AM
Remember when the Reds traded half their team to the Nationals for nobody? :lol
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Hollywood on May 12, 2008, 03:09:01 AM
U R SO BANN3D

I don't think this place has bad moderation, unlike the site that this is spawned from. This isn't even a complaint about 'omg i got banned from ..." just something I notice in general.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 03:10:52 AM
yeah mods suck
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Hollywood on May 12, 2008, 03:11:16 AM
Remember when the Reds traded half their team to the Nationals for nobody? :lol

LOL - this still? Hey, its widely acknowledged the Reds got the better out of that deal. you now have a $6 mil reserve infielder batting around .200 and a mediocre OF'er out of that stuff. There's a young prospect by the name of Darryl Thompson in double A the Reds got from the Nationals who has a ridiculous ERA and strikeout rate who is going to make this deal look insanely good for the Reds.  :D
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 03:15:36 AM
I think the problem is that, for lonely people, running a forum is kinda like having a kid...a kid with split personalities. Ultimately they feel shame for their own online persona, and decide to live vicariously through the many members of their forum. This involves forcing them to post a certain way, or even hold values that fall in line with their idea of 'the perfect person'.

If the forum gets big enough, it turns to a money making scheme. People start seein dollar signs everywhere there's an idiot member with no sense of integrity. Next thing you know there's ads everywhere and the loving 'parent' has sold their 'child' out for as many worthless dollars (or ps3s) as they can get their hands on.

Honestly, I only trust people who moderate a forum as a hobby. Anyone else has a boatload o problems that will probably be reflected in their outrageous behavior.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 03:49:49 AM
Yeah, getting banned kinda sucked. I was there from the beginning, then some dorks came on with their dreams of money and banned me.

It had little to do with my rampant editing of posts and abuse of power.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Ichirou on May 12, 2008, 03:53:27 AM
Remember when MAF got banned? :lol
I used to love reading that gafcritic site. Wish they still updated it.

I moderated an FFXI community a few years back. I only ever banned one guy. He was like FFXI's version of Kittonwy, a totally obnoxious prick who couldn't keep out of threads to save his life. The backlash was phenomenal - I got all sorts of name-calling. But thankfully a few of the smarter types agreed with my decision and I felt ok about it. I quit the game after that though, so while I'm still a mod (I think), I haven't logged into the site in about two years.


You should go back and ban everyone, just for giggles.

Also, didn't MAF get banned for bumping a bunch of old threads?
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 03:53:37 AM
Yeah, getting banned kinda sucked. I was there from the beginning, then some dorks came on with their dreams of money and banned me.

It had little to do with my rampant editing of posts and abuse of power.
TWO MINUTE HATE
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53141&page=12&pp=50
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: bork on May 12, 2008, 03:55:51 AM
I think on gaming forums in particular, moderation tends to mean "status symbol," for some odd reason.  It all goes right to their heads, and people follow them.  See NeoGAF.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Ichirou on May 12, 2008, 03:56:33 AM
sp0rsk was apparently really depressed at no longer being a mod lol
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 03:58:20 AM
Well what happened was Jinx or someone posted some BIG POST about how much GAF moderators rocked, it was basically a giant blow job.

I hate that shit, so I deleted his hours of careful blowjobbery and all the mods that fall for blowjobbery got all pissed at me and demodded me and eventually by being myself I was eventually pushed into a 'limbo' account where I can post but only mods can see the threads.

So in my last gambit I posted tons of new threads with all kinds of creative uses of the handle Evilore, and then tried to get myself unbanned, which would have probably resulted in an entire page of 'Evilore sux lololol eat poop' threads hitting the forum at once.

Evilore found out about this and blew the fuck up and yelled at everyone for not putting me down for good then I was perm banned.

They're all bunch of fickle kids anyway, never know which end they're farting from.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 03:58:28 AM
hay guys remember when i was admin

that went well
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Ichirou on May 12, 2008, 03:58:48 AM
edit: 15k - grats Ichi!

Fuck :(
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Ichirou on May 12, 2008, 04:00:07 AM
hay guys remember when i was admin

that went well

You used your secret admin powers to out some guy's IP info as I recall?
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:01:05 AM
NEVER AGAIN VIZ! HOW MANY MORE TIMES MUST THAT LITTLE GIRL AND HER DOG DIE?!?!?
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 04:01:29 AM
hay guys remember when i was admin

that went well

You used your secret admin powers to out some guy's IP info as I recall?

I got some awesome death threats for it

but seriously, someone needs to fix the front page and Im volunteering, again

fool me twice!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Ichirou on May 12, 2008, 04:02:50 AM
You mean the fact that there's no limit to the number of emoticons in the shoutbox? huahuahuahuahua

did you really get death threats?  I believe those can result in permabans, according to the TOS.  I mean, remember what happened to G after he threatened to eat Willco and Crystal Gemini?
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 04:03:21 AM
indeed
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Ichirou on May 12, 2008, 04:04:30 AM
Does sp0rsk really hate Evilore now?  That's kinda sad.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 04:06:35 AM
I play the capslock is cruise control for cool nerd and do not take threats on the internet seriously, and iam exaggerating slightly
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:06:56 AM
Sporks is kinda sad. Ever seen the One-Piece pajama suit?

*shudder*
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Ichirou on May 12, 2008, 04:07:40 AM
sp0rsk should sign up here.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:11:40 AM
god I hope not.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Candyflip on May 12, 2008, 04:14:53 AM
He would be trolled to oblivion.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:16:06 AM
He knows he's sad, we have no viable angle of attack!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 04:18:28 AM
reading gafs irc is a good place to see sporsks get trolled
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Smooth Groove on May 12, 2008, 04:23:38 AM
Honestly, I only trust people who moderate a forum as a hobby. Anyone else has a boatload o problems that will probably be reflected in their outrageous behavior.

I've never got why the majority of gaffot mods treat their positions like important jobs.  TVC might be the only guy that doesn't take it so seriously. 
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:25:15 AM
Well it is a business, and Evilore conducts it as a business. In that kind of environment most people would adapt and follow suit. They may even get some kick-back for doing so, but I can't imagine it not being partially fueled by self delusion.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: bork on May 12, 2008, 04:25:32 AM
I remember when I was demodded, then BANNED (although unbanned rather quickly) after I changed the title of someone's dumb movie thread to "I have no taste in movies."  They put up a poll to ask if I should be demodded, I edited it, and then it all happened.  I was pretty much doing nothing more than following in the footsteps of my internet hero, Mr. Angryface.   :)  After that, a year or so later, Evilore started kicking me from the IRC channel for no reason and Hitokage told me it was him that got me demodded (and I think banned).  I was laid up with a broken leg and had no friends (this was right after I had moved to Japan) locally, so I liked going onto IRC to talk with people.  I don't think I ever even said one word to Evilore.  So I PMed him asking him why he was being a dick, quit going to IRC, and started posting on GAF less and less.  I still post there, but not anywhere near as much.  I don't care about the internet drama anymore, it's so fucking stupid.  I have real shit to worry about in real life.  On a side note, I swear no matter what time I logged into IRC, there were ALWAYS certain members online.  Not idling, not sleeping...but talking.

I've never got why the majority of gaffot mods treat their positions like important jobs.  TVC might be the only guy that doesn't take it so seriously. 

Blackace and JohnTV too.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 04:25:50 AM
tvc is a great mod, except that time he banned me from gaf for having a second account

/NERD ANGER
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:26:10 AM
Blackace is awesome, I worked with him at an EBGames for a while lol.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: demi on May 12, 2008, 04:29:01 AM
i think idling on IRC was worse for me than playing all these videogames

havent touched that thing since 06? i think. do yourself a favor and /quit as well
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:29:50 AM
Yeah I havent irc'ed since...wow, cant remember. After so many years in HS and college too lol
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 04:31:26 AM
i wouldnt idle in #ga much if the evilbore chatroom has some people in it once in a while, except for jobber who is a man of mystery

irc is still the fastest way to get new releases though <-off topic

Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: demi on May 12, 2008, 04:32:52 AM
oh yeah i hop on #ndstemp occasionally, but i dont idle. just do a quick !list and i'm off leeching an ftp
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Smooth Groove on May 12, 2008, 04:33:31 AM
Does sp0rsk really hate Evilore now?  That's kinda sad.

Maybe but he called him "the man" or something like that and sobbed about how he shouldn't have talked back to Evilore.

taco.  

Yeah I havent irc'ed since...wow, cant remember. After so many years in HS and college too lol

I did IRC for the first time when EB did it 2 weeks ago.  Drinky called me an internet hobo.   :lol
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 04:37:05 AM
22 year old message board prodigy you mean!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:37:18 AM
He's fine somedays, but somedays he's not. He's unfortunately one of those people who takes his bad moods without explanations to the internet and unleashes his angst.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Fresh Prince on May 12, 2008, 04:41:04 AM
Quote
Maybe but he called him "the man" or something like that and sobbed about how he shouldn't have talked back to Evilore.
:rofl I didn't realise Evilore's ego was so fragile
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:42:28 AM
He used to get REALLY mad when I bashed Garden State in IRC. Thats how I got banned from #GA too lol.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Smooth Groove on May 12, 2008, 04:42:42 AM
Maf, how the hell did Evilore get you banned?  I thought you were there before him.  
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:44:29 AM
It was some bizzare shift of power I couldnt understand.

Plus I was a big ol tyrant back then, so its not like I didnt have enemies. I moderated the forum with David TOOLE back before they all showed up lol. I was around before the GEO forums back when SamK was getting the first GEO/GA website together.

Oh the history!

Come to think of it, the instant the forum broke from the gaming site, my days were probably numbered.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Smooth Groove on May 12, 2008, 04:46:06 AM
Do people still know who TOOLE or SamK are?  LOL
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on May 12, 2008, 04:47:58 AM
SamK is Editor in Chief of 1UP so yeah
Toole has sort of faded

late 90s Internet history is so crazy
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Smooth Groove on May 12, 2008, 04:48:59 AM
I wish I was there to read some vintage Futami posts. 
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:49:45 AM
Toole was kinda a...tool LOL. I remember he was running through the halls from some guy throwing monkey beanie babies at him at E399.

Toole was actually a lot like Evilore. Hit him on a bad day and EMO DRAMA MAN
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on May 12, 2008, 04:50:07 AM
what DAVE Z up to these days
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:53:06 AM
Something better I hope. That guy had the worst luck of anyone I knew.

I think Greg Sewart is still working at 1up/EGM. I still remember working with him at GEO before GA. I think he left when Brady F. left. I also remember him getting circumcised and sitting on irc crying about the pain lol. Wtf does that in their late 20s
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Fresh Prince on May 12, 2008, 04:53:33 AM
MAF could've of been a internet millionaire.  
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on May 12, 2008, 04:53:56 AM
I remember the days when they split the forums in two and that was pretty controversial back then.  The community was much smaller - still larger than ours, but a ton better.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 04:54:50 AM
I dont wanna work on the internet :(
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on May 12, 2008, 04:56:35 AM
Something better I hope. That guy had the worst luck of anyone I knew.

Yeah, not only was he overworked and underpaid at WD, but Vic treated him like dogshit. The former was par for the course; the latter, not so much.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Tieno on May 12, 2008, 04:57:10 AM
The MAF story is awesome :lol

I always liked Evilore, hell I praised him.

Didn't know he was the owner of GAF, the mega-admin and a 22 year old kiddo, though. Didn't know the stuff people post here about him now.

Image of Evilore --> shattered.
Do you also realise he makes all of his money off of ads on GAF? I don't think he has a job, he makes enough off of gaf.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 04:57:45 AM
thats why I adblock them

he could always work at the circus (low blow!)
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: demi on May 12, 2008, 05:00:18 AM
God I wish there was something like Encyclopedia Dramatica for the early internet days.

I didn't come into the scene until 04, but you piece together most of it over time
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on May 12, 2008, 05:01:55 AM
I dont wanna work on the internet :(

The Internet is hard work!

My goal with this place is to make it a fringe geek community that makes enough waves that I can sell the name rights and install lots of ads for erectile dysfunction medication.  Next year, we will be:

GOLDEN PALACE'S EVILBORE FRITO-LAYS™ ONLINE COMMUNITY

GENERAL

REAL TALK
Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline

GAMING FORUM
Sponsored by Nintendo®
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 05:02:27 AM
neogaf is on encylopedia dramatica, the page is tame atm with no mod/admin history/info but me with my infinite downtime could easily make it the best page ever
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 05:02:56 AM
I've been in this mess since 95 or so. Its all a fucking blur, im sure I dont remember a lot of it correctly.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Smooth Groove on May 12, 2008, 05:05:49 AM
Too bad, you didn't name the orignal forum Maf-age. 

Otherwise, we could make a banner about how this is the realf Maf-age because Maf actually posts here. 
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on May 12, 2008, 05:06:43 AM
I think we contemplated the idea of selling MrAngryFace merchandise to spite NeoGAF, which was selling MrAngryFace mugs and t-shirts despite banning the poster and not giving him a cut of anything.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 05:07:30 AM
They at least stopped doing that :/
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: demi on May 12, 2008, 05:08:37 AM
I think we contemplated the idea of selling MrAngryFace merchandise to spite NeoGAF, which was selling MrAngryFace mugs and t-shirts despite banning the poster and not giving him a cut of anything.

:lol Cajole and Raoul bought one too
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 05:10:00 AM
What I didnt get is even when we were on bad terms he'd announce on channel 'I got my maf shirt on!' n shit like that. wtf ur no tru fan!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on May 12, 2008, 05:10:34 AM
That'd be like Hillary wearing a VOTE FOR OBAMA pin. :maf
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 05:10:51 AM
exactly!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Tieno on May 12, 2008, 05:11:02 AM
Who's Maf?
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: demi on May 12, 2008, 05:11:17 AM
oh fuck i forgot evilore bought one too... i wonder what he did with it :lol
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Smooth Groove on May 12, 2008, 05:11:40 AM
Maf, you could have made milllions through your endorsements if you hadn't pissed off the man.  
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 05:11:44 AM
Who's Maf?

BURN
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 05:12:01 AM
Who's Maf?

the sexy asian man with the gold rimmed monocle
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on May 12, 2008, 05:13:03 AM
I'm starting to wonder if this nick is getting played out. maybe it's time for an identity crisis!!!!!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on May 12, 2008, 05:13:24 AM
oh fuck i forgot evilore bought one too... i wonder what he did with it :lol

Don't we have a picture of him taking a photo of himself wearing it?
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 05:14:01 AM
I think we contemplated the idea of selling MrAngryFace merchandise to spite NeoGAF, which was selling MrAngryFace mugs and t-shirts despite banning the poster and not giving him a cut of anything.

:rofl

That is so fucking sleazy.

I think at one point Hitokage or someone was arguing that they had created the avatar for me or something. I made that shit in PAINT motherfuckers! Anyway they dropped the merchandise so no harm done. Not even sure I still have the avatar, they finally took down my own /misc/ directory at gaming-age :(
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Hollywood on May 12, 2008, 05:15:21 AM
I dont wanna work on the internet :(

The Internet is hard work!

My goal with this place is to make it a fringe geek community that makes enough waves that I can sell the name rights and install lots of ads for erectile dysfunction medication.  Next year, we will be:

GOLDEN PALACE'S EVILBORE FRITO-LAYS™ ONLINE COMMUNITY

GENERAL

REAL TALK
Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline

GAMING FORUM
Sponsored by Nintendo®

Time for a fundraiser! Donate some money to get the website's name painted on the back of Bernard Hopkins back for his next boxing match. Raise about 50K and offer naming rights to the forum.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 05:15:38 AM
odd question maf but is your old avatar mrangryface a reference to fantasy zone perhaps? or just something that came to you

cause I was reading this page and saw something interesting
http://www.hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/fantasyzone/fantasyzone.htm
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on May 12, 2008, 05:15:49 AM
The only thing that I've never felt comfortable with by starting this place was the fallout from some loyalists that I liked talking to.  I know several folks were like, "Hey, joke's over right, Willco?  This little experiment will end soon, right?"

... but we couldn't go back after this.  There's no country for old men.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 05:18:10 AM
Viz: I recall I was trying to make a variation of Mr Yuk
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 05:19:50 AM
ah ok, just wondering
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Enl on May 12, 2008, 06:42:38 AM
oh fuck i forgot evilore bought one too... i wonder what he did with it :lol

Don't we have a picture of him taking a photo of himself wearing it?

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/SamSawyr/Happy%20Fun/maffaceho2.jpg)

So for us newer members what's the history behind the constant persona changes MAF? Are you stuck in this constant state of flux or will you eventually revert back to your original form?
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: T-Short on May 12, 2008, 07:32:16 AM
I've never got why the majority of gaffot mods treat their positions like important jobs.  TVC might be the only guy that doesn't take it so seriously. 

Blackace and JohnTV too.

:dur
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Ichirou on May 12, 2008, 08:02:39 AM
That's bullshit, mang.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Shuri on May 12, 2008, 08:32:07 AM
yeah i've been hanging out in #ga for like 5 years now, on and off, and I swear to god I can confirm that there are people who are there ALL THE TIME, even during normal work hours. I kind of suspect that a few of them dont have jobs and stuff, it's kind of weird. My client is connected and idling all day long, but everytime i get on the computer, the same people are talking; ALWAYS. Even late at night.

 >:(

I feel bad for them
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 12, 2008, 08:34:43 AM
I think on gaming forums in particular, moderation tends to mean "status symbol," for some odd reason.  It all goes right to their heads, and people follow them.  See NeoGAF.

Happens at car forums too.

MAF nailed it, it comes from trying to tailor the community to your taste and then wanting to make money.


edit - I see conversation has shifted. That Evilore pic is fucking hideous.

yeah i've been hanging out in #ga for like 5 years now, on and off, and I swear to god I can confirm that there are people who are there ALL THE TIME, even during normal work hours. I kind of suspect that a few of them dont have jobs and stuff, it's kind of weird. My client is connected and idling all day long, but everytime i get on the computer, the same people are talking; ALWAYS. Even late at night.

 >:(

I feel bad for them

What people?
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Darunia on May 12, 2008, 08:55:15 AM
I only started reading gaf come late 04 - start of 05 I think... That's probably around the time MAF was banned already because I don't remember him posting that much. I do remember him being unbanned suddenly, posting for a while, then getting banned again. confirm/deny Jin, because my memory is hazy

he made a godzilla appreciation thread of some kind
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Eric P on May 12, 2008, 09:02:15 AM
I only started reading gaf come late 04 - start of 05 I think... That's probably around the time MAF was banned already because I don't remember him posting. I do remember him being unbanned suddenly, posting for a while, then getting banned again. confirm/deny Jin, because my memory is hazy

he made a godzilla appreciation thread of some kind

godzilla rules.

yeah i started reading gaf around the same time.  after a thread got slashdotted.  that's how i found the place.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Mandark on May 12, 2008, 09:05:39 AM
Yeah, getting banned kinda sucked.

Dude.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: CurseoftheGods on May 12, 2008, 09:38:07 AM
Really what this forum needs is some fear. None of you guys fear the mods. You all think there's some kind of system based on 'rights' here because a few mods dont have the balls to enforce this like a private forum.

The mods who do are swiftly kicked out. So now the animals are running the fucking zoo, flinging their lame shit in every direction waiting to see what sticks so they can jump up and down and hoot n hollar and shove a bag of peanuts up their asses.

Wanna know why I stopped trying? This forum isnt even worth my time to troll anymore. If it isnt the lameass TXB and IGN refugees its the mods that endlessly support their stupid agendas.

Nothing about the gaming forum is intelligent, and the OT forum is on borrowed time. Ive been around this community longer than most, and the rapture is upon us!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: treythemovie on May 12, 2008, 10:00:39 AM
I nominate CurseoftheGods to be the first victim of this new mod wrath
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Mupepe on May 12, 2008, 11:34:26 AM
Evilore was always nice in PM's. 

Himuro is always in IRC.  I've been there once and was kicked out in about 20 seconds.  Then PD logged on with my handle and got me kicked out.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Mondain on May 12, 2008, 11:47:09 AM
Dave Z works for Visual Concepts (or whatever the fuck it's called now), doesn't he?
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Kestastrophe on May 12, 2008, 11:47:24 AM
I always thought that Evil Lore was nice and he even posted in my thread a few weeks back when my kitten died. He's not my favorite mod over there though, as Bish easily takes the cake. The only mod that I didn't care for was Sporsk, but the jury is still out on Amirox.

The mods here seem to be pretty good and Willco especially seems to be more engaged in discussion than most forum mods.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: tiesto on May 12, 2008, 11:50:50 AM
I first started posting at NeoGAF in July 04, around the release of Star Ocean 3... I found the link off of Kevin Gifford's old Video Fenky site, which I discovered through Insert Credit, which I stumbled upon randomly at work one day. MAF I remember made one of the first posts I ever responded in, a thread about Trance music.

I kinda miss the days where the mods weren't highlighted in red, for the longest time I had no idea who was a mod or who wasn't. Shouta used to respond in a lot of my early threads (mostly about RPGs). I never did mind sp0rsk, aside from some slight questionable Japanophilia, a love for rhythm games and an awkward youtube series, I don't get why people have so much hate for the guy. And honestly, I like duckroll like 100x better as a mod than a regular poster. Don't really deal with Evilore much so I don't have much of an opinion about him. Iapetus, Shouta, -jinx- and of course TVC are my faves if we're gonna pick favorites.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Pharmacy on May 12, 2008, 12:18:49 PM
bishoptl is black

amirox is a druggie

etc etc
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Tauntaun on May 12, 2008, 12:30:19 PM
I'd be a mod but I don't have time for that right now.  If I was I'd prob start e-bro raping beezy and then things would get nasty.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I hear it's hard to get cum out of black people hair.  :shh
[close]
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 12:45:28 PM
Sadly I don't think this forum has any mods. I've never seen any moderation going on aside from locking a califag thread. The fact that users can lock their own threads helps too.

Maybe we just don't need any mods here  :-* ?

5 Mods, No Waiting!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 12, 2008, 01:16:39 PM
With the current roster of posters, there really isn't a need for moderation here.  All of the idiots have weeded themselves out by being consistent assholes- G, Shake, Cheebs, etc.  Every once in a while someone like Calcifer shows up and has to be put down, but big whoop.  This place is a pretty tranquil little corner of the internets, replete with gay subtext and whatnot.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 01:21:58 PM
Most forums moderate themselves. If the majority wants a shithole they'll make it a shithole. Only thing to be done from that point is to ban everyone!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 12, 2008, 01:23:48 PM
Most forums moderate themselves. If the majority wants a shithole they'll make it a shithole. Only thing to be done from that point is to ban everyone!

I'm the man for that job!  Give me a couple bottles of good wine and let me get cracking!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 01:24:28 PM
sorry, I lead in the popular vote!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 12, 2008, 01:26:44 PM
BUT BUT BUT DELEGATES!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 01:28:06 PM
ha ha ha!
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on May 12, 2008, 01:28:19 PM
I always thought that Evil Lore was nice and he even posted in my thread a few weeks back when my kitten died. He's not my favorite mod over there though, as Bish easily takes the cake. The only mod that I didn't care for was Sporsk, but the jury is still out on Amirox.

bishoptl seems like a totally nice guy, but the whole Turok sticky thread nonsense is when I pretty much gave up on GAF entirely. He had this weird convoluted logic about how he wasn't being biased, but that Turok was actually the most anticipated game-cum-franchise revival of 2008, and he was just doing his part to give readers what they want. ::) I still like him as a person, but I'm awfully suspicious of him as a mod at this point.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: CurseoftheGods on May 12, 2008, 01:35:55 PM
I do miss pre-Neo GAF. That's why I enjoy reading EB. It reminds me of GAF when it had lax and stable moderation.

MAF definitely did get the short end of the stick, and he certainly did not deserve to be demodded and banned back then (especially considering he was there since the beginning). I was surprised when I read LE's story too, since the NeoGAF mods nowadays edit thread titles all the time. I guess he was caught in the wrong time and place.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 12, 2008, 01:43:05 PM
MAF is on point. GAF is basically built on the mods, not great posters; that's not the way to create a good forum. The mods influence everything that goes on their instead of actually moderating. Their presence or absence is always so obvious, like when they totally ignore the trolling in a 360 thread or ban anyone who sneezes in a PS3 thread.

There are some great mods on GAF. Blackace is awesome, I like Amir0x, White Man is great; the mods that you rarely even notice (like BuddyC) are cool too. My problem is with people like Dragona and Evillore who command threads. Evillore can be very cool one day and a total ass the next, it's strange
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Kestastrophe on May 12, 2008, 01:48:22 PM
bishoptl seems like a totally nice guy, but the whole Turok sticky thread nonsense is when I pretty much gave up on GAF entirely. He had this weird convoluted logic about how he wasn't being biased, but that Turok was actually the most anticipated game-cum-franchise revival of 2008, and he was just doing his part to give readers what they want. ::) I still like him as a person, but I'm awfully suspicious of him as a mod at this point.
I never pay attention to most of the stickies, but he is one of the only mods that I've noticed keeping the system wars somewhat balanced.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: CurseoftheGods on May 12, 2008, 01:49:31 PM
MAF is on point. GAF is basically built on the mods, not great posters; that's not the way to create a good forum. The mods influence everything that goes on their instead of actually moderating. Their presence or absence is always so obvious, like when they totally ignore the trolling in a 360 thread or ban anyone who sneezes in a PS3 thread.

There are some great mods on GAF. Blackace is awesome, I like Amir0x, White Man is great; the mods that you rarely even notice (like BuddyC) are cool too. My problem is with people like Dragona and Evillore who command threads. Evillore can be very cool one day and a total ass the next, it's strange

What's the story behind your username change?
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 12, 2008, 01:52:46 PM
MAF is on point. GAF is basically built on the mods, not great posters; that's not the way to create a good forum. The mods influence everything that goes on their instead of actually moderating. Their presence or absence is always so obvious, like when they totally ignore the trolling in a 360 thread or ban anyone who sneezes in a PS3 thread.

There are some great mods on GAF. Blackace is awesome, I like Amir0x, White Man is great; the mods that you rarely even notice (like BuddyC) are cool too. My problem is with people like Dragona and Evillore who command threads. Evillore can be very cool one day and a total ass the next, it's strange

What's the story behind your username change?

i'm guilty of tasty murder  :'(
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Powerslave on May 12, 2008, 01:54:09 PM
The Evilbore administration repeatedly ignores my pm's, requests and demands.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 12, 2008, 01:55:31 PM
The Evilbore administration repeatedly ignores my pm's, requests and demands.

Probably for the best, mayne.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Powerslave on May 12, 2008, 02:00:51 PM
Out of my way, filthy Icon.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Laramie on May 12, 2008, 02:42:39 PM
The only post of MAF's that ever stuck with me was when he messed up a spoiler tag or something and some scrub corrected him.  MAF said, "DON'T FUCKING TELL ME HOW TO POST ON GAF!!!"  I knew I was in the presence of greatness.

Also, evilore looks like an elf, or Simon Pegg.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 03:16:01 PM
To be honest by the end of my time there I was a pretty horrible, if entertaining, mod.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Jabberwocky on May 12, 2008, 03:18:10 PM
I was banned one time for 6 months for pretty much no valid reason.

Honestly I see mods on internet forums as the whole good cop/bad cop deal. There are a lot of hardass mods, but the "good mods" are few and far between.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 12, 2008, 03:18:36 PM
To be honest by the end of my time there I was a pretty horrible, if entertaining, mod.

I remember you and Drinky tormenting morphix, good times, good times.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 12, 2008, 03:52:40 PM
I remember morphix and I taking our rivalry onto a bf1942 server, it was hilarious.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Vizzys on May 12, 2008, 03:59:14 PM
morphix can afford to have someone killed now, watch out...
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Tauntaun on May 12, 2008, 03:59:47 PM
I remember morphix and I taking our rivalry onto a bf1942 server, it was hilarious.

The BF series has been good to me. :heartbeat
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: PhoenixWright on May 12, 2008, 04:44:25 PM
Quote
Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
The ones that are likely just have such huge egos, they don't think intelligence is necessary. Think Emperor Pilaf.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Hollywood on May 13, 2008, 12:27:42 AM
I got banned from GAF for making a thread asking why people who get drunk and drive are messed up to the point they run into trees and speed and go across medians and shit and pointed out I've drove messed up before and still really aware of what was going on to not do that. I guess the GAF moderators social consciousness could not in good reason let them let me continue to post doing somethnig that reprehensable. Maybe I should be more like the pervs and homos over there.  ::)
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 13, 2008, 12:29:48 AM
lol wtf
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Laramie on May 13, 2008, 12:38:28 AM
Amen Hollywood.  When will the elitist GAF moderating community realize that the danger of 'homos' pales in comparison to merely driving around drunk?
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: CurseoftheGods on May 13, 2008, 12:47:00 AM
Amen Hollywood.  When will the elitist GAF moderating community realize that the danger of 'homos' pales in comparison to merely driving around drunk?

:lol
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on May 13, 2008, 12:47:32 AM
I really like EB 'cause the people that populate this place were the same people that made GAF interesting to read and it's a pretty laid back forum in general without the hassle of having to abide by 300 arbitrary rules that may or may not apply at any given moment. 
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: pilonv1 on May 13, 2008, 01:22:07 AM
I really like EB 'cause the people that populate this place were the same people that made GAF interesting to read and it's a pretty laid back forum in general without the hassle of having to abide by 300 arbitrary rules that may or may not apply at any given moment. 

same here, if i knew this is where everyone hung out id have been here years ago. there's a handful of people still left there who if they posted here I'd never need to go there again.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Hollywood on May 13, 2008, 01:32:17 AM
Amen Hollywood.  When will the elitist GAF moderating community realize that the danger of 'homos' pales in comparison to merely driving around drunk?

More like a thread asking a reasonable question versus posts on perverts saying "so, ive been stalking this girl lately and here are her pics she doesn't know i took" and "so, i sucked off a co worker yesterday to see what it was like."

I guess you gotta stalk someone or like it up the ass over there to have a good post.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Mondain on May 13, 2008, 01:46:54 AM
I never believed it was necessary at all to have moderation that's any stricter than EB's to run a gaming forum well, except maybe for the anti-gay remarks and insults

all it creates is elitism, hypocrisy, favoritism, paranoia and vendettas, if GAy has such a huge problem with trolls now it's because of people who've been banned years ago for petty reasons and trolled the forum in retaliation, to then be banned and troll back even harder... it's only because of that avalanche that GAy needs to be moderated so severely now
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Hollywood on May 13, 2008, 01:58:52 AM
What ever happened to Opa-Age, is that still going? This is like the demilitarized zone between the two extremes.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 13, 2008, 11:09:38 AM
www.opa-ages.com
www.forgotten-gamer.com

Amen Hollywood.  When will the elitist GAF moderating community realize that the danger of 'homos' pales in comparison to merely driving around drunk?

:rofl
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: bork on May 13, 2008, 11:10:18 AM
What ever happened to Opa-Age, is that still going? This is like the demilitarized zone between the two extremes.

I think there's two of them now, Forgotten Gamer (where Opa-Opa is) and Opa-Ages.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Mupepe on May 13, 2008, 11:19:32 AM
Who is OPA?
a sad little asian man
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Mupepe on May 13, 2008, 11:26:03 AM
he's a little asian man that got kicked off GAF for freaking out when the Dreamcast died.  And now he buys hookers and cries about how ugly asian dudes have got it bad.  He's a whiny little fuck who reported some guys to HR for playing with nerf balls in the office.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: Mupepe on May 13, 2008, 11:39:31 AM
Am I right to assume then that most of the Sega faithfull followed him to his forum?
Nah.  It's a haven for all fanboys
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: crimsondynamics on May 13, 2008, 11:39:58 AM
No. Not by a longshot.

Those two forums are just really bad. Don't know how to explain otherwise, but go ahead and have a look at both sites and see for yourself.

There's a couple of Xfags with two notorious permabanned Sfags. (those of you that frequent(ed) NeoGAF should know who they are), plus a stupid amount of completely non-gaming-related drama. Be careful - there are no NSFW restrictions. It's not much of a gaming forum, tbh.

Evilbore is a logical rationalist's paradise compared to those other forums.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 13, 2008, 11:40:54 AM
FG is for XBox, OA was made for Sony but since FG imploded OA is more balanced. But by 'balanced' I mean an equal amount of vitriolic fanboys.
Title: Re: Why are internet message board moderators so stupid?
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 13, 2008, 11:44:06 AM
I think what kept me from really going to OA was the lengths they go to 'get' someone. I've seen many instances where a person's personal life was assaulted by bored people on the internet. Sure, half the blame lies on the person dicking around with them, but even so.

We leave them alone, and so far they've left us alone. Thankfully we never had the history GAF has had with them, we its pretty clear we dont exist to take their members.