Haysdb Promoted to Moderator!
Moderators: NeilBlanchard, Ralf Hutter, sthayashi, Lawrence Lee
Haysdb Promoted to Moderator!
Guess we'll have to mind our p's and q's now!
Hey David, did you pick out the new SPCR compay car yet? (oops, I wasn't supposed to tell)
Hey David, did you pick out the new SPCR compay car yet? (oops, I wasn't supposed to tell)
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Me neither!dukla2000 wrote:WTF as they say! I never realised we had moderators on any of the fora.
Y'all can expect me to be the next best thing to NO moderator at all. You don't see MikeC censoring or deleting posts, closing theads, or generally "throwing his weight around," and you won't see it from me either.
David
I wonder if this whole "experiment" might backfire. When we didn't have a moderator, we didn't NEED one, so now that we do, will people start acting like adolescents (not that some don't already), testing their boundaries?wussboy wrote:Haysdb is now a moderator! An Ass Damn Hell Moderator.
There was never anyone to push before. Now I can try David's patience!
David
That's true. MikeC. My point is, MikeC is a "hands off" moderator, and I intend to follow his lead. I'm not going to be cruising around locking threads and deleting posts which I find "offensive". #1, there's not all that much I personally find offensive, but #2, who died and made me king? I'm just a moderator, not dictator of ethics and morality and right and wrong.Rusty075 wrote:The thing to remember is that SPCR has always had a moderator. All this does is take some of the potential workload off of him. We are approaching 4000 members after all.
(Not that this place has ever needed that much moderation to begin with)
In this forum, and all the forums at SPCR, people (generally) treat each other with respect. When they say something they shouldn't have, they apologize. People have disagreements without resorting to personal attacks. When someone makes a statement, it's based on knowledge, and they are prepared to back up that statement. There is a great spirit of sharing and helping others. In a place like that, the job of a moderator is a lot like that of the proverbial "Maytag rapair man."
Here is the email I got from MikeC:
DavidHi David,
I've just appointed you as the moderator for the folding forum. I just can't
keep track of all the forums anymore, there is way too many posts...
Generally, the culture of the SPCR forums is civil and helpful, so there's
not much you have to do as a moderator most of the time. Keeping debate from
going out of control is good but often hard to accomplish; sometimes, it's
actually better to let people burn themselves out...
I know you'll do a good job
Thanks, David.
Mike
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Congrats David,
Moderator is hard postion sometimes. You have to know when to leave well enough alone and when to act decisively. Here you have things a bit easier because your rules are lenient enough to allow for much slack, and a community that is nice enough that they do not push those boundaries very often (if at all). I will give you the best blessing I know. May you never have use your moderator power.
Moderator is hard postion sometimes. You have to know when to leave well enough alone and when to act decisively. Here you have things a bit easier because your rules are lenient enough to allow for much slack, and a community that is nice enough that they do not push those boundaries very often (if at all). I will give you the best blessing I know. May you never have use your moderator power.
Re: Haysdb Promoted to Moderator!
Is that SPCR company car a nearly silent electric vehicle?mas92264 wrote:Guess we'll have to mind our p's and q's now!
Hey David, did you pick out the new SPCR compay car yet? (oops, I wasn't supposed to tell)
Congrats, David. Didn't I recently say something philosophicalabout getting back what you give? It looks like the karma magistrates have smiled upon you.
Now remember, you must use your powers only good, never for evil...
Scott
Does that picture look like michigan? Hint: that's a palm tree underneath the "Dance" sign. (Hint #2: there are no palm trees in Michigan )
The anti-foreign car thing has pretty much died, unless you actually work for General Motors. (they're the only one of the Big Three that has any manufacturing here locally) The combination of all the "domestic" car jobs going to mexico, plus all the japanese carmakers opening plants in the US has muddied the issue for all but the biggest die-hards. My uncle, a 30 year GM employee gives me grief for driving a Mitsubishi...well at least he did, until I pointed out the "Assembled in Canada" sticker on the door jamb of his Monte Carlo.
But I still wouldn't park it near a UAW picket line.
The anti-foreign car thing has pretty much died, unless you actually work for General Motors. (they're the only one of the Big Three that has any manufacturing here locally) The combination of all the "domestic" car jobs going to mexico, plus all the japanese carmakers opening plants in the US has muddied the issue for all but the biggest die-hards. My uncle, a 30 year GM employee gives me grief for driving a Mitsubishi...well at least he did, until I pointed out the "Assembled in Canada" sticker on the door jamb of his Monte Carlo.
But I still wouldn't park it near a UAW picket line.
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