Have you noticed.....

Have you noticed mods have always a lot of rep and emblems?
Do you think they can award themself emblems or since they have been obviously been noticed by mods that they have a more likley chance of getting an emblem then most of the members here at pc do?
And also why do you think the mods get so much rep

Discuss your ideas here

no...i think they have the same chance as any.
and they get rep because they are mods...they get it because they post well...

yeah, um, i dont really think thats how it works
i dont think they bestow titles to themselves

Mods get so much rep because half of PC's population is made of staff kiss-asses who give reputation hoping that mods can see who gave what reputation, in order to become their friends. Mods can see who give them reputation, and mods can award themselves emblems, which I'm sure they do.

That is the reason why moderators and higher-up staff have so much reputation and emblems.

Pentrait makes a good point, but in my opinion, it's also pretty likely it's because the fact that the mods are aware of the rules, and from what I've seen anyway, are pretty helpful, people just up rep them. They wouldn't be mods if they weren't helpful, right?

Penatrait said:

Mods get so much rep because half of PC's population is made of staff kiss-asses who give reputation hoping that mods can see who gave what reputation, in order to become their friends. Mods can see who give them reputation, and mods can award themselves emblems, which I'm sure they do.

That is the reason why moderators and higher-up staff have so much reputation and emblems.

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This is partly true.

I also think it is because they do their job and are rewarded...

Does it matter? It's nice to get good reputation, but when it comes to the end of the day, this is just a forum. It's a nice place and it's nice to know when people like you, but it's not something to obsess over if someone has more rep than you. Just enjoy posting and don't sweat it.

I think the answer's pretty obvious as to why the staff here always has so much more rep. than just the average user here. People see a staff's post, and just assume that by giving them little rep-points, they're on good terms with that staff member. Let's face it, the general opinion of a moderator here is probably viewed by just the average PC user as having more value than a non-moderator, so they get loaded up with Rep. Ass kissing? Yeah, I think so.

The Rep. system is horribly corrupted. Ever notice how, staff or not, the more popular members here always have a higher reputation score, even if half their posts don't even pull their own weight? The Rep. system should be used to acknowledge a well thought-out post made by someone here, and not just toyed around with like that.

I don't know about emblems. Seeing as staff can just hand those out to themselves, and not have to go through the tedious process of having to apply for them, or make themselves noticed, I really don't see this as much of a surprise.

Don't you think someone in the moderator position should have a bit of positive rep? I mean, if they deserve to mod the section they're in of course they'll have to post helpful posts that deserve reputation. :/

And as for the emblems, a moderator gets emblems they deserve, same as anyone else.

In my experience, the mods here are pretty cool. They also probably get more exposure because they are a lot more involved than your average member, what with all their modly duties. So I guess their higher-than-average reputations and emblem acquisitions don't surprise me all that much.

Who really cares? Yeah, the staff does tend to get recognized more than members, but that's because they really are different. They're the ones that actually show the qualities that make their posts so standout-ish. The high reputation simply displays the fact that they were picked for a reason. Sure, while they do get reputation from suck ups and people who want to get close to them (if I remember, one staff member got rep for simply posting in the "rate the sig" thread), it's all good. As Twilight Sky already said, some members get just as much rep/as many emblems (if not more) than the mods.

So why fret? There's nothing stopping one from getting reputation but themselves, in my humble opinion. Afterall, the members giving rep don't control what one types in a thread. When push comes to shove, the only thing holding a member back is themselves. :/

First of all, no one (for all I know) gives themselves emblems. No one rewards themselves with the drama queen emblem or the otaku emblem (who I still don't know gave me) so...we don't do that. Why would we? It'd ruin the fun of getting an emblem for us anyway, seeing we know what all the emblems are to begin with.

Asking why moderators tend to have higher rep than members is like asking why that person is a moderator to begin with. Moderators are chosen because they are caring people that work to keep the forum a fun, active, and orderly place. It's not just staff that noticed that, members do as well and give them reputation for doing that. Twilight Sky has a bunch of rep. I'm not shouting CONSPIRACY at him. So yeah.

This has gone far enough anyway. I hope I gave some insight.

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