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Nick December 12th, 2010 3:28 PM

Type of question I hate [re: modding]
 
I really hate asking these types of questions, since I like threads relating to someone's real life more so than online in Other Voting Polls, but I'm curious to ask.

Can you spot potential moderators? If you see a member who's establishing themselves as a model member, do you see potential in them? Are you one of those people who can call who'll be modded months in advanced?

Ayselipera December 12th, 2010 3:54 PM

Well since I've been a member I have appropriately guessed beforehand nine people who are on the staff right now besides one who left. All of which I guessed weeks to months in advance. So I guess I can spot moderator potential to some extent. Although I have no idea how many people have been modded between now and when I joined so that guessed right amount of people could just be a very small group out of all the moddings that have taken place since I joined.

Yes, being a model member does give me some idea that they could possibly become a moderator, but I think other things go into it too so you can't always just base it on that.

Sydian December 12th, 2010 5:46 PM

It's easy to see potential moderators after you've become one yourself at some point. I know back when I was a normal member, I would be like "OMG SO AND SO IS A MOD NOW!" and now it's just "eh, I saw this coming." But nowadays, I try to look for potential mods for my sections, just in case I ever leave or something. I'm picky though.

Captain Fabio December 12th, 2010 5:53 PM

Normally I can.

I said Twocows would get Technology and he did. I said Gav would get a section, and he did. And some others I can't remember XD.

Kura December 12th, 2010 5:54 PM

Yes, I see them from a mile away minus the Romming sections cause I never go there.. ever.

Kelp December 12th, 2010 5:57 PM

I haven't particularly been on this forum long enough to spot potential mods, but typically I can.

Generally while all the other people are acting like children, the specified mod-worthy member would act mature (obviously). Plus they'd have an overall positive attitude without ever overly trying to be a good member. And usually they'd hang around in the section they're most acquainted with. They wouldn't be asking for a mod position either. =)

Eliminator Jr. December 12th, 2010 6:26 PM

I saw Patchisou Yutohru becoming an S-mod before it happened, but I'm really not social enough with VMing and stuff to have an idea of who will mod each section. That and I've made wrong predictions before, so I don't really speculate on who's going to become a mod.

Ho-Oh December 12th, 2010 6:47 PM

I kinda knew Audy would get modded a day before he did. I remember staring at his username on who's online and said to myself "I wonder why Audy isn't modded yet" andddd next day he got modded.

I also was PMing Tara potential mods and one of which was Logiedan who got modded like 10 days later, and Livewire I mentioned would get modded too. Oh and colcolstyles was obvious because I stalk other peoples reports when I'm bored. :D;

There's been other times but I cbf'd remembering.

countryemo December 12th, 2010 7:03 PM

Lets see I saw
Nica (Forever)
Logiedon
Cocostyles
Kirbychu
-hhmmm

oh well. Its a bit hard for me to see sometimes, so i cant really tell but its also obvious

PlatinumDude December 12th, 2010 7:10 PM

I can't really spot potential mods, but I can tell if someone is making posts that contribute to the discussion.

Timbjerr December 12th, 2010 8:39 PM

I'm far too asocial to really be bothered. With the exception of LiveWire and Kirbychu, I didn't even know any of the recent mods. I even felt bad when Kaori was modded because I didn't recognize her, but we apparently had a sizable VM conversation like a month before. >_<

Cherrim December 12th, 2010 10:33 PM

Yeah, I can. I mean, besides the obvious I-could-technically-mod-anyone-if-I-really-wanted-to part. After 6+ years (good lord...) of hunting down potential candidates either out of the blue or out of need, I like to think I've gotten fairly good at it. :x

It's disappointing when someone who just screams mod material disappears before we get a chance to mod them anywhere, or if they scream it and there's just nowhere to mod them and they eventually lose interest. But on the other hand, the most fun is when I spot someone early on and think "that person is so going to get banned" and then maybe a year or two later, I submit my vote to mod them. :P It's always so strange.

And fyi, I can tell when someone legitimately deserves mod and when he/she is just sucking up so stop it, to the people who haven't figured this out yet. D;

Captain Fabio December 12th, 2010 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightning (Post 6338966)
And fyi, I can tell when someone legitimately deserves mod and when he/she is just sucking up so stop it, to the people who haven't figured this out yet. D;

I would hope so! XD

But you can normally tell when someone is sucking up because they will normally go along with everything they say, in most cases.

King Gumball December 13th, 2010 12:37 AM

I have seen some active users who I think would and should get modded soon or eventually. I thought Livewire should and he did :P That is the only user I have guessed, I haven't been here very long.

Kevin December 13th, 2010 5:24 AM

I saw some, like colcolstyles and Logiedan. Oh and of course Forever. XD So yeah sometimes I see potential members.

As for myself... I don't... really know honestly. I'm okay-ish I guess. XD

Zeffy December 13th, 2010 5:53 AM

Uhh, I know that colcolstyles will be a mod someday back when I was just starting out. More likely, I also somehow "predicted" that Yuoaman will become a mod someday and a few days later, he did! xP

Dooonerz December 13th, 2010 6:04 AM

Well I haven't been here long, but I did see Live becoming a mod, I think everyone else did though </3

Miss Doronjo December 13th, 2010 7:10 AM

I guess its easy enough to spot them; I mean if they do helpful, good things without expecting anything in return; and they are just...great in general, then I'd say that's a good role member. Well, that's what I think anyway.

Rogue planet December 13th, 2010 1:26 PM

Sometimes. Although I'm still often surprised how some people aren't modded, whilst some other people are. Apparently my idea of what would make a good moderator is different from the idea others have.

I always thought Scarf and twocows should be mods, Abnegation getting modded was obvious, and I thought Patchisou would get s-mod.

Alice December 13th, 2010 1:34 PM

Hmm... I don't really know. The only person who I actually know that has been modded since I joined was ColCol, so I don't really have the experience to say whether they will be or not.

aguinn99 December 13th, 2010 3:30 PM

sometimes. I have never guessed someone was going to become a mod and they actually did, though i think it might happen in the future. I don't think anyone has become a mod since I joined, anyways.

Corvus of the Black Night December 14th, 2010 5:43 AM

Never on PC because I'm not here enough, but on more frequented haunts, I have predicted it sometimes. (I'm an admin on one site so sometimes I have to pick mods lol)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shanghai Alice (Post 6340653)
One day, I'm going to turn PC into my fanatical, Hakurei-brainwashed army of Touhoutards.

Bleh. At least I'll know when to leave D:

kidpunk December 14th, 2010 1:39 PM

I used to be one of those types of members, and have moderated a pretty big forum at one time.
Saying that, I definitely see model members becoming potential moderators, and my hunch has been right a few times in the past, including a somebody on this very website. The big problem is that there are just so many people in this community and others that have this potential, and it is sad that this important job can't be given to everybody.

TwilightBlade December 14th, 2010 4:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vendak (Post 6339849)
Sometimes. Although I'm still often surprised how some people aren't modded, whilst some other people are. Apparently my idea of what would make a good moderator is different from the idea others have.

Yup yup. Sometimes I guess right, sometimes I'm far off. However, I don't explore most of the forum, so maybe the ascending stars were suitable for their section all along. :G

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ December 16th, 2010 9:49 AM

I saw BinaryPaches and Forever becoming mods because I was/am active in the same sections as them. It's kinda hard for me to explain exactly how a person gets on my "potential mod" list; it's a combination of staying active, knowledge of the subject of that particular section, keeping a cool head, and having good interactions with others who are posting in those areas.

On that topic, an admin on another forum thought I was mod material... boy was he ever wrong xD I ended up being the laziest staff member on that site and not doing any moderating, lol


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