Mini-Modding: Do you do it?

Started by Zacceh October 29th, 2009 3:01 AM
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Do you mini-mod on the forums?

Zacceh

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Personally, I do it all the time, just out of habit of (as selfish and power-hungry as this sounds) controlling people. Also, with my being slightly obsessive-compulsive (OCD), if I see stuff on the forum that isn't where it goes, I want to immediately have it corrected.

Also, what's so bad about it? I just hate things not being correct/orderly. If you hate that, you're just flat-out arrogant (I believe that would be the right word, at least).
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Well, for sure, I don't mini-mod in PC.
For other forums, it is a whole different story. XD

I really hate minimods in PC, there are some (not all) good moderators, but yet they don't want to report the post and just act smart, like once in Other Trivia.

But if the mods are horrible and inactive, I would go for it!
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I technically don't. XD;

I make a comment relating to something in the post (even if Went wonders why exactly I do it), then tell them what they did wrong. Though if it's in OVP or something, I'd just report. It depends on how funny the thread is... so idk, depends what you would call it, too.

Though I often just complain to someone if I want something done about a thread. XD Siggy being a great example.

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I really don't.. I like seeing people thrown out.. xD

I'm constantly hoping someone makes a scene.. So why try to help them and get infracted myself and at the same time labeling myself as a stuck up geezer.. xD


Tho on the other hand when I see a post in a wrong section.. I do not mention it in the thread but I do hit the report button.... I dun know if that's mini modding, might be, but hey I haven't gotten infracted for it so far....


Tho I have seen posts made by other people that have things like *reported* in them... I just wanna kick the people who do that.. :þ
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God, no. It pisses me off so much when people backseat mod. It's like backseat driving. I never do it. If someone does something wrong it's not my job to correct them, I just let the mods. And if someone feels the need so badly to backseat mod, just PM a mod instead and let them do it. No one is going to know you went and told on someone.

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I do it all the time whenever I get the chance, it's a really bad habit to break :(
Thanks for ruining my joke, Zet. :( Now it'd just look stupid if I said it! ;;

I don't think I ever mini-modded when I was a member. XD; I'm sure I have, but not enough that I remember.

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Thanks for ruining my joke, Zet. :( Now it'd just look stupid if I said it! ;;

I don't think I ever mini-modded when I was a member. XD; I'm sure I have, but not enough that I remember.
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Just an fyi, it IS spam to mini-mod and you CAN be infracted for it.

;( Hopefully that'll change some of your answers around. Just report anything you see out of line and leave it for the actual mods.

I used to mini-mod before I was a staff member but that was waaaay back when we had like 4 active staff members and only one had global mod powers so it wasn't unwarranted, lmao.


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Just an fyi, it IS spam to mini-mod and you CAN be infracted for it.

;( Hopefully that'll change some of your answers around. Just report anything you see out of line and leave it for the actual mods.

I used to mini-mod before I was a staff member but that was waaaay back when we had like 4 active staff members and only one had global mod powers so it wasn't unwarranted, lmao.
I guess this forum has come a long way eh? Wow, you wont think that now seeing the amount of members.

Anyway, I don't really mini-mod. I havent even been here long enough to even use the report button. When I do see something out of line, I'll make sure to report it.
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Just report it and let the staff take care of the problem, they've been given their positions for a reason, haven't they?
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Well since I used to be a mod.. yeah. And like.. since I know the rules and junk, I think doing it plus reporting is totally fine. Especially if in that same post you actually relate to the thread or topic at hand. Some mods here just infract without even telling the person what they did wrong...
So at least I can be informative.
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When there are new members posting blatantly misplaced topics, I tell them what they did, direct them elsewhere, and report their topic. Just trying to be friendly. xD

Unfortunately, I have also fed trolls. That one dude who got booted after leik 15 minutes was still kinda funny. Yay for real mods! xD
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I'm too cool to mini-mod.
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Whoa, I had no idea it was against the rules o_O I pretty much just say "Wrong forum, have it moved here, kthxbai :l" and if it's a question, I typically answer it. I hardly ever PM mods just out of habit of playing RS and such where the mods are getting flooded with PM's.
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