"Enforcers"

[armadilloHD]

I've seen a lot of un-mods posting in their sigs like "I am a rule enforcer!" or "I am A rule enforcer" (Which is exactly the same thing) Isn't that just BEGGING to become a mod? Isn't that against the rules? Than they go around saying that people are spamming or flaming, and then get off track of the topic, so they are kinda hypocritical about that. I'm just saying, I mean if you report people for spamming/flaming etc. there's no need to post that you reported them, because thats basically spamming itself! I think that being a rule "Enforcer" should be against the rules. Please, people, this is why we NEED 49 mods, because people keep indirectly pleading to become a mod, and spam while their at it. I want to hear the mod's judgement on this subject.

There I'm done being redundant.

 

[MegaDitto]

I am not a mod but that's what they want to do with the rule enforcer stuff. That's their problem But inst that being a good member. Pointing out spam and that stuff that are not needed. Following the rules and stuff Everybody does it once in a while. Just a tough.

 

[Natsuki]

Well, I'll admit that I do get annoyed sometimes when people who aren't mods go around mini-modding. <.< Not to insult anyone of course, I'm sure they're only trying to help. ^____^

But unless they say somewhere "Can I be a mod?" then it's really not against the rules. For you can ask to be a mod, but then you're chances are close to nil that you'll ever become a mod after that. ^^;

As I said above, it's quite annoying at times when members act like mods themselves, it kinda insults us mods like you're saying we aren't doing our job as efficiently as you think we could if you're acting as a mod yourself. <.<;; But, I still think that most members are only trying to be helpful. ^o^

~Kelsey

 

[The Fallen]

You don't really need to say "Im gonna report" or "this does not belong here" etc.If you have no knowledge of what is going on with that thread, report it.If it needs to be done then, then PM uppers directly with it.

Putting in your sig that you are a rule enforcer and what not is not a good way to go about getting moded.We recognize you without that.

So the posts of im gonna report this, or this needs to be moved, etc. are not needed.That's why we have the report hack.You look much better if you simply report it; instead of saying im gonna report this, which really is no better then thread starter.

 

[Master Kwesi Nkromah]

These "Enforcers" you speak of sound really annoying; while I can?t say that I have encountered them myself I can sympathies with you. Honestly armadilloHD, most people who post comments like ?I reported you to the ?? have good intentions at heart. They simply wish to help our community moderators do their job better. However, some may be doing this to get recognition for their accomplishment. In the end it?s something we?ll just have to deal with for now. As our community moderators become more swift to act, we?ll see and enviable decrease in these types of posts. We cannot punish individuals for reporting posts because the system is a huge asset to the community.

I guess to help out a little we can ask members not to blatantly post replies saying ?I'm reporting this post? or ?I think this post should be reported... closed... moved? etc?. It would be something the admins would discuss and (eventually) make a decision on.

 

[armadilloHD]

Even if they're TRYING to be helpful, they aren't making anyone's life easier by spamming about how someone else is spamming. I think if they DO want to be helpful, they should just report the bad post and get on with it, that's what I do.

 

[Master Kwesi Nkromah]

Even if they're TRYING to be helpful, they aren't making anyone's life easier by spamming about how someone else is spamming. I think if they DO want to be helpful, they should just report the bad post and get on with it, that's what I do.

Precisely, but it also doesn?t help anyone simply getting upset. I think if we discussed it for a short while we could come up with a policy that could address this problem without hurting feelings or stepping on toes.

 

[Eliana]

I disagree with you, Armadillo.
It shows they are devoted to PC and want to help even if they aren't mods. No they aren't asking to be mods, they just want show they want to help.

 

[armadilloHD]

I'm not trying to change your oppinion or anything, eliana, but shouldn't you read the other posts in a topic before stating your oppinion? Some people know better ways to show faithfulness in the forum. Like reporting WITHOUT posting about it. Puting "I am a rule enforcer" in your sig is no big deal, but when you start acting like a mod out in the open, that's when I get annoyed.

 

[Natsuki]

I disagree with you, Armadillo.
It shows they are devoted to PC and want to help even if they aren't mods. No they aren't asking to be mods, they just want show they want to help.

That's true, Eli. Though if you look at the post more closely, you can sometimes pick out the suck-ups. XD Anyways, though most members are just naturally good-hearted people and only wish to help us moddie woddies, there are a few people who are just mini-modding. <.<

I find it annoying when a member puts tons of links to rules and stuff in their sigs. I guess it is like they're trying to help, but still. Sometimes they go overboard on the whole thing. @.@

Anyways, what I'm getting at is all you really need to do is report a post if it needs to be reported. Technically, you're supposed to put why you're reporting the post in your actualy post itself. ^^; But you don't have to go and start modding the person. XD

Just remember everyone, us mods know what we're doing. ^.~ I can assure you we'll take care of things. Although, we'd be gettin' nowhere if the kind members out there weren't reporting posts like they're supposed to. ^____^ So please, just be helpful, that's all you need to to help us out. No need to take our jobs from us. XD

~Kelsey

 

[armadilloHD]

NOTE***: Being helpful to mods means, not modding in the open. Be an assasin and silently take out the bad posts with the report function. It is MUCH better since you will not gain enemies because only the mods know that you reported the post.

 

[Eliana]

All of those who have that in their sig aren't hated at all oO;

 

[Arcanine]

I'm ify about this. The only thing I see wrong with the so called "enforcers" are that they some times go overboard thus ending up annoying (but I have seen a few members that goes around reporting threads and their posts are more or less spam itself). If they want to say this thread should ... (closed, moved whatever) then they can. I myself some times don't know if threads should go here or there (like the WD forum, I never go to WD, don't have a clue what's what in there). And I like it if a member that goes to that forum says it should go to ..., that way I know where it goes and I don't have to make a mistake on moving to the wrong forum.
But I can also see where they could just put it in their report and that would be it.

But over all I see nothing wrong with it, they are just trying to help PC after all.

 

[Kyogre-chan]

I look at it from a different perspective. There's helping, and then there's instructing.

Helping is, in essence, the best way to become a moderator. Basically, reporting threads to moderators is helping.

Instructing is to act like a moderator. For example, posting something along the lines of "This will be closed" is the same as posting something like "I'm closing this thread", which is what a moderator does. People seem to think that this is the better way of becoming a moderator, when in truth, this method is frowned upon.

All in all, people seem to think that from the day you join PC, a member starts heading down one of two roads. The path to becoming a moderator, or the path to being banned. While the former statement is in no way true, it's basically a pool of everybody trying to become a mod. It seems so easy, but most people have never experienced modship before. For some reason, getting your name on the forum leaders page earns you respect, whereas if your name isn't up there, most members don't care to know you. To me, this says that most members who "try to help" are hungry for power.

Power on the internet? Yes. Power to be respected.

I'm sorry if this seems rash, but I was attempting to prove my point. ^_^;