Just a quick question
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So, I’ve been hanging around this forum for years now, watching all sorts of stuff go down, from deep personal confessions to wild reactions, seeing people jump in and out, some becoming mods or admins, others just sticking to being regular users, getting mad, then making up, and honestly, it's just one big cycle... but there's something actually eating at me here..
Okay, look, when it comes to the community, we’ve got absolutely everyone represented, which is awesome, but regarding how much influence folks have through moderation—or even overseeing the mods themselves—does anyone actually check if some of these moderators are totally wasted while they're on duty, and how much of that is actually tolerated?
Has there ever been a situation where, say, these drunken moderation sessions were happening way more often than... you know, what would be considered acceptable?
..or is it maybe just impossible to tell the difference between someone moderating sober versus someone who's had a few too many, so they just let it slide, especially if the mod has some high-ranking status or an official title, and it happens, but nobody wants to admit the mistake?
I mean, wouldn't you rather deal with a drunk moderator than a sober user making excuses about being stressed... is that just how the hierarchy works? Just small slip-ups for a massive site like this?
Seriously though, has anyone ever heard any rumors or gossip, like some kind of joke in the moderator lounge, where an admin or a mod tells their buddies... "Sorry guys, I was trashed for three days straight, handed out five thousand spam points, but I can't say that on the public board, so what's the plan, huh?"
Like, man, that's just life, right, the users probably won't care about a little thing like that... and then you get this huge official moderator announcement... ha, ha, ha! Like, "Don't worry about it, it happened to me once... don't sweat it, we've got your back, we're a team... it's not exactly right, but we'll stick together and figure out how to cover for each other."
I'm wondering, what are the actual experiences here? It feels to me... I mean, I think... that there used to be at least some warnings, like a mod showing up and saying... "My bad, people, I lost my cool, so now I'm gonna ban you all."
Honestly, I’d even find that kind of thing kind of funny, but at least there's a heads-up, so you know what to expect.
I mean, is there some kind of breathalyzer test required when logging in, or is there a real possibility that we're all relying on someone who might be going through a total withdrawal crisis right now? 🤷
I would love it if the site started a specific thread where the admins and mods could just post immediately after logging in to let their subordinates know what kind of state they're in—whether they've just had two beers, a whole six-pack, or maybe just that one morning shot of bourbon to get moving—you know, just so we all know what we're dealing with.
Okay, look, when it comes to the community, we’ve got absolutely everyone represented, which is awesome, but regarding how much influence folks have through moderation—or even overseeing the mods themselves—does anyone actually check if some of these moderators are totally wasted while they're on duty, and how much of that is actually tolerated?
Has there ever been a situation where, say, these drunken moderation sessions were happening way more often than... you know, what would be considered acceptable?
..or is it maybe just impossible to tell the difference between someone moderating sober versus someone who's had a few too many, so they just let it slide, especially if the mod has some high-ranking status or an official title, and it happens, but nobody wants to admit the mistake?
I mean, wouldn't you rather deal with a drunk moderator than a sober user making excuses about being stressed... is that just how the hierarchy works? Just small slip-ups for a massive site like this?
Seriously though, has anyone ever heard any rumors or gossip, like some kind of joke in the moderator lounge, where an admin or a mod tells their buddies... "Sorry guys, I was trashed for three days straight, handed out five thousand spam points, but I can't say that on the public board, so what's the plan, huh?"
Like, man, that's just life, right, the users probably won't care about a little thing like that... and then you get this huge official moderator announcement... ha, ha, ha! Like, "Don't worry about it, it happened to me once... don't sweat it, we've got your back, we're a team... it's not exactly right, but we'll stick together and figure out how to cover for each other."
I'm wondering, what are the actual experiences here? It feels to me... I mean, I think... that there used to be at least some warnings, like a mod showing up and saying... "My bad, people, I lost my cool, so now I'm gonna ban you all."
Honestly, I’d even find that kind of thing kind of funny, but at least there's a heads-up, so you know what to expect.
I mean, is there some kind of breathalyzer test required when logging in, or is there a real possibility that we're all relying on someone who might be going through a total withdrawal crisis right now? 🤷
I would love it if the site started a specific thread where the admins and mods could just post immediately after logging in to let their subordinates know what kind of state they're in—whether they've just had two beers, a whole six-pack, or maybe just that one morning shot of bourbon to get moving—you know, just so we all know what we're dealing with.