Posts by redmarlin3

Hmm. This probably belongs over on the Boating sub-forum. 😬

It’s not a bad idea, I guess, but it really comes down to how people would actually react to it.
Sometimes you see threads like this popping up on Reddit, and they usually get a pretty good reception over there...

When it comes to having "power," it’s always a double-edged sword.

I mean, sure, it feels great to ban people and wipe out the spammers, the trolls, and those absolute creeps who harass everyone—living or dead—with their disgusting sexual comments. No one’s arguing against cleaning up the trash. 😬
The real headache starts when you actually have to discipline someone you respect... maybe a friend, or someone you usually agree with, but they just went way too far with what they said. In those moments, honestly, I couldn't give a damn about all this supposed "power" nonsense.

slymaker9 said:If you ask me, let's keep it general, though I have seen plenty of petty rebellions.☕

Serious discussion is quite taxing, and it seems likely to me that some mods spend far more time crafting posts than they do moderating.

Edit: By the way, I checked, and as far as I can tell, you aren't a mod under this username.

They were just here a few days ago. 😉

For me, the absolute best part of being on the mod team—and honestly the main reason I signed up in the first place—is the organization. Moving threads around, merging them, renaming things, opening new sections... all that stuff that eventually turns a messy subforum into something actually readable.
Yeah, yeah, I know. To most people, that sounds borderline obsessive-compulsive 😁 but it’s what keeps me going. I live for structure and perfect order. Call me a perfectionist or a nitpicker if you want, because that's exactly what I am when it comes to this kind of thing.

About two years back, I used to hang out in one particular subforum constantly. It was a total disaster zone. Threads were scattered everywhere, there were tons of duplicates, and finding anything useful felt like searching through a junk drawer. Even though I was just a regular user back then, my brain wouldn't stop spinning with ideas on how to fix the mess. I eventually put together some concrete suggestions and was getting ready to pitch them to the moderator. He seemed like a decent, approachable guy, but clearly, he didn't have much time for the job; he’d only pop in maybe once a week for a quick check.
Then, that same evening, I get a DM from him asking if I’d be interested in joining the moderation team. 🤣
Of course, I jumped at the chance. I rolled up my sleeves, dove headfirst into the work 🙂 and before long, I was actually feeling pretty good about what we had accomplished.

With a little extra effort and some serious time investment, working alongside a few other mods, we managed to spin up a brand new niche subforum for Hiking. That had always been a dream of mine—creating a dedicated space where hikers could actually connect and swap useful info.

So, those two things—keeping everything tidy, structured, and grammatically correct 😬 and fighting to get that hiking section launched—were my big drivers. They were the whole reason I took on this "high-paying" gig.

This thread was nuked because it doesn't belong in the WNBA section—it’s strictly MOD territory. If you want the real discussion, there's already a massive thread over there with more than 2,200 posts:

There's also a smaller thread specifically for US-based online shops right here:

Bob Dylan. 🤔

Arthur Kim74 said:I'm not quite sure what my options are in this poll, so I think I'll hold off on voting for now 😬

I just really enjoy being online 😍

And honestly, I don't get why people always try to draw these parallels suggesting that anyone who spends a lot of time on the internet is antisocial, or doesn't have a real life, or is somehow alienated, blah blah blah...

Hey, 😬I actually love this too. Just look at my post count. 😁

I'm on Reddit whenever I'm home and have some downtime (only) to myself. I can't really browse much during work hours.
I don't even have a TV at home, I'm not much of a reader, and I don't really have any hobbies that I can do indoors besides listening to music... which doesn't really conflict with time spent on Reddit. I don't use Facebook, and I don't spend much time on other websites either.
I go out quite a bit (including with some of the crew from here 😁 we all love grabbing a drink 😁) and I travel a lot, both for business and for fun. For me, Reddit is just a place and a way to unwind and relax. 😍

Jess Depic, next time just shoot me an email or something before you go causing a scene on the forum. 😁

I always knew there was a little punk rocker hiding under that exterior 😁

feraltrucker5 said:Way to go, organizer. Seriously... 🙏

What kind of idiot thinks it makes sense to drop this just a day after In Flames and Opeth? 🙄

Listen, you little punk, don't you dare start coming at me with that revisionist nonsense regarding WWII... 😁

I mean, we could always just put a party together ourselves... then you can see how it actually goes... 😁

Unknown... 🙂

Jose White18 said:Don't sweat it. She's already pulling in double pay. 😁

All of them, to be precise. 😁 😁

slywolf45 said:Oh, please. We’re rolling in it. I actually used my forum salary to take a summer vacation on the Danube.☕

If you haven't even experienced the Danube, then the ocean isn't much of a thing either. 😁

cosmicskipper39 said:Just go buy a whiteboard or something because there aren't any reward points here 😉

BTW just look at posts from someone like Emericzy who isn't even a moderator on this forum yet.

He was in that role a long time ago, but he resigned. 😉

GET OFF MY BACK 🙏 🙏 🙏 JUST LEAVE ME ALONE 🙂

You're such a jerk, seriously 🙂 Danielle :luks_:

Has there been any update on exchanging those old dollar coins for current ones yet?

And honestly, why are they being so stubborn about swapping out the coins in the first place? 🤷

The yellow card went to the asylum seekers and refugees.

Christian Taylor3 said:Seriously, my blood pressure is spiking again, but fucking no—not over Arts and Entertainment. 🙂 This is pure chaos. By that logic, should every single person who wants to talk about Movie XY have to start a brand-new thread just because the old one hasn't been touched in six months? 😵 Where does that even end? 🤷 Some divine automated lockout... as if we were actually going to go watch that movie anyway.

I’m with you on this one. I don't want to see fifty-eight different threads about Yosemite National Park and four hundred and thirty-two about the Appalachian Mountains. It’s pointless.

Christian Taylor3 said:We’re talking about extremes here, I think. Mostly when you look at some of the recent stories people have been dropping on those old, long-running threads around the forum. For instance... Losing your best friend... It’s one of those things you think you understand until it actually happens, isn't it? You see it in movies or read about it in books, but when the reality hits, it’s just different. It's heavy. I've been sitting here trying to wrap my head around the void they leave behind. It’s not just about the person; it's about the shared history, the inside jokes that nobody else gets, and the fact that there’s suddenly no one to call when something ridiculous happens during the day. Everything feels a little more hollow... I don't really know how people navigate this. Some people say time heals everything, but I’m not so sure about that. Maybe time just teaches you how to carry the weight without collapsing under it. But right now, it just feels like a massive, quiet emptiness. Anyway, I'm just rambling. Just needed to get that out of my system... (By the way, that Psychology thread hasn't seen any action in over a year...) So, let's look at this logically. Let's say a user isn't actually responding to anyone else, they're just sharing their own experience about losing a best friend. First off, why even bother opening a brand-new thread for that? And second, who exactly has the authority to tell someone they can't post their story right there? At the end of the day, it’s your sub-forum and your rules—so maybe don't go meddling in other people's business. I’m just asking that we don't start making sweeping generalizations here. If you're stepping up to act as a moderator, it wouldn't hurt to just be upfront and say, "Look, I moderate this specific section, and per our rules, reviving old threads isn't allowed." Just a thought...

First off, you can't just assume that nobody is going to respond. In my experience, there’s always someone lurking who will eventually chime in...
It’s mostly about making sure people actually respond to his specific situation instead of just cluttering up the comments on someone else's thread. Plus, if you actually want to sit down and read through the whole discussion, it's way easier to follow when everything stays in one place. Besides, waiting a year isn't exactly like waiting for an eternity... I mean, whenever I stumble upon a thread from 2003, that feels like a much longer wait, and honestly, those old posts pop up way more often than these ones from 2009 being bumped up...
Look, nobody can actually stop him from posting whatever he wants, but the moderator definitely has the authority to flag it, delete it, move it elsewhere, or just shut the whole thing down. And for the record, I’m certainly not making any sweeping generalizations here, especially since... some... I’m officially bringing this thread back to life. Now, don't get me wrong—I’m not going to go out on a limb and defend everything that comes up here, because let’s be honest, some topics just aren't worth the breath... but some things are truly timeless, no matter how much time passes...
They’re definitely in the minority; like I said, on that larger forum I moderate... 😁Honestly, if you look at the archives, about 75% of those old threads are just fashion and cosmetics stuff that doesn't even belong here anymore. Then you’ve got another 10% that are just people sharing personal life stories where it's basically impossible to add anything constructive after all these years have passed... so I'll let the remaining 15% slide without much of a fuss.
Look, like I said before, I don't really consider threads that are six months or even a year old to be "old" in this specific context...

Christian Taylor3 said:On the subforums I hang out in, there aren't any restrictions like this, and honestly, there never will be. Most of these rules feel pretty ridiculous and frankly, they just aren't being taken seriously... It’s actually a good thing if someone over on the Movie forum decides to dig up a few threads from back in 2003. As long as their posts are constructive and actually get people talking, then more power to them... 🙂

Well, like I already said, there's just no... to the other one... I don't know about you all, but I’ve been sitting here thinking about how much things have changed lately... it feels like everything is shifting under our feet. It’s almost overwhelming if you stop to really look at it. Anyway, I was just mulling this over and felt the need to get it out there. Just some thoughts... 😁There aren't any restrictions on this subforum on my end. It’s just different here—it's more specific, more focused. I mean, there's really no point in having five separate threads about the "Godfather," just like there's no sense in cluttering things up with five different topics about Yosemite... This particular section of the Women's Corner doesn't really deal with those kinds of granular, repetitive subjects. That's just the nature of this subforum...

Christian Taylor3 said:I’m not saying you aren't right—every sub-forum has its own set of rules. It just feels a little nonsensical to me to stifle engagement on certain threads that never actually go out of date. We're talking about collective experiences here. Anything else is just artificial padding for the stats...

Look, I'm not even trying to limit activity on those "evergreen" threads, but unfortunately, they're in the minority...

Nicholas King said:"A friend of mine passed away." 105,000 results, second link.

Even if we set aside the fact that searching for sentences like that on Google is a completely foreign concept to me, there's still this massive mystery... what exactly drives people to—once they've actually gone through the trouble of Googling something like that (?!), I mean—to open up a thread, quote the original post, and just type out "My condolences!!11one"...