Posts by feralotter2

dustyranger64 said:Do tell. 🍿

You've gotta love this level of constructive feedback...

I actually experience these things firsthand—which is exactly why I'm all for changing how we pick modes...

steelskipper5 said:Look, I've only been hanging out on LjES for a few days—and honestly, just two and a half threads—but I’m pretty sure I know exactly who you're talking about. I mean, anyone could figure that out just by scrolling through the forum for a minute.

Whether it's some shady lobbyist, a close buddy, or even a relative...

Sophia Thomas7 said:My bad, I didn't realize this thread was about how the LJES mods aren't up to par and we need to start scouting for replacements. Totally missed that subtext.

Just throwing a comment out there for the sake of it, I guess. 😁

I'm not even talking about LJES—just speaking generally. If the current staff leaves, or if we just need another moderator on the forum...

Sophia Thomas7 said:Honestly, what’s the point in even mentioning it? It doesn't change a thing about who I think would be an excellent candidate.

Because maybe it could prevent one bad choice from simply replacing another.

dustyranger64 said:Look, at the end of the day, I said exactly what I meant. Simple as that! The exact opposite! Because of that.
I honestly feel like this whole "let’s see who actually wants to be a mod" system is exactly what fuels that issue you're talking about. It's just asking for trouble!

Anderlon actually knows everything about pdf x—he’s the one who owns the damn thing! Honestly, if he decides tomorrow that he wants to wipe it from the database like it never even existed, we're stuck. Not the admins, not the regulars on Reddit, not even the mods. We can't do a single thing about it.

Exactly. But honestly? Real-world practice tells a completely different story.

Honestly, you’d probably find another dozen of them hanging out on the higher-quality subreddits.

Honestly, when people start making claims like that, I really begin to wonder if this is even a serious discussion anymore.
If just one single PDF on Reddit had ten actually willing and capable candidates ready to step up as mods, Anderlon and the entire admin team would be losing their minds with pure joy. Honestly!

this thread should be locked

🤮

dustyranger64 said:How much longer are you going to keep repeating stuff that nobody even said and isn't true?

- No, there isn't "high demand." It's not like there's a massive horde of interested candidates.
- And I didn't say a single thing about how well any specific person would do the job.

That might be exactly why any amateur—any total nobody—can stumble their way into the fashion scene these days.
The bottom line is this—they’re just desperate to land those moderator roles—but you have to wonder if they actually possess even a shred of expertise regarding the specific forums they're trying to run.

But before we even get to this:

dustyranger64 said:Look, you clearly feel like this isn't a real democracy and that we can all just take a hike. But if a suggestion hits the admins, and then makes its way to Anderlon and he doesn't like it, what happens then? Nothing.

The whole idea of forcing nominations just for the sake of having a vote? It's just bad.

So, they’re actually suggesting we let some mod take charge who doesn't have even a shred of connection to a specific sub-forum? It’s almost funny—the administration and Anderlon apparently know the inner workings of those sub-forums better than the actual users who live there every single day. Typical. 🙄 And once again—they’ve managed to find some "groundbreaking" new trend in fashion.

dustyranger64 said:It’s basically a tiny inner circle making all the calls. I mean, if you guys are the moderators suggesting which candidates even make the cut for the forum vote, then you're the ones calling the shots!
You still haven't answered me! If there are two candidates and they’re both actually decent, why bother choosing one over the other? Why not just install both?

Oh, come on!

A little more inputting?
Look, I didn't actually know a single soul on the admin team when I was first tapped to be a mod. Not even one person I recommended for the role! We haven't exchanged a single DM, let alone been friends before this. So, what's the move now?

more accusations?

Featured from the thread Complaint regarding moderator Nica Quote

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fadedsailor932 said:To actually sniff out a decent moderator—whether they're Supermod level or an admin—you need real talent. I’m certain there’s a huge pool of people who would make excellent moderators, yet I know for a fact the administration would never greenlight them. Why? Because they don't fit the current management style of this forum. In a way, I get it—the less the mods stir the pot, the less the admins have to deal with. But let me be clear: moderation isn't just handing out warnings and bans. It requires intuition. Some people are born with it, some learn it, and some—unfortunately—never will. They just hide their own incompetence behind rules that are often impossible to defend.

Regarding this, I have a few questions to pose.

We keep seeing cases where a moderator is shuffled from one sub-forum to another—one day they're here, the next they've moved elsewhere—even when those sections have absolutely nothing in common. It seems like they just want anyone to moderate, regardless of context; it's as if they were sent by God to oversee this place and everything is perfectly fine. Yesterday they're in Politics, today they're in LjES, tomorrow who knows where... personally, I think this is wrong—please weigh in, everyone.

The second thing I can't wrap my head around is why existing moderators aren't suggesting new candidates or successors. After all, who are they going to nominate if not someone exactly like themselves? If the current mod is good, fine—everything works. But if the current mod is incompetent, they'll just pick someone equally useless, creating a cycle where certain sub-forums are doomed to stay stagnant forever. 🤷
Do you think it might be better to ask the active users within a specific section for suggestions, rather than just relying on the moderators?

and why on earth would an entire group from one of Europe's elite tournaments
be dropped into the American soccer scene? 🤷

sure, our representative is playing—but they're essentially just a guest in this European
circuit... honestly, it looks absolutely ridiculous to see a Champions League group stage set up within the context of American
soccer—just enough to include all four of our domestic clubs at once 🤷

Eric Fox7 said:Analysis? As if we need a doctoral dissertation just to explain why someone picked one specific pair out of 284 different options...🤷

But hey, you're right—I just love those top-tier posts like:

👍

Then you just throw down a thousand bucks and suddenly everything hits because you brewed some magic coffee, and voilà!☕

I’m just wondering if win rates actually improve for those who write three lines explaining why
Bayern should win versus someone just picking Anderlecht 1? They really ought to run
some kind of study—personally, I think the odds stay the same since both sides play
based on the stats anyway...

Take Greece as an example 👍—I used to love it before people started over-explaining everything, and now it's just noise.
When someone attaches a whole novel to a single pick, even if they are a top-tier tipster... I don't see how it makes them
any better than when they were just posting 👍 simple picks.

Injuries, suspensions—that kind of intel is always useful —but writing a manifesto about every little detail is usually just
pointless rambling.

What exactly am I supposed to be responding to here?

It’s almost like you’re writing in some foreign language—I asked for the reasoning, yet you just handed me an answer instead. For some reason, the option has been disabled...

Is there actually some reason why they suddenly pulled that option off the table?

Ryan Vaughn7 said:The main thing is that the post was fairly penalized in the end. I don't care if a moderator changed their mind or decided later that a harsher penalty was needed—it’s happened to others, and it’s certainly happened to me.

Fine, sure—posts from H&M, 4seasson, and a few others only got flagged after a mountain of reports, even though the mod was right there—actually, still arguing with them.
It’s like they’re just waiting for certain people to trip up before handing out warnings and points, while everyone else gets a pass for the exact same thing. Look at this example: you have to report the same thing six or seven times before anyone actually lifts a finger. Why? Why does the hammer fall like a Pit Bull on some people, while others are allowed to ramble on unchecked?

Look, this isn't an isolated incident—this happens CONSTANTLY. I could dig up plenty of examples where the admins here on the forums stripped people of points they earned during private chats over things like F1, so why aren't we doing something about those mods?

Yeah, you say it was an oversight or a mistake—I'm saying they do it on purpose... regardless, whether you're right or I am, the point stands: someone needs to talk to them, because these "mistakes" happen way too FREQUENTLY.

Ryan Vaughn7 said:I’m not sure if I even qualify as "normal," but I’ll give it a shot. My first post was flagged in the meantime—that's sorted. Apparently, moderators don't catch everything instantly. Also, just because chat threads are moderated more leniently doesn't mean they're exempt from the site rules. Mamić's post crossed the line from joking around into straight-up insults.

Sorry, my first post got penalized later—it was originally just a warning without points—meaning the mods definitely saw the violation... but imagine the absurdity: Mamić commits a much larger infraction by rambling in the wrong thread, yet he gets a pass while I'm getting flagged for posting in the Vanguard thread. Pure nonsense.

Here, edge, now you know what actually happened, so please respond again.

Did any of the admins even consider whether these moderators should still be running things here? If they aren't going to remove them, they should at least sit them down and show them where they're messing up.
Personally, I think they're doing this on purpose—it's baffling how this is being allowed to slide...

H-K, I apologize for spying on you, but that day I was just completely fed up with TBD's constant nonsense regarding formulas, and your example was just the first thing I ran into. Sorry.

cosmichawk12 said:the term "Alonso" is a classic—it should be protected from being sanctioned.

I’d have to agree with Jack Kelly5—it’s pure nonsense to take offense at nicknames used for your favorite drivers.
Are certain drivers total crybabies compared to others? Yes. Are some drivers known for hitting the bottle? Absolutely.

So what now? 🤷

Am I speaking Spanish here?

The real nonsense is persistently punishing INDIVIDUALS for this while letting others slide—that’s what bothers me, not the stuff you and Jack Kelly5 keep pushing.

I wonder—would you find it interesting if every time you called Schumacher the biggest loser in racing history, or labeled Alonso a crybaby, or threw any other insult at a driver, you got a warning—and three strikes meant a permanent ban? Then you could ask, "So what now?"

Jack Kelly5 said:What a total circus this has become 🤦
People are acting offended just because someone verbally trashed an F1 driver. Unbelievable.
😂

The issue isn't about insults—it's about why some get punished while others walk free.
For instance, I didn't lose any points when I said Mike was a complete scumbag, but apparently, calling Alonso a crybaby is a different story? Or saying Kimi's liver is shot? It's clearly just a matter of who the mods decide to throw a yellow card at today. Honestly, I'm sick of this selective enforcement. It’s a circus—you called it right, and the mods are the ones running the show.

this is a post regarding a specific thread about Sony—no points awarded, obviously,
then we have my mother’s nonstop nonsense happening right where the actual discussion should be—in the chat topic. That’s 35 points bringing them straight to a ban.

Can someone with a functioning brain explain how this scoring system even works?

Michael Lee4 said:Mansell, Piquet, Prost ☕

Eddie Irvine, Damon Hill, the square one... ☕

Raymond Anderson4 said:Just a minor touch—hard to pin anyone down for that...

Did Fernando Alonso get played? 😁 I’m hoping they drop the footage on YouTube soon so we can actually see what kind of mess they made.

Edward Howard2 said:Alonso claims he has no clue what Kimi was thinking—there was zero room to make a move there.

Kimi barely even got involved before they collided—what was that? I see Kimi holding 6th, while Alonso is just... gone.