NationStates Jolt Archive

The moderation forum is for.. players to reqest moderator action in the forums, correct? So why is it that regular players respond to these threads in moderation, when only a moderator can do anything about it?

And I would like only AutomagFreek or a moderator to respond please, if its not to much of a hassel.

Because often enough, moderator assistance isn't actually required.

Basically speaking, people are chatterboxes. There also often is no immediate mod response forthcoming, so people helpfully bump the threads, offer advice, speculate, be helpful, be mean, etc.

Ok.

but surely only a mod should respond to a call, i mean thats there job. its not the position of a ego boosted long-time player to tell people how to do things and especially if they arnt trusted they could just mess things up for others. i wouldnt trust anyone besides a mod

but surely only a mod should respond to a call, i mean thats there job. its not the position of a ego boosted long-time player to tell people how to do things and especially if they arnt trusted they could just mess things up for others. i wouldnt trust anyone besides a mod :wink:

yeah, but strange as it may seem the mods have life out side ns ;)

they can't always be here to answer the call. And often those 'ego boosted long-time players' have asked that question, and know the answer. Think about how much the mods do... these people actually do 'em a favour, if the info they give is correct

i agree with papercuts everyone should respect the mods and some times other people can answer your question with help from a mod

Given that many mods, such as Tactical Grace, became mods BECAUSE they were helpful, correct, and polite to people who posted for help, I suspect that the practice of non-mods answering questions in the Moderation forum is more than acceptable.

Of course, impolite and incorrect answeres help no one.

How do I become a Moderator?

If you make helpful posts in Moderation, Technical, and anywhere else help is needed, the Mods will notice you. If you're kind, helpful, and level-headed, you may have what it takes to be a mod. When new mods are needed, you may be asked to become a Forum Mod.

I think the whole point is that there's a difference between queries that can be answered by the mods and those that can't. Both frequently occur in moderation.

For example, it doesn't take a mod to point somebody to the getting help page when they ask the question 'can I have a nation revived' (and, despite the stickies in both tech and moderation answering this question, I frequently see it asked in both). If the mods did have to answer this, then they'd have far less time to deal with things that require their response.

Even with questions regarding deletion, etc. it doesn't take a mod to work out why somebody with profanity in their name, or who had a swasticka as a flag was deleted. Thing is, a lot of people don't read the stickies/rules, and the answer is often contained there.

Understandably, there are some queries players can't answer, and it's perfectly logical that they avoid those threads. However, even in that case, they can sometimes find resources that relate to the queries in question, which can be useful in averting the inevitable responses such as 'Where was I flaming? I didn't flame anyone'

Naturally, I'm not a mod, and so my opinion counts for little. However, taking the side of reason, I would have to say that it must be treated on a case by case issue. Neut's responses asking people unanimously to stay out of mod threads aren't necessarily helpful. There are many queries that players can answer, or provide help with. However, the flip side to this is unnecessary player responses that act only to cloud the issue. It's an unwinnable game.

If you'd actually read my responses, you'd realize that I've stated that posting helpful responses is fine, however, posting in a thread where a player specifically asks for only Mod responses (such as this thread - it's a perfect example), no one but Mods should respond. Simple as that.

When a player is asking for Mod intervention, other players posting opinions and speculations is most definately counter-productive. We simply ask that players refuse from posting in an authoritative manner.