Who are the mods?

[Norm]

I've moved the issue over to PMs so I'd appreciate it if this thread could be left to discuss what I was originally posting about - that whether mods should be 'visible', and leave personal stuff out of it now.

 

[MacB]

I agree that if you receive a message from a Moderator or if a Moderator takes action on a post, this should be labelled as such. Whether it's with the mod's name or not doesn't really matter to me.

I also agree with what has been said about this being a well moderated forum. There are some where the mods do very little and others where it's out of hand. I'm a member of a mobile phone forum where in the past you could always go for help, no matter how stupid the question may have seemed. The worst you could expect was "You could have searched first" but invariably with the answer/advice you needed. Lately however it's become a preserve of the know-alls with petulant "how dare you come on our forum and ask such a noob question" and unfortunately the mods are joining in the bashing.

Yep, don't care about who the mods are but would expect communications from such to be indentified.

I'll step out on a limb here and say 50/50 on this one, Mr J was a bit out of line but recognised this and held up his hands. The cautionary PM from Ian could have been better or at least should have identified it was a modding thing. The follow up post on here from Ian was OTT but I just get a sense of communication fail all round. I've had dealings with both parties and know them both to be decent folks, I also know that modding can be a pain in the butt and those being modded often don't realise how repetitive it can all get. Forums are cyclical and the same modding issues occur time and again, maybe we need a range of stock moderator PM's to be sent out. Going from 'Hi, this is from the mods and could you please.....' to 'you are a scumbag of the highest order and the modsquad are going to massacre you and your entire family'.

I also hate the 'use the search' and 'what a noob' type posts, either post or don't post, it's not too bad here. Some forums you get posters queuing up to say 'use the search' and to slap down the noob. If I get tired of what bike, know how and kit stuff then I just don't visit it for a while, no biggie.

 

[tdr1nka]

One final thought from this Mod, is it not a tad disingenuous to not at least wait for a reply from Admin before bringing your complaint to the wider forum?

You cannot claim to have started this thread without having a vested interest in the subject and the fairly obvious hope that everyone would jump to back your side of the story.

It is actions like this and not waiting for, or respecting due process, that make you appear to simply be attention seeking rather than trying to peacefully resolve a problem that was, with every respect, of your own making.

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

Forums are cyclical and the same modding issues occur time and again, maybe we need a range of stock moderator PM's to be sent out. Going from 'Hi, this is from the mods and could you please.....' to 'you are a scumbag of the highest order and the modsquad are going to massacre you and your entire family'.

This one being a prime example of such...


IGMC.

 

[HLaB]

Not that it really matters but did the old site not display who were mods ?

 

[Shaun]

I'm currently tied-up with doing the annual Christmas shop with Mrs. Admin.

Can everyone please take a deep breath and step back for the moment, and I'll address this later this evening.

Thanks,
Shaun

 

[Fran143]

'tdr1nka' <BR><BR>One final thought from this Mod.<IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="http://www.cyclechat.net/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wacko.gif"> <BR><BR><BR>Can you tell me who thought you were grown up enough to be a mod and I'll have a word with them.

 

[Fran143]

One final thought from this Mod, is it not a tad disingenuous to not at least wait for a reply from Admin before bringing your complaint to the wider forum?

You cannot claim to have started this thread without having a vested interest in the subject and the fairly obvious hope that everyone would jump to back your side of the story.

It is actions like this and not waiting for, or respecting due process, that make you appear to simply be attention seeking rather than trying to peacefully resolve a problem that was, with every respect, of your own making.

Can you tell me who thought you were grown up enough to be a mod and I'll have a word with them.

 

[661-Pete]

I'm currently tied-up with doing the annual Christmas shop with Mrs. Admin.

Can everyone please take a deep breath and step back for the moment, and I'll address this later this evening.

Thanks,
Shaun

Seconded. Can we please give poor Shaun a dog's chance?!

 

[srw]

Yep, don't care about who the mods are but would expect communications from such to be indentified.

Agree 100%. Not all of us are anally retentive enough to remember who every single moderator is. I've had very limited engagement with moderation, and it's been entirely appropriate. But as a courtesy to everyone, and to protect the trust between posters and forum owner that comes with the moderation of posts I'd ask that when a moderator posts or PMs as a a moderator that fact is made known.

 

[rich p]

I worried myself sick with tortured angst over this for 3 nano seconds but fortunately I'm over it now.

 

[Fran143]

I worried myself sick with tortured angst over this for 3 nano seconds but fortunately I'm over it now.

I'd like to tell you my initial response...........good for the soul is laughter!

 

[Speicher]

I'm currently tied-up with doing the annual Christmas shop with Mrs. Admin.

Can everyone please take a deep breath and step back for the moment, and I'll address this later this evening.

Thanks,
Shaun

What sort of shops do you do your shopping in?

Tied up, and buying a dress?




My coat is the blue one......

 

[ComedyPilot]

'We are the mods, we are the mods, we are, we are, we are the mods.....'

 

[siadwell]

'We are the mods, we are the mods, we are, we are, we are the mods.....'

I tried that in post #19...