David Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I have a question. What is the role of a "forum moderator" on the UKFF? Why are you asking that? You know what they do. They keep tabs on the discussion within the various threads on the forum Is that the limit of their remit? Moderating excess? Doesn't seem to be the case from my experience. What are you on about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted January 5, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 David missed the Mod challenge then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 David missed the Mod challenge then. The thread with the videos? Yeah, I saw that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbins Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 David missed the Mod challenge then. The thread with the videos? Yeah, I saw that Don't want to be all sour-grapesy about a joke (whether you think a joke at the expense of a mentally ill/learning disabilities guy is funny/appropriate or not) but if the moderators are doing the exact opposite of their stated reason for existence, I'm just wondering if that's the way things are going to go from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Deaq Posted January 5, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 Don't want to be all sour-grapesy about a joke (whether you think a joke at the expense of a mentally ill/learning disabilities guy is funny/appropriate or not) but if the moderators are doing the exact opposite of their stated reason for existence, I'm just wondering if that's the way things are going to go from now on. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted January 5, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) David missed the Mod challenge then. The thread with the videos? Yeah, I saw that Don't want to be all sour-grapesy about a joke (whether you think a joke at the expense of a mentally ill/learning disabilities guy is funny/appropriate or not) but if the moderators are doing the exact opposite of their stated reason for existence, I'm just wondering if that's the way things are going to go from now on. Â Eh? Mod Challenge was just something me and neil pinched from SomethingAwful, and how they respond to fuck-awful threads that won't go anywhere, and it's happened a few times on here. There's no way Hulky was even going to bother reading all that text, let alone responding, so he was just going to get banned for the 1,000th time anyway. I take issue with the idea it was some malicious attempt at bullying. It was just throwaway shit that seemed more interesting than yet another instant ban/delete-hulky-thread, and (depending on your humour I suppose) we got a few funny videos out of it. Videos completely unrelated to Hulky himself, I might add. Edited January 5, 2012 by Astro Hollywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members martyngnr Posted January 5, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 David missed the Mod challenge then. The thread with the videos? Yeah, I saw that Don't want to be all sour-grapesy about a joke (whether you think a joke at the expense of a mentally ill/learning disabilities guy is funny/appropriate or not) but if the moderators are doing the exact opposite of their stated reason for existence, I'm just wondering if that's the way things are going to go from now on. Liverpool fan in "Going out of his way to be offended" shocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 David missed the Mod challenge then. The thread with the videos? Yeah, I saw that Don't want to be all sour-grapesy about a joke (whether you think a joke at the expense of a mentally ill/learning disabilities guy is funny/appropriate or not) but if the moderators are doing the exact opposite of their stated reason for existence, I'm just wondering if that's the way things are going to go from now on. Were they making fun of someone with learning disabilities then? I must have missed that. If anything, they were making fun of themselves, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tom Posted January 5, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) Eh? Mod Challenge was just something me and neil pinched from SomethingAwful, and how they respond to fuck-awful threads that won't go anywhere, and it's happened a few times on here. There's no way Hulky was even going to bother reading all that text, let alone responding, so he was just going to get banned for the 1,000th time anyway. I take issue with the idea it was some malicious attempt at bullying. It was just throwaway shit that seemed more interesting than yet another instant ban/delete-hulky-thread, and (depending on your humour I suppose) we got a few funny videos out of it. Videos completely unrelated to Hulky himself, I might add. Just pop a Liverpool shirt on and he'll turn a bind eye to it Edited January 5, 2012 by tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbins Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 David missed the Mod challenge then. The thread with the videos? Yeah, I saw that Don't want to be all sour-grapesy about a joke (whether you think a joke at the expense of a mentally ill/learning disabilities guy is funny/appropriate or not) but if the moderators are doing the exact opposite of their stated reason for existence, I'm just wondering if that's the way things are going to go from now on. Were they making fun of someone with learning disabilities then? I must have missed that. If anything, they were making fun of themselves, no? The usual at the expense of Hulkamania Fan. I asked the question to see whether it's the mod's job on here to lessen that stuff rather than to lead the goading themselves. No is the answer. Â Liverpool fan in "Going out of his way to be offended" shocker. Thinking something is a bit stupid and shit is not the same as being offended. I'm never offended and don't think it's a trait particularly common to Liverpool fans. I think you have your stereotypes confused. Â Just pop a Liverpool shirt on and he'll turn a bind eye to it The parallels are quite striking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tom Posted January 5, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 The usual at the expense of Hulkamania Fan. I asked the question to see whether it's the mod's job on here to lessen that stuff rather than to lead the goading themselves. No is the answer. Except it wasn't though once it all became about people posting their glorious and/or hilarious raps. Besides, if you knew the answer to your question then why did you even ask it, unless you wanted to make a point. I do think people really need to lighten up on here because it's simply no sort of reflection on real life whatsoever. Unless someone is bombarding someone with PM's or e-mailing them pictures of turds and/or photoshopped pics of their mum, then I'd be hard pressed to say that it's bullying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbins Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Besides, if you knew the answer to your question then why did you even ask it, unless you wanted to make a point. I didn't know the answer until Sickboy answered. Â I didn't mention bullying. Just an aside that jokes at the expense of vulnerable posters, is normally the sort of thing that "moderators" by definition, tend to try and tone down (preferably in as gentle and non-humourless a way as possible) rather than start. Just nice to know if a forum you frequent has a different definition to "moderation" than the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tom Posted January 5, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 5, 2012 Horses for courses but I view it as more of a case of providing the other posters with something that was a bit of fun, and actually took the focus and attention away from another dull Hulky-baiting thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Red Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Besides, if you knew the answer to your question then why did you even ask it, unless you wanted to make a point. I didn't know the answer until Sickboy answered. Â I didn't mention bullying. Just an aside that jokes at the expense of vulnerable posters, is normally the sort of thing that "moderators" by definition, tend to try and tone down (preferably in as gentle and non-humourless a way as possible) rather than start. Just nice to know if a forum you frequent has a different definition to "moderation" than the norm. Â I'm not sure this conversation would be happening had someone else been chosen as a recipient of the suspension. Just sounds like sour grapes to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbins Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I'm not sure this conversation would be happening had someone else been chosen as a recipient of the suspension. Maybe not. I don't think it makes my question irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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