Question on moderation
- Thread starter RedRalph
- Start date
They would have to be. But Mods are only human. I used to do a great deal of it. Which is why at that other place politics wasn't modded much at all. To discuss and dispute politics while modding it and remaining fair is extremely difficult. And even when it can be done, those people the Mod has conflicts with in the threads and then applies warnings and infractions to, will automatically be accused of bias, even when there is none there.
But the fact that a Mod will disagree with a person, and warn them, does not mean that the Mod is modding in a biased fashion. And when the Mod is trying his best, and accused of bias in any case, has a lot of pressure towards the burnout of the Mod in question. The "Usual Suspects" will never believe that said Mod is not biased, and cause extra trouble because of that.
But the fact that a Mod will disagree with a person, and warn them, does not mean that the Mod is modding in a biased fashion. And when the Mod is trying his best, and accused of bias in any case, has a lot of pressure towards the burnout of the Mod in question. The "Usual Suspects" will never believe that said Mod is not biased, and cause extra trouble because of that.
I think most mods step back from active participation in discussions in general and in heated threads in particular. It can be a challenge to try to do both. It is much easier to be objective if you aren't participating and I think most mods do try to be objective.
azzaman333
meh
Yes .
On a couple of boards where I mod/admin, I took to the policy of using a colored tag when I had my mod hat on so that posters could see a clear delineation between my posts as another poster versus when I was acting in the capacity of a mod.
That said, yeah, you have to work hard at being objective, esp. for topics that you are close to.
</start example>
FAKE MOD ACTION: RRW let this be your final warning on the matter.
</end example>
^ Similarly, here if you see anything in mod tags, you know it's official. If it's in normal type like in my post right here, it's not official, and is the member with his/her mod/admin hat off.
Speaking of hats... on one of my forums, I have a hat smiley, which I include in any post I make that has something official to say. When people see that hat, they know it's my admin hat, not my normal member persona.
Speaking of hats... on one of my forums, I have a hat smiley, which I include in any post I make that has something official to say. When people see that hat, they know it's my admin hat, not my normal member persona.
We encourage all mods here to keep their mod posts and 'poster' posts clearly separate. We provide four different mod tags to help facilitate that.
Obviously, it's not always appropriate. In this forum, for instance, we will often use our 'poster' voice, even though we are using our mod knowledge, since we aren't taking action on anything. But you can be sure that if you see Moderator Action: ... tags, that we are wearing our moderator hats.
Obviously, it's not always appropriate. In this forum, for instance, we will often use our 'poster' voice, even though we are using our mod knowledge, since we aren't taking action on anything. But you can be sure that if you see Moderator Action: ... tags, that we are wearing our moderator hats.
Mise
isle of lucy
I think mods are pretty good at keeping their own politics out of their moderating. They're also not supposed to moderate threads that they are actively participating in, because, being human, they can get as worked up about something as anyone else.
Perfection
The Great Head.
Actually, it's a perfectly ordinary cowboy-style hat, and the color is brown.
holy king
Deity
i never saw any political bias in moderator actions here.
They got rid of it in the good 'ol days. Then political bias was rampant, you've gotta love AoA banning half of OT because they didn't agree with him.
nonconformist
Miserable
The good ol' days was the days of the "can Palestinians or Israelis kill civilians more efficiently?"
Sir_Lancelot
Emperor
Four different tags? *confused*
What is the difference on the tags other than color?
Moderator Action: ...
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889 Example 1
Moderator Action: ... Example 2
Moderator Action: ... Example 3
Moderator Action: ... Example 4
OK I see that the examples 1 and 2 are basically the same, but I still wonder about the three different colors.
I'm sorry for asking a possibly stupid question. I've been inactive so much the last years that I feel like a newbie again.
GhostWriter16
Deity
Four different tags? *confused*
What is the difference on the tags other than color?
Moderator Action: ...
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889 Example 1
Moderator Action: ... Example 2
Moderator Action: ... Example 3
Moderator Action: ... Example 4
OK I see that the examples 1 and 2 are basically the same, but I still wonder about the three different colors.
I'm sorry for asking a possibly stupid question. I've been inactive so much the last years that I feel like a newbie again.
I'd just like to say I am curious also.
First, a reminder that mod tags are not allowed to be used by non-moderators. 
The different tags are for different purposes.
The dark maroon Moderator Action: mod tags
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889
are used when we really, really, want you to pay attention to what we are saying. It includes a link to the forum rules. This tag indicates we are breaking out our big pointy stick.
The second dark maroon tag is for when we don't feel pointing out the rules is necessarily appropriate, but we still want you to know we mean business, as in Moderator Action: Behave yourself!
The other two tags are used when we are performing a moderator action, but there is no "rule-breaking" involved, such as Moderator Action: Thread moved.
Moderators are free to use whichever tags they feel are most appropriate to the situation at hand.
The different tags are for different purposes.
The dark maroon Moderator Action: mod tags
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889
are used when we really, really, want you to pay attention to what we are saying. It includes a link to the forum rules. This tag indicates we are breaking out our big pointy stick.
The second dark maroon tag is for when we don't feel pointing out the rules is necessarily appropriate, but we still want you to know we mean business, as in Moderator Action: Behave yourself!
The other two tags are used when we are performing a moderator action, but there is no "rule-breaking" involved, such as Moderator Action: Thread moved.
Moderators are free to use whichever tags they feel are most appropriate to the situation at hand.
GhostWriter16
Deity
First, a reminder that mod tags are not allowed to be used by non-moderators.
The different tags are for different purposes.
The dark maroon Moderator Action: mod tags
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889
are used when we really, really, want you to pay attention to what we are saying. It includes a link to the forum rules. This tag indicates we are breaking out our big pointy stick.
The second dark maroon tag is for when we don't feel pointing out the rules is necessarily appropriate, but we still want you to know we mean business, as in Moderator Action: Behave yourself!
The other two tags are used when we are performing a moderator action, but there is no "rule-breaking" involved, such as Moderator Action: Thread moved.
Moderators are free to use whichever tags they feel are most appropriate to the situation at hand.
What's the difference between blue and green? Or none?
None. Or moderator preference.
Lies.
Green is for thread-moving, easy warnings, and stuff like that.
Blue is when the moderators designate a "target". They collect an IP address and send it to Thunderfall. Thunderfall then traces the IP address to the subject's residence, and relays this information to the moderators.
After a discussion and "sleep on it to make sure" period, lasting no less than a week, the moderators enact their plan on the target.
Should the moderators reach the conclusion that the target must be "set straight", then they will enact a punishment equivalent to the infractions the target has perpetrated.
In two weeks' time, with the help of various international agencies (and a little covert ops training), the target will one day wake up to a horrible comeuppance.
For in their bedroom will be a number of barrels full of monkeys equivalent to the infraction points they had earned up to that date.
Now unless the target is extremely intelligent (in which case they could have avoided the IP tracing), then they will not figure out that the number of barrels is equal to the number of infraction points earned at the Civilization Fanatics' Forums (and the total number of monkeys equal to the total number of collective brain cells of the moderators destroyed).
However, realizing what fate has sprung onto them, they will become a better citizen and seek to atone for their past misdeeds. And hopefully, a better poster too.
Moderator Action: Its a bunch of lies; nothing but lies; you'll ignore this post ^^, if you know whats good for you.
