Does Neowin need harsher mods?


Does Neowin Need Harsher Mods?  

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  1. 1. Does Neowin Need Harsher Mods?

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    • No
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I can't seem to find the insert poll so i'm just gonna leave it like this.

Anyways, the reason I ask is because i constantly see people on the forum trolling or flaming others. And some members are just plain annoying and offensive at times and I see no change in this, in fact it gets worst.

So do you guys thinks mods should be harsher on such stated members?

Yes or No? WHY?

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I know this is CLOSE to the line of questioning the foundation on which Neowin exists...but I feel this discussion is necessary. I believe the mods do a VERY good job at managing thousands of people. There are, of course, going to be exceptions to the "perfect Neowin" for which some strive; however, these exceptions are, more often than not, treated with great concern by the mods. I feel they are successful.

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They seem fine or even too rude sometimes.

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can you imagine what it's like to teach a kindergarten class of 50,000 kids with a.d.d.?

i moderate a board that isn't quite as large as this one, but the members are notciably more... aggressive... and being nice to everyone, all the time, gets old fast.

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Out of all the posts of people calling others a jack ass or dumb ass, or hte occasional "****ing idiot", I get warned for calling a person a dolt, a DOLT I got warned for a Nickelodeon(sp) insult! WTH

not to mention after dealing with 3 mods my subscription has been in limbo for iver a month now and STILL not activated or given me a refund.

We dont need stricter mods, we need SMARTER ones.

Disclaimer: My opinion does not reflect how I feel about ALL the mods.

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can you imagine what it's like to teach a kindergarten class of 50,000 kids with a.d.d.?

i moderate a board that isn't quite as large as this one, but the members are notciably more... aggressive... and being nice to everyone, all the time, gets old fast.

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Thats just it why can't people just be nice. I mean is it so hard. If you don't share a view on something with another simply agree to disagree don't go about bashing and name calling. Althoug I will make an exception regarding threads that deal with religion and politics those two topics are always flaring up peoplr.

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I think they are doing a fine job! Though as others have said, they can't be everywhere... so don't hesitate to use the report button and explain why it is a problem... they usually listen :).

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No, never had a problem with any of them. They do a pretty good job at keeping the boards clean of the trash. I've seen links from other sites (including major network sites), saying that the board is run by a large staff that keep them clean, and say they are generally considered safe for the youngins. I'm suprised that so many people volunteer here, its a huge time comitment (Y). To some of the guys saying they are to harsh. As the phrase goes, If you give respect, you will get respect. This is especially true with neowin, if you PM a mod asking "Why the *insert obscenity* was I warned for *insert reason*" you are more likley to get a not so nice reasonce.

However, that is just my general opinion. That does not reflect my opinion of all the mods. A few can give off the impression of not caring about what some say moreso than others, but this is just a small fraction of all of them.

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If there was stricter staff at Neowin then it would give Neowin the reputation it has today. The stricter the staff are, the worse the atmosphere gets. But that's just my opinion.

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(hell) no.

some mods don't respond when messaging them, others are instantly there, friendly and helpful. we need more of #2.

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(hell) no.

some mods don't respond when messaging them, others are instantly there, friendly and helpful. we need more of #2.

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I agree with this one, some mods on Neowin just don't deserve to be mods :no: , however there are some excellent ones that are always willing to help.

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if we had stricter mods, it would ruin the fun coming to Neowin, you'll be watching what you write hoping that a mod or the person don' take it the wrong way, and issue a warning. Theres nothing wrong with how the mods are running the joint now!

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it is a wonder that the mods have not gone :wacko: already. with the amount of people posting and the different backgrounds we come from. i think the mods are doing a good job. (Y) :star:

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Moderators are people too and in that respect they make good and bad decisions at times, like we all do... cest la vie!

With a forum of this size you get a varied amount of posting and posters, it's a time consuming job to wade your way through the junk posts from, Spammers, Trolls, Double posters and illegal content and the usual off topic replys, so sometimes you need mods that are tough otherwise you end up with a forum thats a mess and resembles a kindergarten!

I've been coming to Neowin for years, dont post as much as I'd like as I Moderate at another bigish forum and one smaller one, plus I have a life outside the internet to be able to be everywere.. but this place is moderated very fairly and hats off to the Admins and Moderators who do this on a voluntary basis for keeping Neowin a friendly place to visit.

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Good point jungle bill - i'm exactly the same as you (I super-moderate on a big car forum and am trying to juggle my real life too) and some people around here just have no idea what is involved in the job sometimes.

To echo what the above poster said, I feel the mods do a good job whilst remaining friendly and approachable all the time. Don't change a single thing for the whiny trouble causers who have too much time and not enough common sense.

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Like its been said, with a forum this size the moderators can't be everywhere at once. I don't even monitor the forums, I look after the front page and I can't be everywhere at once. One comment can literally bring the whole discussion down, and it doesn't take long for it to happen. I suppose that comes with the size and diversity of Neowin.

It also doesn't help that some members consistently give staff a hard time, or get into little PM wars with them. Heck, I got into one the other day with a member because I failed to notify them of a comment that I edited on them (which I'm not technically required to do) when I had to do a mass cleanup of a story. I also find it interesting that members add me to their MSN just to get me to "screw" with people they don't like, even though I don't "work" in the forums. As for the moderators, they do an excellent job, and they don't need to change a thing.

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I think that the Mods here do an incredible job. There are lots of immature posters who they have to police up (all of the time). The Mods that I work with are kind, knowledgable, and fair.

They are also human and make the best judgements that they can at the time. Plus, as junglebill said, it is a volunteer effort. No one gets rich doing what they do..... :no:

Barney

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