First giving neg rep without giving your name! Now giving neg rep under false names? How evil! The penalty for giving neg rep without giving your own name should be a good skewering!

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Theodore Lamar Heiks
BA, History/Political Science, Western State College of Colorado, 1984
MBA, Entrepreneurship/Marketing, City University of Seattle, 1993

Roasting over a banfire.

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My enduring personal, original quote: Many mistake what should rightly be called "passivism" for pacifism. Pacifism and passivism are COMPLETELY different.
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Ronald Reagan was not the only one to suffer from Alzheimer's Disease. America did, too.
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Los Angeles voters=dumber than rocks.

I suppose there is no way to identify someone who gives a poster rep points and does it without a name?
It's just a minor annoyance when this happens, but it does make me wonder who's repping me when there's no comment or no name.

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Tresha
Resident Lesbian Rabble Rouser
Taking pride in my work since August ':08
Lesbian MAFIA

Ignore the rumors:
Tresha hates small appliances

awww how sweet. You've got a secret admirer.


..or a stalker.



edit answer to question is yes, there is a way. Mods can see who sent anonymous reps.

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"When I'm in command, every mission is a suicide mission!" -Capt. Zapp Branigan
The United Church of the Latter Day Tangential Tarts

ggol, this made me laugh!
let's hope it's the former rather than the latter!

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Tresha
Resident Lesbian Rabble Rouser
Taking pride in my work since August ':08
Lesbian MAFIA

Ignore the rumors:
Tresha hates small appliances

This post/thread starter is in response to more than a few who are interested in becoming a moderator, and/or just curious about how moderators are chosen.

When the need arises for a new mod or mods, one of the existing mods will raise the issue and their reason behind adding mods to the existing panel. Presently there are about a dozen, and they already represent political opinion/thought from a wide spectrum of politics.

A consensus is reached by discussions among the existing mod panel in a moderator forum seen only by mods. The consensus is simply that there is a need to add to the panel. Most if the time it's because a mod has left the panel and/or there is more demand due to increase of traffic here as the user base grows. In the history of this board, no mod has been removed due to any wrong doing. All mods that have left the mod panel have done so voluntarily because of reasons such as being too busy, not liking the job, not wanting to be held to a high standard as a person who posts in an aggressive way, they're just burnt out and need a break, etc...

Following the consensus being reached about the need to add to the panel, various candidates or nominations are suggested. Any existing mod can suggest anyone, and discussions will ensue regarding things such as:
1. What is their political view, and how will it affect the balance of the panel?
2. How long have they been here? Do they know everyone or are they relatively new to this community?
3. How do other users react to them? Are they combative to everyone, or are they just the opposite?
4. How much time do they spend here? Will they help to cover times when other mods are unavailable?
5. Have they helped other members with problems? Do they work well with others even ones they usually oppose?
6. Do they show signs of being reasonable with others? Do they appear to stand their ground even when they've been shown to be wrong by their peers?
7. Have they received previous infractions or bannings? Are they habitual rule breakers or is this just an occasional issue?
8. Do any existing mods have any problems with a nominee? Have they singled out one mod or one user to complain about incessantly?
9. Will they accept if asked? Will they be willing to take on criticism from both sides while doing their duties here?
10. Will this reflect on this site in a positive way? Will this add to the board's mission statement and attract other members?

As the list narrows to one or a small number, we discretely contact them via PM and inform them they are being considered, and if asked would they accept. We then add this feedback to the mix. Several have been asked and turned us down. During this time we also read a collection of their posts to see if there's anything that might give us a clue that they might not make a good moderator.

These are a few of the topics discussed. I'm sure there are more that will come to mind at a later time, and other mods can add to this list as well.

Basically, we debate and deliberate until a consensus is reached. It's a time-consuming process because it takes away from time spent doing mod duties, and it requires all the existing mods to weigh in on the proposal.

Finally, after the consensus is reached, the mod nominee(s) will be brought to the site owner to consider. They have the final say. If the owner approves, they will log on one day with additional buttons, features, and abilities. They then find their way to the moderator forum to discuss how to use the new tools and when to use them.

The description above is my best explanation of the process in how we choose moderators from the user base. Feel free to ask questions about the process. We will do our best to answer them.

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

Thanks for the info, I will now try to move to the center and become nice to those I disagree with. You will soon see TJO, SBB and I kicking back, sharing beers and laughs. I will still dwell a touch to the right of Atila the Hun but speak with centrist intonations.

MasTequila for Mod in 2009

P.S. Do I need a running mate and if so do they have to be an active member or can they be one that has been banned?

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Liberals believe it is okay to kill babies, but not terrorists.

democrats believe it is okay to taser a 10 year old if this stance will get their guy elected.

Their hope to become a mod is seriously diminished by sarcastic humor.

<just kidding Mas>

Seriously, you DO need to have some semblance of a sense of humor here as well... since that's a plus.

And to answer your question... no, Billybob cannot be a mod. (Re-read #7 from the OP)

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

LOL.

What Senax doesn't make clear is that when we consider political views, it's with an eye toward making the panel as balanced as possible. Being an extreme right-winger or left-winger doesn't disqualify you -- it might actually help get you on the short list, if we're short of one or the other.

The biggest qualification, however, is maturity and a good "mod" temperament -- which sometimes seems to exclude those at the far end of the spectrum. "Extreme" and "evenhanded" rarely coexist in the same body.

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Man up.

What he said.

As usual, he clarifies what I neglected to portray.

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)