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deletedabout 8 years

Hello my dearest loving epic mafia community

Throughout the past I've seen quite a few people modded and demoded, on both ends for silly reasons. It's no secret that people pick on mod choices as just a big popularity contest, but is this poking fun at the thought excusing the [insert current owner here]'s choice in moderator-ship.

The most recent case was with the demodding of 3 people, 1 undeserving of what happened and 2 who did absolutely nothing wrong in the first place. After this, 2 people who never even posted an application was let through, one as a 'temp' but there's been 0 talk about them being replaced. They've gone from a temp to a perma.

While I was mod, most of the reasoning included "they're not known enough to the community" or "they're too popular and it may look like a popularity contest". By trying to avoid making it a popularity contest, are we making it a popularity contest?

All decisions are extremely biased. While voting for moderators have been discarded as a "popularity contest", wouldn't that be better than just the owner picking someone who's clique enough but not too much that people would rip into them?

Please discuss and share your opinions.

deletedabout 8 years

JamalMarley says


SirAmelio says


JamalMarley says

Bebop shouldn't be allowed to choose moderators as each and every single one of the moderators he has chosen have turned out to be utter failures and it is clear that his decision making skills are subpar.


jamal marley two days before i was modded: "SirAmelio would be a good mod"

jamal marley once i got modded: "wtf he sold himself to the clique terrible sellout mod"


Because you are scared to speak your mind now that you are a mod. If you have a different opinion than the clique you like to talk in private about it rather than openly.


word
JamalMarley
about 8 years

SirAmelio says


JamalMarley says

Bebop shouldn't be allowed to choose moderators as each and every single one of the moderators he has chosen have turned out to be utter failures and it is clear that his decision making skills are subpar.


jamal marley two days before i was modded: "SirAmelio would be a good mod"

jamal marley once i got modded: "wtf he sold himself to the clique terrible sellout mod"


Because you are scared to speak your mind now that you are a mod. If you have a different opinion than the clique you like to talk in private about it rather than openly.
deletedabout 8 years

bdog1321 says

You would all benefit immensely from an hour less of em a day


/thread
bdog1321
about 8 years
You would all benefit immensely from an hour less of em a day
SirAmelio
about 8 years

Entil says


SirAmelio says


JamalMarley says

Bebop shouldn't be allowed to choose moderators as each and every single one of the moderators he has chosen have turned out to be utter failures and it is clear that his decision making skills are subpar.


jamal marley two days before i was modded: "SirAmelio would be a good mod"

jamal marley once i got modded: "wtf he sold himself to the clique terrible sellout mod"


You trying to argue with Jamal makes me sus.. As if you're trying to hide you sold yourself to the clique. And here I thought I seen it all.


JamalMarley is an user that, admitedlly, entertains me a lot
SirAmelio
about 8 years
btw jimbei now i reread your thread and let me put myself as an example


there are several people before i got modded that said that i would be a good mod

how do they know that? im popular enough on EM (ikr a dream come true) so that people would know the way i handle stuff and they thought that was a good thing


now get a random user that nobody knows. he MAY be an excellent mod but there is no good way of knowing that, and also itd be hard to know if theyd actually be commited enough to actually mod the lobby


so yeah popularity does matter a bit, not because of circlejerking, but because you already have a solid idea of how someone could work as a mod, and you'd be playing it safe instead of gambling and seeing if a random user would work


but its not an exclusive requirement. there have been people that weren't that well known on the site that were modded (kagerrou or even japter for people that dont come on chatbox too much)
Entil
about 8 years

SirAmelio says


JamalMarley says

Bebop shouldn't be allowed to choose moderators as each and every single one of the moderators he has chosen have turned out to be utter failures and it is clear that his decision making skills are subpar.


jamal marley two days before i was modded: "SirAmelio would be a good mod"

jamal marley once i got modded: "wtf he sold himself to the clique terrible sellout mod"


You trying to argue with Jamal makes me sus.. As if you're trying to hide you sold yourself to the clique. And here I thought I seen it all.
SirAmelio
about 8 years

JamalMarley says

Bebop shouldn't be allowed to choose moderators as each and every single one of the moderators he has chosen have turned out to be utter failures and it is clear that his decision making skills are subpar.


jamal marley two days before i was modded: "SirAmelio would be a good mod"

jamal marley once i got modded: "wtf he sold himself to the clique terrible sellout mod"
Reamix
about 8 years

JamalMarley says

Bebop shouldn't be allowed to choose moderators as each and every single one of the moderators he has chosen have turned out to be utter failures and it is clear that his decision making skills are subpar.


:,(
JamalMarley
about 8 years
Bebop shouldn't be allowed to choose moderators as each and every single one of the moderators he has chosen have turned out to be utter failures and it is clear that his decision making skills are subpar.
deletedabout 8 years

SirAmelio says

good discussion guys we can lock this thread now


I think you take the locking of threads too lightly like its candy being handed out
deletedabout 8 years
Reread my opening post.
SirAmelio
about 8 years

sl0nderman says


SirAmelio says


cub says

the popularity owner is also considered the best

poll for new owner most votes wins




i can see what youre trying :doge:


Oh i forgot about this. Bottom 50% got modded. Really makes you think.


yea kinda proves jimbei's original point is wrong


good discussion guys we can lock this thread now
nightmarePhantom
about 8 years
has this discussion came anywhere?
deletedabout 8 years
How to be site mod: suck up to other site mods, skype with them, and play games with them
sl0nderman
about 8 years

SirAmelio says


cub says

the popularity owner is also considered the best

poll for new owner most votes wins




i can see what youre trying :doge:


Oh i forgot about this. Bottom 50% got modded. Really makes you think.
Dag
about 8 years
What will the clique do when Golbamania runs wild on them?
deletedabout 8 years
tfw arcbell and poser both voted for me
Golbolco
about 8 years

cub says

im pretty sure golbolco was owner at that time so that would be dumb


No I wasn't, Garden was owner shortly before that until Roadman took control after he went inactive on his main.
deletedabout 8 years
She was but we were also upset because no one gave the choice to keep her as owner.
cub
about 8 years
im pretty sure golbolco was owner at that time so that would be dumb
Dag
about 8 years

SirAmelio says


cub says

the popularity owner is also considered the best

poll for new owner most votes wins




i can see what youre trying :doge:


>no golbolco
Ace
about 8 years
jimbei ate my string cheese that i was saving for after a long day of plucking worms out of the dirt with my toes so i hate her
xela
about 8 years
im popular and the contest is over i won
SirAmelio
about 8 years

cub says

the popularity owner is also considered the best

poll for new owner most votes wins




i can see what youre trying :doge: