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The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

Jonathanpb wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

Honestly, the idea of TDD for mod is a little meh to me.

She would do the job and all but just doesn't seem mature enough to do it completely right or whatever.

I'd rather have a slightly immature mod around than one that's terribly mature 

:DDDDDDD High-five Jon!

I think my slight immaturity would work to the community's advantage - you wouldn't feel intimidated asking me a question 

But, but, but. So much Jedward was my main problem . . .

*hides in corner*

zapps wrote:

you should totally vote me for moderator bros
3 posts but i can imagine them in my mind to be bigger
so like yeah

that will never happen. not enough time bro.

I know what you mean, cheddargirl, I always find it much less intimidating when moderators talk informally and are prepared to joke a little when answering a question but I wouldn't want someone immature who can't take on the serious side when it's needed! Actually, it always takes me a little aback, if I email one of the Scratch team I usually write really formally, sign my name etc, then I just get this casual response!    my formality goes downhill from there 

peterkap wrote:

Im 12.... Turning 13 in november. Is there a possible way i can run for moderator?

From the page on community moderators:

Moderator Page wrote:

4. Will be age 13 or older during the month of the election

Sorry. You'd have to be 13 by the end of this month.

  Ok....

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

poemon1 wrote:

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

Everyone will have to quit sometime 

Have you been on Scratch long enough to apply?

how long is that, i had several accounts, but i just got this one, i got my first sscratch in 2008

You have to have been active for 6 months on the account you are running for mod on. 

ok so how many months was i on bout 4/5?

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

:DDDDDDD High-five Jon!

I think my slight immaturity would work to the community's advantage - you wouldn't feel intimidated asking me a question 

But, but, but. So much Jedward was my main problem . . .

*hides in corner*

Okay, here's a proposition:

"If I win the election, I will significantly reduce te amount of Jedward references in posts, and maybe eradicate them altogether." - Me


There you go. Is that a vote won? xD

@cheddargirl - I know the community here realises I'm not a perfect citizen. My retaliation towards negative comments are my downfall, and I have argued/spammed/brought up inappropriate topics once or twice. However, I believe i I have regained enough reputation for me to be a valid candidate for the Moderator position. I understand that there is a time and place for goofing off and immaturity, however when dealing with potentially sensitive or serious subjects, I will be formal and ensure a sense of authority is present. As you can robably tell, I have the ability to alter my typing style to fit with the current situation; I can adopt a less-formal approach when necessary. 

Mnn... Past posts sometimes speak louder than speeches. 

When picking a moderator candidate, I have a tendency to look the past posts to get an idea on how they react to tough situation. Just based on my opinion, I don't know if I've seen enough posts/comments from you that would otherwise show that you handle a tough situation on your own. Anybody can do the typical moderator stuff like clean up spam, remove swear words, move topics, and so on - but as the "Chronicles of a Moderator" thread show, it goes beyond that stuff and the position is not as easy as it looks. Long story short, I just want to see something from you, long-term, so I know that you would know how to act in different situations.

How do we vote? 

gettysburg11 wrote:

VanillaCreme wrote:

How do we vote? 

The election will be on Thursday. Come back then to vote. 

Cool 

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

Okay, here's a proposition:

"If I win the election, I will significantly reduce te amount of Jedward references in posts, and maybe eradicate them altogether." - Me


There you go. Is that a vote won? xD

@cheddargirl - I know the community here realises I'm not a perfect citizen. My retaliation towards negative comments are my downfall, and I have argued/spammed/brought up inappropriate topics once or twice. However, I believe i I have regained enough reputation for me to be a valid candidate for the Moderator position. I understand that there is a time and place for goofing off and immaturity, however when dealing with potentially sensitive or serious subjects, I will be formal and ensure a sense of authority is present. As you can robably tell, I have the ability to alter my typing style to fit with the current situation; I can adopt a less-formal approach when necessary. 

Mnn... Past posts sometimes speak louder than speeches. 

When picking a moderator candidate, I have a tendency to look the past posts to get an idea on how they react to tough situation. Just based on my opinion, I don't know if I've seen enough posts/comments from you that would otherwise show that you handle a tough situation on your own. Anybody can do the typical moderator stuff like clean up spam, remove swear words, move topics, and so on - but as the "Chronicles of a Moderator" thread show, it goes beyond that stuff and the position is not as easy as it looks. Long story short, I just want to see something from you, long-term, so I know that you would know how to act in different situations.

I know you might think I'm not mature enough to handle serious situations, but if you compare recent posts to posts in the past (those spammy ones that caused a ruckus, for example) I think you'll find I have matured; I am less childish, and particulary recently, I have made my posts more useful: focusing on quality.
In the next 3 days, I'm determined to prove to you and everyone else that \i canhandle the responsiibilty 

P.S. Sorry for typos, cant type properky because my fingers are bandage dup and it takes forever ti type 

Mnn, no, I'm saying I don't see enough recent posts from you that would otherwise convince me that you could handle some of the things a moderator will face. Anybody can make a good quality post. I can't quite put my hand on it, but, I guess I'm trying to say I'm looking for something that goes above and beyond just making a good quality post.

If you want to see what I'm looking for (and this is what I'm looking for in all the potential candidates), try to take a look at some of the past posts and actions made by moderator before they became moderators - they've been active in trying to help out the community both on and off the forums (curators, wiki helpers, welcoming new Scratchers and helping them with scripting, for example).

Hence why I wish to see something for the long term, not just a change you adapt in three days in hopes for a candidacy.

Last edited by cheddargirl (2011-07-18 18:36:11)

Harakou wrote:

poemon1 wrote:

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:

You have to have been active for 6 months on the account you are running for mod on. 

ok so how many months was i on bout 4/5?

Well, you first posted on the forums a little more than six months ago, (based on your register date) but I'm not sure if you've been active during all that time. (How exactly is "active on the forums" defined?)

active on forums means how long ago did i start posting forums

Chrischb wrote:

Mean time, voting guide to avoid the people suddenly becoming more active to try and get elected: Click search, enter a candidate's username in the Author search bit, set the sort type to posts, and scan them with that 

And make sure you check the posts before the election was announced