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#1 2012-09-17 23:45:44
Mods still act like normal people?
(Yes, I know, the title's fairly stupid. And to be honest, the question is also almost on the same level of silliness 
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So, most of the time, it seems that forum mods only appear in a thread to ask someone not to spam, not to flame, et cetera, and I've only seen a few select mods post anything that is more casual than "Closed by request", and it's still quite rare. Don't mods like to participate in collaborations, or have a signature shop, or do something besides patrol the forums? (Not that it's a bad thing). Is there something about being a mod that by doing one of those kinds of things, you're somehow unfairly boosting that certain activity? (don't ask what I mean by that; I myself am not totally sure :P)
It'd be extra helpful if I could get an answer from a current or former mod, as they would know firsthand.
Thanks in advance!
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#3 2012-09-18 00:31:54
- veggieman001
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Re: Mods still act like normal people?
I think they do; I've definitely seen sparks post around in the ATs, cheddargirl, Lucario, and Sci posting on threads in MaC and RaP, and other instances. They do kind of have their hands full with moderating, though.
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#4 2012-09-18 00:36:43
- jji7skyline
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Re: Mods still act like normal people?
Exactly. It's hard for them to juggle moderating tasks, as well as taking part in community discussions. They still do it quite a bit though 
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#5 2012-09-18 01:00:42
- cheddargirl
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Re: Mods still act like normal people?
jji7skyline wrote:
Exactly. It's hard for them to juggle moderating tasks, as well as taking part in community discussions. They still do it quite a bit though
That, or sometimes there isn't much to say. I don't post much if there isn't a topic I'm interested in; chances are that the same be said of any moderator, or even any Scratcher in general.
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#6 2012-09-18 02:34:23
Re: Mods still act like normal people?
I have seen Scimonster join in discussions a lot though.
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#7 2012-09-18 06:15:54
Re: Mods still act like normal people?
yeah, lightnin' also.
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#8 2012-09-18 08:24:55
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#9 2012-09-18 08:27:54
- mythbusteranimator
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Re: Mods still act like normal people?
Sometimes, they can act somewhat humanoid.
No, just kidding.
The mods are great.
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#10 2012-09-20 15:29:07
- scimonster
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Re: Mods still act like normal people?
JH1010 wrote:
I have seen Scimonster join in discussions a lot though.
Yep, it's a habit i have. 
I try not to let being a moderator remove from my forum pleasures; i still like to talk and help, as well as moderate.
mythbusteranimator wrote:
Sometimes, they can act somewhat humanoid.
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#11 2012-09-20 16:58:59
- RedRocker227
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Re: Mods still act like normal people?
Harakou and Sci are the only ones that regularly post in non-Scratch topics, I find
Moderating probably takes up way more time than it sounds like it does though, and besides, they're not obliged to post
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#14 2012-09-21 06:57:07
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#15 2012-09-21 07:08:51
- ProgrammingPro01
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Re: Mods still act like normal people?
I've seen many mods act casual, I bet plenty of us have seen Lightnin make some casual non-moddy topics too.
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