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#276 2010-10-03 21:59:42
Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
coolstuff wrote:
scmb1 wrote:
fullmoon wrote:
The reasoning is basically this. Once you're fourteen, it's likely that you have some experience with the Real World, in other words, you have probably had some responsibility in a job, or with siblings, or something. You have started high school, and you know what it's like to interact with people who may not like you, or are different from you. You have enough general knowledge that you won't embarrass yourself or other community members. Your spelling is pretty good, And You Don't Type Like This. And importantly, you won't be seriously scarred by some of the more disturbing stuff the internet has to offer. You are good with time management. And, since this is a programming website, it's sort of implied that you have enough knowledge of Scratch itself (and maybe other languages) to help people out. Notice that all of our current moderators, such as Coolstuff, JSO, and Wolfie, actually know their way around the Scratch interface, the Scratch website, and computers in general. This sort of knowledge takes years of antisocial behavior to accumulate
So even if you're a friendly, knowledgable person (and most of the under-14 candidates are/were) it seems pretty reasonable to limit the job to people who are closer to adulthood, in other words, 14+.That is a great explanation, but it wasn't what I was asking. I am in agreement with the new requirements and I am 16, so I definitely know what it is like to be 14 or older. I was just recommending that somebody (like Lightnin) put a summary of the reasoning on the very first post so people will be a little less likely to explode.
This is for the sake of the angry 13-and-unders and the mods who are going crazy explaining it over and over. Sorry for being unclear.
Well, I'm in the process of writing a topic - which should be ready for posting in a week or two - that will potentially clear up the responsibilities of moderating for everyone to see.
Sounds dandy! I'll be interested in reading it.
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#277 2010-10-03 23:35:31
Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
coolstuff wrote:
scmb1 wrote:
fullmoon wrote:
The reasoning is basically this. Once you're fourteen, it's likely that you have some experience with the Real World, in other words, you have probably had some responsibility in a job, or with siblings, or something. You have started high school, and you know what it's like to interact with people who may not like you, or are different from you. You have enough general knowledge that you won't embarrass yourself or other community members. Your spelling is pretty good, And You Don't Type Like This. And importantly, you won't be seriously scarred by some of the more disturbing stuff the internet has to offer. You are good with time management. And, since this is a programming website, it's sort of implied that you have enough knowledge of Scratch itself (and maybe other languages) to help people out. Notice that all of our current moderators, such as Coolstuff, JSO, and Wolfie, actually know their way around the Scratch interface, the Scratch website, and computers in general. This sort of knowledge takes years of antisocial behavior to accumulate
So even if you're a friendly, knowledgable person (and most of the under-14 candidates are/were) it seems pretty reasonable to limit the job to people who are closer to adulthood, in other words, 14+.That is a great explanation, but it wasn't what I was asking. I am in agreement with the new requirements and I am 16, so I definitely know what it is like to be 14 or older. I was just recommending that somebody (like Lightnin) put a summary of the reasoning on the very first post so people will be a little less likely to explode.
Well, I'm in the process of writing a topic - which should be ready for posting in a week or two - that will potentially clear up the responsibilities of moderating for everyone to see.
A week or two? That must be a long topic. O_O
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#278 2010-10-04 01:08:07
#279 2010-10-04 06:06:37
Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
fg123 wrote:
He's Coolstuff, long walls of text is his specialety.
I think that ChrischB holds the record for longest text block though...
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#280 2010-10-04 06:30:28
Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
TheSaint wrote:
fg123 wrote:
He's Coolstuff, long walls of text is his specialety.
I think that ChrischB holds the record for longest text block though...
Where? My personal longest text block is one that fills up an entire page. (It was a pokemon creepy story)
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#281 2010-10-04 07:27:38
Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
Chrischb wrote:
coolstuff wrote:
scmb1 wrote:
That is a great explanation, but it wasn't what I was asking. I am in agreement with the new requirements and I am 16, so I definitely know what it is like to be 14 or older. I was just recommending that somebody (like Lightnin) put a summary of the reasoning on the very first post so people will be a little less likely to explode.Well, I'm in the process of writing a topic - which should be ready for posting in a week or two - that will potentially clear up the responsibilities of moderating for everyone to see.
A week or two? That must be a long topic. O_O
Nah, I'm getting a few people to review it to make sure it's top-notch.
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#282 2010-10-04 11:10:31
- gettysburg11
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
coolstuff wrote:
Chrischb wrote:
coolstuff wrote:
Well, I'm in the process of writing a topic - which should be ready for posting in a week or two - that will potentially clear up the responsibilities of moderating for everyone to see.A week or two? That must be a long topic. O_O
Nah, I'm getting a few people to review it to make sure it's top-notch.
Well, I'm definitely looking forward to reading it as well.
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#283 2010-10-04 12:47:29
- juststickman
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
12three wrote:
I got yelled at by a mod again.
Anyway, this topic got closed, and I was told to keep the discussion here, so I will:
Do I agree with this? Nope. I'm just posting the reasons why because I saw somebody ask for one.
1. If there are things like Pornography on Scratch, people below 14 may not be able to handle it.
Disagree.
2. Users need to be mature ( Even though I could list several people who I feel are mature enough)
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
3. Younger Scratchers may not understand the commitment required for this job.
^.
4. They will have to spend lots of time on Scratch, which is a concept that younger Scratchers may not understand.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
5. The scratch team is scared that they will see a lot of the spam they saw over the summer, and they don't feel a younger person would know how to handle it.
That's a completely true fact.
6. If the Scratch team lowers it to twelve, there will also be more innapropriate Scratchers than there are at fourteen.
That makes no sense. Also, prove how it's better than 14.
7. Sometimes, spammers and others will attack mods directly, and the scratch team feels that younger scratchers will not be able to handle that.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
In short, the Scratch team just does not feel that younger people will understand the job or what to do in many situations.
Do NOT yell at me for these. I did not make any of these up- most of these are stated from the Scratch team or other Scratchers that think logically.
I hope this will clear up some things.
-12three-
My replies.
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#284 2010-10-04 15:47:45
- cheddargirl
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
juststickman wrote:
12three wrote:
I got yelled at by a mod again.
Anyway, this topic got closed, and I was told to keep the discussion here, so I will:
Do I agree with this? Nope. I'm just posting the reasons why because I saw somebody ask for one.
1. If there are things like Pornography on Scratch, people below 14 may not be able to handle it.
Disagree.
To clarify: The Scratch Team doesn't feel comfortable with those younger than 14 looking at those things, even if they [the users] feel they are comfortable with it.
2. Users need to be mature ( Even though I could list several people who I feel are mature enough)
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
The Scratch Team realizes that age is not a factor of maturity, they feel that there are users under age 14 that are quite mature. The issue is what I stated above, that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
3. Younger Scratchers may not understand the commitment required for this job.
^.
There are users who do not understand the commitment of the job, but I don't think age has something to do with it because this is issue is widespread among different ages. Again, the issue is they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
4. They will have to spend lots of time on Scratch, which is a concept that younger Scratchers may not understand.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
Answer similar to my reply on 2 and 3.
5. The scratch team is scared that they will see a lot of the spam they saw over the summer, and they don't feel a younger person would know how to handle it.
That's a completely true fact.
Not necessarily. An older-aged moderator may not know how to react to spam if they're new at the moderating experience. Again, the issue is not the fact that a younger user will know how to handle it, the issue is that they [the Scratch Team] is not okay with younger users seeing and handling it.
6. If the Scratch team lowers it to twelve, there will also be more innapropriate Scratchers than there are at fourteen.
That makes no sense. Also, prove how it's better than 14.
Again, the that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle. Age being a factor of maturity is not true here.
7. Sometimes, spammers and others will attack mods directly, and the scratch team feels that younger scratchers will not be able to handle that.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
Again, the Scratch Team realizes that age is not a factor of maturity, they feel that there are users under age 14 that are quite mature. The issue is what I stated above, that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
In short, the Scratch team just does not feel that younger people will understand the job or what to do in many situations.
Not true. They realize that there are users under the age of 14 who are probably mature enough to take on the job. The issue is that they are not comfortable with younger users taking on the job. It kind of is the same thing with most parents worried about the content of what their children see - they probably would not feel comfortable with a ten, eleven, or twelve year old seeing mature content, even if they [the child] feels they are mature enough. My guess is that the Scratch Team is also not comfortable with thirteen year olds handling the content that a moderator usually deals with (hence why the rule is probably set at 14).
Do NOT yell at me for these. I did not make any of these up- most of these are stated from the Scratch team or other Scratchers that think logically.
I hope this will clear up some things.
-12three-My replies.
My [rather redundant] replies. The issue is not that they think a 10,11,12,13 year old is not as good as a fourteen year old; the issue is that they do not feel comfortable with younger aged users taking on the job of moderator.
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#285 2010-10-04 16:03:01
Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
juststickman wrote:
12three wrote:
I got yelled at by a mod again.
Anyway, this topic got closed, and I was told to keep the discussion here, so I will:
Do I agree with this? Nope. I'm just posting the reasons why because I saw somebody ask for one.
1. If there are things like Pornography on Scratch, people below 14 may not be able to handle it.
Disagree.
2. Users need to be mature ( Even though I could list several people who I feel are mature enough)
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
3. Younger Scratchers may not understand the commitment required for this job.
^.
4. They will have to spend lots of time on Scratch, which is a concept that younger Scratchers may not understand.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
5. The scratch team is scared that they will see a lot of the spam they saw over the summer, and they don't feel a younger person would know how to handle it.
That's a completely true fact.
6. If the Scratch team lowers it to twelve, there will also be more innapropriate Scratchers than there are at fourteen.
That makes no sense. Also, prove how it's better than 14.
7. Sometimes, spammers and others will attack mods directly, and the scratch team feels that younger scratchers will not be able to handle that.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
In short, the Scratch team just does not feel that younger people will understand the job or what to do in many situations.
Do NOT yell at me for these. I did not make any of these up- most of these are stated from the Scratch team or other Scratchers that think logically.
I hope this will clear up some things.
-12three-My replies.
For probably the fourth time, I did NOT make any of these. These are simply things stated by reliable members of the community and the Team.
-12three-
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#286 2010-10-04 16:17:32
- Lucario621
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- Registered: 2007-10-03
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
cheddargirl wrote:
juststickman wrote:
12three wrote:
I got yelled at by a mod again.
Anyway, this topic got closed, and I was told to keep the discussion here, so I will:
Do I agree with this? Nope. I'm just posting the reasons why because I saw somebody ask for one.
1. If there are things like Pornography on Scratch, people below 14 may not be able to handle it.
Disagree.
To clarify: The Scratch Team doesn't feel comfortable with those younger than 14 looking at those things, even if they [the users] feel they are comfortable with it.
2. Users need to be mature ( Even though I could list several people who I feel are mature enough)
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
The Scratch Team realizes that age is not a factor of maturity, they feel that there are users under age 14 that are quite mature. The issue is what I stated above, that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
3. Younger Scratchers may not understand the commitment required for this job.
^.
There are users who do not understand the commitment of the job, but I don't think age has something to do with it because this is issue is widespread among different ages. Again, the issue is they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
4. They will have to spend lots of time on Scratch, which is a concept that younger Scratchers may not understand.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
Answer similar to my reply on 2 and 3.
5. The scratch team is scared that they will see a lot of the spam they saw over the summer, and they don't feel a younger person would know how to handle it.
That's a completely true fact.
Not necessarily. An older-aged moderator may not know how to react to spam if they're new at the moderating experience. Again, the issue is not the fact that a younger user will know how to handle it, the issue is that they [the Scratch Team] is not okay with younger users seeing and handling it.
6. If the Scratch team lowers it to twelve, there will also be more innapropriate Scratchers than there are at fourteen.
That makes no sense. Also, prove how it's better than 14.
Again, the that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle. Age being a factor of maturity is not true here.
7. Sometimes, spammers and others will attack mods directly, and the scratch team feels that younger scratchers will not be able to handle that.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
Again, the Scratch Team realizes that age is not a factor of maturity, they feel that there are users under age 14 that are quite mature. The issue is what I stated above, that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
In short, the Scratch team just does not feel that younger people will understand the job or what to do in many situations.
Not true. They realize that there are users under the age of 14 who are probably mature enough to take on the job. The issue is that they are not comfortable with younger users taking on the job. It kind of is the same thing with most parents worried about the content of what their children see - they probably would not feel comfortable with a ten, eleven, or twelve year old seeing mature content, even if they [the child] feels they are mature enough. My guess is that the Scratch Team is also not comfortable with thirteen year olds handling the content that a moderator usually deals with (hence why the rule is probably set at 14).
Do NOT yell at me for these. I did not make any of these up- most of these are stated from the Scratch team or other Scratchers that think logically.
I hope this will clear up some things.
-12three-My replies.
My [rather redundant] replies. The issue is not that they think a 10,11,12,13 year old is not as good as a fourteen year old; the issue is that they do not feel comfortable with younger aged users taking on the job of moderator.
Thanks for clarifying some things
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#287 2010-10-04 17:12:00
#288 2010-10-04 17:14:19
- gettysburg11
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2008-06-14
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
cheddargirl wrote:
juststickman wrote:
12three wrote:
I got yelled at by a mod again.
Anyway, this topic got closed, and I was told to keep the discussion here, so I will:
Do I agree with this? Nope. I'm just posting the reasons why because I saw somebody ask for one.
1. If there are things like Pornography on Scratch, people below 14 may not be able to handle it.
Disagree.
To clarify: The Scratch Team doesn't feel comfortable with those younger than 14 looking at those things, even if they [the users] feel they are comfortable with it.
2. Users need to be mature ( Even though I could list several people who I feel are mature enough)
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
The Scratch Team realizes that age is not a factor of maturity, they feel that there are users under age 14 that are quite mature. The issue is what I stated above, that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
3. Younger Scratchers may not understand the commitment required for this job.
^.
There are users who do not understand the commitment of the job, but I don't think age has something to do with it because this is issue is widespread among different ages. Again, the issue is they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
4. They will have to spend lots of time on Scratch, which is a concept that younger Scratchers may not understand.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
Answer similar to my reply on 2 and 3.
5. The scratch team is scared that they will see a lot of the spam they saw over the summer, and they don't feel a younger person would know how to handle it.
That's a completely true fact.
Not necessarily. An older-aged moderator may not know how to react to spam if they're new at the moderating experience. Again, the issue is not the fact that a younger user will know how to handle it, the issue is that they [the Scratch Team] is not okay with younger users seeing and handling it.
6. If the Scratch team lowers it to twelve, there will also be more innapropriate Scratchers than there are at fourteen.
That makes no sense. Also, prove how it's better than 14.
Again, the that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle. Age being a factor of maturity is not true here.
7. Sometimes, spammers and others will attack mods directly, and the scratch team feels that younger scratchers will not be able to handle that.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
Again, the Scratch Team realizes that age is not a factor of maturity, they feel that there are users under age 14 that are quite mature. The issue is what I stated above, that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
In short, the Scratch team just does not feel that younger people will understand the job or what to do in many situations.
Not true. They realize that there are users under the age of 14 who are probably mature enough to take on the job. The issue is that they are not comfortable with younger users taking on the job. It kind of is the same thing with most parents worried about the content of what their children see - they probably would not feel comfortable with a ten, eleven, or twelve year old seeing mature content, even if they [the child] feels they are mature enough. My guess is that the Scratch Team is also not comfortable with thirteen year olds handling the content that a moderator usually deals with (hence why the rule is probably set at 14).
Do NOT yell at me for these. I did not make any of these up- most of these are stated from the Scratch team or other Scratchers that think logically.
I hope this will clear up some things.
-12three-My replies.
My [rather redundant] replies. The issue is not that they think a 10,11,12,13 year old is not as good as a fourteen year old; the issue is that they do not feel comfortable with younger aged users taking on the job of moderator.
I think the main confusion here might be over why the Scratch team feels that way.
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#289 2010-10-04 21:25:29
- Penguinsrock
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- Registered: 2008-11-08
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
cheddargirl wrote:
juststickman wrote:
12three wrote:
I got yelled at by a mod again.
Anyway, this topic got closed, and I was told to keep the discussion here, so I will:
Do I agree with this? Nope. I'm just posting the reasons why because I saw somebody ask for one.
1. If there are things like Pornography on Scratch, people below 14 may not be able to handle it.
Disagree.
To clarify: The Scratch Team doesn't feel comfortable with those younger than 14 looking at those things, even if they [the users] feel they are comfortable with it.
2. Users need to be mature ( Even though I could list several people who I feel are mature enough)
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
The Scratch Team realizes that age is not a factor of maturity, they feel that there are users under age 14 that are quite mature. The issue is what I stated above, that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
3. Younger Scratchers may not understand the commitment required for this job.
^.
There are users who do not understand the commitment of the job, but I don't think age has something to do with it because this is issue is widespread among different ages. Again, the issue is they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
4. They will have to spend lots of time on Scratch, which is a concept that younger Scratchers may not understand.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
Answer similar to my reply on 2 and 3.
5. The scratch team is scared that they will see a lot of the spam they saw over the summer, and they don't feel a younger person would know how to handle it.
That's a completely true fact.
Not necessarily. An older-aged moderator may not know how to react to spam if they're new at the moderating experience. Again, the issue is not the fact that a younger user will know how to handle it, the issue is that they [the Scratch Team] is not okay with younger users seeing and handling it.
6. If the Scratch team lowers it to twelve, there will also be more innapropriate Scratchers than there are at fourteen.
That makes no sense. Also, prove how it's better than 14.
Again, the that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle. Age being a factor of maturity is not true here.
7. Sometimes, spammers and others will attack mods directly, and the scratch team feels that younger scratchers will not be able to handle that.
Prove how 14 is better than 13.
Again, the Scratch Team realizes that age is not a factor of maturity, they feel that there are users under age 14 that are quite mature. The issue is what I stated above, that they are not comfortable with younger age users handling some of the content that moderators have to handle.
In short, the Scratch team just does not feel that younger people will understand the job or what to do in many situations.
Not true. They realize that there are users under the age of 14 who are probably mature enough to take on the job. The issue is that they are not comfortable with younger users taking on the job. It kind of is the same thing with most parents worried about the content of what their children see - they probably would not feel comfortable with a ten, eleven, or twelve year old seeing mature content, even if they [the child] feels they are mature enough. My guess is that the Scratch Team is also not comfortable with thirteen year olds handling the content that a moderator usually deals with (hence why the rule is probably set at 14).
Do NOT yell at me for these. I did not make any of these up- most of these are stated from the Scratch team or other Scratchers that think logically.
I hope this will clear up some things.
-12three-My replies.
My [rather redundant] replies. The issue is not that they think a 10,11,12,13 year old is not as good as a fourteen year old; the issue is that they do not feel comfortable with younger aged users taking on the job of moderator.
*clap clap* Now, I really get the reasoning behind the 14+ rule, even though I agree with Ussat's disagreement... Odd, eh? ST is doing it not because they think us younger users aren't mature etc, but because they don't want us to stressed out with the job - Fighting spam, being active, mature, healthy(yes - when you're sick you won't do a good job), being social on the net and in real life....It's hard, it's time consuming, it's stressful. It's to help us keep our lives free with that until they're comfortable seeing us work....Hmm... I worded badly there.
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#290 2010-10-04 21:27:49
- illusionist
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- Registered: 2008-07-02
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
I'm curious......
....is there anything that mods see that does not pass through the rest of the community first? 
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#291 2010-10-04 21:29:09
- soupoftomato
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
Well, since I don't generally disagree with this rule, I will say this:
Illusionist: You had the most personality.
Dazachi: You were . . . inactive a lot.
Unless something could change your mind about their forced retirement? Eh? Eh?
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#292 2010-10-04 21:30:12
- militarydudes
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
illusionist wrote:
I'm curious......
....is there anything that mods see that does not pass through the rest of the community first?
yes. sorry man, but you asked
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#293 2010-10-04 21:31:13
- illusionist
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
militarydudes wrote:
illusionist wrote:
I'm curious......
....is there anything that mods see that does not pass through the rest of the community first?yes. sorry man, but you asked
How would you know?
I need the ST on this one.
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#294 2010-10-04 21:37:13
- Penguinsrock
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
Wait - I noticed something.
Alot of us will probably try to take role as an unofficial moderator, right? What if they get so absorbed that they're getting stressed? Example:
Example - Unofficial Moderator wrote:
User
You stink, it sux. omg, but i can progrtam rlly good (link to project)
(reply)|(flag as inappropriate)
Scratcher
(reply)|(flag as inappropriate)
UnofficialMod
Please do not be rude to other Scratchers and spam their projects. If you would like to show your projects and/or galleries, please go the Show and Tell forums. Scratch on!
(reply)|(flag as inappropriate)
Was that a good enough example? Well my point is that even though they won't have the power to warn or ban the user, the stress is in the dealing of the problem - Correcto?
More to be added...
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#295 2010-10-04 22:00:01
Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
Penguinsrock wrote:
Wait - I noticed something.
Alot of us will probably try to take role as an unofficial moderator, right? What if they get so absorbed that they're getting stressed? Example:Example - Unofficial Moderator wrote:
User
You stink, it sux. omg, but i can progrtam rlly good (link to project)
(reply)|(flag as inappropriate)
Scratcher
(reply)|(flag as inappropriate)
UnofficialMod
Please do not be rude to other Scratchers and spam their projects. If you would like to show your projects and/or galleries, please go the Show and Tell forums. Scratch on!
(reply)|(flag as inappropriate)Was that a good enough example?
More to be added...
That isn't really something we would like to encourage. While it is great that you want to help out, I think we would prefer you left it up to the real moderators - often, we deal with a problem differently than one might expect. Just reporting the post and moving on is the right thing to do.
Don't take this as the official answer by any means, however - obviously, I am not the Scratch Team, and am simply inferring from past experiences.
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#296 2010-10-04 22:04:25
- Penguinsrock
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
coolstuff wrote:
Penguinsrock wrote:
Wait - I noticed something.
Alot of us will probably try to take role as an unofficial moderator, right? What if they get so absorbed that they're getting stressed? Example:Example - Unofficial Moderator wrote:
User
You stink, it sux. omg, but i can progrtam rlly good (link to project)
(reply)|(flag as inappropriate)
Scratcher
(reply)|(flag as inappropriate)
UnofficialMod
Please do not be rude to other Scratchers and spam their projects. If you would like to show your projects and/or galleries, please go the Show and Tell forums. Scratch on!
(reply)|(flag as inappropriate)Was that a good enough example?
More to be added...That isn't really something we would like to encourage. While it is great that you want to help out, I think we would prefer you left it up to the real moderators - often, we deal with a problem differently than one might expect. Just reporting the post and moving on is the right thing to do.
Not that I disagree - But I wasn't implying I was going to do that. I just deal with it lightly, flag.
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#297 2010-10-04 22:06:03
Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
Penguinsrock wrote:
coolstuff wrote:
Penguinsrock wrote:
Wait - I noticed something.
Alot of us will probably try to take role as an unofficial moderator, right? What if they get so absorbed that they're getting stressed? Example:
Was that a good enough example?
More to be added...That isn't really something we would like to encourage. While it is great that you want to help out, I think we would prefer you left it up to the real moderators - often, we deal with a problem differently than one might expect. Just reporting theC post and moving on is the right thing to do.
Not that I disagree - But I wasn't implying I was going to do that. I just deal with it lightly, flag.
Ah - one more thing to take note of. I am fairly certain that is the 'official' response, but obviously I am not the Scratch Team so I can't say that is out official stance.
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#298 2010-10-04 22:11:11
- militarydudes
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
illusionist wrote:
militarydudes wrote:
illusionist wrote:
I'm curious......
....is there anything that mods see that does not pass through the rest of the community first?yes. sorry man, but you asked
How would you know?
I need the ST on this one.
WOAH WOAH. Oops. Back up. Major foul up. I thought you said "Is there anything that the community sees that mods don't?" *facepalm* I need to quit skimming things.
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#299 2010-10-05 08:17:04
- cheddargirl
- Scratch Team
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Re: Fall 2010 Community Moderator Elections
coolstuff wrote:
Penguinsrock wrote:
coolstuff wrote:
That isn't really something we would like to encourage. While it is great that you want to help out, I think we would prefer you left it up to the real moderators - often, we deal with a problem differently than one might expect. Just reporting theC post and moving on is the right thing to do.Not that I disagree - But I wasn't implying I was going to do that. I just deal with it lightly, flag.
Ah - one more thing to take note of. I am fairly certain that is the 'official' response, but obviously I am not the Scratch Team so I can't say that is out official stance.
I would assume that this is the official stance. Most comments posted by Scratch Team members discourage involvement when dealing with someone acting inappropriately, and encorage flagging instead. For example, here:
andresmh wrote:
Thanks for flagging inappropriate content. Please do not engage in fights with people who post inappropriate messages, just flag their comments or contact the Scratch Team. Thank you.
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