Congrats! You've now joined an august and influential brotherhood. IIRC, the Fraternal Order of Moderating ENTities (FOMENT) is a subsidiary of Stonecutters International, from which they derive their many powers:
I just realized something: Matt has just received moderation privileges, and he has worked at Parallax for a pretty long time. However, Phil's cat has had moderator abilities for at least a year!
I just realized something: Matt has just received moderation privileges, and he has worked at Parallax for a pretty long time. However, Phil's cat has had moderator abilities for at least a year!
What's up?
Apparently, there is some sort of certification exam that must be passes to be a moderator....I'm sure it's just a matter of free-time to study......
First let me say how very pleased I was to be asked on the 4th inst. to write an article on why being a moderator is not boring. I feel very very strongly that there are many people who may think that being a moderator is boring, but they would be wrong, for it is not at all boring, as I hope to show you in this article, which is, as I intimated earlier, a pleasure to write.
I think I can do little worse than begin this article by describing why being a forum moderator is not boring as far as I am concerned, and then, perhaps, go on to a more general discussion of why forum administration as a whole is not boring. As soon as I awake in the morning it is not boring. I get up at 7.16, and my wife Irene, an ex-schoolteacher, gets up shortly afterwards at 7.22. Breakfast is far from boring and soon I am ready to leave the house. Irene, a keen Rotarian, hands me my briefcase and rolled umbrella at 7.53, and I leave the house seconds later. It is a short walk to Parallax, but by no means a boring one. There is so much to see, including Mr Lindsay, who also works at Parallax. Mr Lindsay is an extremely interesting man, and was in Rocklin during the war. I think that many of the people to whom forum moderation appears boring think that all moderators are the same. Nothing could be further from the truth. Some moderators are also forum administrators, but very many others are just moderators. I am a forum moderator, as indeed is Mr Lindsay, whom I told you about earlier. However, in the next office to mine is a Mr Gracey, who is a forum administrator, and, incidentally, a keen Rotarian. However, Mr Lindsay and I get on extremely well with Mr Gracey, despite the slight prestige superiority of his position. Mr Lindsay, in fact, gets on with Mr Gracey extremely well, and if there are two spaces at lunch it is more than likely he will sit with Mr Gracey. So far, as you can see, forum moderation is not boring. During the morning there are a hundred and one things to do. A secretary may pop in with details of an urgent inappropriate forum posting. This happened in 1967 and again last year. On the other hand, the phone may ring, or there may be details of a new forum posting to mull over. The time flies by in this not at all boring way, and it is soon ,when there is only 1 hour to go before Mrs Jackson brings round the tea urn. Mrs Jackson is just one of the many people involved in forum moderation who give the lie to those who say it is a boring profession. Even an accountant or a surveyor would find Mrs Jackson a most interesting person. At 10.00am, having drunk an interesting cup of tea, I put my cup on the tray and then...( 18 pages deleted here - Jen .) .. and once the light is turned out by Irene, a very keen Rotarian, I am left to think about how extremely un-boring my day has been, being a moderator. Finally may I say how extremely grateful I am to your forum for so generously allowing me so much space. (Sorry, Matt - Jen.)
Note to self: Heavily Moderate Microcontrolled, every chance I get. In a completely fair-handed way, of course.
-Matt Last edited by sylvie369; Yesterday at 09:02 PM. Reason: Maintaining the high standard of moderation we're known for here
Nice!
Why Forum Moderation Is Not Boring...
Hilarious!
Yes, I shall wield my new Jedi powers with discretion - for the following reasons:
With great power comes great responsibility...
and...
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat
Not necessarily in that order, but you get the idea
-Matt
Comments
One must always use such powers for the good. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Etc.
Matt, remember Cosma Kramer's words of wisdom: "To rule the people, one must walk among them!"
-browz
Remember Matt... "Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat."
Amanda
Truthfully, Matt will excel in his newly acquired moderator status. He's got a well-balanced view when it comes to sticky situations.
Ken Gracey
Remember Matt "With great power comes great responsibility....."
FF
D'oh! Too late.
-- Gordon
Congrats! You've now joined an august and influential brotherhood. IIRC, the Fraternal Order of Moderating ENTities (FOMENT) is a subsidiary of Stonecutters International, from which they derive their many powers:
-Phil
Enemies meet you will...
Beware the path of the ham-handed, despair it brings.
Other than that... Congratulations!
I believe the correct title now is Mr. Gilliland. Congrats!
Last Edited: Moderator
Reason For Editing: Matt wants to be praised
Note to self: Heavily Moderate Microcontrolled, every chance I get. In a completely fair-handed way, of course.
-Matt
How'd you get my picture?! I thought I destroyed all copies ;-)
-Matt
Unfortunately those chances come much too often with my off-topic posts....
What's up?
Apparently, there is some sort of certification exam that must be passes to be a moderator....I'm sure it's just a matter of free-time to study......
Now, where did I put that link?
Jim
By Matt
(Apologies to Monty Python)
First let me say how very pleased I was to be asked on the 4th inst. to write an article on why being a moderator is not boring. I feel very very strongly that there are many people who may think that being a moderator is boring, but they would be wrong, for it is not at all boring, as I hope to show you in this article, which is, as I intimated earlier, a pleasure to write.
I think I can do little worse than begin this article by describing why being a forum moderator is not boring as far as I am concerned, and then, perhaps, go on to a more general discussion of why forum administration as a whole is not boring. As soon as I awake in the morning it is not boring. I get up at 7.16, and my wife Irene, an ex-schoolteacher, gets up shortly afterwards at 7.22. Breakfast is far from boring and soon I am ready to leave the house. Irene, a keen Rotarian, hands me my briefcase and rolled umbrella at 7.53, and I leave the house seconds later. It is a short walk to Parallax, but by no means a boring one. There is so much to see, including Mr Lindsay, who also works at Parallax. Mr Lindsay is an extremely interesting man, and was in Rocklin during the war. I think that many of the people to whom forum moderation appears boring think that all moderators are the same. Nothing could be further from the truth. Some moderators are also forum administrators, but very many others are just moderators. I am a forum moderator, as indeed is Mr Lindsay, whom I told you about earlier. However, in the next office to mine is a Mr Gracey, who is a forum administrator, and, incidentally, a keen Rotarian. However, Mr Lindsay and I get on extremely well with Mr Gracey, despite the slight prestige superiority of his position. Mr Lindsay, in fact, gets on with Mr Gracey extremely well, and if there are two spaces at lunch it is more than likely he will sit with Mr Gracey. So far, as you can see, forum moderation is not boring. During the morning there are a hundred and one things to do. A secretary may pop in with details of an urgent inappropriate forum posting. This happened in 1967 and again last year. On the other hand, the phone may ring, or there may be details of a new forum posting to mull over. The time flies by in this not at all boring way, and it is soon ,when there is only 1 hour to go before Mrs Jackson brings round the tea urn. Mrs Jackson is just one of the many people involved in forum moderation who give the lie to those who say it is a boring profession. Even an accountant or a surveyor would find Mrs Jackson a most interesting person. At 10.00am, having drunk an interesting cup of tea, I put my cup on the tray and then...( 18 pages deleted here - Jen .) .. and once the light is turned out by Irene, a very keen Rotarian, I am left to think about how extremely un-boring my day has been, being a moderator. Finally may I say how extremely grateful I am to your forum for so generously allowing me so much space. (Sorry, Matt - Jen.)
Jeeze, I go out of town for a week and miss all the fun.
Congratulations Matt, (I think...
-Tommy
Hilarious!
Yes, I shall wield my new Jedi powers with discretion - for the following reasons: and...
Not necessarily in that order, but you get the idea
-Matt