Should Ming lose his job?

[Gramphos]

I don't know when Ming became a mod, but it must have been a while ago.

I think that he does a great job, and he must have been chosen for a reason back then. Unless his behavior makes him a bad and unfair mod I say that he should be allowed to stay. And it isn't my thing to decide anyway.

[Comrade Tribune]

My vote:

1) Give Ming a 10% increase in salary. (100% is too much, these are hard times. )

2) Give Templar an Aspirin. (Valium is too strong, he´s just having a bad hair day.)

[ColdWizard]

Re: Should Ming lose his job?

Originally posted by The Templar
I think Ming has been quick to ban, disrespectful, and in general created (at least for me) a general atmosphere of caprice and disrespect though his efforts as a moderator.

i disagree. i find him to reasonable, respectful, and open to discussion. for me he has helped (along with the other mods and the admin, markos and dan) create forums relatively free from flames, spam and other types of horse ****, without spoiling the fun.

I'm not defending UberKruX or his actions. I found most of his posts repugnant and his attitude inflamatory. But if Ming is to be a moderator, he must rise above the bait set out by flamers like UberKruX.

as i understand it uber was banned for repeatedly dodging the autocensor after being warned and not for flaming

It is time to remind this site that it is participants who make it interesting. They may provide the forum, but we provide the entertainment.

IMO, ming is one of the most consistantly funny posters here (top 5)

I urge each of you to vote your opinion. And if enough of us feel Ming should go, he should. If not, we should boycott Apolyton, reducing the forums to a ghost town until we are shown the respect due to us by the people who own and maintain this site.

i disagree with you, but i respect your opinion

On the other hand, if you think I'm on crack or overreacting, or just need to calm down. Voice your opinion, and I'll shut up about the whole matter and admit that I was wrong.

only admit you're wrong if you truly believe that you are, how boring it would be if everyone agreed merely for the sake of agreeing


this last thought reminds me of a prior heated debate thus:
markg, i now agree with you that a civ3 MP forum isn't needed at this time. there's not that much to discuss after all

[Chris 62]

And the stupidity continues....

What a load of crap!

The man needs YOUR approval Templer, to do his job?!!?

What nonsense.

Idiot breaks rules, idiot gets banned.

What's the problem?

This kind of poll is a load.

Find something better to do with your time than attack a guy for doing what's right.

[SlowwHand]

I didn't read, but does Templar get a 10% PCR for this?
If not, why not?

Templar -------> SlowwHand------>

[TCO]

Re: Should Ming lose his job?

Originally posted by The Templar
I think Ming has been quick to ban, disrespectful, and in general created (at least for me) a general atmosphere of caprice and disrespect though his efforts as a moderator. I think he should be replaced - I hope the rest of you feel the same.

I'm not defending UberKruX or his actions. I found most of his posts repugnant and his attitude inflamatory. But if Ming is to be a moderator, he must rise above the bait set out by flamers like UberKruX. It is time to remind this site that it is participants who make it interesting. They may provide the forum, but we provide the entertainment.

I urge each of you to vote your opinion. And if enough of us feel Ming should go, he should. If not, we should boycott Apolyton, reducing the forums to a ghost town until we are shown the respect due to us by the people who own and maintain this site.

On the other hand, if you think I'm on crack or overreacting, or just need to calm down. Voice your opinion, and I'll shut up about the whole matter and admit that I was wrong.

Ming is the bomb. He has stood in there against way worse abuse than you can bring, you little Johnny come lately.


And he bought me beers as a poor student!

[Alexander's Horse]

At this point in time it looks like he has lost his job

[Ming]

Funny... timing is everything... The OTF just opened again

[Alexander's Horse]

Oh goody

[The Rook]

So when will The Templar admit he was wrong? I'm waiting

[Qilue]

Originally posted by The Rook
So when will The Templar admit he was wrong? I'm waiting

I think that considering the primary vote in favour of Ming is 84%, he's probably avoiding posting on this thread. As an aside, Ming one of the best Mods I've ever encountered on a forum.

He's fair, tolerant and makes no distinction between a deity or a settler. It's a pity a lot of other Mods weren't more like him.

[ravagon]

Originally posted by Comrade Tribune
My vote:

1) Give Ming a 10% increase in salary. (100% is too much, these are hard times. )

This is Mings job???!!!
Ming actually gets paid for this???
Not that I'm objecting mind you, just that I wasn't aware of it.

[ Edit: Just read Provosts post. This would have been but I think I should be forgiven for not reading any of Provosts posts ]

[Ming]

Originally posted by ravagon
Ming actually gets paid for this???

Paid!!!!!!!! HA HA HA HA ROTFLMAO
*Well, MarkG was nice enough to send my an Apolyton Hat*

First, I don't need the money... my real job pays me well enough

But... I just want to give back to the civ community, and help MarkG and DanQ with this site. They have put more hours of their time into this than anybody can possibly know... As a member of this community, it is my duty to do what I can to help

[TCO]

I thought Templar said he would bow to others wishes if the general consensus was "positive on his wiz quiz". Seems like the classy thing to do would be to some say something.

[faded glory]

Ming isnt that

Bah! Solver is Hitler

Me and Lung dont call him gestapo for nothing.