Just been thinking for a few minutes.
If we had a forum mod. active in the demogame, here's what I think it'd be really useful for them to do:
Of course, this sounds like a lot more then Markos originally intended, and I wouldn't blame him for crossing this out as too much potential for abuse, but these are all things that it'd be really cool if we could do on our own, without having to go to a gOd to fix our mistakes -- as it is, we let most of them stand. We don't need someone to fix little things like that, but it'd make the forums a lot cleaner, nicer to read, and might eliminate some confusion amoung new players who may not realize that something's an error. If there ever was abuse, then the mod would obviously be suspended... Finally, I'm not sure if 'any mod' can do all of the above, or only the gOdz. If the power lies with the gOdz, then forget that I ever suggested it
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-- adaMada
If we had a forum mod. active in the demogame, here's what I think it'd be really useful for them to do:
- Top/Detop appropriate posts
- Fix user mistakes in thread titles upon request (For instance, Ghengis accidentally named the $-mini-game thread (for Markos's sake, an official thread) incorrectly -- with a mod around, that could be fixed easily)
- Delete any posts in official threads clearly marked DO NOT POST. People accidentally post in threads they're not supposed to at times, and in this case, it's a mistake they can't fix. If you've got a mod who's around enough, though, then it'd be fixable, and there'd be no harm done.
- Closing threads where the first poster requests it as because there's another thread on the topic. We often see messed up polls and repolls, and it'd be nice if the old (defunct) version could just be closed.
- Finally, to perhaps avoid the problem above point blank, allow the mod to edit poll choices upon request of poster (for official polls).
Of course, this sounds like a lot more then Markos originally intended, and I wouldn't blame him for crossing this out as too much potential for abuse, but these are all things that it'd be really cool if we could do on our own, without having to go to a gOd to fix our mistakes -- as it is, we let most of them stand. We don't need someone to fix little things like that, but it'd make the forums a lot cleaner, nicer to read, and might eliminate some confusion amoung new players who may not realize that something's an error. If there ever was abuse, then the mod would obviously be suspended... Finally, I'm not sure if 'any mod' can do all of the above, or only the gOdz. If the power lies with the gOdz, then forget that I ever suggested it
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-- adaMada
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