Do you think gamespot is too stcrict?

[QUOTE="iusm78"]How do you even become a mod?Funkyhamster

The admins draft mods a couple of times a year...

Draft how? What are the best characteristics to have in a mod? Also, more importantly, why would anyone want to be a mod?

[QUOTE="m0zart"]It's not required, but I am by far not the only moderator who handles it this way.SolidSnake35

I don't think it should be absolutely required, but I see a lot of wisdom in it. Of course, if a moderator is moderating from the queue, it can be near impossible to stick to your own boards. In those instances, you just have to be as thorough in investigating the context as possible.

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"][QUOTE="m0zart"]It's not required, but I am by far not the only moderator who handles it this way.m0zart

I don't think it should be absolutely required, but I see a lot of wisdom in it. Of course, if a moderator is moderating from the queue, it can be near impossible to stick to your own boards. In those instances, you just have to be as thorough in investigating the context as possible.

I'm not really sure who's in the wrong is it the moderaters for being too strict or is it the administrators who force the mods to be strict.

I'm not really sure who's in the wrong is it the moderaters for being too strict or is it the administrators who force the mods to be strict.

kingyotoX

[QUOTE="kingyotoX"]

I'm not really sure who's in the wrong is it the moderaters for being too strict or is it the administrators who force the mods to be strict.

FrostyPhantasm

Failing to do WELL. please go back to school.

[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"][QUOTE="kingyotoX"]

I'm not really sure who's in the wrong is it the moderaters for being too strict or is it the administrators who force the mods to be strict.

kingyotoX

Failing to do WELL. please go back to school.

hex yea! i'm sicka bein modded for"disruptive posting" just for using too many capital letters!:Cvickersfan

Yes somehow anything you say can be categorized as "disruptive posting"

[QUOTE="Hungry_bunny"]Only sometimes, but it's really easy to avoid moderations if you really want to. I think I've gotten used to the "strictness".SolidSnake35

Now I would write that in Caps but sadly this place has too much strictness.

QUE?kingyotoX

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"][QUOTE="Hungry_bunny"]Only sometimes, but it's really easy to avoid moderations if you really want to. I think I've gotten used to the "strictness".Hungry_bunny

Now I would write that in Caps but sadly this place has too much strictness.

My answer to the original topic: no. However, I do feel that people do misinterpret the roles of mods and admins.

A moderator is simply that, a moderator. They step in to take control of a situation that they see is potentially disruptive. Gamespot.com is a business, and it is funded by profit and revenue. A completely legitimate business, where-as this forum, although public, is also owned and operated by Cnet.com, and those who register give up certain rights (which is CLEAR to them when they click agree). However, Admins are those who make rules, and set them in stone. It is they who monitor topics and change/update rules based on trends and common complaints prevalent in forums/threads.

I'm a moderator for Gamespy and I understand the frustration of reading completely useless posts over and over, day in and day out when people obviously have no care for those rules in place which are there to maintain order. That is why a ToS is needed, especially in a place where everyone is anon, and those who do voice their opinions are free from any consequence. If Johnny A goes out of his way to annoy and piss off Johnny B, then there needs someone to step in with the power to uphold the rules of the forum. It's simple. If you don't agree, then Gamespot offers an "ask the mods" board where you have the RIGHT to bring your complaint forward. I don't see anything wrong with that. This is not a free board - someone had to build it, code it and pay for it. It's not yours, it's not mine - it belongs to Cnet.com. The moderators volunteer to do their part and help clean up the "does my cat sneeze because..." threads that pop up out of pure boredom.

I love gamespot, it's a nice place to relax and know that if someone trys to start trouble, they'll get warned/moded. Nice system. Can't fix what's not broken.

I'm going to go out on a limp here and say...deal with it.

You can't do anything about it, and usually when you try - you end up being punished further. Just try not to repeat mistakes, learn from the past. If one is modded for one thing, one does not do it again. Being modded a few times won't kill you...and if you're banned or suspended, you probably deserved it.

Focus on being more careful, not on complaining about things that are out of your hands - for the most part.

Thank You...Come again.

[QUOTE="kingyotoX"]QUE?SolidSnake35

I don't think that is how he meant it I think he meant it in a way in which well would be correct.

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"][QUOTE="kingyotoX"]QUE?kingyotoX

I don't think that is how he meant it I think he meant it in a way in which well would be correct.

[QUOTE="kingyotoX"]

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"][QUOTE="kingyotoX"]QUE?FrostyPhantasm

I don't think that is how he meant it I think he meant it in a way in which well would be correct.

reporting me seems a tad immature but carry on. If it makes you feel like a man.;)

[QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"][QUOTE="kingyotoX"]

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"][QUOTE="kingyotoX"]QUE?kingyotoX

I don't think that is how he meant it I think he meant it in a way in which well would be correct.

reporting me seems a tad immature but carry on. If it makes you feel like a man.;)

[QUOTE="kingyotoX"][QUOTE="FrostyPhantasm"][QUOTE="kingyotoX"]

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"][QUOTE="kingyotoX"]QUE?FrostyPhantasm

I don't think that is how he meant it I think he meant it in a way in which well would be correct.

reporting me seems a tad immature but carry on. If it makes you feel like a man.;)

Lol I didn't mean to attack you. I'm sorry if you felt that way I was just being an arse. I didn't mean anything by it.

Yes and no.

You kind of have to be strict to keep the forum from becoming full of insults and flaming. Yet, GS does kind of limit crude jokes and harsh posts.

Gamespot is constantly locking threads and moderating people for very minor things. Often I see a thread locked for no reason whatsoever. Frankly i'm also a bit tired about being moderated just for voiceing my opinion about the moderaters. kingyotoX

They have always been like this, but I have to say, since the whole Gerstmann conspiracy, I think this site has become just a little less Nazi-ish.

It should be. I see very few moderators here and I know there are a surprising large number in total. Considering this is the second busiest board, that's somewhat strange to me. Either we're relatively well behaved or there's a lot of moderating going on by mods who no one knows.SolidSnake35

Remember, there are plenty of us that lurk and read everything :P I used to post a lot round here, but my interest was lost when the same topics kept getting made over and over again. I still read the more interesting topics though and post once in a while :)

not too strict..the rules are too vague though and the mods interpret them poorly......

not too strict..the rules are too vague though and the mods interpret them poorly......

CIoud_S

Not strict enough, imo. :oJandurin

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Not strict enough, imo. :oHungry_bunny

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Not strict enough, imo. :oHungry_bunny

As others have said, the ToS isn't concrete. There is too much left to interpretation.

I personally think that it is too strict in certain areas, and not strict enough in others.

Not strict enough, imo. :oJandurin

WHAT?? are you serious.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Not strict enough, imo. :okingyotoX

WHAT?? are you serious.

[QUOTE="kingyotoX"]

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Not strict enough, imo. :oJandurin

WHAT?? are you serious.

I suppose so haha.

i actually do because ive been suspended for some incredibly light things ive said Serraph105

your not alone.