Returning the Favor

You are probably just as surprised as I am regarding the mod tag that's now on the right side of this entry. A while ago it seemed like living hell to me to be attending moderating duties, but right now I see it as the right way to return the favor to both Gamespot and its contributing users.

When I first came here I of course spent a lot of time on the General Forums. However, UCBs soon proved to be more interesting. They had all the good content without people trying to screw it all up. Still, these UCBs are in the end all dependant on the Main Forums to get new users from. And you'd want those to stick around to push the entire community up to a higher level.

So as I began reading the rest of the board more often I found that there is definately good stuff around, stuff that's worth reading with a bunch of dedicated users that try their best to keep things on track. A lot of the threads are interesting and fun reads and it's what made me change my mind about moderating the boards. It's a way to thank those users for trying to promote good discussions in boards that have thousands of visitors every day, boards that are bound to derail completely if it weren't for moderators and said users to keep things going in the right direction.

In any case, when I was offered the position I accepted and I'll be trying to do my best. It's fun that you can go from an obscure figure (who the heck knows me anyway around here) to public domain in just 24 hours. Suddenly people think you're cool (you msut be teh import4ant!!11) and want to get acquainted. There's something enticing about knowing people who represent some kind of authority, I think. Human nature is so much fun.

Let this also be a disclaimer. I hope to not make too many mistakes in the early days. If I do I promise it will all be corrected and I'll bear whatever cross I have to bear to pay for my misdeeds. At least I hope I can make GS a better place than it already is.