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Originally Posted by robb
I haven't seen anything of this nature before and I'm confused as to what might make you think a problem exists in the first place? Maybe if you gave an example of where you feel a "moderator" took license to be a jerk.
I think this is a problem. If the powers that be don't, then, as I said above, so be it. If I subsequently have an issue of this nature, I'll deal with it on an individual basis "out of the public eye." I did notice, however, that several of the moderators who posted on this issue seem to wish there could be a differentiation. |
IMHO, a significant point has been raised herein, and it surely is an issue.
And I believe that there are other very important related issues as well: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...=322795&page=1 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...70#post2965170 -Mark |
Originally Posted by ILuvParis
If you want to correct the problem, change the system so that NO one be designated with the "Moderator" tag.
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I'd wonder... perhaps this is a larger problem then one might think:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2965458 Any thoughts? aloha |
Slippahs, your link is broken. Perhaps the thread was removed?
FewMiles.. |
I think all the moderators do a good job of making it clear when they are wearing their moderator hats. At the same time, Randy Petersen has made it quite clear that any FTers who happen to be moderators also are members first, and moderators second (and only when needed). This environment provided by Randy has allowed those who moderate to be comfortable using their own handles to handle (pardon the pun) their moderation duties without having to be questioned on separation of their roles. While many of the mods acknowledge that they would prefer not to be labelled as a moderator outside of the forums for which they are responsible, this has been shown to be a technical issue that can't be easily solved. So let's not all harp on this. :)
FewMiles.. |
Originally Posted by FewMiles
I think all the moderators do a good job of making it clear when they are wearing their moderator hats. At the same time, Randy Petersen has made it quite clear that any FTers who happen to be moderators also are members first, and moderators second (and only when needed). This environment provided by Randy has allowed those who moderate to be comfortable using their own handles to handle (pardon the pun) their moderation duties without having to be questioned on separation of their roles. While many of the mods acknowledge that they would prefer not to be labelled as a moderator outside of the forums for which they are responsible, this has been shown to be a technical issue that can't be easily solved. So let's not all harp on this. :)
FewMiles.. |
Not a Problem Exactly
I have to admit being surprised by how many people are on FT with "moderator" under their handle and it would be nice to know what forum each is associated with. Since I only visit a select group of forums regularly, those are the respective moderators I am aware of and I have no clue as to where the other moderators moderate :) . I don't have an issue with the "Moderator" tag line being there, as these folks are volunteering their time and deserve to be recognized for it, but I would like to be able to easily know (somehow) what forums they moderate.
I'm not pushing for any change necessarily, IMO this is a "nice to have" type of thing. I also don't want to see something changed that requires either the Moderators or the HOM to have additional work as we're talking volunteers and a group with enough on their plate already. Perhaps something simple like posting a list of all the FT moderators are their associated forums in one location somewhere on FT, a "Meet the Moderators" link, if you will .... don't know where (or if) it would fit within the board. Just a thought. |
You can see the list of moderators here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showgroups.php It's a public link that has been at the bottom of the board since day 1 of the new software. FT has 59 moderators, for a board with 37700 members I hardly think there are that many. With the amount of posts on this board I'm always amazed how well we do with so few moderators. |
Originally Posted by ScottC
You can see the list of moderators here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showgroups.php? It's a public link that has been at the bottom of the board since day 1 of the new software. FT has 59 moderators, for a board with 37700 members I hardly think there are that many. With the amount of posts on this board I'm always amazed how well we do with so few moderators. Thanks for the link. I would never have found that link without your pointing it out. I don't use the main page very often as it is, and it's kind of buried between the sections. It's also pretty slow to load with that coupon connection enabled list displaying there (I'm assuming that is a software requirement, but what a pain). I think having that list available is a good thing, but I would submit that few people are aware it exists. |
Originally Posted by FewMiles
Slippahs, your link is broken. Perhaps the thread was removed?
aloha |
There is an easy solution to this....
Give the moderators a second id that is very close to their personal id. For example, ScottC could become mScottC; Slippahs becomes mSlippahs, or something similar. Since the mods are members first, they should use their original id for non-moderator duties and put them in the security user group with the rest of us mere mortals ;). |
I must be the "brown shoes with a black tuxedo" of moderators. I don't have a "Moderator" designation under my name .
I never heard of this (since the change to the "new and improved FT"):"I believe that designating us as moderators is what gives us access to the Moderator forum ". What Moderator Forum?? And finally,I can't open the link to see if I'm on the list of moderators. Maybe that's how we can find out if we've been "let go" as a moderator. Log in one day and see your title gone. :D |
FWIW, for those interested, here's the List of all Mod's with their fora:
Moderators User Name / Location Forums 777Brit London, England American AAdvantage askworldtraveler Santa Monica, California,AA EXP - 5M++ American AAdvantage, JetBlue TrueBlue AZ Travels the World Phoenix, AZ, USA Starwood Preferred Guest, America West FlightFund B747-437B Exile Trip Reports bdschobel Princeton, NJ Delta SkyMiles businesstraveler Boston, MA, USA Las Vegas, Travel Technology B Watson Grand Rapids, MI USA UA 1K, AA EXP 1MM, SQ PPS, BA GOLD, Hyatt D, Hertz Plat and AMEX Cent Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer ByeByeDelta RDU/TPA Amtrak Guest Rewards catwood Philadelphia, PA GLBT Travelers cblaisd East Bay Area, California -- soon to be appearing near ITO. UA PremierExec ; HHonors Diamond United Mileage Plus, The Coupon Connection, Hawaii chrislacey Green Island, NY US Airways Dividend Miles ClueByFour Location, Location. TSA Random Selectee Platinum, * Gold, OneWorld Emerald, and a tiny bag of pretzels. US Airways Dividend Miles dctorres ORD/IAD/CDG/123, baby you and me, yeah Air France Frequence Plus dhacker Silver Spring, MD, USA Diners Club, LatinPass/GlobalPass DLSIZE KEWR / SPG Plat, HH Diamond, DL Plat, ZE 5*, AA Plat, UA Nobody MilesBuzz!, Mileage Run dmfriedman Furniture lives in LAS, I live on HP in protest of UA's TED Mileage Run, The Coupon Connection essxjay PDX -- UA 1P, Hilton Squat – IWNLMOF CommunityBuzz!, Hilton HHonors flipside NYC - GIG MilesBuzz! gleff DCA - My status used to matter. But I'm no longer me. I'm just my rate or fare. :( Delta SkyMiles, MilesBuzz! influential London, England. Moderator BA/VS. Virgin flying club, British Airways Executive Club jabez Alpharetta,Ga ,usa Travel Bidding jfe El Paso, TX, USA S.P.A.M., OMNI jsm Northridge, CA, - AA PLT, Lots of miles in a lot of places. S.P.A.M. kawoh Star Alliance ldsant Seattle WA refugee now in Raleigh NC Starwood Preferred Guest Markie London, UK Hyatt Gold Passport, Starwood Preferred Guest Moderator2 La-La Land MilesBuzz!, United Mileage Plus obscure2k Los Angeles-GM delta Delta SkyMiles Ocn Vw 1K San Francisco, CA CommunityBuzz! onedog los angeles, CA, USA Trip Reports, American AAdvantage pallensf San Francisco, CA, USA Trip Reports Patron VIE Lufthansa Miles & More, Star Alliance PaulGQ Hilton HHonors peteropny CVG - DL-GM, Hyatt-Diam, Hilton-Gold, National-Emerald, Hertz-Gold Hyatt Gold Passport, GLBT Travelers Plato90s Boston, MA AA EXP-1MM, UA 1P, HHonor Gold, SPG Gold American AAdvantage Radiocycle CMH Northwest WorldPerks, Newsstand ralfkrippner FRA/STR/NUE KLM Flying Dutchman, CommunityBuzz! Randy Petersen Colorado Springs, CO Only Randy Petersen, OMNI, Travel Safety/Security richard source of weird and eccentric ideas Newsstand, TravelBuzz! RichardMannion Reading/Swindon - UK: Virgin flying club, American Express robb Burbank, CA. GLBT Travelers Rssrsvp NYC, Demoted to a DL FO by MQM's. Delta SkyMiles safetymom MCO US Airways Dividend Miles, Hertz SanDiego1K Anywhere warm The Coupon Connection ScottC Moderator Omni and BA. AYBBABTU/COE? Moderator Omni/BA clandestine sub-group founder. Lt.Cmdr. OP-FOP. OMNI, British Airways Executive Club skofarrell IND American Express, OMNI slippahs Honolulu, Hawai`i Airport: HNL Hawaii smantl01 Bellevue, WA America West FlightFund, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan sowalsky Austin, TX, USA LocalTalk Spiff Louisville, KY TalkBoard Topics squeakr San Francisco CA United Mileage Plus, Hilton HHonors techgirl DFW, TX CommunityBuzz!, Women Travelers thezipper Alexandria, VA, USA - NW Platinum Elite Since 1999, UA Premier, CO Roach, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold, Hertz #1 Gold Northwest WorldPerks TravelScholar Erie, PA, USA US Airways Dividend Miles, Starwood Preferred Guest umguy Hollywood, FL Northwest WorldPerks, Continental OnePass wharvey North Chili, NY, USA (suburb of Rochester) The Coupon Connection willyroo Brisbane, or the nearest Qantas Pub err Club Qantas Frequent Flyer xyzzy EWR-land Northwest WorldPerks, Continental OnePass zrs70 Los Angeles United Mileage Plus --- Hope this helps! :) -Mark |
Thank you for your input, doc.
However, please allow me to offer another method to anyone who is interested in seeing who are the current forum leaders... |
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