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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 07:52 PM
Original message
Poll question: Are you now or have you ever been...
Edited on Mon Oct-13-03 07:53 PM by rbnyc
...a moderator at DU?

I can see by all the stars that many of us contribute financially to DU. I'm wondering how many of us have donated our time to DU by serving as a moderator. Just curious.

:)

(I was a Lounge mod for 1 term, with ZenLefty and NY99.)

EDIT: typo. :grr:
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 07:54 PM
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1. Never and I don't think I would want to.
Frankly I don't think I'd be all that good at it either.

For those that do volunteer their time?:toast:
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 07:57 PM
Response to Reply #1
5. I don't think I'd do it again...
...but I'm glad I did it once.

Yes, :toast: to past and current mods!
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 08:15 PM
Response to Reply #5
15. I despise controversy...
Put me in the "gun dungeon" or the "I/P" forum-those are polite folk, right. I really believe I'd leave DU altogether rather than be a moderator there. Life is too short.

But to those of you with the stomach:

:toast: :beer: :smoke: :party:

or whatever gets you through the night. You, and the managers of this board, keep me sane. Thanks. My donation is coming up in November-last years election disaster spurred me to make my origional donation so its anniversary time.
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TSIAS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 07:55 PM
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2. Hey
This is my 4th term as a mod. I've been in GD all 4 terms.
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 07:58 PM
Response to Reply #2
6. Wow!
Thanks!
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VOX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 09:12 PM
Response to Reply #2
23. Thanks, TSIAS. GD is a hot spot!
Appreciate your good work...

:toast:
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 07:57 PM
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3. never been
But always wanted to.

:)
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 07:57 PM
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4. 1st-time Mod here....
it's fun!
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 07:59 PM
Response to Reply #4
8. I was really happy...
Edited on Mon Oct-13-03 07:59 PM by rbnyc
...to see you volunteer.

:toast:
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 09:06 PM
Response to Reply #8
19. thanks Renee....
I'm enjoying it a great deal. Hope you're feeling well.
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 10:04 PM
Response to Reply #19
25. Thanks.
I'm getting there. ;-)
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 07:59 PM
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7. What am I? Chopped Liver
I was a moderator too when you served

:D
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 08:01 PM
Response to Reply #7
11. I only named the lounge mods.
But of course I'd never forget you. We really had a great team that term.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 08:00 PM
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9. to dam hard
to figure out what`s wrong or right..god, knows i spend enough time here but i guess i`m to dam dumb..now that sounds like a good excuse,doesn`t it? plus i`m moving to cali cause arnie said there alot of jobs out there now that he`s running things...
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zubeneshamali Donating Member (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 08:00 PM
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10. Alright, I'll bite
So, who do you have to, uh - you know - to be a moderator?
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 08:05 PM
Response to Reply #10
13. Every 2 months admin puts out a call for people to apply...
...and pretty much you help to enforce the rules, welcome people to the forums, answer questions, and some other duties to help the forums run smoothly. Admin explains the expectations pretty clearly.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/forums/moderators.html

:hi:
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zubeneshamali Donating Member (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 08:20 PM
Response to Reply #13
17. Thanks for that link
Do the moderators work in shifts, and if so how long are they? Is it one moderator per forum?

Intrigued.
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 08:21 PM
Response to Reply #17
18. Click on lobby...
...and you'll see the mods for each forum.

:)
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 09:08 PM
Response to Reply #17
21. no, there's no set shifts...
which is why some alerts in the middle of the night go unanswered for awhile. But we do try to log on and check regularly.

I highly recommend applying for anybody who cares about this site and has some time to spare. It's an interesting job!
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goobergunch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 08:03 PM
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12. Thanks for including the final option
Us minors always get left out....

:loveya:
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 08:06 PM
Response to Reply #12
14. You're welcome.
:loveya:

There are a lot of great people here under 18.
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 08:17 PM
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16. I served twice
once in I/P and once in the Gun Dungeon.

I should have received combat pay!
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comsymp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 10:13 PM
Response to Reply #16
28. Y'know, I don't even remember which forums I had
but I think we co-modded one- either GD or Civil Rights- during the summer of '01...
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 09:07 PM
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20. I applied
So skinner said no and change the rule to 18+ :'( too much of a liability i think.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 06:09 PM
Response to Reply #20
42. For you? I can see with a certain someone and NO not me heh
:D heh
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Barad Simith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 09:08 PM
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22. I am a secret moderator.
Not even the moderators know I'm a moderator. That's how secret the whole deal is.
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liberalhistorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 09:22 PM
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24. I applied a few weeks ago to be a mod,
but wasn't chosen. Since I can't really afford to donate all that much, but I spend at least an hour, and usually more, a day on DU, I figured that giving my time as a mod would be a good way to do something for DU. I think the fact that I haven't donated might have hurt me and may have been one of the reasons I wasn't chosen. I'll just keep trying, though!
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 10:06 PM
Response to Reply #24
26. Nah, I don't think that's it.
Keep trying. I got passed up a couple times too. A lot of people apply.

:)
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BigMcLargehuge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 10:06 PM
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27. Big McLargehuge here
loving life as the Lounge Mod! This is my first time, and I hope I am chosen again and again and again.
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 06:06 PM
Response to Reply #27
41. I love the lounge!
:hi:

Thanks for taking such good care of it.
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Throckmorton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:46 AM
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29. I don't even contribute to DU, because Im so tight with money
that I squeak.
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bratcatinok Donating Member (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:50 AM
Response to Reply #29
30. I'm tight with money too
Edited on Tue Oct-14-03 05:52 AM by bratcatinok
because I'm on long term disability but I decided I'd donate since I planned on using a little bandwidth by posting on occasion.

On edit: I'd love to be a mod once I get credentialled and all.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 06:06 AM
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31. Being a donating member is NOT a requirement
Edited on Tue Oct-14-03 06:06 AM by SoCalDem
Like someone else said , lots of people volunteer and some "oldies" stay on to bridge the terms, so that all are not new at once.. 2 months goes fast...keep applying :):)

It's fun and not as controversial as some might think :)
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youngred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 07:31 AM
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32. I was in GD back in fall of 02
the Mid-term elections, the AR-15 invasion and the boortz invasion. There were little bits of freeper everywhere! I honestly would go away from the computer for an hour and have 50-60 freeper alerts waiting when I got back, it was nuts.

I also modded Civl Rights/Equality, JP/S, and the Meeting Room.

Cheers to all mods past, present and future, you guys do an excellent job. :-)
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 09:44 AM
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33. I have served 8 terms as a moderator.
It is the best job and everyone should try it at least once.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 10:05 AM
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34. I applied last time around....
... but apparently others were more qualified. That's ok. Maybe next time.
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geniph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 03:41 PM
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35. I was in the first group of moderators
I moderated the Guns, Gays, and Abortions forums (the Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Reproductive Issues forums). I got all the nutcases.

I never, ever banned anyone, though, partly because I believed (still do) that some leeway should be permitted in the issues forums that should not be tolerated in the General forums. I only deleted two posts, I think. Mostly I never banned anyone because my co-moderators were on earlier time zones, and they always got to the troublemakers first.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:17 PM
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36. This is my first term as a moderator in GD. It's really not as bad
as some might think. It is a real learning experience and I feel as if I am giving something back.


To all of us here at DU, every member has his worth.
:toast:
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Maeve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:19 PM
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37. You had a couple of great co-mods there!
Zen and I did a term here in the Lounge, back when there were only TWO mods for this little zoo!
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 06:05 PM
Response to Reply #37
40. Yeah, they held my hand more than once!
I'm glad they increased the number of mods in GD and the Lounge.

:)
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indigo32 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:31 PM
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38. I'm hoping I'll get the chance
been passed over twice but I'll try one more time.
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:37 PM
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39. Depends. If I become one, do we get to sack Brighton while yelling:
"We are the Mods! We are the Mods! We are, we are, we are the Mods!" (Hopefully not too obscure Quadrophenia and/or 60s British pop culture reference)
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Mr. Brown of MD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 06:11 PM
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43. Former LBN mod here
And mind you, that was back in the day when LBN was crazier than GD, so that was no easy task. Lazarus was one of the other mods, but I forget who the third was right now.

It was quite an experience, but I don't think I'll be taking another shot at modship in the near future, unless I go insane.

-CollegeDude
Which you could argue that I did in the first place
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 06:13 PM
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44. A member of the Communist party?
No sorry Mr. McCarthy, I am not a communist but I think you are an asshole. Oh sorry about that no Ive never modded being under 18.
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