How to get mod
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2 years ago
Iowa, USA

Are you requesting a game that’s not on the site, or are you requesting moderation for a game that’s already on the site.

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United States

you don't want to be a mod, trust me

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Finland

you want to be a moderator trust me

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Iowa, USA

@Garsh, if you don’t want to be a mod for 70 games, then step down as a mod.

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Israel

It's not like new game moderators suddenly have to moderate 70+ games. It is a gradual process.

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Iowa, USA

Yea I know that. I’m saying if he dosnt want to moderate all those games, then step down from a few

YUMmy_Bacon5 and Merl_ like this
United States

Being a mod is a lot more work than you think, and verifying runs is only a very small portion of the list of duties. If you want to just worry about verifying runs, ask to be a verifier, as it's a much easier position to manage and is usually an easier position to get (as long as you are semi-active in your community and know how to time runs properly)

Kkntucara and Ivory like this
Iowa, USA

I know that its hard. I'm saying just step down from a few games

YUMmy_Bacon5 likes this
United States

Pretty sure you are responding to the wrong person 😶

But to back up @Garsh, it's quite hard to come by good mods now days for games with small communities, such as some of the ones Garsh mods. Not saying they don't exist, because there are great mods for small games that put a lot of effort into categories, rules, promo, etc. While 70 games may seem excessive and potentially overwhelming, I can understand why he would not want to step down from some of the games.

Kkntucara, Pear and 2 others like this
United States

As someone who moderates over 80 games and has basically the same story as Garsh, stepping down from games is harder than it sounds. Obviously I could just leave most of the games but for me at least that comes with some guilt. Even if the game is completely dead, I still feel responsible for maintaining the leaderboard. But anyway back to the original question, you don't want to be a mod, trust me.

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Gaming_64, Act_ and 5 others like this
Austria

Proclaimer: going a bit off topic from the original question (as a few people before me)

As someone who moderates 4 games and has basically a totally different story than @Garsh & @TRLittleToaster ... sorry I had to do this ... somehow I find this funny :D Anyway... It seems to me that you guys are trying way too hard. I just hope you guys are not burning out by doing a lot of work. Sure, it is nice for the community to have their runs verified quickly by some experienced mod who verifies hundreds of runs regularly. But if you feel it is too much for you, I'd recommend you to do something about it. In the end you have to ask yourself the question if it is worth it for yourselves.

Speaking from a personal example: When I said to my coworkers that I'm gonna change to a different department I felt guilty for leaving them too. Leaving them a shitton of work & not so nice prospects for a time to come. But on the other hand I felt I needed to leave this community for my own good (& hopefully for the good of my new colleagues too).

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New South Wales, Australia

These replies are looooooong

Iowa, USA

Why did you respond to a week old thread?

YUMmy_Bacon5 likes this
United States

They don't want to be a mod, trust them.

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