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Elfen_Furry
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 11:47 pm    Post subject: Personal Mod Rant Reply with quote

...With brain on fire, and who knows how much abestos dust I breathed in lately, I'm not exactly 100 percent.

As a Mod on PF means having to deal with a lot of responsibilities. It means having to look through the many various posts on PF has per day and check what one can deem as, least I dare say it, "Un-kosher."

I'm not complaining, mind you.

If I find something wrong, or really unfit, I take action by making changes or deleting posts and threads and infrom the poster via pm. if a thread goes out of control, I lock it.

Its not that I dont want to excersise such rights or power over the regular members of the system. I just want to be me.

(to be continued).

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 11:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its been a while since I started this, but...

A moderator should be one who can enforce the rules of the system, and yet be fair and honest to all the members. The problems lie when the rules are changed and no one knows what these changes are.

PlanetFurry is undergoing many changes, we all hope for the better. But Becuase of these changes, the rules are going to chhange. Unfortunately, that means enforcement of these rules.

For me, I can not be at every forum on every thread and judge what is right vs. what is wrong. You as members should be able to figure that out. I go by the simple rule of "If you think its wrong, then dont do it."... I know, this leads into misinterpretations of the rules for what is wrong for one fur might be rightt for another.

But Its just a little common sense is needed. Think about it- PF has about 1000 members. All of varing age groups and sexual orientations; neither is a major concern to me. But if one fur is going to post adult material onto the system, at least put up a warning- like many have stating that its either "Not Work Safe" or "Warning: Adult Material Included."

Then there is a problem, In both the Drawing forums and in the hosted story sites, there are much material one can consider as "adult." One has to draw a personal line to consider what is to them considered as Art and what is considered as Pornography. The Agruements will fly at this point, but consider this- if you think the line has been or will be crossed, then say something about it. If not to the mods and admins, then to posters on their forum threads.

Furdom, comes in many forms, and has many extremes. One has to think about where they lie on what extremes, annd whether or not they can share it with others. Many of us here are adults, but there are some who are teens- of which some act like their adult counterparts, and others smaller than their shoe size. Then again, some adults here act like they are smaller than their shoe size.

As an mod., I will do that needs to be done- either lock threads or delete posts, and submit a pm to those involved of my actions and why I took them. Thus far, I have not gotten onto arguements as to being a nazi police office of the Thought division.

But as a mod., I will also back up the members of the system as best as I can.

-End of Part One.

Soon to come,
Part 2: Taking Personal.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

6/28/2k4; Continueing the Rant: Taking It Personal.

It has come to me the there are several members here that for what ever reason or past histories, just can not get along with each other. On an electronic forum, this simply can not happen, though it does many times.

I am not talking about 2 or 3 individual members in particular, though of late this may be true of them at the moment. I'm talking about many members in particular, and who's names will be left out to protect the guilt and punish the innocents.

Once upon a time, I used to rock the mike on my old CB radio, modified off course- 125Watt linear and over 132 channels in my box. But it seemed that there were many on the airwaves who deemed themselves as gods, even though I have been flapping my jaw on the microphone since 1973 (Who can remember CB in those days!)...

It seemed that with a little money and a trip down to the store and some set up advice from know-nothing wanna be experts, one can get on the airwaves and cause all sorts of problems for everyone. It was at about this time that CB'ing was getting big and yet earning its bad reputation. Furthering it some more- was the propapagtion principals which was known in slang as a "Skip". On a Skip- a radio wave can travel literally thousands of miles and end up someplace where it should not be normally. Because of this- certain noisy channels over here in NYC ended up going to places like Alabama, Louisana, Missouri, and all along the Mississippi basin. Not bad for a cheesey 5 watt radio.

Us elders of the band decided that something had to be done, before something crazy happens, like the FCC issueing CB Radio licenses upon passing of an exam. It was around in the late 80's and early 90's that CB finally got its redifinition (at least here in NYC). Now Longer will it be known as Citizen's Band Radio, but it will be now known as Constant Bullshit. At least for NYC, the name stuck.

It looks like the same is happening with the FMRS and GMRS radios, at least here in NYC.

Too bad.

Characters get out of line, egoes get bruised, personalities get into trouble, all for the littlest of things. Why? Taking it personal.

Once one becomes aware that "What the hey- you know, nothing can happen to me...", thats when the real trouble begins.

If for any reason, ppl on the system do eventually meet, either at a Con or at a Gathering, then more trouble begins. For the CB'ers in NYC- it happened in the form of a stabbing at a local HamFest in '92. Over what? Some damn Ying Yang of he said / she said stuff over the air that was not even true at the time. But because some ego was hurt and some personality's toes were stepped on, somebody had to make the decision to prove themselves as Mr Macho.

Well... Mr Macho's serving a 25 - Life sentence for murder.

We on the forum my think we are more civilized than that, but we're not. Let the tempers flare, and the blood boild, and lets see how civilized we truely are. I know the limits of my temper, and dare not try to cross them. But what about you?

I learned in Karate School an old saying, "What good is having the last hit in a fight if you're the one hurt the most?"

You know, in thinking about it- its true. People think that in having the last hit in a fight means that they have won that fight. They're wrong. With my training, I'll allow everyone to have the last hit, but I'll guarentee that it will not be I who will require medical attention.

The same applies with the war on words. "What good is saying the last word if you're the one hurt the most?" <-- My modification on the "Old Saying"

We can argue and rant and curse about personal ying yang until we are blue in the face. But if we are not heading into any resolution, feelings are going to get hurt, egoes briused and personality toes stepped on. In saying the last word does not prove a thing, especially if the point is wrong or invalid.

Look- I can guess that the issues goes deeper into the personal world with the parties involved. But what I got to say is simple. Why do we have to drag our personal dirty laundry out into the forums and show the world the colours of our shit-stained underwear?

If there is some personal grief within the individuals involved, 1) Keep it out of the system. 2) Work it out together until a resolution can be made and 3) You dont have to be friends, but you do have to respect each other, espicailly when you are here in the system.

I care for little except for a few close friends here and there, and those on the system, I like to consider as close friends as well. But with all relationships, there must be a little grief that has to be dealt with. How one deals with that grief is all on them.

I'm a mod, but damn it- I am not going to mod personal conflicts that happen on the board. If it comes to it, and I am forced to choose side- I choose in the banning of the parties involved. Until then, I would prefer for a conflict resolution to be hammered out before such actions are to be taken. And if need be, I can be a mod who does the hammering.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've seen little evidence of conflict on PF. This may be for one of three reasons (or all three). 1. I'm not visiting the forums where this is taking place. 2. The Mods are doing a good job. 3. I don't know 'mud-slinging' when I see it. In any case, Elfen, I think you are right on. To follow or enforce the rules, one must know what they are. Rules are the framework on which a sense of order can be built. They don't have to be perfect, but they need to be there. There are forums without rules where chaos is the norm. If I want chaos, I'll seek those forums out. I don't see PF as being one of those forums, thus some rules must apply. Common sense would solve many problems if it were only more common. It is not, therefore rules are needed to limit the non-sense. Elfen, being a mod myself elsewhere, I don't envy you your position of responsibility, however, if it make it easier, feel free to lock me, delete me, or otherwise censure me if I ever get out of line. I will not take it personally. In fact, if I have any sense at all, I'll learn from it and thank you for it.

Cirrel - who remembers CB from way back, but backed out quick.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike, Cirrel, rest of PF; for the last, I say 6 months, these conflicts have been going on behind the scenes: on ICQ, Aim, MSN oer IRC. Some of them have leaked onto the forums and vica-versa.

Most of which have been on a personal basis, to which they have been warned to "CHILL!" or be banned.

Banning of members will always be on a temporary basis (2 to 3 weeks, depending on deed done), unless the ban itself is circumvented or the deed in question is so hanieous that it deems a pernament solution.

But... PF is going through some major changes, and thus the rules must change accordingly. Unfortunately, the rules are not been fixed, as the changes are not yet fixed. Some users find this uneasy to adapt to the new rules, many dont even know of them. PF is going to require a massive site revision to reflect those changes.

One day, all this will be done and completed, and PF will be as it used to be: A Fun Place To Be In. Until then, there will be a lot of work to be done and complaints run high. Lets hope it will be at a minimum. Right now, to me at least, PF is like an Amusement Park, the day after a deadly accident on one of its ride. Still a fun place to be in, but there are some who feel uncomfotabbe to be there.

And Cirrel, I'll warn, ban, lock and delete you as necessary. No one is immune, if I catch them. Even myself. Mr. Green

This is the NYC Prisoner, signing out.
"How can you be a free man when you are a prisoner within your own mind and heart?"

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just realizing that this is my first year as a mod that I will be taking this haitus; unless I was a mod the year before and did not realize the implications thereof.

The haitus will be of my typical time area- 12/20 to 1/15. I will be lurking around and if need be- say hello to a few of you freaks out there. But as for everyone else- things will be as normal without me as they are with me. I just wont be flexing my mod powers like I usually do. Then again, when do I? Yeah, only when I find things to be at an extreme.

Its been a wonderful year here at planetfurry, one that will be followed by many more. Hopefully during this haitus time- I'll bet 'Rachel' back online; my G3 Laptop. Got the parts from ebay, just got to sit down and fix it, provided that I can find one of the pieces I bought and subsequently lost... its somewhere around the kitchen table, then again, Meeshie might have taking to a hiding spot. Damn that cat.

Between the stories I write and the comic strip and the 1.23K posts I leave behind here- yup, its been a wonderful year. Some of the Alphas on online here- some of you know them, others remain to be secretive. But its good to be in good company even though I'm one damn ugly mofo. This Hiatus is only the testimony of me keeping my evil side in check- and go against anyone that would dare go against my seeking of peace and joy this time of year. And believe it or not- such fools exist.

Well, before this becomes a rant- have Good Winter's Holy-Daze and a great start to the New Year... 2005. I'll see ya's before, during or after all this- who knows, only time will tell.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm guessing by now you are back?

woo alphas represent

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