Hi new Mods. Hope you don't mind me asking, I'm curious to know why you moderated for some time In secret before officially 'coming out'? Posted by TiaDalma
I don't know the actual reason, having only moderated since the end of January. I can only assume it was to shield the moderators from personal attacks and abuse for just trying to help out. I may be wrong though.
Hi Machka. As you say, this probably Isn't the reason, as now you are all out In the open, you are still vulnerable to personal attack, abuse etc, so your Identities could have been revealed as soon as you had been appointed. Just don't understand why some things are done behind closed doors so to speak, when we are mean't to be an equal part of this forum.
In Response to Re: Whats with the Mod names? : Hi Mac, No that will not happen. The Forum Mods are there as an addition to the Sky Mods. As you can imagine Moderation of a forum this size is a time consuming job and as all of the moderators, Sky ones included, have additional responsibilities it was thought that a few extra hands would be of use. Hope that put your mind at rest with regard to your point. Posted by Mod_JockBM
Hi Jock
Thanks for the response, although my post was meant as bit of scouse humour. I'm sure it is very time consuming and no doubt the forum members will be grateful for the effort you guys put in.
Hi Machka. As you say, this probably Isn't the reason, as now you are all out In the open, you are still vulnerable to personal attack, abuse etc, so your Identities could have been revealed as soon as you had been appointed. Just don't understand why some things are done behind closed doors so to speak, when we are mean't to be an equal part of this forum. Posted by TiaDalma
Hi TiaDalma, when I was originally appointed as one of the "hidden" Mods last July the decision was taken to keep our identities secret and I have to be honest that was a decision that I didn't entirely agree with, I imagine now that we have "come out" you will see a lot more openess and the forum will go from strength to strength.
You guys/mods should chat with Bernie & ask him to calm down a bit .
I got 3 emails from regular forum peeps this week ,
1. spornybol left said forum peeps were being treated like kids not adults . 2. logdon baned for 2 weeks for being too funny . 3. maxally gets a 1st but final warning for silly posting .
All 3 regulars with over 10k posts and hundreds of threads between them . At this rate all the regulars will be gone & only mods will be left . All 3 above pm by bernie .
As they say in scouse land bernie needs to calm down a bit , All this heavy handiness is doing, is making peeps pee d off in forum .
Does one really want a forum where peeps are scared to post a bit of fun banter .
You guys/mods should chat with Bernie & ask him to calm down a bit . I got 3 emails from regular forum peeps this week , 1. spornybol left said forum peeps were being treated like kids not adults . 2. logdon baned for 2 weeks for being too funny . 3. maxally gets a 1st but final warning for silly posting . All 3 regulars with over 10k posts and hundreds of threads between them . At this rate all the regulars will be gone & only mods will be left . All 3 above pm by bernie . As they say in scouse land bernie needs to calm down a bit , All this heavy handiness is doing is making peeps pee d off in forum . Does one really want a forum where peeps are scared to post a bit of fun banter . Posted by IRISHROVER
Well said that man. I`ve had 2 warnings this week & am on final one for putting up a picture of a delete button, explain that one then.
total bs freedom ove speech is good ask any democratic country,no need for bns imo.del Posted by DELTA
Totally agree Wayne and all democratic countries have a set of rules (laws) that you must abide by. In the UK we have freedom of speech but we abide by laws and guidelines of the UK, you are not allowed in the UK to abuse or insult people (think Keys and Gray for instance)
The Sky Poker forum has rules and guidelines and insulting individuals or groups of individuals is not allowed, you have used insulting language in the post copied above.
You don't know how long we have been moderating this forum, you don't know what communication is made between us all before a group decision is made and you don't know how decisions are made but you are quick to pass judgement.
The Community mods were asked by Sky Rich to do this many months ago and do it for no reward, the SKy staff do it as their employment and always have the overall say in any of these matters.
It's pretty much sticks and stones to us Wayne, 95% of the messages we have had have been positive, we could have stayed anon, we chose to reveal ourselves, the 5% who come out between 10pm and midnight have a right of free speech and we are all for it as long as it doesnt get personal.
In Response to Re: Whats with the Mod names? : Totally agree Wayne and all democratic countries have a set of rules (laws) that you must abide by. In the UK we have freedom of speech but we abide by laws and guidelines of the UK, you are not allowed in the UK to abuse or insult people (think Keys and Gray for instance) The Sky Poker forum has rules and guidelines and insulting individuals or groups of individuals is not allowed, you have used insulting language in the post copied above. You don't know how long we have been moderating this forum, you don't know what communication is made between us all before a group decision is made and you don't know how decisions are made but you are quick to pass judgement. The Community mods were asked by Sky Rich to do this many months ago and do it for no reward, the SKy staff do it as their employment and always have the overall say in any of these matters. It's pretty much sticks and stones to us Wayne, 95% of the messages we have had have been positive, we could have stayed anon, we chose to reveal ourselves, the 5% who come out between 10pm and midnight have a right of free speech and we are all for it as long as it doesnt get personal. Posted by SolarCarro
I think this is fair comment Del , wd Dave .
But note my other post above , try get this through. It will benefit all in the long game .
I personally dont see the problem with the mods. The forum has always had them and needs them. I think it is ludicrous the amount of abuse these people are getting now everyone knows who they are. What difference does it make whether we know who is doing it or not? A few people were breaking rules and sky have asked a few regular posters to help keep things in check to make sure everyones experience is pleasant. Where is the problem??
In Response to Re: Whats with the Mod names? : I was thinking more milk monitor than perfect prefect ......... I mean that in the nicest possible way of course ) Posted by elsadog
In Response to Re: Whats with the Mod names? : LOL Love it! We are from the same school era! MilkMon_Solar MilkMon_Jock MilkMon_Machka MilkMon_Nosey MilkMon_Kiwi How good does MilkMon_Machka sound!! Posted by SolarCarro
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Thanks for the response, although my post was meant as bit of scouse humour. I'm sure it is very time consuming and no doubt the forum members will be grateful for the effort you guys put in.
Cheers
Mac
Steve
You guys/mods should chat with Bernie & ask him to calm down a bit .
I got 3 emails from regular forum peeps this week ,
1. spornybol left said forum peeps were being treated like kids not adults .
2. logdon baned for 2 weeks for being too funny .
3. maxally gets a 1st but final warning for silly posting .
All 3 regulars with over 10k posts and hundreds of threads between them .
At this rate all the regulars will be gone & only mods will be left .
All 3 above pm by bernie .
As they say in scouse land bernie needs to calm down a bit ,
All this heavy handiness is doing,
is making peeps pee d off in forum .
Does one really want a forum where peeps are scared to post
a bit of fun banter .
I`ve had 2 warnings this week & am on final one for putting up a picture of a delete button, explain that one then.
The Sky Poker forum has rules and guidelines and insulting individuals or groups of individuals is not allowed, you have used insulting language in the post copied above.
You don't know how long we have been moderating this forum, you don't know what communication is made between us all before a group decision is made and you don't know how decisions are made but you are quick to pass judgement.
The Community mods were asked by Sky Rich to do this many months ago and do it for no reward, the SKy staff do it as their employment and always have the overall say in any of these matters.
It's pretty much sticks and stones to us Wayne, 95% of the messages we have had have been positive, we could have stayed anon, we chose to reveal ourselves, the 5% who come out between 10pm and midnight have a right of free speech and we are all for it as long as it doesnt get personal.
I think this is fair comment Del ,
wd Dave .
But note my other post above ,
try get this through.
It will benefit all in the long game .
Denis
MilkMon_Solar
MilkMon_Jock
MilkMon_Machka
MilkMon_Nosey
MilkMon_Kiwi
How good does MilkMon_Machka sound!!