Oh Dear God

[BIG GREEN]

Call it a rant or whatever you will but yea...i'm gonna defend myself..thats my nature. I said i'd step up to the plate after jae left..but i got promoted at my job and i'm now a supervisor in the real world. That means i dont have as much free time as i used to...which isnt saying much cause i hardly had free time to begin with; today is my first day off after two straight weeks of work. I don't wanna argue with you guys....and ofcourse you're welcome to your opinions...but for the last time..i do my best.

You never said it directly. Actions say more than words. I reckon there's been more than 10 times when you've brought up your longevity when nobody asked/given a shit. What are you trying to prove?

I know others have noticed it too. It's just obvious.

I'm asking again..when have i done this anytime within even 2 years? Who has noticed this? What the fuck are you on about?

Riot, If Andrew has a problem with my "attitude" or behaviour around here...i'm sure he'll say so. I hardly post on these forums...so dont understand how i've been a "Class A bitch". The "forum" realises it?..wtf are you on? No one on these forums talk about me. If you're pissed that i temp banned you...look for some other way to express it.

However, if you start insulting and flipping out on posters for questioning your performance lately then I think you have a problem.

Who was questioning my performance? The guy is accusing me of an elitist mentality and still can't prove how i've expressed that other than his own interpritation of me.

Dont try to make it seem like i started shit...cause i been feeling nick's vibe towards me for a while and his comment confirmed it. He started it...but in either case you're all welcomed to get back on topic.

I get it...it's percieved that i act like i deserve respect. I'll say now that i don't deserve respect cause i haven't done shit for the forum recently. Boom..end of story; I'd rather not get into a senseless flame war.

On topic....i think these guys deserve some tolerance. I like Jae's idea he has going on in terms of tutoring these guys and they should get that rather be demoted. Everything takes practise..and learning humility within the contruct of leadership is no different.

[bigh0rt]

A question here:

For those asking, "What have you done for me lately?" to Yohance -- why? What's it to you? What's it matter? What effect, if any, has this caused and/or deserved?? Same set of questions regarding "nobody feeling it if he retired today". I'm just curious here. Seems like a lot of people read things a lot deeper than they ought to -- just one man's opinion.

And now, for a statement:

It seems like a lot of people are looking for one sole person to step up, and fill the void that has been left in their little hearts now that their own personal Jaesus is no longer moderating the forum. Be "the man". Since it hasn't been said yet, I might as well be the one to do so. Such a person may not exist. Shocking, I know. But, if that's the case, you'll just have to adjust to the new personalities in the positions or, well, I guess continue to complain -- though I'm sure the latter would get tiresome after awhile (although for some, maybe not). I certainly know that I'm not even trying to play as large a role as Jae did as a moderator -- I don't have the time or the desire. Does that make me a bad moderator? I don't think so, but maybe some people do. Maybe some people feel that in order to be a moderator at all, you've got to be Jae. I don't really know. Now, maybe that'll draw some negative responses from people in this thread; but at least its honest. I have zero intentions of being the NLSC's big flagbearer, the one person who people seem to want to look to for all their answers. Hell, I'm not sure there's a person among us who's really looking for that (not trying to speak on behalf of anybody -- maybe there is). But, the point is, that doesn't have to be a bad thing. I'm sure some people will resent it, but hey, I'm not trying to please everybody here. Different isn't always a downgrade. While it takes adjusting and it may not be welcome at first, there's nothing that says (nor is there a reason to assume) that suddenly we're all headed straight to the shitter, because the tracks are pointing in a different direction than we've all become accustomed to.

Prior to being named moderator, I never spent a whole lot of time in General Talk. I'm not sure if Jae did or if he changed upon becoming a mod; but I don't have any real intentions of diving headfirst into that forum any time soon. Don't get me wrong, I read it, and will continue to moderate it as necessary, but I'm just not big on much of the conversation that takes place there, so I'm not going to abandon my natural behavior just for the sake of showing my face to let everybody know "hey, a mod is here -- have no fear" Again, another reason why I have no intentions of "filling Jae's shoes" As I've stated several times -- that's not what I'm here for. I'm here to do the job that is asked of me by the site's administrator and my fellow moderators, and to do whatever I can within reason and my own willingness (i.e. the time I have to devote) to make this forum the best place it can possibly be.

Again, I imagine I'm not the only one who feels this way. So while a lot of people are preaching for someone to "step up" and be that guy -- there may not be "that guy" among us, including non-moderators. Maybe there is; I'm not certain. What I do know, however, is that I'm not him, I have no desire to be, nor will I ever try to be. Collectively, however, I think we can do a pretty damn good job.

As Matthew said initially, it's time for everyone to step up. I haven't seen those sentiments echoed in this thread. I've seen a lot of people waiting for somebody to give them their fill of Jae. I fear that some of you may end up starving, if you keep waiting.

Sorry if it's not the popular answer, and by all means, voice your disgust with it, tell me I've now lost all your respect and that I'm only doing this for my ego. I'm giving you the truth -- how you handle it is up to you.

[Indy]

Ok, I haven't read this entire thread, but I'm going to make a post regarding all of this.

First of all, I think its unfair whenever people say something against the mods and then say except for Indy. I really don't want to read that anymore. I appreciate that people have respect for me as a poster, but I'm puzzled as to why people have respect for me as a mod. I have far less responsibility then Cy, bigHort or any of those guys. I don't have ban power, and I'm not even a mod for General Talk. The only sections I deal with are NBA Talk, Other Games and Other Sports. I've done the most work in Other Games, because that section was extremely cluttered, so I just merged a bunch of threads, unstickied some and stickied some. The only thing I've done in the Other Sports forum is sticky the football thread. In NBA Talk I have only locked 1 thread, and my fellow mods decided it was not worthy of a lock so they unlocked it. Other then that I have reccomended banning Sit/Zoom, and I have advocated the banning of a couple others that were banned. So now that you know all the mod duties that I have performed am I really worthy of praise? Maybe I'm not worthy of being thrown under the bus, but that isn't because of anything I've done well, just a lack of doing things wrong. Maybe if I had more responsibility I would get the same praise, maybe I wouldn't. Maybe I'd be the one thrown under the bus, and if I deserved it at that point then so be it.

As far as the complaints towards the newer mods go, I do echo some of the sentiments of Jackal and Matthew, but I can't go as far as they have. I honestly did question some of the decisions that were made when these new mods were appointed. I also was not pleased with the way the Sit/Zoom situation was handled either, but other then that I don't feel that any of the new mods have made any major mistakes. I feel if there is any problem with the forums it has to do with the fact that we lost 2 great posters in Jae and Matthew. Obviously their mod presence is missed too, but I definitley believe they are missed more as posters then as mods.

I still love Jackal's idea about the newer guys focusing more on the Live forums.

[Matthew]

Sorry for the belated reply.

Indy, the reason why I think you are the best of the current bunch is not becuase of what areas you patrol, but rather your leadership and ability to look beyond your own ego to make a decision that benifits the community.

I'm yet to see that from anyone in the new moderating "team", and that's why I say (and still think) you are the best of them.

Being a mod isnt just about moving threads and arguing pointlessly in the members lounge, it's about being almost like a role model within the forums for the other posters.

[Morpheus' Harbinger]

One does not need even basic computer knowledge to re-enter the forums, people.

Heck, I can even see the whole thing on ASCII , steal passwords, delete threads etc with a week's worth of Internet research...

But don't worry, I'm not going to do it... since Cy and Indy have a say in the run of this place, I know this forum is in good hands...


Oh, and by the way, since this thread piqued my interest, I checked and I can tell you Coolmac has never resurfaced in this forum...


Oh, and by the way, this is your old Friend/Nemesis D-Weaver.


I'll make a new account in about 6 months to check up on you guys.


Peace!

[BigKaboom2]

Merry Christmas to you too.

[Axel]

lawl

Aren't you a grown man? Go bang your guyfriend already and keep the hell out of our forms.

[dada]

@D-Weaver

Oh man. If you did anything with that post I must say you reminded me that all this may not be as serious as it seems.

[The Other Kevin]

Well I'm glad to know that a fucking lawyer knows how to bring down major internet sites.

[J@3]

Dweaver you are by far the biggest cocksucker this forum has ever seen. Your sheer existance makes me lose faith in humanity and your parents should both be jailed for ever reproducing.

Peace!

[Morpheus' Harbinger]

Damn, I had you all there! I'm not really DW, I'm Coolmac!

Man, this gets better and better!

[J@3]

You signed up under a Greek Yahoo account you moron.

[BigKaboom2]

Yeah, this was easily the most distressing eight minutes of my life. I'm just devastated.

[Morpheus' Harbinger]

Is it me who is the moron, or the one who went and searched exactly what I expected him to search???

I guess you can't register under a .gr extension from the Phillies, then?

[J@3]

Is it me who is the moron, or the one who went and searched exactly what I expected him to search???

No, it's you. I saw it when I banned you, which will kick in eventually.

I guess you can't register under a .gr extension from the Phillies, then?

1: No one ever laughs at their own "jokes" as much as you.
2: Do you really think COOLmac can read Greek?

What I find hilarious is that you're acting like some sort of genius because you've been able to re-register again. Fucking Jerry re registered and he's a semi literate 13 year old!

[Morpheus' Harbinger]

1: No one ever laughs at their own "jokes" as much as you.

True. But then again, I do laugh especially loud.

2: Do you really think COOLmac can read Greek?

Do you really think registering forms' order of info vary greatly depending on language?

What I find hilarious is that you're acting like some sort of genius because you've been able to re-register again. Fucking Jerry re registered and he's a semi literate 13 year old!

Then he has potential. His future is in law.

[Axel]

So do you and the rest of the rejects still post on that shitty pinoy board?

[Morpheus' Harbinger]

Yup. It's our own little Absalom.

Oh, and before I go, Merry Christmas, and no need to worry, I'm not going to mess with the code. But the point here is, that if one wished, he could do so very easily without any computer background whatsoever.

I would recommend to the Admins to plug in more anti-worm measures, as in the current state, the holes in this thing are so big a friggin' Dune Sandworm could make it through.

[The Other Kevin]

It's probably te two of them having an orgy. COOlMac can't understand English, forget Greek, and this is too smart for Dweaver to do.

[Morpheus' Harbinger]

Nah, I can't leave you hanging. I'm DW.

[dada]

Explain the name before you go or get banned though? Just curious.

[Nick]

Who are those people who look up to Dweaver again? Yeah, he's a real class act.

Dweaver should have his balls cut off, because he doesn't deserve to spread his seed.

[Morpheus' Harbinger]

D-Weaver = DreamWeaver

Morpheus = The master of dreams in mythology.


Always at yer service, matey!

Who are those people who look up to Dweaver again? Laughing Yeah, he's a real class act.

Dweaver should have his balls cut off, because he doesn't deserve to spread his seed.

Sorry, that's already happened. The world is already doomed. The twins will rule with an iron fist some day.

[Nick]

How does a "grown man" with a "demanding career" and "hot wife" feel the need to seek so much attention? I feel sorry for you. I genuinely do.

[Morpheus' Harbinger]

How does a "grown man" with a "demanding career" and "hot wife" feel the need to seek so much attention? I feel sorry for you. I genuinely do.

"One only seeks as much as others are initially willing to give" - Some dead guy.