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bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 1:50 pm Post subject: Moderator visiblitiy

Moderator visibility.

There has been a request to increase moderator visibility. In 24 hours we are going to post a poll currently with these options

Moderator visibility
* moderators should be listed by name at the top of each forum section
* moderators should be labelled with their name and avatar in the left hand side of the forum threads
* The current moderator listing is sufficient
* Don't mind which option is picked
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*a forum moderator link at the top of every forum page should link to the list of moderators (suggested by chez)

This thread is to allow discussion of these options and to ask for addition options if you feel your position isn't covered

Once the poll goes up it will run for 48hrs and the majority decision will be implemented

To see who the moderators are currently please look here

If you want to make other suggestions for the site please start make them here

NB: I will add new options to the list as they are suggested but depending on overlap they may be rationalised into a subset prior to the real poll being posted

Last edited by bagpuss on Wed Jan 06, 10 2:04 pm; edited 1 time in total

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 1:56 pm Post subject:

Why not make the existing link at the top of the different forums that says 'mods' say 'forum moderators' and stick it at the top of every single page? That should cover it all, shouldn't it?

I don't see why moderators should be flagged when they are posting in a private capacity. And when they post in a public capacity, they usually preface or end the post or PM saying that that is what they are doing.

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:02 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

We should investigate that option, I will ask the technical people and add it to the list

Brownbear

Joined: 28 May 2007
Posts: 14929
Location: South West

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:09 pm Post subject:
Oh, if it's such a huge great deal for people, why not have one login as a moderator, and one as a poster?

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:14 pm Post subject:

Brownbear wrote:

Oh, if it's such a huge great deal for people, why not have one login as a moderator, and one as a poster?

Logistically that would be a pain it would also be less transparent to everyone else as to who the mods were surely which I thought is what we were aiming for

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:15 pm Post subject:

Brownbear wrote:

Oh, if it's such a huge great deal for people, why not have one login as a moderator, and one as a poster?

Is it possible to be logged in as two people at once? Could be useful if it was...

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:16 pm Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

[Is it possible to be logged in as two people at once? Could be useful if it was...

No - Arvo and I have tried it. You can log in with the same account from multiple machines simultaneously, though.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:17 pm Post subject:

bagpuss wrote:

Logistically that would be a pain it would also be less transparent to everyone else as to who the mods were surely which I thought is what we were aiming for

I don't think you've got any kind of consensus for what we're aiming for

I suggested in Netties thread that we have a poll on this largely to get it out of that discussion (because I thought it didn't help that it was all becoming about mod visibility).

Its a worthwhile question, but its not THAT big a deal.

I think asking for opinions, giving it a couple of days, and having a poll, is a good idea. Just don't get too hung up on it being indicative of any real change in transpacency or anything else.

Brownbear

Joined: 28 May 2007
Posts: 14929
Location: South West

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:19 pm Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

Brownbear wrote:

Oh, if it's such a huge great deal for people, why not have one login as a moderator, and one as a poster?

Is it possible to be logged in as two people at once? Could be useful if it was...

That is more of a question for the technical bods, but one would have thought, if knowingsomeone had some mild authority scares the living daylights out of some people, then when 'fred' makes a post he's speaking as Fred, but when 'moderator 3' does there is no ambiguity.

I don't think it makes any difference, but for these delicate souls who are scared of moderators, it might be just the thing.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:32 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

Rob R wrote:

[Is it possible to be logged in as two people at once? Could be useful if it was...

No - Arvo and I have tried it. You can log in with the same account from multiple machines simultaneously, though.

Drat, thanks. Yeah, I found that out when I came back from mums the other day and I'd been logged in there then found I was still logged in here.

Becki

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 6293
Location: Devon

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:32 pm Post subject:
I want an option for 'I don't give a stuff either way'

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:34 pm Post subject:

Becki wrote:

I want an option for 'I don't give a stuff either way'

Thought that was covered by

* Don't mind which option is picked

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:35 pm Post subject:

Becki wrote:

I want an option for 'I don't give a stuff either way'

Isn't that No. 4 on the list?

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:35 pm Post subject:
To be perfectly honest I personally don't give a hoot whether the moderators are visible or not as long as there is an accesible list so I can make a complaint if need be. What's more important to me is that they follow strict guidelines & are acountable for their actions.

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 10 2:38 pm Post subject:

Tavascarow wrote:

What's more important to me is that they follow strict guidelines & are acountable for their actions.

Perhaps guidelines and/or specific administrative type moderator actions are what people want to be more visible? Was that what was at the core of the most recent drama? (excluding it's initial causation...)

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