Sorry to intervene here, but i just kind of wanted to voice my opinion on this.
Being a moderator to me isn't about being able to delete/edit/sticky/moderate posts that people make. Sure that is an added responsibility that i'm willing to take, but people generally behave pretty well on these forums which is something that i'm grateful for. Throughout my experiences in online forums, people tend to look towards moderator's for the answers to their questions. When they see the little moderator symbol or colored name along with an answer they generally feel more assured. That's what being I view being a moderator as, a position where you can help people out and they will generally trust what you have to say.
I'm not saying that what Moderators have to say is more important than any other member on the forum. Keep in mind though that when things are done, they're generally done to help forum members. If a post is stickied, the moderator likely thought it would be useful to somebody who might not otherwhys see it. Everybody contributes in their own way, and yes sometimes Moderators do make mistakes. We're just as human as anybody else and sometimes see things differently than others.
LoveKillzSlowly said:
No offense to any of the moderators here but I don't know why some people here are moderators. You have some people here that are very knowledgeable but you hardly see them around here anymore and then you have the people who like to post useless s--t and I think odingalt just made them a mod to keep the forums alive, since they are here 24/7. Most of the questions on these forums have been answered several times, use the search button.
-sorry to single out your post, but you posed an interesting argument and i wanted to share my opinion on it a bit.
I don't see anything wrong with wanting to keep the forums alive. The forums is supposed to be a place where people can come to for help and see what's going on in the viking community. Having moderators that consistently check the forums isn't a bad thing at all, if moderators only checked the forums once every week or so, then the forums could quickly get out of hand. Odingalt can't be the only person moderating the forums and nor should he be. You have to remember that moderators don't get paid, we don't get secret benefits, we simply do it because we enjoy helping people, or at least that's the reason I have.
My overall point is, we shouldn't be fighting with each other or chewing each other out. These forums were designed to be a place where people could come ask others for help with their controllers or communicate with each other. I don't feel like so much judgement should be placed on people simply because they contribute in different ways.