nobodyknows wrote:@Sorrow- So... what pray tell be the requirements? I've been intrigued about the moderator position ever since you were promoted, though I do realize just how difficult it is to achieve said position, and how much work it entails.
...Do you want me to tell you the requirements to become a Mod, in such a public and easily-viewable place where certain members might attempt to copy them and replicate them as much as possible, even if they're fully aware they'll never achieve such status but are stubborn and bored enough to attempt it regardlessly? .-. lol
I'll just tell you though...there isn't THAT much work to do as a Mod in itself, and overall what matters the most as a Mod is not the kind of work you do, but the responsibility you've accepted to take and mantain; not to just make sure to delete spambot posts or move topics from wrong sections to the right ones, that's just the "basic/obvious" work and trust me, you aren't promoted to such a position and given so much responsibility, "power" and even "prestige", just to clean up forums, even if that's what i seem to do the most XD lol
You know, "dothackers.net" is actually one of the MOST important and relevant forum sites on the internet (at least in english) when it comes to .Hack and CC2 information, ONLY SECOND to "dothack.com" in a mere "dothack" Google search, and that one site is DEAD, a freaking wasteland that only remains on top thanks to its domain name. Our site itself is the source of so many .Hack information spread all around the english-speaking internet, including new releases, videos, guides, and walkthroughs (thanks to members such like Zer0, Master ZED, and (Phantom) Thief, to name a few). Not to mention that this site (the Staff, mainly) is the ONLY ONE in charge of the .Hack//LINK localization campaign, and it hasn't been the only project of such "magnitude"...we've had interviews with creators and english dubbers as well. So yeah, we're pretty much on top of everything in .Hack around here.
Now, imagine that one day you have the responsibility to keep order, control and "peace" of such a website of so much importance, so many widely-recognized members, and so much recognition on the internet. Imagine that you have to be the one to make sure everything is going well, members are good and nice to each other (minus a couple exceptions...but hey, we can't rule a kingdom with a bit of blood every here and there. lol), discussions go well and anyone can browse freely without having to see 3-4 month-old spam posts or flame wars in around 7 different topics. Imagine that it's all up to you to make sure new members find these boards attractive, suitable to their likes and able to find whatever they were looking for (except if it's "trouble" or "forced popularity"), as well as to keep it attractive, interesting and even fun to old members...and to make sure overall that the forums live up to its position as one of the most important .Hack sites.
THAT is what it means to be a Moderator. And yeah, no current-technology spambot could ever be able to prove themselves worthy enough to take on such responsibility, no matter how many "inspirational" rambles it can make per day, and how many people can reply to them.
