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    • Madame ButtonflyM
      Madame Buttonfly
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      @derivative666:

      P we need you around more often!!!

      That might be classed as an unpopular opinion!  😉

      AKA Mrs G

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        If it kept her out of my hair, it would be popular with me…...

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • derivative666D
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          I want more mod interaction!!!!  Maybe the most unpopular opinion around. I long for the days when threads were guided by Beatle and Landon.

          "Obstacles are stepping-stones that guide us to our goals"

          "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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          • DougNgD
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            @derivative666:

            I want more mod interaction!!!!  Maybe the most unpopular opinion around. I long for the days when threads were guided by Beatle and Landon.

            "Obstacles are stepping-stones that guide us to our goals"

            This is something the mod team should discuss. In the beginning, the mod team was used to steer the course of a thread

            As time went on, life caught up with us. Additionally, being a mod is WORK, and sometimes dealing with personalities over the internet can grind away at your patience. Largely, this is why I am not much of a presence on this forum unless a hammer needs to come down

            But you have an excellent point and I would like the mod team to start moving in that direction again

            I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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            • derivative666D
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              Appreciated!!! This will help significantly!

              "Obstacles are stepping-stones that guide us to our goals"

              "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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              • GilesG
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                D666 I'm sure it is not particularly unpopular, but if you knew the reasons, and by that I mean a balanced reasoned view (not one sided), then you would understand why they are no longer moderators And as I have never spoken publicly or given my side of the story, then your view, per force, has to be completely biased and one sided…..

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • DougNgD
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                  I think Jeff was speaking purely of their interaction with the members. To which, I will credit them, in the history of the moderators, we have never had two that connected as well with our constituency

                  I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                  • madmondayM
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                    MORE mod interaction.

                    slow down killer, see i said you were the sensitive type, hahahahaha

                    head high, middle finger higher

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                    • GilesG
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                      I know exactly what he meant, but unfortunately we all come with good points and bad points, sometimes the bad outweighs the good.  But if I could find someone else that could do that, I'd be a happy bunny….

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • derivative666D
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                        I know and understand why they are no longer mods. Nothing personal just business!!!! They were just an example. I want the current mods more active. I know how much time this can take up and how much energy needs to go into it. I just feel if mods aren't around can't/don't contribute. Things will move in the wrongs  direction. We can't change the past but, the future will be fun. I just want the mods to be part of that leading by example.

                        "Obstacles are stepping-stones that guide us to our goals"

                        "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                        • GilesG
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                          Well, we probably needs more mods then.  As Doug alluded to above, modding is work and actually bloody hard work, and it is at times emotionally draining.  Personally I am on the forum for 3 or 4 hours per day almost every day, even when I am on holiday.  Now this of course is my business and I have made that particular rod for my own back, but me dishing out Mod status is actually something of a poisoned chalice….

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • derivative666D
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                            You do whatcha gotta do. Please make good choices haha!

                            "Obstacles are stepping-stones that guide us to our goals"

                            "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                            • DougNgD
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                              Funny thing with me is…my niche is how poorly I connect with the members  😉

                              I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                              • madmondayM
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                                you should have open nominations like an elected official, on second thought maybe that wouldn't be a good idea if the nuited states is any indication of what could happen.

                                okay i got to get to work

                                head high, middle finger higher

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                                • derivative666D
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                                  @DougNg:

                                  Funny thing with me is…my niche is how poorly I connect with the members  😉

                                  Your selling yourself short your assholeness is what I love about you.

                                  "Obstacles are stepping-stones that guide us to our goals"

                                  "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    And just so you understand that I do understand, one of the things that I obsess about is how I get a more diverse modding team.  I am not dissing any of our mods past or present, but I am all to well aware that it all too easy for me to fall into the trap of choosing people I feel comfortable with…......

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • derivative666D
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                                      I get it, it's a shitty job but something you gotta do. My sure will make the correct decision.

                                      "Obstacles are stepping-stones that guide us to our goals"

                                      "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                                      • DougNgD
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                                        Giles usually makes the right decision (not me, I'm a giant pain in his ass, but he's too nice to fire me)

                                        At least in my experience, Giles allows his mods to be come engrained in the business. It's risky, because subterfuge on the forum is not limited to damaging just the forum

                                        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                        • Megatron1505M
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                                          @Seul:

                                          The bitch is back!.. Fuck yeah!..

                                          Rant on, Gav, rant on!..  😘

                                          You're kidding right. I think I burned enough bridges in the last week to leave me swimming home.

                                          My final unpopular opinion is a simple one, can somebody please flick the switch labelled fun again? I do so miss it when it isn't around.

                                          And to back my friend Jeff, the mod involvement needs to come in the form of interacting on the forum every day in very general conversation. The mods need to be people who carry a little respect and can influence and involve themselves in debate, they need character, intelligence and the ability to debate in a reasoned manner.

                                          Final, final unpopular opinion - Our mods have all that, we just don't see enough of them.

                                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                          • ChrisC
                                            Chris
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                                            @madmonday:

                                            you should have open nominations like an elected official

                                            Allowing the folks around here to vote is generally a bad idea.  Just look at my avatar as Exhibit A.

                                            Oh and on a different note, I've always tried to take a light touch to modding.  I've preferred to allow the members to drive the activity, based on the theory that it fosters participation and a sense of connection.  That said, I check in several times a day and read every thread and virtually every post.  So even if I'm not visible, I'm here.  Watching all of you…

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