Unpopular opinions
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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"
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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….
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You do whatcha gotta do. Please make good choices haha!
"Obstacles are stepping-stones that guide us to our goals"
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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
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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"
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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…......
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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"
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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.
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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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You're kidding right. I think I burned enough bridges in the last week to leave me swimming home.
I didn't know it was that bad Gav :-\
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I hate the "fitted" suit look. I think a suit needs to look classic, pleated, and a bit baggier than these skin tight, button hanging on for dear life look. If you wanna look like a boss, wear a suit like one.
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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.
Simply saying switch back the fun on again won't work. The members can't expect the mods and the mods alone to be able to do this. Everyone has to take some responsibility. It is simply not good enough to blame the mods, or new members or X, Y or Z. We all need to try and contribute to making that happen.
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Enough with the derail. Fitted suits suck. I like oversized old man baggy ass suits. I look at people in "skinny" suits as immature and trendy. The only fitted suits I like are the stereotypically 1960's vintage look. Oh, and I hate when younger dudes rock the chino blazer that looks like it just came out of the dryer. Iron that shit, you're an adult.
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JSJ just reminded me of this ridiculous article, which is an ode to materialism disguised as a pompous manual to manhood, as though one's possessions have a whit to do with what makes a man…
Also, the pretentious article suggests wrongly that a black suit is a must-have. Only for undertakers, priests, and waiters chief.
Unpopularopinion (actually a popular sartorial rule of thumb): black suits look out of place outside of circumstances such as weddings and funerals.http://www.buzzfeed.com/justinabarca/things-every-self-respecting-man-over-30-should-own
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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.
It is simply not good enough to blame the mods, or new members or X, Y or Z. We all need to try and contribute to making that happen.
What did Z do?
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I don't think that was blaming the mods for anything other than not being around enough, which they aren't. Absolutely they don't control the "fun", that is down to everyone, they were two separate points.
Anyway, I'm the last guy who should be saying how things should be done so I'm out of this debate, gotta go find myself a shallow point.
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I think the mods took a step back when the forum started running loose like a train. We actually needed very little involvement for awhile, and Chris said one time "if they don't see me around, things are going well"
I'm not particularly qualified to handle people and drive things
Giles and I have always been diametrically opposite on handling things. He pays a lot of attention to the members and how they feel. He's willing to bend rules to make everyone happy
Me on the other hand, I quote the forum guidance/rules all the time. And just like in real life, people's feelings bear no relevance to me.
I don't think it's happened lately, but when I get bellyaching via PM, I will either ignore it or respond with some sort of menstruation comment. Judging by the fact that it hasn't happened in awhile, I think people have caught on
If you REALLY want a rag to have your period on, Chris is the fucking worst/best. He actually listens to all that shit and brings it back to the mod team
