Forum:Additional Chat Moderator(s)

Hi everyone, in the last month we've had a chat moderator problem. With panda going inactive X is the only European mod but everyone has lives too so we can't expect him to be here every day for so many hours. So when Kuro goes to bed we get a huge gap without mods for quite some hours until Jade or Calu join the chat. That seriously can't keep happening for much time, it's already happening since late October, so I believe we need additional chat moderators. And by discussing it in chat many time with various people we all come to an agreement to this (but nobody would make this forum so I was forced to be the one ._.). I believe we should get two new mods but if not two then definitely at least one who must have a European timezone in order to cover this big gap. Please state your opinions below. 14:48, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

Discussion
Agreed. Usually there is no mod online during the time from 9 till 14 (UTC), when X joins. If something happens and X doesn't log, then we have no mod until 17-18 (UTC). We really need a new one, maybe two.

I also agree that we should have 2 new mods with European timezones. 14:55, November 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * Agreed.--

I disagree. Despite their being no mod during those time gaps, it doesn't really cause a problem for those in the chat. I'm sure all responsible users have manged to use the chat without any issues so far, them continuing to do so, shouldn't be a problem. I'm sure when Panda returns those uncovered hours will be covered once again. 7 Chat moderators is more than enough to cover all the necessary timezones. 16:31, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

That is the problem: Panda. As much as she does a superb job on being a chat moderator that I never see her go offline whenever I enter chat or just simply make a little stalking visit, no one knows when she will return on the wiki. Whilst I agree on Besty's opinion that most of us who are on chat when there are no moderators present knows all the chat rules and is responsible enough to follow them, we can never be 100% sure that nothing wrong will happen on those mod-less (now a word, please?) hours. I know this wiki has 7 moderators, yet as I type this message, there is/are no moderator(s) present. Like what they say, prevention is better than cure. (Do that phrase even makes sense..? >_>) Ah well, this is just my two cents. I'm still relatively new to this wiki, so I'll go with whatever the community's verdict would be.

We as regulars might indeed be responsible enough but what will you do if a troll comes? Mods are there to ban trolls and maintain the order in chat. if we don't have a mod for so many hours daily, how can this happen? 17:17, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

Staw is right. Us knowing how to behave is not gonna cut it. If that is the case, why have mods in the first place? Are afternoon hours more dangerous for chat abuse than morning hours? This doesn't even make sense. As far as Panda is concerned, I don't know her and I don't know when or even if she will return, but we sure can't rely on that. If you guys think 7 mods are enough then maybe we should promote a temp mod until Panda returns or even replace the inactive ones with more active users.

Panda will return, but putting her aside, there are other mods who need to either do more or stand down. Ryu, especially. I barely ever see him online, and I know it's not just my timezone. X, who to be fair did ask DP to demod him a month or so ago, is less active than he was, and while normally that wouldn't be a problem, with no Panda that means most of the day in the European time zone is without a mod. 18:18, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

Besty what's the cost in having more mods (at least when Panda is away) and what does it matter if there were no misbehaves or trolls until now, we should take measures before that happens 18:37, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

According to SHB, Panda is gone for good. A sad day for us all. But that means another mod IS needed. 23:31, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

i just heard from SHB that panda isnt coming back, so yeah we need a mod to replace her, personally i think nova should fill the post. he's a responsible user who is fairly active on chat-- 23:32, November 27, 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, if there are holes where the chat isn't moderated, then they must be filled. We should start the official process of electing mods. Though I do think this time we should specify that we are looking for mods that can be regularly active from X UTC - Y UTC this time. (Reminder: timezone isn't really what matters, it's what time the user is available for). In the nomination phase, anyone who accepts nominations should agree that they can be active at the time we actually need. And for more detail on what that window is, some posts from the other mods about which times they are actively modding would really be appreciated. 02:04, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

The gap is when Austalian mods go to bed till American mods join the chat so we need a mod with European timezone since Europeans are usually the only ones active at those hours. Also are we gonna get one or two mods? 05:53, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

Unless Panda herself states herself she is stepping down, replacing her shouldn't be considered. The Chat often consists of regular users and occasional a new user or two. I doubt a visiting troll would happen. 13:19, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

Panda has left the wiki for good, Besty. And arguments between regulars still happen and need a mod in case things spill over. 13:30, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

My timezone is currently UTC +10:00 and I'm on anywhere between 9 am until 2 am. That's 18 hours of potential coverage. If we're going ahead with getting a new mod than do the math yourselves and work out how that effects your timezones for when I'm not on. Panda has left the wiki for good, her situation is clear so now it's time to address it. Personally, I suggest Nova as a candidate. 13:36, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

Depending on the number of people arguing, it can always be taken to a private chat. Ryu has been in chat quite often to cover his timezone. Just that people in a European time zone don't see him often enough, demodding him would just cause more issues. Timezones should be considered JSD, otherwise we will have a Mod for the wrong hours in need of being covered. 13:40, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

Alright I'm just going to put my opinion in here and not that many of you people give a damn but I will give it anyway. Yes Panda told me she is leaving so we do need more moderators around the european timezone, for the reasons stated by people already. In my opinion I believe the best candidate out of the active people on the chat would be Nova. As far as demodding people goes why do you care if we have a few fairly inactive people with stars hanging around every now and then, I really do not think it matters what so ever. They were picked to be mods for a reason, they aren't going to take advantage and do something stupid but if they do then remove their rights. As far as I go I recently got a new job so I'm busy atm also it is summer here so due to those two things I won't be on as much for maybe the next month but then it will be back to normal for me. 14:34, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

ok, three users (me, Besty and SHB) have suggested that nova be made mod to replace panda and no one else has been suggested, so unless anyone has any objections can we start talking about whether he would be a good fit or even talk about making a poll about it?-- 16:40, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

We are supposed to have a poll for the nominations and then one to vote on all of them to see which one will get the most votes. 16:46, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

Is it worth getting an admin in here before starting the nominations? Because I know DP will want to have a say in this. 16:56, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

An admin should probably say something, though personally, I think we should wait to start nominations until we know more about the current mods' schedules. If we're going to be smart about how mods are elected this time, and not just run a popularity contest, we'll need to know the schedule.

Here's what I mean when I say timezone doesn't matter as much: It is not where a person lives that matters, but when they can be active. So where now, we are looking for someone who can be active during Europe's evening hours, we shouldn't be opposed to someone who is free during America's early afternoon, since those are the same time. I'm not saying we shouldn't use someone from Europe, I'm just saying we should open ourselves to more options. Personally, I think Nova is a fantastic candidate to fill an empty spot. But until we hear more from the other mods, we may need to fill other holes in the schedule and appoint other mods. 17:03, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

From the beginning i thought there should be 5 Moderators. 1 west coast,1 east coast,1 europe,1 asia,and 1 wild card for situations like this. But from experience, time zones at this point arent THAT important. Knowing some of the users, if they get chat mod rights, they will stay on chat all day so there wont be any need to transition from west coast to east coast. But i do feel that an over saturation of chat mods is unnecessary. Saying that, i'll throw my name in here if there needs to be a new mod. I may have voluntarily lost my mod powers before, but seeing as how the wikia could use more experienced chat mods atm, i would like to help out. 17:15, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

Since I asked to put my opinion in here, so here it goes. Not only do I find it hilarious that just a few months ago, Staw create the forum to demote chat mods and rollbacks, but now he created this forum for more mods. Anyway, my schedule on the weekdays is usually whenever I get home from school which is around 2:30 P.M. (EST / 7:30 (UTC)) to probably 12:00 A.M. (EST / 5:00 (UTC)). But on the weekends it's whenever I wake up at probably 11:00 A.M. (EST / 4:00 (UTC)) to whenever I feel like getting off. Last time a new chat mod was mentioned, everyone wanted two chat mods that could cover the uncovered time zones. A Europe (X) who covers a lot of time that there aren't any other chat mod, and another American (Jade). I mean sure, it's fine, since both the last candidates (Jade and Weirdo) are from the same time zone. But at the time, there were two others (Hungry and I) with the same time zone! Not to mention that there was also someone else (Ryu) with just a timezone behind us. Because Jade and I literally cover the same times. As long as it's someone that's there usually, and would cover that time. I know that Hungry and Nova would do a fine job. But please don't let it be Staw, anyone but Staw. 18:02, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

I'm throwing my hat in. It's good to have additional options. Also, I do tend to be on chat quite often, and I understand what the rules in chat are, so I'll join in the race.  Fintin  Talk   20:58, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

I guess the question right now its not if we should have a new mod since almost everybody agrees that we should, but if we should have 1 newmod or more -  21:21, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

Well, since I've been nominated, I'll stand for the voting. And I think we only need one new mod. The hours are covered when they need to be, with the exception of the European afternoon/evening. 21:31, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

You didn't voluntarily lose your mod powers Hungry. You got in an argument with DP so DP demoted you. SeaTerror (talk) 23:40, November 28, 2013 (UTC)
 * Half in half. There was a dispute in words but its not like my position as chat mod at the time was what caused the "dispute". Plus, that is just a snipped of my overall message. It also doesn't take away that I have experience as a chat mod on this wikia for quite a while.-- 00:12, November 29, 2013 (UTC)

im not 100% certain but i believe the current mod timezones are like this:

i know the actual timezone doesn't hold as much weight as when they are actually available but i don't have that info, also i believe the current proposals' timezones are:

(if i got anyone's timezone wrong then please correct it for me)

again i know that timezones aren't as important as much as when the user is actually available but again i don't know that info and at least this is something. so anyway judging from the candidates apparent availabilities, nova would be the closest to panda's timezone though again this is only assuming that they all follow a normal schedule. anyway all three of the proposed users are great choices and responsible enough to get these rights-- 23:45, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

14:00 UTC would be nine o'clock in the morning for Fin, would he be available so early in the morning then? I think we need someone who is exactly in the UTC time or a couple of hours late, and is available in his/her afternoon and evening hours. Those are the hours I see the chat without a mod online the most. Also, is it ok to just through names like that on the table? Isn't there a procedure to follow?

i don't want to speak for Fintin, but im fairly certain he would be attending classes at 14:00 UTC so it might be a bit inconvenient for him (again, im not certain about this. maybe fin would be available, i don't know for sure). also, i don't see what's wrong with creating a table just to present the timezones of the mods, i didn't create a poll or a header for discussion about them, its just a part of my comment-- 00:45, November 29, 2013 (UTC)

No, no I'm not judging you CC I'm just asking if there is a procedure since it is my first time getting involved in such a matter. If this is the way it's done I would have some names to propose myself (not me ofcourse)
 * i honestly have no idea how these mod elections are supposed to work, i've never been involved in one before and i've only glanced over the previous ones but i believe staw stated earlier that: "[We create] a poll for the nominations and then one to vote on all of them to see which one will get the most votes." so yeah if you want to nominate some people you definitely should-- 01:04, November 29, 2013 (UTC)

Unless DP agrees with making of a new mod, shouldn't we hold off on nominations? As someone suggested considering other users within the same time gap, would be a good idea, if a new mod is to be. 01:00, November 29, 2013 (UTC)
 * i think its fairly obvious that we will need to appoint a new mod to replace panda, so i think its safe to just talk about users who would be right for the position-- 01:04, November 29, 2013 (UTC)

If he hungry gets his mod powers back it will fill in the gap and save a lot of time. And I remember from a while back and even from what I can see on FT wiki that when I would go to bed hungry would be on and when I would get back on the next day hungry wasn't far from bed. It works perfectly but I know some of you guys will drag this out as long as you can with polls and discussion just incase there is a chance of you getting the position yourself, I can sit here listing your names if you really wish but you already know who you are. So it would be great if you didn't make this a long and arduous process and just give hungry his rights back. Cheers 01:27, November 29, 2013 (UTC)

I agree that this shouldn't become too convoluted. If we're just looking for a new mod to fill in for others, then I agree that reappointing Hungry would be the best option. He's been there and done that, so why bother looking for new talent? There's been rumors back and forth regarding "who's gonna leave next", but for right now, more than 1 new mod isn't necessary.  Fintin  Talk   02:58, November 29, 2013 (UTC)

If Hungry is active then he's certainly the best mod option since he has been one in the past. I don't know if you guys want to vote on this but I'm fine with just giving him his rights back. But if you choose to poll it, you're supposed to make a poll for the nominations too. 05:44, November 29, 2013 (UTC)

Also personally I believe I would be an awesome mod and I should definitely get the power, no admin, no staff. (Nah jk Idgaf about that)... (but do put me in the nominations ._. This is so shameful) But as a nomination I would like to suggest User:XGlass Reflection because he's one of the most active guys in chat in that time along with me, nova and roa and he's responsible enough. 05:53, November 29, 2013 (UTC)

Can we all agree with Hungry with Mod? If so then let's end this forum already. 10:25, November 29, 2013 (UTC)