What is the first thing you would do if you were a mod?

ThacoBell

This is intended to be a silly thread. What would be the first use of your moderator powers?

I would finally learn all the details of the "Hyper Chicken" incident.

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mlnevese

ThacoBell said:

This is intended to be a silly thread. What would be the first use of your moderator powers?

I would finally learn all the details of the "Hyper Chicken" incident.

Good luck with that... It's in a fairly well hidden thread nowadays

lefreut

Ban @trottingkrip (hello @Tresset ).

JoenSo

In panic rid myself of the responsibilities that come with the title.

tbone1

Order @ThacoBell to pit me an olive for my martini

Arctodus

I would give a stern warning to @ThacoBell for pushing a politically biased pro-bard agenda through the BG threads...

SethDavis

get uploaded to a mod archive site

ThacoBell

@mlnevese You aren't kidding. I've combed the public forums and can't find anything. Even comments have been removed from profiles.

@Arctodus Well then

semiticgod

Well...

semiticgod said:

I just became a mod!

And just look how happy he is!

Ardanis

Shandaxx said:

Ban myself...

I once banned myself, without using any mod tools. A forum admin had made a "click here to get banned" thread, and any non-staff user account who opened it would automatically post "I've banned myself, how could I have?!" in there and receive a ban for a day. That was hilarious

ThacoBell

@Arctodus What would be the opposition to the bard party?

JoenSo

ThacoBell said:

@Arctodus What would be the opposition to the bard party?

Most likely a rather drab party

Dev6

I'd ban everyone that dislikes Aerie faster than chitika fastpaws.

Nimran

Hand out s to all, while banning all the groundhogs!

mlnevese

If you became a moderator the first thing you'd do would be reading all the sticky threads in the moderation area... and some of our internal discussions... then you'd have to learn how all the moderation tools work, some are not that obvious

Then you'd finally learn THE TRUTH


Ohh... and maybe we'd finally reveal to you what the Hyperchicken was

Arctodus

ThacoBell said:

@Arctodus What would be the opposition to the bard party?

Well, obviously a ban, but it would be followed most likely a total investigation from the Fearunian Desk of Bard Population Control (commonly known as the FDBPC), to make sure the propaganda doesn't spread out incontrollably. What, you think this is not serious ?!?!

(Then, against my own will, I would... in total secret, admit that... I... too... LOVE BARDS !! ... but that's a secret that can't be told...)

JuliusBorisov

No mention of providing promotes here and there yet?

FinneousPJ

I would ban all the other mods and institute my own rule!!

dunbar

I would roleplay a different person each day (like Mugabe or Trump for example) and to keep JuliusBorisov happy I'd promote the first person to guess correctly who I was roleplaying.

Arctodus

JuliusBorisov said:

No mention of providing promotes here and there yet?

FinneousPJ said:

I would ban all the other mods and institute my own rule!!

Well, it's quite obvious that people around here would absolutely misuse their new power for their own self gain... It will be a useful thread next time you need to promote someone to moderator.

mlnevese

Arctodus said:

JuliusBorisov said:

No mention of providing promotes here and there yet?

FinneousPJ said:

I would ban all the other mods and institute my own rule!!

Well, it's quite obvious that people around here would absolutely misuse their new power for their own self gain... It will be a useful thread next time you need to promote someone to moderator.

I believe the last time we needed a new moderator we had a list of potential candidates... maybe we should start a black list as well

About banning every other moderator, I'm not sure if the forum software would allow me to ban @JuliusBorisov... and I'm not curious enough to try that just to see if it works

deltago

Team up with @mlnevese and ban pun users. Starting with those with a punned username.

Sylvus_Moonbow

I would destroy @mlnevese as my first duty in response to the March 2014 Incident.

With that twitching corpse left behind in the dark alley in which I exit from, will I proceed to the Guess the Next Poster thread and remove any reference of ever being there, so as to no longer continue receiving thread updates to one of many inane topics found here in which I foolishly participated in.

As the smoldering remains of that action curl into the air behind me, shall I enter the development department and make myself a rose badge.

Just. For. Me!

Sitting in a dark corner, would I cackle while I enjoyed the scent of the rose, ready to embark on the next culling which deserved my immediate attention.

FinneousPJ

Arctodus said:

JuliusBorisov said:

No mention of providing promotes here and there yet?

FinneousPJ said:

I would ban all the other mods and institute my own rule!!

Well, it's quite obvious that people around here would absolutely misuse their new power for their own self gain... It will be a useful thread next time you need to promote someone to moderator.

Or perhaps the meaning of a joke thread isn't obvious to some

JoenSo

Well, in vino -and joke threads- veritas.

FinneousPJ

JoenSo said:

Well, in vino -and joke threads- veritas.

Thanks, I think I'll have some now.

tbone1

ThacoBell said:

@Arctodus What would be the opposition to the bard party?

They’d run up a huge tab and all sneak out before paying.

And knock up all the women-folk, bipedal or not.

Balrog99

FinneousPJ said:

Arctodus said:

JuliusBorisov said:

No mention of providing promotes here and there yet?

FinneousPJ said:

I would ban all the other mods and institute my own rule!!

Well, it's quite obvious that people around here would absolutely misuse their new power for their own self gain... It will be a useful thread next time you need to promote someone to moderator.

Or perhaps the meaning of a joke thread isn't obvious to some

I would ban everybody that don't 'Like' my jokes.

Fardragon

I would resign. If there is any job more thankless than being a high school teacher it's being a forum moderator.

taclane

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