We Need More Mods to Combat Spam Threads.

[Quill]

Well, this thread got fun. I don't really have an opinion on whether or not we need more mods because I don't actually see enough spam here to induce me to care. But maybe I'm just lucky, or it's because of where I post, and other people are having a totally different experience than I am. *shrugs*

Although I did want to say that your constitutionally protected freedom of speech means that you're allowed to criticize the government without worrying that you'll be imprisoned or executed for it. It doesn't mean you get to say whatever you want, and if anything is happening on TBT that infringes on your constitutionally-given "freedom of speech" I'm sure that having a spam post deleted is the least of your worries.

 

[Damniel]

Well, this thread got fun. I don't really have an opinion on whether or not we need more mods because I don't actually see enough spam here to induce me to care. But maybe I'm just lucky, or it's because of where I post, and other people are having a totally different experience than I am. *shrugs*

Although I did want to say that your constitutionally protected freedom of speech means that you're allowed to criticize the government without worrying that you'll be imprisoned or executed for it. It doesn't mean you get to say whatever you want, and if anything is happening on TBT that infringes on your constitutionally-given "freedom of speech" I'm sure that having a spam post deleted is the least of your worries.

This is a forum not North Korea it's not taking away any rights.

 

[Quill]

This is a forum not North Korea it's not taking away any rights.

That was my point.

 

[Chris]

Well, this thread got fun. I don't really have an opinion on whether or not we need more mods because I don't actually see enough spam here to induce me to care. But maybe I'm just lucky, or it's because of where I post, and other people are having a totally different experience than I am. *shrugs*

I get you. Mostly because I've only seen two spam threads lately: one I happened to be online to catch and another a regular texted me to inform me. Most of them occur while I'm asleep and another mod will have dealt with it before I wake up.

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Back in August, when we took on three new mods, we already knew we'd start looking for more in early 2016 (I even explicitly pointed this out myself while we were discussing who to invite on to the team last time). But as I've pointed out already, we're doing better than ever (in the year and a half I've been a moderator on here) at keeping up with the work. Just this morning I woke up, looked at TBT, and saw my fellow staff members had dealt with all the reports during the night.

We're not saying that we aren't understaffed for a forum this size - we know we are. But fact is we're staying on top of reports and adding new moderators this second is not the response to the concern this thread arose. More moderators does not guarantee spam threads will be dealt with faster; those new mods will still need to eat, sleep, have jobs, go to college, etc. The 24/7 moderation people seem to expect is not achievable with seven moderators or a team twice nor triple this size. You cannot expect things to be dealt with instantenously, that is just not reasonable.

 

[Damniel]

That was my point.

Yeah I'm adding to it.

 

[oath2order]

I get you. Mostly because I've only seen two spam threads lately: one I happened to be online to catch and another a regular texted me to inform me. Most of them occur while I'm asleep and another mod will have dealt with it before I wake up.

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Back in August, when we took on three new mods, we already knew we'd start looking for more in early 2016 (I even explicitly pointed this out myself while we were discussing who to invite on to the team last time). But as I've pointed out already, we're doing better than ever (in the year and a half I've been a moderator on here) at keeping up with the work. Just this morning I woke up, looked at TBT, and saw my fellow staff members had dealt with all the reports during the night.

We're not saying that we aren't understaffed for a forum this size - we know we are. But fact is we're staying on top of reports and adding new moderators this second is not the response to the concern this thread arose. More moderators does not guarantee spam threads will be dealt with faster; those new mods will still need to eat, sleep, have jobs, go to college, etc. The 24/7 moderation people seem to expect is not achievable with seven moderators or a team twice nor triple this size. You cannot expect things to be dealt with instantenously, that is just not reasonable.

so tell me what mod deals with the dank memes