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To all the mods here on TT

CellarDweller

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Hiya mods!!!!!!!



Just a quick note from me (and anyone else who wants to reply) to thank you for all your hard work here on TT.


I have stated this before, but I am a mod on a music forum, and I know the work that goes on with your moderation duties.


I feel that TT is very well run, and just wanted to say thanks for keeping this place cool and fun, and welcoming!

I have much fun here!


🙂
 
Bravo! i'll second those sentiments! The mods here at the TTC are quite approachable and fun, in addition to being well informed, competent and helpful. They aren't remote; they join in. They don't let their authority go to their heads.
 
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I second the motion.

I am a member of several unrelated forums around the net, and I can DEFFINATELY say that the best moderators are here.

There is no arrogance, no god-complex, no being expected to walk around the place on egg shells.

Every one of them is friendly and talkative. They respond to the users as if they are just one of the gang instead of the "caretakers of the peons" as I have seen on other boards. If you, as a newcomer, didn't notice the big red "moderator" title in their profile, you'd swear up and down that they were just extra helpful members.

When it comes to laying down the law, they do it eloquently and without prejudice. At certain times when I have seen other users post (both here, and other forums in our community) about the mods on TT being biast or pandering to favouritism, my first and only reaction is
always "WTF????????????"

I have not nor have I EVER seen a mod here abuse their powers! Regardless of the situation. Regardless of who is right or wrong, they have ALWAYS adhered to the principle that no edict, code, moral, or personal ethic, no matter how right/wrong a member is, will be allowed to excede the rules of this forum....Period!

To think about it, you have no official school for moderators. These people are just regular users like you and me. They are thrust into a position of power and are expected to run the operation smoothly.

After saying that, does it not boggle your mind as how we got not one, not two , but three moderators that not only nosh with eachother, but manage to run this place in such synchronisation and friendliness, that, as I said before, you would swear that they were just another poster?
 
With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan...

You are the very models of the modern forum moderators,
Enforcers of the policies and diplomatic mediators,
Riding herd on thousands of frustrated would-be fornicators,
You are the very models of the modern forum moderators!
 
All I can say is a heartfelt "thank you" from all of us 🙂 We always try to do what is best for the forum, and if we err, we try to set things right.

(I love the verse, Ignatz! 😀 )
 
MistressValerie said:
All I can say is a heartfelt "thank you" from all of us 🙂 We always try to do what is best for the forum, and if we err, we try to set things right.

(I love the verse, Ignatz! 😀 )
And you succeed. Often, the moderators of a forum let their power go to their heads and rule with an iron fist or do nothing and let the thread degenerate into utter chaos. I've seen those both on forums. The moderators here aren't afraid to step in where they need to, but they also don't let themselves get too high on their power, and willingly take part in discussions the same as everyone else. Therefore I must also say thank you to the TTC Moderators 😀
 
I've had nothing but goodness from all of the mods on here ^_^ . You guys are great!
 
Topics like this are difficult for me to respond to because it requires that I evaluate the individual, rather than a "staff". To group them up together, for means of appeasement or praise, doesn't sit well with me (as each one is different and I can't "curve" the grade). I think to truely value one's staff, one must recognize the entities which comprise it.

I don't dish out idle praise to people of authority, regardless of the ammount or level. They have to truely earn it if they're getting any of my respect. Simply meeting the requirements and fullfulling your basic duties doesn't cut it for me, as anyone can do that if given the chance and declared reasonable and sound enough.

I reward and acknowledge extraordinary activity; things that really make a difference, and help the site strengthen.

Each moderator here is different.

I will only focus on one however, as I believe it is this particular mod which does much more behind the scenes and in public, dispite her personal loss of free time, to keep this site in one piece and to ensure that the diplomacy and good times continue.

Mistakes have been made, and contrary to what Socks says, there have been instances (however infrequently) where mods have put their personal agendas or feelings before their duties and allowed themselves to carry on in these types of uncooth manners regardless of the cost of reputation and integrity.

When all is said and done however, the one moderator who sorts it all out, cleans up the problems, and that truely deserves to be spoken of in the highest possible regard is Mistress Valerie. She does so much to keep this site going, to repair damage done, and to keep diplomacy hard at work. She talks to all parties, not just some, and she always makes the right decision. She does the majority of this behind the scenes and is never truely given credit for it as it is publically not as apparent.

She is the fiber, the being, that keeps this site going in an upright, clean, and honest to goodness sort of way. When people try to fight dirty, she takes away their toys. When people argue and bicker, she calms them all down (mod and user).

She is the dove with the olive branch, and there is no one else here quite like her. The best anyone could hope for beyond her is an imitation. There is one Mistress Valerie, and one only.

I am a moderator and administrator of sites as well and have been for years, so I know what this level of dedication feels like (good and bad). I know what kind of a toll it takes on you, and I know how frustrating it is. So I know what type of a person it takes to do what she does without complaining about it.

And it takes a great deal.

All the mods, in their own special way, are great as people. In a moderator capacity however, Val is that first and last line of defence. And I have yet to see any situation that, in the end, can get past her.

She carries herself in a very professional way, despite the leisure of such a site she services. I am grateful particulary for her mere presense. It is her qualities as a good human being that make her an extraordinary mod, not the simple existance of being one in name.

She puts her given power to good use always, and its clean and without waste. She's my kind of moderator and if the internet could have more of her sort everywhere, then it would be all the more richer and fulfilling for it. :happy:
 
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Vladislaus Dracula said:
Topics like this are difficult for me to respond to because it requires that I evaluate the individual, rather than a "staff". To group them up together, for means of appeasement or praise, doesn't sit well with me (as each one is different and I can't "curve" the grade). I think to truely value one's staff, one must recognize the entities which comprise it.

well, that's your deal, i'll stick with my all-around mod butt kis...... *ahem* errr complimenting for such a great job!
 
To the mods, i give this

also, i must say, better than many of the mods on wsi, whom ive recieved several weekly bannings from
 

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cellardweller said:
for all your hard work here on TT.
You can't be meaning me. Missy Val and Nessers, yes, but not HDS. The two of them do all the work, and that is the truth. Yay Nessers and Missy Val! *Celebratory cheer and gymnastics*

They'd have fired me long ago but no one is sure if I actually have a binding contract or not, you see. I'm like the crotchety old guy in the office everybody wants to fire but can't quite find a way to. 😛
 
well, u do click edit a lot on ours...XD

Anyway, thanks to all mods; even u HDS, u keep the work fun in this! 😀

And nessy for the nessodile, pictures, and sense of humor.

AND of course, Missy Val, for her brains and understanding, and those COOL smily's! 😀
 
well, it turns out I think they're all awesome. But yeah, as little as I'd like to admit it, I'm agreeing with some things that Vlad says... like, Missy Val's my favorite, haha.
 
I didn't say she was my favorite. This isn't some sort of favorites game (though its nice to see you agree). I just appriciate the way she moderates and naturally she's the first one that comes to mind because of that. Her type is often underappricated and that bothers me a little. In an ideal setting, our methods would be very similar as leaders, so my fimiliarity with how she does her business makes her stick out to me because I know her methods and why she makes the decisions she does. She's definitely someone I'd call a friend and definitely someone I know I could trust.
 
*watches the watchers expecting HDS to do anything* u are in for a rude awakening...XD
 
*blush!*

When I saw the subject of the thead I must admit I feared the worst. When someone calls out attention it usually means something's gone horribly wrong XD

Im so happy you think we're doing a good job. ^^
 
I can echo the positive comments of the above posts. So, my 2 cents worth is that it is amazing how they can put that much time, to juggle posts, make comments on posts, etc. and how much time and effort they put in to this forum. All things considered kudos XD
 
nessonite said:
*blush!*

When I saw the subject of the thead I must admit I feared the worst. When someone calls out attention it usually means something's gone horribly wrong XD

Im so happy you think we're doing a good job. ^^

But I hope u are not supprised!! 😀
 
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