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« on: December 06, 2010, 09:43:04 AM » |
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We're looking for a few good volunteers who are willing to assist us in
moderating the forums. Duties may include:
-reading and monitoring the forums and answering questions
-helping to tame the spam beast and keep the forums clean
-moving threads to appropriate boards when needed
-helping to promote civil discussions and break up disputes
If you feel you have what it takes -- time, a thick skin, an even temper, a
fair mind, a familiarity with our posting rules and our academic community
-- reply below or send us a private message.
Volunteer moderators will have limited administrative privileges and will be
subject to oversight by The Chronicle's Forums administrators. The Chronicle
reserves the right to suspend or terminate such privileges at any time for
any reason.
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galactic_hedgehog
Procrastinating, Python-quoting, Blue Blazer-drinking, chocolate-chip cookie-eating, Pastafarian, Not So
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Mind Ninja
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« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2010, 01:27:24 PM » |
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<checks date>
Hmmm... it's not April 1st.
Some questions (I'm asking for, um, a friend):
Would it be known who the volunteer mods are?
How much of a time commitment is required, i.e., is there a schedule?
Remember people: "With great power comes great responsibility."
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Your professors were probably afraid of your galactic genius and did everything they could (behind the scenes) to thwart your hedginess. Hedgie loves to read. |
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economizer
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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2010, 01:33:57 PM » |
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We're looking for a few good volunteers who are willing to assist us in
moderating the forums. Duties may include:
-reading and monitoring the forums and answering questions
-helping to tame the spam beast and keep the forums clean
-moving threads to appropriate boards when needed
-helping to promote civil discussions and break up disputes
If you feel you have what it takes -- time, a thick skin, an even temper, a
fair mind, a familiarity with our posting rules and our academic community
-- reply below or send us a private message.
Volunteer moderators will have limited administrative privileges and will be
subject to oversight by The Chronicle's Forums administrators. The Chronicle
reserves the right to suspend or terminate such privileges at any time for
any reason.
I am interested. Is there a chance that such might, someday, work into a compensated responsibility? |
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So, I straightened the whole thing out and what do you think I got for doing it? Really, just take a guess!
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conjugate
Compulsive punster and insatiable reader, and
Member-Moderator
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Posts: 17,026
Tends to have warped sense of humor
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« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2010, 04:30:25 PM » |
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Hmm. I could certainly help to kill spam; I already do that. Reading and monitoring the forums is something I find I have less time for now. I already try to promote civil discussions and break up disputes. Perhaps time is the big concern. Those of us with heavy teaching loads (15 contact hours next semester!) should probably think twice. Could it be a summers-only sort of thing?
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Unfortunately, I think conjugate gives good advice.
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larryc
Hu hatin'
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Eschew the hu.
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« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2010, 05:22:48 PM » |
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At last, a chance to pursue my grudges under the cover of law! I'm in.
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mouseman
Oh dear, how did I become a
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The Validater/Validator-in-Chief
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« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2010, 05:51:19 PM » |
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At last, a chance to pursue my grudges under the cover of law! I'm in.
I can see it now - your first action as a moderator: h* |
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In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He had softly and suddenly vanished away -- -
For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.
Lewis Carroll
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prytania3
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« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2010, 05:53:13 PM » |
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You mean you don't get paid?
No thanks.
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Clowns, I tell you. Clowns.
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marigolds
looks far too young to be a
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i had fun once and it was awful
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« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2010, 05:57:10 PM » |
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At last, a chance to pursue my grudges under the cover of law! I'm in.
I can see it now - your first action as a moderator: h* If this is his platform, I vote for Larry! Eschew the hu! |
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"You and your mom are hillbillies. This is a house of learned doctors."
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« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2010, 05:58:06 PM » |
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At last, a chance to pursue my grudges under the cover of law! I'm in.
This was exactly what I dropped in to say! Great minds and all that... |
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anthroid
Annoying bad luck snails
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No happy socks because nobody gets Manitoba.
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« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2010, 06:42:44 PM » |
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*waving hand wildly*
Sister Mary Anthroid is exactly the right person to do this!
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Do you hail from Planet Hello Kitty? It's like an action movie, but boring.
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larryc
Hu hatin'
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Posts: 18,285
Eschew the hu.
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« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2010, 06:45:27 PM » |
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If elected, I promise to ban all of you, one at a time, for increasingly silly reasons.
Your professional productivity will skyrocket.
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ellaminnow
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« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2010, 06:46:19 PM » |
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Ban me! Ban me!
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Some people wear their heart up on their sleeve. I wear mine underneath my right pant leg, strapped to my boot.
~Ani DiFranco
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prytania3
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« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2010, 06:49:00 PM » |
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I really despise this idea. I don't want my fellow forumites being the hall monitors.
And I don't want Larryc as a hall monitor for certain as he is on my black list.
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Clowns, I tell you. Clowns.
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chaosbydesign
"I like to lyse bacteria. Did you know I'm utterly insane?"
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I'm doing Science and I'm still alive.
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« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2010, 06:56:24 PM » |
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I really despise this idea. I don't want my fellow forumites being the hall monitors.
And I don't want Larryc as a hall monitor for certain as he is on my black list.
The mods should set it up as an election, let forumites decide which forumites they want to be the new mods. If I get elected I promise I'll be nice to everyone.* *Except spammers, personal attackers, and total assklowns. |
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Seriously, I tried to lick my own face. Ah. Typical ivory tower pedanticalness.
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prytania3
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« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2010, 06:59:39 PM » |
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I really despise this idea. I don't want my fellow forumites being the hall monitors.
And I don't want Larryc as a hall monitor for certain as he is on my black list.
The mods should set it up as an election, let forumites decide which forumites they want to be the new mods. If I get elected I promise I'll be nice to everyone.* *Except spammers, personal attackers, and total assklowns. No, if they were going to do it this way, they should have privately pm'd a few people. Now it's just going to be paranoia if they are anonymous, and if they aren't anonymous, some forumites are going to think their big shots because they have a non-paying job. The CHE should bring back the damn ads and pay people to do the job. Jobs with no money attached piss me off and put me in a bad mood by nature. |
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Clowns, I tell you. Clowns.
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