Looking to possibly add two mods.

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With Andy leaving Helms Deep, we may be looking to add two new mods. These mods will be platform specific. There would be one mod for the Xbox forum and one mod for the PlayStation forum. You need to be levelheaded and as unbiased as possible. You need to be a member who does not ruffle feathers and has shown they can participate on these forums as an adult. If there's someone you think would make a good mod "@" them and post why you think they would make a good mod.

If interested, tell us why you think you feel you would make a good moderator.
 
if you want some fair, understanding mod that will do their job by the books then sure go for them.. but if you want a mod that is gonna ban who he wants, when he wants, who is gonna push their agenda onto others, who is gonna delete posts he doesnt like then hire me. i am your man
 
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I would like to be a mod for xbox section. I am one of the oldest member on TXB and followed you here. I can do this job and control the forums with no problem. I dont know what else I can say but you will have my support if needed.
 
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With Andy leaving Helms Deep, we may be looking to add two new mods. These mods will be platform specific. There would be one mod for the Xbox forum and one mod for the PlayStation forum. You need to be levelheaded and as unbiased as possible. You need to be a member who does not ruffle feathers and has shown they can participate on these forums as an adult. If there's someone you think would make a good mod "@" them and post why you think they would make a good mod.

If interested, tell us why you think you feel you would make a good moderator.
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Users biased to a platform shouldn't be nominated especially to the Sony or MS platforms.
If this happens the forums will go down the s***ter.
 
You need to be levelheaded and as unbiased as possible. You need to be a member who does not ruffle feathers and has shown they can participate on these forums as an adult.
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I'd nominate illiniguy for the Xbox side of things. He is level-headed, has a lot of experience, and hasn't shown much sign of fanboyism or bias. He's shown support for the mod team in the past and has expressed a lot of appreciation for Union. He is also able to communicate well, in a balanced and thoughtful way, which is important.
 
One mod leaves and we need two to replace him? Shows he was like some kind of super-mod! :p

I think Nervusbreakdown is a good choice. I would vote for myself, but I'd probably go mad with power.
 
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I think everyone is biased to some degree, so you're not going to be able to find a person without bias. It's just a matter of how large the bias is, whether they can acknowledge their bias, and whether they can act reasonably and fairly in spite of it.

p.s. But I completely agree that you don't want someone who has a lot of bias or is fanboyish in the position.
 
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I'd nominate illiniguy for the Xbox side of things. He is level-headed, has a lot of experience, and hasn't shown much sign of fanboyism or bias. He's shown support for the mod team in the past and has expressed a lot of appreciation for Union. He is also able to communicate well, in a balanced and thoughtful way, which is important.
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Wow.. honored as you know to get a nod, but let me explain a little of my background because a lot here have no idea who I am.

I was part of PSU.com's staff for many years, almost 8 to be exact. Most of that time, 4+yrs was spent as Admin with two years of it as Community Manager for the entire site. It is a pro-Sony site, but we also had other console discussions as well. Kvally can attest, I did even, fair moderation. I respected the site and the member's right to post free from trolls and personal attacks. I have experience handling all sorts of situations and people as a result.

I do currently spend almost all my time in the Xbox forums here, but that isn't due to fanboyism or bias, it is because I don't own a PS4. I am a firm believer in being able to speak intelligently on a subject, so if i don't have experience with, or use something then I won't actively seek out the conversations.

I don't expect to get the nod for mod, mostly due to me being pretty new here, but rest assured if I was tapped for it that I am a fair, even handed person. Otherwise I wouldn't have spent 7 yrs of my 8 on site at PSU as staff.
 
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Well, let me start by saying that I would love to have the opportunity to help this community that Plainview developed and everyone has worked together to create.

Having been a member of TeamXbox since 2001, and being part of the community for the past 13 years, it seems so many of us have grown as a family here. There has been ups and downs, but in the end, we all are still here....spending literally thousands of hours together in the short life that we have. I don't think many people look at the big picture and see just how much interaction we have here and how it affects our life. It's a great hobby, and thriving community, a competition and a growth. I would love to see that continue.

My experience includes being a Microsoft MVP for 8 years, for the Microsoft Office (Publisher) division. I have moderated at the same community site that illiniguy has, PSU,com (Playstation University). I have also moderated at the wildly popular co-optimus.com (the first website for gamers that was dedicated to co-op games/gaming only). Also, since the 90's I have been an active staff member at ActiveWin.com, which includes ActiveXbox.com. I have done hardware and software reviews for everything from Microsoft Office, Microsoft Money, to keyboards, as well as all the Xbox hardware and games. We are listed as a recommended community site at Xbox.com and the Microsoft developer websites.

I have a bias, which is for the Xbox gaming console. However, I also own Playstation consoles and enjoy them as well. My bias is never hidden, but it also doesn't affect my perception of the people that I interact with every day here in our community. Having been a Military Police officer in the Army for 8 years, a 14 year old son, 20 years of marriage, a college degree, and 20 years in my same profession (14 years currently at the same job), I know what responsible means. The moderation here needs to be held in a responsible manner, should not be abused, and should never be held over someone's head or used as a bragging right. It should be seen as a helping hand in the community. Just making sure there is no rif raf, making sure what spam comes in, goes out, retains the same relationships they have always had...and more importantly, enjoy themselves.

Andy wasn't able to balance moderation and enjoyment of the community, so I can't say for sure that it won't affect my enjoyment. I just know that my previous experiences as moderating didn't affect my enjoyment, and it gave me a sense of accomplishment.

Sorry for the babble. Just putting my 2 cents in.
 
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Well, let me start by saying that I would love to have the opportunity to help this community that Plainview developed and everyone has worked together to create.

Having been a member of TeamXbox since 2001, and being part of the community for the past 13 years, it seems so many of us have grown as a family here. There has been ups and downs, but in the end, we all are still here....spending literally thousands of hours together in the short life that we have. I don't think many people look at the big picture and see just how much interaction we have here and how it affects our life. It's a great hobby, and thriving community, a competition and a growth. I would love to see that continue.

My experience includes being a Microsoft MVP for 8 years, for the Microsoft Office (Publisher) division. I have moderated at the same community site that illiniguy has, PSU,com (Playstation University). I have also moderated at the wildly popular co-optimus.com (the first website for gamers that was dedicated to co-op games/gaming only). Also, since the 90's I have been an active staff member at ActiveWin.com, which includes ActiveXbox.com. I have done hardware and software reviews for everything from Microsoft Office, Microsoft Money, to keyboards, as well as all the Xbox hardware and games. We are listed as a recommended community site at Xbox.com and the Microsoft developer websites.

I have a bias, which is for the Xbox gaming console. However, I also own Playstation consoles and enjoy them as well. My bias is never hidden, but it also doesn't affect my perception of the people that I interact with every day here in our community. Having been a Military Police officer in the Army for 8 years, a 14 year old son, 20 years of marriage, a college degree, and 20 years in my same profession (14 years currently at the same job), I know what responsible means. The moderation here needs to be held in a responsible manner, should not be abused, and should never be held over someone's head or used as a bragging right. It should be seen as a helping hand in the community. Just making sure there is no rif raf, making sure what spam comes in, goes out, retains the same relationships they have always had...and more importantly, enjoy themselves.

Andy wasn't able to balance moderation and enjoyment of the community, so I can't say for sure that it won't affect my enjoyment. I just know that my previous experiences as moderating didn't affect my enjoyment, and it gave me a sense of accomplishment.

Sorry for the babble. Just putting my 2 cents in.
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Oh wait, you're serious?

Nah, I am kidding.. I Kvally is a good dude... everything he said is truth :)
 
I'd love to be a mod but I don't think I could focus so time and effort on this forum.

I nominate Nervus for the Xbox sect.

On second though; Plainview I could go for the experience. I keep an open mind and I wouldn't delete posts unless they are reported or they are direct offenses. I'd like to be a mod for the Xbox forums. :)
 
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consolewarz said:
Wasn't Kvally JUST trolling the Driveclub threads with "30 > 60" and "800p lolol"?
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It was sarcasm. Did you skip my posts where I said DriveClub was one of the games that I bought my PS4 for? DriveClub, IMO, will be the next PGR from what I have seen. I have wanted a new PGR since PGR3. I never really counted PGR4 a real PGR. They lost their focus when they added motorcycles and made their over the top menus and slow load times. DriveClub seems to rectify all that. I am only hoping that they add a garage so you can display all your cars.
 
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It was sarcasm. Did you skip my posts where I said DriveClub was one of the games that I bought my PS4 for? DriveClub, IMO, will be the next PGR from what I have seen. I have wanted a new PGR since PGR3. I never really counted PGR4 a real PGR. They lost their focus when they added motorcycles and made their over the top menus and slow load times. DriveClub seems to rectify all that. I am only hoping that they add a garage so you can display all your cars.
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^ what he said
 
Well, seems the ones I would have given a nod to have already stepped up. Illiniguy, Kvally, and The Wolf King are all good choices. Do not recall ever seeing Wolf King get caught up in some stupid thread destroying debate. Kvally is good to, He uses a lot of sarcasm, which we all know the internet does not understand, so often gets misunderstood. Illiniguy, no offense, but he seems to just fly under the radar. Likely a good quality for a Mod.


Oh, and what is with the spelling feature of this site, how does it not recognize the word "Offense" as legitimate :really:
 
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Well, seems the ones I would have given a nod to have already stepped up. Illiniguy, Kvally, and The Wolf King are all good choices. Do not recall ever seeing Wolf King get caught up in some stupid thread destroying debate. Kvally is good to, He uses a lot of sarcasm, which we all know the internet does not understand, so often gets misunderstood. Illiniguy, no offense, but he seems to just fly under the radar. Likely a good quality for a Mod.


Oh, and what is with the spelling feature of this site, how does it not recognize the word "Offense" as legitimate :really:
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That's your browser/os brah. Site has no spell check.
 
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