Calling the votes!

Discord Channel Moderator Nominations/Election by Desdendelle on 2016-08-19 12:50:00 UTC Reply

Hello everybody! It's been more than a week since the last thread and it fell off the main page, so I'd like to bring the following to everyone's attention:
1) Effective right now, I will make the PGs who frequent the Discord channel mods until the community chooses other people.
2) Please nominate people that you think should be mods. Right now only Cat-on-the-Keyboard nominated herself.
3) The mods' powers should be decided on; specifically, whether they should have the technical ability to ban people, but also any other thing that relates to that.
4) Unrelated to the rest, but I'd like to regularly prune inactive users every week; what it does is that it kicks every users that wasn't active for a certain period of time. The question is, should it be a week, or a month? In either case the people kicked by this process can rejoin the channel by following the invite link.

Calling the votes! by Desdendelle on 2016-08-26 16:17:00 UTC Reply

It seems that the community's decision is to make Tomash (five votes), Ix (four votes) and Cat-on-the-Keyboard (three votes) mods of the channel. Tomorrow I will make it so and remove mod permission from Delta Juliette and PC. If anybody has any sort of objection, voice it now or forever hold your peace.

The next article is the mods' powers, to wit: should they be able to ban people from the channel, or should that only be something the Owner does after a person was banned from the PPC in general?

Also, since nobody said anything, I am going to prune the members of the channel every week — in other words, every Saturday I'll kick any member that did not log-in for 30 days or more. The channel can be rejoined by asking the owner or the mods for an invite, in any case.

I have a question by Data Junkie on 2016-09-01 09:28:00 UTC Reply

If they can't ban, what powers do Mods have? Anyone can invite, right?
Super mod powers. by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-08-27 03:48:00 UTC Reply

The way I see it, anyone who's going to get banned from the channel is probably going to get banned from the Board, right?
They go by the same rules and constitution, after all, no matter where it is they break them.

So, I figure that it'll probably make more sense if banning from Discord is done by the Owner, after all that Board banning stuff. Might make things less messy, too.
Least, I'm assuming, anyway. Never fiddled around with any of this stuff, before.

Nominating Desdendelle. by Voyd on 2016-08-25 14:47:00 UTC Reply

I am very late to this party, but Real Life is kind of mean.

I actually would have nominated myself, but then my computer's bottom started falling off. I can't access Discord until I get it back from my parents.

That and it feels like the height of arrogance to think of oneself as being a good fit for a leadership position...

Wow, I'm stupid and blind. Forget I said anything. (nm) by Voyd on 2016-08-25 14:47:00 UTC Reply

Wow, relax, mate. by Desdendelle on 2016-08-26 00:55:00 UTC Reply

You've made a mistake. Mistakes happen; no need to beat yourself up over it.

Popping Cat-on-the-Keyboard up, again. by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-08-21 06:07:00 UTC Reply

She's already nominated herself, but, y'know. Elections, and all.
I mean, I've already made my vote, and reasons and all. I'd endorse her even if she wasn't in here right behind me pointing a Glock 22 .40 caliber pistol at the back of my head.
So it's a good thing she isn't!

I'll support that. (nm) by Matt Cipher on 2016-08-25 13:49:00 UTC Reply
I support this nomination. by PoorCynic on 2016-08-24 05:43:00 UTC Reply

From what I've seen, Cat has a very good grasp both of the PPC and of what goes on in the Discord. She'd be a very solid moderator.

Nominating Iximaz by Storme Hawk on 2016-08-20 20:10:00 UTC Reply

First of all I apologise for the spelling errors that are likely to appear in this, this is the first time I've sent a message via mobile in an age. Being on holiday in France has its disadvantages.

Secondly, I think that Iximaz would be a good mod for the discord channel, we all know her and (AFAIK) respect her.

I would make this longer but I need to go and I don't know when I'll get the internet again.

Storme

...You guys do realize Ix already is a Mod right? (nm) by Mattman The Comet on 2016-08-21 19:59:00 UTC Reply

That was a temporary appointment, I think (nm) by Tomash on 2016-08-21 21:03:00 UTC Reply
Pay attention: by Desdendelle on 2016-08-21 20:58:00 UTC Reply

As I've said in the starting post of this thread (and numerous times in the channel itself), the PGs who frequent the channel are mods until the community chooses other people. The whole idea is to have the community decide on this, not me; the PGs being mods right now is just a stopgap measure.

You missed a great opportunity here... by Huinesoron on 2016-08-22 09:23:00 UTC Reply

... to put on your best Jeremy Irons voice and start quoting Scar.

Lion King quotes: the only time it's acceptable to yell "But thick as you are, pay attention!" at people.

(Does anyone else imagine Desdendelle as someone who would do an amazing Scar voice? Is that just me?)

hS

It's just you, I'm afraid. by Desdendelle on 2016-08-22 09:55:00 UTC Reply

I don't sound like the English Scar. Or the Hebrew one for that matter. I was actually thinking about this particular soundbite; I've been watching too much Hearthstone videos lately.

And my ax! I also support this. (nm) by Aeroden on 2016-08-21 18:28:00 UTC Reply
I know I respect her. by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-08-21 05:59:00 UTC Reply

Pish!
Voted!

Politics is easy.
+1 for Iximaz (nm) by Tomash on 2016-08-21 04:26:00 UTC Reply

Nominating Tomash! by Delta Juliette on 2016-08-20 03:33:00 UTC Reply

He knows his way around technology, and is generally a sharp person.

Steady, dedicated to the PPC... Would make a good mod :) (nm) by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2016-08-21 06:18:00 UTC Reply
Oh, election. Er. by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-08-21 05:58:00 UTC Reply

Pish! Voted!

Couldn't possibly imagine him exploiting his powers. Seems very calm.
Thirded. by SeaTurtle on 2016-08-21 03:43:00 UTC Reply

He seems like a really reasonable fellow. He's got my vote.
I'll take the job, if y'all will have me by Tomash on 2016-08-20 15:35:00 UTC Reply

And since I'm here, I'd like to ask if we can switch the moderators' names back to white from purple. It makes the modship too obvious, and it's sort of annoying.
Seconding. by Iximaz on 2016-08-20 03:35:00 UTC Reply

He seems like a decent fellow too, so I doubt he'd be abusing mod powers.

Going slightly off-topic by Mattman The Comet on 2016-08-19 19:07:00 UTC Reply

I would like to make it known that the Discord has a room dedicated to RP-ing as your agents, regardless of permission, taking place in Rudi's. As I am typing this, my own Matthew, Des' Merrem, and Ix's Charlotte and Ix are discussing DnD.
*sheepishly raises hand* Um... I'd like to nominate myself. by Matt Cipher on 2016-08-19 13:09:00 UTC Reply

I do have tons of free time, and I'm on Discord anyway so I don't mind watching over people.

Opposed. by PoorCynic on 2016-08-20 04:04:00 UTC Reply

I am not comfortable with giving you moderator powers as you were recently involved in harassing a member of this community (who shall remain nameless until such time as they wish to be identified).

Point acknowledged. (nm) by Matt Cipher on 2016-08-20 20:35:00 UTC Reply