Nominations for Customs and Handmade Knives Moderator

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2knife said:
In one sense having a moderator, or two moderators might be good to keep things from spinning out of control . (such as arguements) On the other hand, enforcing all the rules is sure to be stifling!
.. i can already see, frequent warnings to knifemakers that are not purchasing the correct membership level.. We will have constant oversight and supervision. Do we need all that? . It wont be good for the productivity of this forum. I got infracted for announcing a major knife auction here. ( "auction spotting")
David
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Good Post Dude. with all due respect.

In my personal opinion if a knifemaker is too cheap to purchase a membership then he should just get banned.
I would give them one warning with a 24 hour window to purchase a membership and then ban them.
The membership costs the same thing as about six grinding belts.

It is like someone sneaking in the buffet and getting all the shrimp without paying, of course it should be enforced.
It is called free loading in the hood and at the knife shows it is called brown bagging.

I make alot of money off of this forum and I am very grateful. It is not uncommon for me to post here and get a dozen orders/purchases within just a few hours.

Moderators contribute to the forums, they dont just serve in the capacity of police..

They contribute, they post, they generate interest, they generate traffic, they work behind the scenes and they are good for the forum.

Much Respect from Texas.
 
If there has to be a mod I think Kohai999 would make a great sheriff for this area. I always figured he was kind of the mod by default here anyway? He certainly has no hesitation in calling people out for whatever perceived transgression. It seems a natural fit. And Joe would make a great deputy. :thumbup:
 
Buffalohump said:
If there has to be a mod I think Kohai999 would make a great sheriff for this area. I always figured he was kind of the mod by default here anyway? He certainly has no hesitation in calling people out for whatever perceived transgression. It seems a natural fit. And Joe would make a great deputy. :thumbup:
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Aw crap....Mod's are not supposed to be sheriffs, I would suck at being a Moderator(because I'm not moderate) and "calling people out for whatever perceived transgression" is the last thing that I have been trying to do this year, and overall, that has been noticed.

If you have a specific problem with me or my impact on BladeForums, e-mail me, or start a new thread somewhere, I'm more than willing to listen.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
No problem with you at all dude, I actually like your shoot from the hip style (to labour the sheriff metaphor a bit). All's I was saying is I think you're well suited to the job, in my view, and kind of seem to be doing it a little bit already.

Kohai999 said:
Aw crap....Mod's are not supposed to be sheriffs, I would suck at being a Moderator(because I'm not moderate) and "calling people out for whatever perceived transgression" is the last thing that I have been trying to do this year, and overall, that has been noticed.

If you have a specific problem with me or my impact on BladeForums, e-mail me, or start a new thread somewhere, I'm more than willing to listen.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Buffalohump said:
No problem with you at all dude, I actually like your shoot from the hip style (to labour the sheriff metaphor a bit). All's I was saying is I think you're well suited to the job, in my view, and kind of seem to be doing it a little bit already.
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I appreciate what you are saying, just wanted to extend the invitation for dialogue if it was required. What any of the veteran regulars(Coop, RogerP, Kevin Jones, Joe Paranee, Peter Gill, myself.....) do is speak their minds and present their perspective...I might just have a more standout(read obnoxious) style than some of my peers...and am constantly trying to measure how that impacts BladeForums.

Thanks for the props, there are so many fellow Forumites more ideally suited to the task, many of those names have been mentioned already.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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Darby called this morning, he been very busy with his BBQ business. That man can cook! http://naamansbbq.com/

He didn't know about this thread and said when he is notified of a problem, he takes care of asap. But rarely a problem on this sub forum.

He said the government already imposes enough regulations on us, but if you want more here, he's not your man. He figures grown people can work things out by themselves...

I'm just the messenger, but I like the way Darby thinks... :)
 
Don Hanson III said:
He didn't know about this thread and said when he is notified of a problem, he takes care of asap. But rarely a problem on this sub forum.

He said the government already imposes enough regulations on us, but if you want more here, he's not your man. He figures grown people can work things out by themselves...

I'm just the messenger, but I like the way Darby thinks... :)
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Hey, I agree Don...wholeheartedly.

As I said before, it isn't really about "us"....the majority of regulars either enjoy or tolerate the rest, depending upon who is talking. It is about the newbie, the malcontent, the timid and the toolbox that need hand holding or herding, also depending upon who is talking. If the regulars, and management feel there is no need for a change, I'm absolutely tickled with that.

But if management DOES feel a need for change, at least this thread brought some good people that would foster acceptance and quell the perception that it is Wild, Wild West up in here.

With that, I'll close the thread this evening, after giving everyone a chance for final words.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
...and the Devil's Advocate in me states that Darby not knowing at all there was a 'problem' (and there was) illustrates our awareness check.

Which may be is his style, but absentee businesses owners allowing the constituents to manage, can run themselves into the ground.

I see a different need which comes up weekly: The consistent misdirected new poster with $ evaluations or wrong forum posts.

Nothing wrong with having a dedicated crossing guard there to help them along. Someone to welcome them and point them correctly.

Just sayin'.

Coop
 
SharpByCoop said:
...and the Devil's Advocate in me states that Darby not knowing at all there was a 'problem' (and there was) illustrates our awareness check.
Coop
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What problem, anyone remember? ;)

You seem to be on a mission Coop.

But seriously, anytime you have a large group of people interacting and personalities clashing there's going to be a blowup from time to time.
I don't believe an active moderator will improve our overall experience here.
 
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Who the heck is "Darby"

;)

No but seriously who is he?

I'm with Coop. Not that this forum needs more "moderation" per se, but that it might benefit from someone actually being here once in a while
 
Whatever you guys decide will be just fine with me.
Thanks for the continuing education.

Doug..:)
 
Wulf said:
Who the heck is "Darby"

;)

No but seriously who is he?

I'm with Coop. Not that this forum needs more "moderation" per se, but that it might benefit from someone actually being here once in a while
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I believe you either do it right or not at all. Having a moderator that's around once in a while jump in was what started the last ruckus.
 
Kevin: I'm on a mission for clarity now: "You either do it right or not do it at all."

How would we do it right?

Coop
 
SharpByCoop said:
Kevin: I'm on a mission for clarity now: "You either do it right or not do it at all."

How would we do it right?

Coop
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I don't think it's up to us to do it.

If this forum was out of control indicating that a dedicated moderator was seriously needed, Blade Forums management would look for someone with the right temperament, who knows as many of the participants as possible however has no allegiances, someone who knows custom knives, and is able to spend an abundance of time here so as they can see the problems developing and recognize the folks who are usually are involved and are instigators.

The problem is, the people who will be good at something (such as yourself), are usually too busy to take on new responsibilities. The right person would probably need to be paid as it’s a thankless position that requires a lot of time. Frankly, I don’t know why anyone would want the job.
 
Does a forum really need to be 'out of control' to justify the addition of a dedicated moderator? I don't think so. The upside of a dedicated moderator who is already an active participant on the forum is that they will likely already be "here" and have an opportunity to act both quickly and proactively on the relatively rare occasions where action is needed. They would be doing so within the context of having a sound knowledge of the subject matter of the forum, as well as a familiarity with forum dynamics and personalities. I'm still waiting to hear what the downside is - maybe someone could help me there.
 
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