Who here is thinking about applying to be a Mod?

[Kerrytravelers]

(Am I allowed to ask that?)

[NMDemDist2]

1. why do you ask? n/t

[Kerrytravelers]

2. Just curious since they are currently looking for the next Mods.

[SPKrazy]

3. I think you are looking to be a mod again AZDEM6

I've just noticed some things

you'd be a good one too

:hug:

[NMDemDist2]

8. you mean you'd still love me if I sported the Gray Ghost?

awwwwww, I'm touched!

[SPKrazy]

12. *yeah*

:D

:loveya:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

45. Add me to your list of admirers!

:hi:

[NMDemDist2]

52. hi sweetie!!!

they are keeping you too busy down there!

:hi:

[Xipe Totec]

4. I'm too easily corrupted by power

I'd go from Mod to TS in seconds.

[NMDemDist2]

5. ROFL

that would be quite a trick Xipe!

[Drum]

6. I would,

but cannot assure that I will be here regularly (enough for that.)

[Kerrytravelers]

7. People who have been Mods say they loved it.

I've thought about it in the past, but this is the first time I've ever sent in the paperwork.

[ChoralScholar]

9. I thought about it

but I will be gone quite a bit in the next couple months.

[TK421]

10. I was considering it, but I'm not sure if I could be on here as often as

they say I would need to be.

[BreweryYardRat]

11. Maybe for the September term.

I'd need to donate, and I haven't so far.

[havocmom]

13. Actually, I am considering it. I have so much stress right now

I think it would be relaxing }(

Does it come with a light saber or anything? A cattle prod would do in a pinch.

[Hippo_Tron]

25. Before you can advance beyond Padawan Moderator you have to build a lightsaber

I went with the double-bladed Green and Blue lightsaber



All of the other Padawan Mods made fun of me and called me for being an over-achiever.

[Maddy McCall]

26. You would be an awesome mod.

If the lounge could vote, you'd get my vote.

:D

[havocmom]

34. LOL Thanks Maddy

After this week at work and looking to my game-plan for the next, I may have a LOT more time to devout to my fav hangout here!

You understand small towns and all. Picture me as Don Quixote, add that I am building a posse with which to go at the local windmills. There are some local officials about to be reminded that THEY are also public servants :evilgrin:

Girlfriend, sometime we need to do lunch and discuss the book we outta write! :rofl:

[Joe Fields]

14. I couldn't. I would allow too much shenanigans...

:rofl:

[Lyric]

15. I would, but I don't think I'm eligible...

My first donation star was a gift. My second came from ThinkBlue1966, who donated from both of us, but that isn't good enough--it wasn't from my username. :(

[Gold Metal Flake]

16. I was a mod.

It's cool. It does not cost as much as they said it would. Keeping in touch with Skinner by phone is a pain, I mean he's always wanting to know what your doing, how long have you been online, what are you wearing, but sometimes I would just let the machine answer.

Having to carry a special DU laptop everywhere was kind of incovenient, especially with the attached diesel emergency generator, but it was better than the floor shackle.

Look, if you are not afraid of the sight of blood, give it a try. Make sure your tetanus shot is up to date before going into the mod hot tub, especially after the Magistrate has been in it.:hi:

[Kerrytravelers]

18. Ummm. I like the thought of danger...

[Gold Metal Flake]

19. Well, there's the "thought" of danger....

...and then there is Proud Patriot sneaking into your bedroom with a knife.

Anyways, you'll see.
















:hide:

[proud patriot]

50. Hey I had to get you out of bed

My shift was over :shrug:

[Gold Metal Flake]

51. "Hey OR, (kick) Ya got any chlorine?"

"And bring the bagels. And not those cheap ones either like last week! I'm watchin' yeeeeeew!"

I remember it like it was... sometime a couple of years ago...



:D :hi:

I do miss this: :nuke:

[Haole Girl]

21. Really? You get to talk to Skinner on the phone?

Really?

hmm...

:rofl:


Naw. I wouldn't be good at it (not the talking on the phone...the mod thing).

[Canuckistanian]

22. Hmm, sounds tempting

Did you enjoy the picture of the doughnut on Fridays?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. LOL!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Gold Metal Flake]

49. Hugs!

:hug:

[havocmom]

35. diesel emergency generator, you say....

hmmmm that has possibilities.

[Gold Metal Flake]

42. Remarkably precise throttle control.

Wide RPM range, and a power take-off for accessories.

Runs on biodiesel, vegetable oil or mineral oil.

Five year warranty.

Would you be interested in a brochure?


:-)

[xmas74]

17. Fuck no!

I mod enough forums-no way I'd add DU. It's too crazy here.

The only thing worse than modding here would be modding here beginning January of 2008. I hope that the people who decide to be mods at that time have decent access to mental health care-they'll need it.

[TrogL]

33. I'll volunteer then

I'll probably be the only sane person left.

[xmas74]

43. Go for it.

I have enough crazies at the other forums.

[Adsos Letter]

20. There are mods in The Lounge?

:D

[Hippo_Tron]

28. If I ever mod again I'll probably ask to be assigned to The Lounge

I found myself posting there more frequently because after moderating GD, I needed a break.

[Zookeeper]

24. I thought about it, but I don't want to miss summer.....

However, I'll probably be happy to sit in front of the computer in December and January, so, I think I'll wait.

[Hippo_Tron]

27. I enjoyed being a mod

It gives you a much greater understanding of the dynamics of the forum and you see a lot more of what goes on. One thing I will say is that you tend to spend more time moderating than you spend posting.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

47. Posting? What's that?

Oh, I remember. It's what i'm doing right now!

:hi: there!

[Ariana Celeste]

29. Not this time around.

I would love to apply when I'm in a more stable financial position though. :D

[TrogL]

30. Skinner still hasn't forgiven me for last time

Mod Rule #1

Do not ban Skinner.

[Guava Jelly]

31. I applied and got back this

:rofl: yeah right Butt Boy aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhahahahahahhahaaaaaaaaaaaahhhahahahaha.
:hide: :silly:

[Lyric]

36. ...

:rofl: :loveya: :woohoo:

[Guava Jelly]

38. laugh it up green eyes

:) :loveya: :hi:

[Omphaloskepsis]

32. I had to jump through less hoops to get a job at a TV station.

That and the temptation to write a perl script that would lock/delete every thread/comment would be to great to resist.. I nerd like that.

[edbermac]

37. I'd be a bad mod; I would never lock a thread.

The sex posts would run amok in the Lounge. :evilgrin:

[MissMillie]

39. everytime I sign up to be a Mod

something comes along that interrupts my ability to give it much of my time.


So now, I'm worry that I shouldn't make that committment.

[SteppingRazor]

40. I've done a total of four mod terms, but not this time

It's definitely interesting. Gives you a different perspective on DU. You don't realize just how nasty this place can get until you see all the alerted messages. But there's also a sort of Esprit de Corps among the mods that makes it fun. Even with that, though, it's easy to get burnt out when you're inundated with the worst of DU, and often times with alert messages that are even worse than the posts being alerted on ("WHY THE HELL HASN'T THIS BEEN REMOVED?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!!") So, in some senses, it's a bit of a thankless job.

All that said, I do intend to do it again. I just need more vacation time. I don't donate as much as I'd like to DU, so picking up a mod term now and then is my way of giving back.

Also, I like tombstoning trolls. :evilgrin:

[unpossibles]

41. although I like the pill popping and dancing aspect of being a Mod, and I ride a scooter, I'm not ..

oh, that's not what you meant, is it?

[Orrex]

44. Mod? Is that some sort of dyslexic B/D codeword?

In that case, who here is thinking about applying to be a Bus?

[BarenakedLady]

46. Not me

Then I'd have to behave.

:evilgrin:

[Left Is Write]

48. I am not.

I have often thought that I might apply at some unspecified future time, but that time has not yet arrived.