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Ian T
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 09:44 Edited at: 29th Jan 2005 09:45
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Sorry...

Forum oddities

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Dave J
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 09:47
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Quote: "being a mod brings a lot of responsibily, you can't post stupid things"


Goo Gar Gakka!


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Foxy
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 10:05
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Quote: "Always finds away to prove people wrong"


Indeed.

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Osiris
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 10:12
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Quote: "Agreed."
mmmm yes

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Jess T
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 10:15
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Quote: "I'm sure the mods became mods just by being friendly and helpful to the TGC community."


Heh, funny you should say that...

I was actually "nominated" for modship by Arkheii, a while ago, ( you can search General Chat for the thread if you like ), which ended in a fairly large disscusion about me, and my helpyness around here, then all of a sudden, I log on to find all these buttons and tick boxes, and go knows what else that I haven't dug up yet, and a post from rich saying that I'm modded

About the full-time job ( or lack there of ), I am about to be a full-tim Uni studeny ( start in 2 weeks ), and even if I worked 7-6 every day of the week, I would still be as active as I am now... It doesn't take much to browse, do the moddly business, and then leave, content in knowin that you've done a good job banning that newb... I mean... *cough*




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Dave J
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 10:16
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Shut up Jess, no one cares about you.


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Ian T
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 10:19
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Suck an egg Exeat! I'm modder than you!

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Dave J
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 10:20
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Oi! No referring to me, ever!


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Dave J
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 10:29
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You just referred to me when you said I stated something.


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Foxy
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 10:30
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Double whammy then.

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Sol462
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 10:53
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You just got served.

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Sol462
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 11:03
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lol

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Osiris
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 12:59
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third degree burn!


lol

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Jeku
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 13:28
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Quote: "How many moderators have full time jobs? I don't understand how you can possibly get away with spending so much time on the forums..."


I have full-time University (my last semester, woo-hoo!) *and* full-time work. However, I'm fortunate enough to be able to browse the forums both at school and at work. It's a win-win situation


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David T
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 17:22
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Quote: "being a mod brings a lot of responsibily, you can't post stupid things"


Rich said we're just here to approve posts, not be 'pillars of the community'

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Foxy
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 21:01
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Ok then, I was just having an educated guess.

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1tg46
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 21:21
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But you also have to keep in mind what all the moderators have done for the community so far.

Cattlerustler - DarkTopia + DBP_NETLIB plugin + VB.NET consultant
Exeat - DBP_NETLIB wrapper
DavidT - Date/Time plugin + tutorials
IanM - His collection of many plugins'
TCA..Err Squidgy the Brick - collection of dll's
Mouse - seems to know a lot about IRC Chat
Richard Davey - TGC Admin

I just listed the moderators that I thought of first, I know that I have missed some. But my point is that all the moderators have had lots of experience over the years, have spent much of their time making DBP game programming much easier, and are willing to help other forum members (or ban them , whatever they want). Any newb's will have to be in the forums for quite awhile before they are qualified to be a moderator.


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Shadow Angel
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 21:27
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My advice is:

To become a moderator you:

> Have to be trustworthy
> Help people when ever you can
> Show projects/software you have done
> Make your own website
> Be nice
> Don't post useless threads (unless you're drunk)

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Neofish
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 22:52
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You have to be nice, trustworthy, helpful and around when Rich picks new mods (if he does...)....very unlikely to happen

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the w00tmasta
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 23:04
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another way to be a mod:
make a game(my friend Enders is doing that and im helping)
not be a prick(enders had a small argument, but both he and Van B had violent moodswings and forgot about it )
be here alot(enders was here for a year)
and not make a thread trying to become one! it comes off as being selfish.

the w00tmasta strikes again! *fires homing missile*
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Van B
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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 23:19
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Quote: "enders had a small argument, but both he and Van B had violent moodswings and forgot about it"


The trick is to not have violent mood swings in other peoples threads. That's blown over now, I mean it means nothing - by the time it disapears off the last page nobody remembers .


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Sol462
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Posted: 30th Jan 2005 08:03
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man that sucks. me and mouse were in a debate in the violent drawings thread.

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Eric T
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Posted: 30th Jan 2005 08:20
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Quote: "Mouse - seems to know a lot about IRC Chat"


Mouse, know alot about IRC? HAHAHAHA, oh that was a good one. If moderation was based upon knowing alot about IRC, me an lagmaster woulda been mods a long time ago

<Mouse> lag, d'you like "real" RPGs? : <drac_work> ... : <drac_work> isnt that an oxymoron : * Mouse slaps drac_work :
<Mouse> don't contradict me bitch
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1tg46
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Posted: 30th Jan 2005 12:18
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But that wasn't the point, the point was that they have been helping out the Dark Basic forums for years.


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Jess T
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Posted: 30th Jan 2005 17:35
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Quote: " Shut up Jess, no one cares about you."


Look mate, you want me to strip you naked, tie you to a pole, pour honey on your nether regions and set ants loose all over you?
Eh?
Eh?
Eh?

... That's right! Don't mess with the almighty mod! ( Me, of course ).


Quote: "they have been helping out the Dark Basic forums for years."


Well, I was only helping out for a little while before I was modded. I'm just so charismatic that Rich couldn't resist me

And, AliM, please, please, please shut up

Jess.


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Shadow Angel
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Posted: 30th Jan 2005 17:51
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Quote: "And, AliM, please, please, please shut up"




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Eat Penguin!



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Dave J
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Posted: 30th Jan 2005 21:15
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Quote: "Look mate, you want me to strip you naked, tie you to a pole, pour honey on your nether regions and set ants loose all over you?"


No, but I bet that's what you want. I know you'd try anything just to get a chance to see me naked.


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@1tg46:

Quote: "That is also correct, but a person who actually points this out is ...................."


I still seems like you were about to say that I was an a******e for point it out.
Like I said, I have my reasons for pointing that out.

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Osiris
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Posted: 31st Jan 2005 03:43
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this has become a battle of the mods! everyone retrete to a safe distance so you dont get hit by their baning rays!

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Penguins don't actually quack. Fool.

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Running now....

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You what?

Still running!

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To become a moderator, you must keep your big mouth shut and not ask. It is like asking how is it that I am not Bill Gate's top employees. You have to earn it. Sorry for flamming up there.

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Posted: 6th Feb 2005 22:25 Edited at: 6th Feb 2005 22:26
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i will save trying to become a mod for a different time it seems hard i will just try and help other people and try and get some games done like the one i am makeing now
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Big Man
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I'm not bothered about how to become a moderator but How do you start your own thread.

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Sol462
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go to the page that list the threads and look at the bottom, similar to posting.

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BaZko
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its better not to be a mod....cant you see that all of them have gone mad trying to kill each other????!?!?!?
saying those horrible insults..... they should get unmodded!!!!

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bum bum buuuuuuuum

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Read my tutorial in the general talk forum!

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