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Gil Galvanti
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Hey, i was just wondering how often are mods chosen? And by who?

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Whenever Rich feels the community's grown beyond the current capability of the mods as they stand.

Which, IMO, wont be for a long while now, thanks to the newbie slapping and bigger and badder powers bestowed upon us

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but Mods are never chosen. They were born into their positions and will reign terror over all until the DBP community comes crashing to the ground in the year 2057.


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Now now Andrew.


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LOL, implode comes to mind.

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after reading that post, i realized i'm starting to hate forum nerds more and more as time goes on...



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Let me guess Gil.

No, you can't be a mod. Sorry. I decide around here.

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Gil Galvanti
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Quote: "Let me guess Gil.

No, you can't be a mod. Sorry. I decide around here."

hehe, i dont wanna be a mod

Quote: "but Mods are never chosen. They were born into their positions and will reign terror over all until the DBP community comes crashing to the ground in the year 2057."

lol

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i wanna be a mod (so i can crush the little n00bs that come my way and ask how does the the wait key work.(
anyway lets just get on to making great games with the best program oot there! (im canadian! )

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Gil Galvanti
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also, when are the current mods not mods anymore? Do they all go at once and a new batch is brought in, or little by little as theyre replaced?

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I don't think they're replaced...And why were some of them even chosen? Why were any of them chosen? Did they bribe Rich or something? or are they just emmensly lucky?

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Ian T
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They're not replaced per se, but they may be de-modded if they've just disappeared from the community. I haven't seen Puffy around in a year and a half, that's why he's no longer a mod. Others, like indi, visit far less than they used to and a new mod might be instated in place of them, but they still drop by enough that their mod status is left alive.

I think we've probably got twenty or so in total, and with all the tools we have, I think that'd be enough to handle a community half again as large/active as this one. If it ever grows larger I imagine Rich will recruit some new mods

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Is your avatar a dog? or a dragon? or is it a gryphon? And why were you current mods chosen, whent there were at least 200 other people on the forums?

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I don't wanna sound too up myself in saying this, but it is actually the reason why I ( and others after me ) were chosen;

I was nominated because I'd been recognized for my maturity and helpfulness around the forum.

The next batch of mod recruits after I was modded came in the form of Rich requesting people to say who they think would be good.

The people voted, and those people who got the most votes were modded.

Worked out really well, too

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Gil Galvanti
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ooooooo!!! vote me! vote me! (j/k ). I wouldnt mind being a mod, but its not like my life goal or anything, lol. I dont think ive been on the forums long enough though, hehe, although i do have quite a bit of posts .

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indi
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heh im moving this to general btw

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um...this was in general...........wasn't it? or am i asleep again?

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Gil Galvanti
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ermmm...this has always been in general, hehe

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it was in the dbp forum area, im not going crazy, im not going crazy..

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Gil Galvanti
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lol, maybe it was a bug, cause im positive it was in general, or thats where it started . Maybe its just Nitrixik and I, lol

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was it mind-powers that when I went to look for this I went to the little-drop-down-menu and selected "general" and after my first post i clicked "top" and looked at the "half-life 2" thread? i'm going crazy...too many nights staying up 24-hrs..........

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Read this to find out how the new batch got nominated:

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=38534&b=2


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Search "mod" on general talk forum. Spot a pattern?

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I was made a mod because of my unique time zone, however, I hear Jess was modded in return for performing various sexual favours. It just goes to show that there are many reasons that you may be made a mod for.


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I think in addition to mods, this forum should have ninjas, so that if users start abusing, the ninjas (who shall remain anonymous of course) cut their throats and thus reduce spamming to a minimum.

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Quote: "I was made a mod because of my unique time zone, however, I hear Jess was modded in return for performing various sexual favours. It just goes to show that there are many reasons that you may be made a mod for. "


I think Rich thought Jess was a girl. Hence the fact he got modded so quickly. j/k

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The secrets to becoming a mod:

1. Don't ask how to become a mod.
2. Be useful, and knowledgable
3. Don't ask how to become a mod.
4. Don't ask how to become a mod.

Personally I'm too busy being behind in my projects to be a mod.

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Quote: "Personally I'm too busy being behind in my projects to be a mod. "


Translation:
I wanna be a mod! Please? Pleeeeeeeeeease?



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Hehe, people must hate hearing that - 'never ask to be a mod', like if they'd like to be a mod how are they supposed to ask?

Well for the benefit of potential mods everywhere, here's how it breaks down...

If you have to ask, then there's no chance in hell.


There's plenty mods now to keep this place neat and tidy, so it's anyones guess when there would be more modding - but I think all of the mods would agree that there's really no point getting hopes raised unless you've been here a good while and have a good community attitude - at the end of the day it's all downto Rich, and I doubt he pays any attention to posts like this, he's more likely to notice something cool or helpful that you do.


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You shouldn't need to ask to be a mod. People who are mod worthy are either nominated by others or are picked out as mod material.

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In truth we all volunteered for the position when Rich was recruiting, it's not like we didn't want it. But asking when he's not recruiting, especially repeatedly, borders on nagging, and annoying the mods or admin isn't a good first step .

Nothing against you Gil as if I remember properly this is your first thread on the subject

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Quote: "Quote: "Personally I'm too busy being behind in my projects to be a mod. "

Translation:
I wanna be a mod! Please? Pleeeeeeeeeease?
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No, I really am so far behind with everything I have no time to breathe anymore.

My point is, to be a mod you have to be willing to put time aside. Most of the mods here are doing exactly that, and making this Forum a better place.

I would wager that the ones who ask after being a member for only a short while would have a power-mad frenzy, and then get bored after a month. And that is why those that ask usually don't get

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@BatVink: Was only joking mate

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lol

luckily I had those pictures of Rich to blackmail him with.

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lol

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Rule#1 of the mod club - no-one talks about the mod club.
Rule#2 of the mod club ...

Well, it has been a while since we had a thread like this. I say we just let Gil off with 20 lashes and a stern talking to.

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agreed

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lol, i was just asking HOW OFTEN not HOW

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Gil Gavanti just wants to be a mod thats why he's asking, He's trying to put on sad little puppy eyes and say:

'please make me mod, i'll be a good boy '

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I refer you to rule#1 ...

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DAMN! YOU GOT ME, MORTAL!

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No problem, Kentaree . It's these damned forums, it's too hard to get the emphasis right. Or is that a , or , or maybe a good old

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Make Gil Galvanti walk the plank! That'll teach him.



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oh! oh! i wanna be a mod!

then i could newbie slap everybody who i don't like and lock threads of projects that look cooler then mine...and i could...um...

did i say that out loud?

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Let me be a mod so I can quad-triple my irritating presence on these forums.

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Quad-triple? Why, I don't believe that's a real word! I've heard of 'triple' and 'quadruple' but never 'quad-triple'!


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Can I please be a mod mister, please, Think of the fun I could have, but flying pigs come to mind, sob sob

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Quote: "Why, I don't believe that's a real word! I've heard of 'triple' and 'quadruple' but never 'quad-triple'!
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