Folks, we've been given the go-ahead to elect a second Big Ten moderator. The selected individual will be a moderator throughout the Big Ten section with me. We have to figure out if they will be on CS/CR as well.

Here are the rules:
1) You cannot nominate yourself.
2) Its going to be an open election. Meaning you can nominate more than one person.
3) We're putting a time limit on this. I'm thinking by 11:59 PM, Sunday January 24th. At that time I'll lock the thread and we'll total things up. If we can close it sooner we will, but I'll give 24 hours notice. Leading us to rule 4.
4) The existing team of admins, mods and super mods will vet the top voted candidates as the final step of the process. This may seem a little anti-democratic, but from past moderator elections across this site its been the process that's been used and has worked rather well.
5) The overwhelming majority of the decision is on you guys. So choose wisely and seriously. Make sure its someone you want to represent you and work with.

Have at it!

So would we have to study and know the whole AUP to be a Mod?

(01-15-2016 05:33 PM)DexterDevil Wrote:  So would we have to study and know the whole AUP to be a Mod?

It's more like Pirates of the Caribbean with regard to AUP, "They are more or less ....guidelines!"

Short answer...H1, Ohio or Dexter.

(01-15-2016 06:25 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(01-15-2016 05:33 PM)DexterDevil Wrote:  So would we have to study and know the whole AUP to be a Mod?

It's more like Pirates of the Caribbean with regard to AUP, "They are more or less ....guidelines!"

As JR has said. Best way to describe it is being there to keep the peace.

DexterDevil seems to be organized and cares. So, DexterDevil would be my nominee.

Sometimes a Mod that people dont like can be the best mod. H1 for president.

I too nominate Dexter if he wants it.

If my opinion mattered, ohio1317 gets the nod and if ohio1317 doesn't want it, then I nominate dexter.

(01-20-2016 07:43 PM)ClairtonPanther Wrote:  If my opinion mattered, ohio1317 gets the nod and if ohio1317 doesn't want it, then I nominate dexter.

Nothing personal but I don't think we someone chiming in whom is a supermoderator of the particular conference in question which continues to turn Big Ten threads on the main forum into opportunities to badger on about how their conference has done better in realignment.

I am sure you would love to have another moderator that is the epitomy of polite but...that is part of the current problem. Our mods have been polite while all other mods get emotionally invested when they take part.

What we want is equality.

(01-20-2016 11:46 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:43 PM)ClairtonPanther Wrote:  If my opinion mattered, ohio1317 gets the nod and if ohio1317 doesn't want it, then I nominate dexter.

Nothing personal but I don't think we someone chiming in whom is a supermoderator of the particular conference in question which continues to turn Big Ten threads on the main forum into opportunities to badger on about how their conference has done better in realignment.

I am sure you would love to have another moderator that is the epitomy of polite but...that is part of the current problem. Our mods have been polite while all other mods get emotionally invested when they take part.

What we want is equality.

CP has always been one of the few mods that have helped this board (The B1G Time) in my opinion. But you are right, we need someone who can call it down the middle, while equalizing the powers that are the modding team.

Well since I get a vote as well, I nominate Ohio and Dexter.

On another note, we're going to close this later this weekend, so if you're out there and haven't chimed in, please do so.

(01-20-2016 11:46 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(01-20-2016 07:43 PM)ClairtonPanther Wrote:  If my opinion mattered, ohio1317 gets the nod and if ohio1317 doesn't want it, then I nominate dexter.

Nothing personal but I don't think we someone chiming in whom is a supermoderator of the particular conference in question which continues to turn Big Ten threads on the main forum into opportunities to badger on about how their conference has done better in realignment.

I am sure you would love to have another moderator that is the epitomy of polite but...that is part of the current problem. Our mods have been polite while all other mods get emotionally invested when they take part.

What we want is equality.

That's fair. I wouldn't want a puppet either. I'd want someone that can come to me and say _____ needs to chill out in the same fashion he'd tell you or a B1G fan to chill out. So yea, wanting equality is a fair request.

If I ever used my supermod status to push any B1G fan around, I'll apologize.

Since there's not a ton of activity on this, we're going to close this a day earlier. 11:59 PM EST on Saturday. I said if we had changes I'd announce at least 24 hours in advance and this serves as that notice. So get in there if you haven't yet.

Seriously though, the last thing we need is another pushover or someone that is going to cut and run when they find themselves the odd man out in the moderator ranks.

If it isn't me then I would put my vote in for Dexter. At least he shows some balls when it comes to standing up to all the bull**** people spout about the Big Ten AND Big Ten posters. I don't want to see us get a moderator that turns into a puppet for the ACC and SEC mobs just like how the PAC mod has. He actually tells ACC folks on the board when posts have and havnt been reported on. It's gotten that ridiculous around here.

Give us a passive mod that gets walked over, like the last one, and nothing changes. Don't even know why I am bothering. The Supermod and our "supposed" mod have already made it clear that they are railroading this.

This is only f'n happening because I brought it up. That's what these Supermods and mods aren't telling you guys. I made the effort to do something to try to help. Otherwise this wouldn't even be happening. It is called "coopting". So sorry, I am not going to stay quiet about it even after you pick your sanitized poster that isn't going to do a god damned thing around here to actually help and speak up for Big Ten posters when ACC and SEC posters are mobbing up with their non truth based garbage and their mods that selectively cut and delete posts of the people responding to said mobs.

That's why they set this up in the fashion that they did so that a person couldn't sell themselves to the people who would actually vote. That's probably why we don't have very much participation. What's the point? You got mods and supermods all over the thread basically saying who they are going to pick.

I'm telling you folks, I have been a moderator before. I have seen the boatload of **** that immediately gets dumped on your feet. It isn't just **** that you want to deal with, its **** you don't want to deal with and a lot of it. These guys are keeping you in the dark big time.

The last guy that they picked in this manner ran off and our current mod can only spend a couple months a year with us because of this. They want you to pick ignorantly. Well, sorry, I don't play by rules that are made simply in order to railroad.

(01-21-2016 06:22 PM)He1nousOne Wrote:  Seriously though, the last thing we need is another pushover or someone that is going to cut and run when they find themselves the odd man out in the moderator ranks.

If it isn't me then I would put my vote in for Dexter. At least he shows some balls when it comes to standing up to all the bull**** people spout about the Big Ten AND Big Ten posters. I don't want to see us get a moderator that turns into a puppet for the ACC and SEC mobs just like how the PAC mod has. He actually tells ACC folks on the board when posts have and havnt been reported on. It's gotten that ridiculous around here.

Give us a passive mod that gets walked over, like the last one, and nothing changes. Don't even know why I am bothering. The Supermod and our "supposed" mod have already made it clear that they are railroading this.

This is only f'n happening because I brought it up. That's what these Supermods and mods aren't telling you guys. I made the effort to do something to try to help. Otherwise this wouldn't even be happening. It is called "coopting". So sorry, I am not going to stay quiet about it even after you pick your sanitized poster that isn't going to do a god damned thing around here to actually help and speak up for Big Ten posters when ACC and SEC posters are mobbing up with their non truth based garbage and their mods that selectively cut and delete posts of the people responding to said mobs.

That's why they set this up in the fashion that they did so that a person couldn't sell themselves to the people who would actually vote. That's probably why we don't have very much participation. What's the point? You got mods and supermods all over the thread basically saying who they are going to pick.

I'm telling you folks, I have been a moderator before. I have seen the boatload of **** that immediately gets dumped on your feet. It isn't just **** that you want to deal with, its **** you don't want to deal with and a lot of it. These guys are keeping you in the dark big time.

The last guy that they picked in this manner ran off and our current mod can only spend a couple months a year with us because of this. They want you to pick ignorantly. Well, sorry, I don't play by rules that are made simply in order to railroad.

Well at least that Nebraska fan hasn't been nominated it'd be game over for us all.