12-21-2020, 04:03 PM
I had a large post covering multiple people a few days ago, but it got lost. Sorry for the delay. I will be making individual posts instead.
I would say yes, but since you don't want it, no.
I think you have really good statements concerning the health of the chat, and that you are actually more helpful than some of the mods who are currently on the team. I wouldn't argue against your characteristics because I genuinely think older people have a better hold on staying neutral in pressuring situations.
However, keep in mind that moderating the OS community takes a lot of mental persistence. The hardest situation you'll face as a moderator is deciding on people who fall under the grey areas. A lot of people will argue that it is unfair to mute someone (because they don't break any rules), but sometimes that person can be the center cause of general chat toxicity. You will have to decide what's right and be responsible for the sort of aftermath.
Someone mentioned this earlier, but a perk to being mod is that you are given social power. You can influence others to prevent hostility on the chat as you want to. I say this fully knowing that I don't cleanly handle situations, but once again I'm not in disagreement with those who really want to make the chat a better place.
I'm hesitant on inviting new moderators on board, so generally I have a neutral opinion on "Lopyt for mod" until further notice.
(12-18-2020, 11:06 PM)Lopyt Wrote: Would I make a good moderator?
I would say yes, but since you don't want it, no.
I think you have really good statements concerning the health of the chat, and that you are actually more helpful than some of the mods who are currently on the team. I wouldn't argue against your characteristics because I genuinely think older people have a better hold on staying neutral in pressuring situations.
However, keep in mind that moderating the OS community takes a lot of mental persistence. The hardest situation you'll face as a moderator is deciding on people who fall under the grey areas. A lot of people will argue that it is unfair to mute someone (because they don't break any rules), but sometimes that person can be the center cause of general chat toxicity. You will have to decide what's right and be responsible for the sort of aftermath.
Someone mentioned this earlier, but a perk to being mod is that you are given social power. You can influence others to prevent hostility on the chat as you want to. I say this fully knowing that I don't cleanly handle situations, but once again I'm not in disagreement with those who really want to make the chat a better place.
I'm hesitant on inviting new moderators on board, so generally I have a neutral opinion on "Lopyt for mod" until further notice.