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Errinundra
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 Posts: 6528 Location: Melbourne, Oz |
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Thanks, willag. It's appreciated.
Please humour me as I write glowingly of myself in response to the nomination for the role of moderator. As you can see from the info on the left, I've been registered since 2008. A regular contributor since 2009 and a subscriber for most of that time, I've written passionately and at length about this art form we all love so much, particularly in the What are you watching right now? Why? thread and in the various Best Of tournaments run by Key. I've been the scorer of the Quote Guessing Game since round 5 and did the leg work in the updating of the Top 10 best / top 5 worst anime thread back in 2012. You can find links to my commentaries on various anime by clicking on My Anime at the bottom of this post. My approach to moderation would be to follow the examples of Key and Tony K - Key with his knack of engaging with other posters to deflect anger and other unpleasant behaviours while being firm yet friendly; Tony K with his way of editing posts that both addresses people's concerns and demonstrates that, minus the offending comments, people do have valid things to say. I believe ANN should be welcoming to as many people as possible. The role of moderators is to facilitate this by example and action, if necessary. I would add too that, living in Australia, I log on at times that American moderators ordinarly don't thereby conceivably expanding the moderation coverage. I've never been banned or put under moderation, I don't recall any disputes with ANN staff and I'm not aware of issues I may have with other members. Some things about me. My name is Will, I'm a 56 year old male, reside in the world's most livable city in a unit with my green-eyed cat, my mortgage and my harem of beautiful fighting girls, and work in the retention team of a mutual health insurance company where I assist members at risk of cancelling their policies in reviewing their level of cover. My birthdate precedes by a few months the first ever full colour anime - The Tale of the White Serpent. Likewise the Tokyo Tower, such an icon of anime, was opened in my first year. I watched Astro Boy, Gigantor and Kimba the White Lion during ther first television runs in the 1960s and just this year I completed a project to watch at least one anime from every year of my life - every single one was fascinating (the anime, not my years). You could say my life has embraced the era of modern anime. Enough of the self-aggrandisement. It would be a pleasure and an honour to contribute to the ANN boards as a moderator. |
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jl07045
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I appreciate your words, but I think you're overselling me a bit. I'm an impulsive commenter and I have strong opinions that I like to defend, which is why I try to avoid talkback section for the most part. I do get into arguments occasionally (a couple of them have been cleaned up) and, while I've only intentionally insulted a person here once (to my knowledge), I've sometimes posted in a passive agressive manner or even riled people up a bit on purpose in hopes that they become invested enough to write a more informative and engaging answer. I get angry when I sense pretense or condescension Another thing is that I comment here quite sporadically, so I don't think many users recognize or have an opinion of me. I think a mod needs to have both recognition and respect from the more active members of this forum. I also agree to the opinions here that erinnundra would make a good mod. The reasons for that have already been mentioned. |
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nobahn
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I, too, post sporadically; but you do not see me declining because of that. I think that that you are selling yourself short. |
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Blood-
 Bargain Hunter Posts: 23780 |
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Ah, whadda bunch of bums who have been nominated so far.
If ANN was really SERIOUS about getting some quality mods around here, it would pick fencedude, Chagen46, that dude who always complains about how Caucasians shouldn't cosplay because of their big noses and that other dude who always sends abusive PMs that end with "and don't bother contacting me since I'm deleting this account." Now THAT would be a mod Dream Team. |
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Alan45
Village Elder Posts: 9844 Location: Virginia |
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@Psycho101
I'm sorry, I won't do it again. 
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Errinundra
Moderator
Posts: 6528 Location: Melbourne, Oz |
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^
Hey, imagine you were a newbie and you'd just been moderated by someone using the moniker Psycho 101. Would you argue? That'd be tempting having some deranged person leaping out of your screen and axe-murdering you. Just kidding. |
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Key
Moderator
 Posts: 18195 Location: Indianapolis, IN (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
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Of the names that have been bandied about so far, the two that I endorse most strongly are nbahn and errinundra. The former I regard as our unofficial forum greeter already and has long done an excellent job politely pointing out forum rules and etiquette to newcomers. The latter has a good reputation for being mature, articulate, and avoiding personal conflicts, and his administration of the Quote Game scoring for the last 3+ years shows long-term diligence.
While I don't have anything specifically against the other nominees, I either don't know them as well (Dessa) or just find that these two have a more strongly-proven track record (Psycho 101). And yes, Blood-, I did get a chuckle out of your little joke recommendation. I'm surprised that you didn't add steventheeunuch to that list, though.
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nobahn
Subscriber Posts: 5120 |
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Key--
Thank you very much; your endorsement means a lot to me! |
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Errinundra
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Posts: 6528 Location: Melbourne, Oz |
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Same here. Thanks also, jl07045.
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mdo7
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Yeah I got a big laugh out of Blood-'s post, I should give him 1 million internet for this humor. Really made my day. 
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
Forums Superstar  Posts: 16935 |
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I do not jump out of screens and ax murder people. I find that insulting and rude. I stalk people and hide in the bushes and then jump out and get them with a knife. Less mess to clean up and the decomposing body helps feed nature. I'm an environmentally friendly pyshco. Though I was joking with Tony earlier that if I did get one of the open spots thanks to his nomination I suppose that would make me his deputy. So since he's Dredd would I be Hershey or Anderson?
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getchman
Space Cowboy Posts: 9120 Location: Bedford, NH |
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Guess I'll be crazy and raise my hand. I'm interested. I meet all the criteria, though I'm a little weak on the fifth one as I do occasionally post one liners, but I do make an effort to avoid doing so whenever possible. what do you folks think?
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Mr. Oshawott
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Go for it! 
I think you'll fare well as Moderator. |
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Blood-
Bargain Hunter Posts: 23780 |
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I think nbahn, errinundra, Psycho101 and getchman would all make fine mods.
... Not as fine as me, of course, but it's pointless to set the bar that high.
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TsunaReborn!
 Posts: 4713 Location: Cheltenham UK |
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I would put myself forward as I'm on here every day without fail, and mod in my head
but I wouldn't class myself as being in the forum for two years as I was a lurker for a while
Psycho, dear, you have my vote. I would nominate Alan45 as he has such a level head but I don't think he would appreciate it. 
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