*To start out I want to make it clear I do not advocate registering complaints about the website through me, though it will be referenced throughout this post. If you have a problem with the way things are run on the site please contact a moderator or admin and let them know about the problem.*
What is this about?
A while back I threw my name in the hat for a moderator position on these forums and I was told that I was considered, but that I was not needed and wouldn't be asked until things got "too crazy". Everyday I log onto these forums and ask myself, how can this NOT be too crazy.
What do you mean Lillica?
Threads that get out of control here all the time, I could easily link several examples at any given time but it would be easier to just randomly click a front page link as there is always some kind of out of control filth being bumped to oblivion there. Simple question threads go on for 4 pages of nonsense and "WAR/SAM" jokes until a mod nukes them into nothingness, the question and answer needed being lost in the fallout. Why does this happen?
"People complain if the threads are locked"
Better to allow the threads to run wild than to have people complain they couldn't get that one last gif in before the thread locked, amirite?
At least once a week I log into the game and receive complaints in /tell from people I don't even know who want to whine or complain about the way certain moderators perform their duty. "Blind" warnings, unwarranted temp bans, similar actions going unpunished by the "popular" FFXIAH members, an overall disregard for procedures and blatant bias towards certain users. These actions should not be tolerated and certainly not by the most vocal and active member of a moderator team.
Overall this place is honestly a mess, and I think the mod-team could just use that special Lillica-touch to help out and this could be one of the best forums on the internet, for anything, anywhere.
So Lillica, what can you bring to the table?
First of all I want to make one thing abundantly clear.
******I HATE YOU ALL THE SAME******
There will be no bias, as I have no "friends" here.
Justice will be swift and powerful and clean and pure.
I have nothing better to do than to clean this place up.
The benefit of having no social life and a schedule of computer based classes is that I will be able to monitor the website and uphold the rules throughout a larger portion of the day. This will also benefit those who have made complaints to me about post deletions and temp bans that occurred during times when only one moderator was able to assist them and that moderator being the one they had the issue with.
Experience: While I do not have experience as a forum moderator I did spend a year and a half as an InfoSec manager on a US Navy ship. My duties primarily included monitoring user website access, email attachment scanning, and verifying that users were following the terms and agreements with regards to "personal" storage space on the network share. Needless to say I was good at my job, didn't make any new friends, but I was darn good at my job.
So what can we do to help you Lillica?
To be perfectly honest I don't know, but if you support me then show it! Send the big boys with the red bars some PMs, let them know that you want change and feel like Lillica is the one to do it. Hit that wonderful little [+] next to this post and leave a comment. I really just want to show that I am serious about wanting to help here and bring awareness to some of the issues that are brought to me on a regular basis and that I see happening.
TL;DR I wanna be a mod, things is messed up, show me some support. :D
