Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-25533095-20150626135515/@comment-27689279-20150628210031

Sinthoniel wrote: Aarplane22 wrote: ...I assume that is somewhat directed towards me. Well excuse me if my post came across as "begging", I figured it didn't hurt to ask (politely too, I may add). There is definitely a fine line between asking and begging, I simply implied some qualifications and voiced out my willingness to help out.

And I'm not seeking "rewards", I simply want to contribute my effort to the chat, given the frequent amount of times I'm on it. I totally get that a moderator spot is a responsibility rather than a reward, I've served as a moderator in a range of other social sites and forums.

Yeah, you're entitled to disrespect whoever you want... but so am I. I disrespect anyone who waves around ridiculous colored bubbles and "fancy" titles, thinking that they can talk down to individuals just as capable and willing to contribute as themselves. Why don't you get off your high horse and get over yourself, a mod or admin position isn't the most prestigious position in the world; so stop trying to make it seem like it is, by blocking out and belittling people who just want to help.

 Elvenking of the Woodland Realm  00:02, June 27, 2015 (UTC) Thank you for telling me your opinion. I'm sorry if I offended you. It was not (or not only) directed towards you but to everyone who asks for a promotion.

Most admins were promoted without ever asking for it, when another admin saw their efford and asked Mevans for the promotion (because only he can do admin promotions). Some people really impressed me in their contribution, for example Areades' mainpage format, Handles' User Ranking or GandalftheTurquoise's contribution to the wiki code help page. These are the people who impressed me, so I didn't hesitate long to promote them. If you want a promotion, don't ask for it but do something to impress us.

I don't understand why everyone is after the lower positions (especially chat mod) since they are really unimportant to be honest. A chat mod can only kick and ban other non-staff users in the chat. The chat is mostly used by staff users and if someone from the non-staff users misbehaves (which is hard in a chat without clear rules), then there are enough staff users to deal with him. If a staff member misbehaves, then only an admin can kick/ban him. That means the only benefit of the chat mod rank is that you can't be kicked by other moderators. I think people only want this rank to feel important, to get the small star beside their name in the chat. If you really want it, you can have it*. But I don't know why you want it. Thanks for trying to clear that up... but it doesn't change the fact that it was still (more or less) directed towards me. Apology accepted, none the less.

I do believe you misinterpreted my original post, where I was inquiring about chat mod positions. I didn't word it like "can I be a chat mod", I worded it as "if by any chance you need some, I'm available". In other words, and once again, I'm not desperate to "feel important" or "gain rewards", I'm just saying that I'm more than happy to contribute, should there be an opening. This also explains why you probably don't understand why I'm after the "lower positions"; if I was really desperate for importance, I would be begging continually for the higher positions (as most others might). It doesn't matter to me what "star" is behind someone's name, or what color their bubble is, or what glitzy title they're sporting; I just feel like I can make my time on the chat more worth-while, in that I'm contributing to the Wiki by keeping order, overseeing spammers, and such.

If it counts toward something, I did happen to redesign the Wood-elven armor for anyone on the Wiki who enjoys the golden armor from BotFA. And I added a new infobox template to the Wiki, for those who want to record battles in a detailed table layout. Whether you're "impressed" by any of these contributions or not, at least I can say my chat mod position inquiries are not backed by a desire for importance, but real undertakings and attachment to this Wiki.

If there are openings for chat mods, great. If there aren't, not the end of the world. I'm just here to put myself out there, in case there is one. That's all I'm saying.

 Elvenking of the Woodland Realm  21:00, June 28, 2015 (UTC)