Trainloads of Moderators Episode III: Return of the Sectionals

[NewCalamity 3,454]

~Reinforcements have arrived~

 

 

 

                After thorough investigation and staring at a bunch of statistics pages, we came to the conclusion that there were a couple gaps in prompt moderation activity in a few hours of the day.  To remedy this, we then set out to find potential recruits that have active hours that would fill the gaps in the days.  A great majority of our new team members are our night-shift (since most of our staff team lives in North America), to fill up that crucial gap in which little moderator activity is shown, thus, improving report response time and keeping things smooth.  These fresh faces are also assurance measures as; if any one of our prominent staff members had to take a break for some reason, our forces would then be stretched dangerously thin and progress would be unacceptably slow.  This is reinforced by the fact that our numbers have slowly dwindled over the past little while, and we have had fewer active Sectionals than Globals or Admins. 

 

After much discussion, elimination, and consideration, we concluded to recruit:

• Aaramus – Sectional Moderator of Beyond Equestria  (Night shift)
• Artemis – Sectional Moderator of Beyond Equestria
• Akita-Ken – Sectional Moderator of Octavia’s Hall  (Night shift)
• Full Spectrum – Sectional Moderator of MLP: FiM  (Night shift)
• DashForever – Sectional Moderator of MLP: FiM

 

                Aaramus and Artemis have risen up to the challenge of moderating the dreaded Everfree Forest and Cloudsdale Colosseum, since the only dedicated moderator already assigned to the very large and popular subforum is Chigens, there was much needed assistance for the metropolis of a section.

                Akita-Ken is taking the responsibility of moderating Octavia’s Hall, which up until now had no dedicated moderators other than Vexx3, whom is a Global and has other priorities to attend to as well.

                Finally, Full Spectrum and DashForever have been added to the strength of the MLP: FiM section team.  Being a pony forum, the MLP: FiM section does indeed see a lot of traffic and is the primary focus of the entire site.  Keeping it spotless is a priority, especially due to the high discussion value of the Season 3 finale and the upcoming Fourth Season.

 

               Like with all of the new blood that joins our ranks, we greatly look forward to working with them as team members, friends and leaders of the community.  We also hope that you will give them the time they need to become fully acquainted with the controls and trust them to do their job to keep this community the safe, welcoming and enjoyable site it is. 

 

The greenhorns are aware as to how we deal with failure…

 

 

[Zoop 8,384]

The time is finally upon us. Now, more than ever, those of us on top of the hierarchy will be able to kick back and enjoy doing absolutely nothing while our many minions handle everything for us.

 

Buwahahahahah.

 

Or something of that sort. 

[Betez 1,734]

Congratulations, Artemis. It's amazing how only a month ago you were just a regular member. The rest of you, congratulations as well.

[Bari 7,023]

Goodness, that's a bunch more people, even some I've never heard of... 0.0

 

But either way, good luck new staff members. I hear the job ain't easy.

 

You know, I've actually been thinking about this quite a lot. I had noticed that at points in the night the number of active moderators was low. I'm glad someone remedied the situation.

Edited March 1, 2013 by Bari

[Wubsie 1,123]

Well...that was unexpected.

Congratulations guys on getting the janitor moderator position! 

Looks like you guys needed new Section Moderators running a forum with over 10k members. :3

[---------------------- 1,645]

Good luck to all the new section mods, and thanks for taking the position 

 

I have noticed that our fleet of mods has become scarce, this was a well needed addition

Edited March 1, 2013 by Marco ~ Ace Attorney

[Radiance64 7,053]

Yay, n00bs!

Anyway, more help is always welcome, I'm sure they'll all do great as long as the new FiM Section Mods don't steal all the reports from me.

[NavelColt 22,879]

 

Tom and I have been discriminated against and sent to the new second page of the staff list, for our epic squiggles. Not sure how I feel about this.

 

Ah well, at least I'm at the top of this new page :'D

 

Congratz to our new mods. I know many people don't recognize a couple of these faces, and frankly that's to be expected since we've got some night-timers already on top of the fact that moderators are not chosen for popularity, post count and reputation on the board. Many members of the administration weren't personally familiar with some of these guys either first off, but we added them to our staff Skype group and have been talking with them for several days, and they're all more than qualified individuals who are also really fun to talk to, at least in my opinion and the rest of the staffs'. On top of their posting history, I believe there is no warranted reason for being nervous or anxious.

 

Ice Storm is a great guy and a great mod and yet nobody knew him when he got promoted due to his habit of camping out in the RP section. This remains true to this day. This is hardly different.

 

Anyway yeah, congratz all. And may your belly buttons be with you.

[Akemi Homura 7,680]

Call it what you want.

 

This is great and all.

 

The threads will be in good hands and all.

 

But the biggest victory of them all?

 

Less work for Zoop.

[Yellow Diamond 7,568]

Call it what you want.

 

This is great and all.

 

The threads will be in good hands and all.

 

But the biggest victory of them all?

 

Less work for Zoop.

 

Zoop's true designs must be known to all. When the time comes, he will revel in inactivity and eschewing workloads. That is when NewCalamity and ~Chaotic Discord~ will rise up.

 

And I'll win.

[Shanks 10,816]

Congratulations to the new moderators, with how fast this sit is growing I had a feeling there would be some new ones soon. I especially approve of Artemis.

[Doctor XFizzle 8,669]

Congrats to those with new titles and positions. As responsible as you may be, don't forget that you are still not timelords. Timelords are cool.

[duidamasterXD 9,627]

Well I for one was pretty surprised by this, but I think I speak for all us newbies when I say that we are very honored and very excited. We will do our best to do our jobs and help continue to make this forum an amazing place for you all to enjoy

Edited March 1, 2013 by DashForever

[Doctor-Whooves 288]

Well, I was noticing a lack of order on those particular topics.

 

Why didn't you pick me? I'm a pretty cool guy who's not afraid of anything.

 

Best of luck to all of the new Moderators.

[Nohbdy 4,108]

Seeing a bunch of new colors in the active users list was a bit of a surprise, but it was a pleasant one. These are all admirable users whom I respect greatly, so I have no complaints about that. They've definitely proven themselves worthy, and I'm sure they'll do an excellent job making MLP Forums a better place. I'm confident that the administration has made the right decision, and I hope the new staff will be around for the years to come.

 

So with that, congratulations and good luck, guys! Just don't do mod ab00se too often plz

[Creamy Arty 6,252]

 
 
So I'll just say... thanks. Feels good to see that people know who I am and that they aren't objecting to this. I'm quite moved, to be honest. I'll do my best, as I'm sure the others will too.

 

Oh, yeah. And I'd like to leave you with this, because I love me some Optimus Rhyme.

Edited March 1, 2013 by Artemis

[Killian Jones 2,655]

Moderator, more like community janitors. Have fun mucking out the stables and extinguishing the fires. It will be a rollercoaster of tears and sleepless nights. Despair and agony. And all that because Zoop got a little lazy and doesn't want to do his job properly, Good job Zoop.

[Zygen 6,066]

Well I know basically all the mods a little bit atleast seeing as I've seen them, I might not know them super well or anything, but I know them enough to know they will preform their jobs I'm sure with complete efficiency And an Iron fist. 

 

And while i wasn't expecting this addition to the moderator team, but I'd say it makes sense, the majority of the mods are NA mods anyways , which leaves the later night time parts with little to no supervision. And besides.. Now I get to enjoy watching mods fight for closing threads and such.

 

Anyways good luck to Aaramus, Artemis, Akeita-Ken, Full Spectrum, And DashForever! I wish you all the best of luck! And have fun abusing your mod powers

 

And you know.. Less work for Zoop Amiritie?

[Scootalove 10,689]

Congratulations to the newly appointed moderators! I know adding a new team of moderators, is a really good idea. Besides, no matter how many staff members we get, we are still one huge community.

[Crispy 5,563]

@@Artemis?

 

<tychus findaly>Hell, it's about time.</tychus findaly>

 

I had a feeling he'd become a mod.  Something about this staff brings in the chillest people.

[Emerald Flame 381]

Congratulations to all of our new mods! I may not recognize all of you, but the ones I do know (Artemis and DashForever, I need to get familiar with more people around here) will do an awesome job for sure!

[SCS 7,535]

Congratulations on your promotions, guys! I'm glad to see that there will be more moderators keeping our forums spam free, friendly, and safe. 

[Jokuc 8,173]

Even more moderators?

 

Oh dear, spammers pack your stuff and follow me, we're doomed!

 

Hah anyways, with more help things are going to get better organized around here I guess. The weird thing is that most of the new moderators are people I have never seen before. Zoop, I want you to personally explain this to me RIGHT NOW. (or some other staff memeber works fine too .-.)

 

I mean how did you find those members?

 

I'm sure you've picked some good people. But that does not mean they will do a good job. But we'll see, they peobably do.

 

Also,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 3, 2013 by Jokuc

[Concord 1,982]

Hello!

 

Oh well, Congratulations! Don't expect to much from these new positions, you're now responsible for your sections, and that only means more work.

 

Hope you do a good job!

[NewCalamity 3,454]

The weird thing is that most of the new moderators are people I have never seen before. Zoop, I want you to personally explain this to me RIGHT NOW.

 

I'm sure you've picked some good people. But that does not mean they will do a good job. But we'll see, they peobably do.

Staff positions are not determined by length of membership, popularity, or post count. Potential staff members are considered for their ability to keep a cool head, take calm and prudent actions, be active and dedicated, posses great team-working skills and be knowledgeable of their specific sections as well as the rules and regulations of the website as a whole.

 

Despite only having held the positions for over a few days, I can safely say I have utmost faith in their strength as team members and their ability to learn at an astounding rate. It has already been a great pleasure to be working alongside them.