Kids as mods

[Niksik]

Re: Kids as mods

@samb

I agree with CM.** too many kids are being asked to run forums which were run by adults in the past**. you need moderators who as posters are respected for maturity, sensibility and consistency. people like Sahar02 and some of the guys in PA/WA do a good job and are hence, well respected. but some of the newer mods seem to be on a power trip. it’s not their job to be editing people’s opinions just because they don’t like them. if I say Saudi Arabia is a hellhole after having lived there for 10 years, that is my opinion. if that is edited because it is considered offensive, there’s plenty written about Pakistan and practically every country on the planet that I find offensive. why is that stuff not edited? some of the recent intellectual giants who’ve joined the mod team are at best capable of handling Cafe or something where they can post smileys till the end of days. but they are incapable of running any grown up forum.

If that were the case then how come we had so many feedback threads against the mods and their actions in the past as well?

It’s very natural to criticize an action of it goes against you. I remember starting a complaint thread against “General Forum” mods the first month I registered on GS. And then there the perpetual whiners. I think their goal is to come to GS to whine because they probably don’t get to do enough of it elsewhere.

The young mods we have today represent our new generation. They bring a new flavor to the forum, a new zest and enthusiasm. As senior members of the forum, you should encourage them and help them out with their jobs that they are volunteering for. This is not to say that members aren’t allowed to complain, but please don’t be so quick to blame and open feedback threads. Many issues can be peacfully resolved via PMs.

applause