Question for the mods

[leigh6]

I see people put there feedback of ebay in their profile at the bottom. Can I put my selling page (It has my feedback on top) instead of the standard feedback page?

Thanks in advance, Leigh

 

[FungusFeet]

No auction sites in Hot Deals (posts/sig), so if you plan on posting there, the answer is no.
Sorry I don't know if this applies to OT.

edit:sp

 

[leigh6]

Thanks, I figured that. That is why I asked.

Leigh

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: FungusFeet
No auction sites in Hot Deals (posts/sig)

or fs/ft.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

Originally posted by: FungusFeet
No auction sites in Hot Deals (posts/sig)

or fs/ft.

...or anywhere if I'm not mistaken...

 

[YLdoUright]

Hey guys

I'm new here and I wanted to get acquainted with how things are done around here. Does this place have moderators and if so, how can we contact them if we have a problem? Most websites usually have them listed by name on the top of the forum page you are in but I don't see any names in my browser.

 

[Sundog]

Send a PM to Anandtech Moderator

 

[YLdoUright]

Okay, which one?

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: YLdoUright
Okay, which one?

The moderators are anonymous, and they all share the same inbox... Go to your PM page, and type "AnandTech Moderator" in the box to send a PM to somebody.

 

[YLdoUright]

Hmmm, why would they want to be anonymous? How many are there? Do they act as a counsel or are individuals assigned separate cases? Are they elected or appointed? How are they chosen? Is there a mechanism to appeal the actions of a mod if you are unhappy with it? I would imagine that there is some form of accountability or all kinds of nonsense can happen. Who moderates the mods? Does anyone here have any bad mod stories? Sorry about all the questions but I guess the replies triggered my curiousity

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: YLdoUright
Hmmm, why would they want to be anonymous? How many are there? Do they act as a counsel or are individuals assigned separate cases? Are they elected or appointed? How are they chosen? Is there a mechanism to appeal the actions of a mod if you are unhappy with it? I would imagine that there is some form of accountability or all kinds of nonsense can happen. Who moderates the mods? Does anyone here have any bad mod stories? Sorry about all the questions but I guess the replies triggered my curiousity

Ok, I'm bored, so I'll waste some time trying to answer this...

1> Supposedly, they are anonymous so they can go about their moderatorly duties without worrying about people getting mad at their "real self" (they all have regular user accounts that they use when they just want to engage in regular discussions and stuff).

2> Who knows?

3> I would assume that different ones tend to watch different categories, but since they're all anonymous it's kind of hard to tell.

4 & 5> They are asked by someone (senior moderators? forum admin? Anand himself?) if they would like to be a moderator. You can't volunteer or be elected. In fact, the saying goes that asking to be a mod is a sure way to ensure that you won't be asked to be one.

6> Unfortunately, no.

7> Noone, AFAIK.

8> Yeah, some do, but if they told their stories, they'd be likely to get banned (again, perhaps).

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: jliechty
Do they act as a counsel or are individuals assigned separate cases? Are they elected or appointed? How are they chosen?

I would assume that they are assigned seperate categories to look after. There is a mechanism to allow for "Junior Moderators" which gives them limited access to what they can do. It seems that they usually act individually however there is a moderator-only forum that they can use for input on issues.

As far as how they're chosen, other mods nominate users and as a group elect them although Anand has been reported to have suggested certain individuals directly.

I've also heard that not all them like it when new mods are brought into the fold.

jliechty already hit on all this really but I wanted to throw my 2¢ in.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: jliechty
Do they act as a counsel or are individuals assigned separate cases? Are they elected or appointed? How are they chosen?

I would assume that they are assigned separate categories to look after. There is a mechanism to allow for "Junior Moderators" which gives them limited access to what they can do. It seems that they usually act individually however there is a moderator-only forum that they can use for input on issues.

As far as how they're chosen, other mods nominate users and as a group elect them although Anand has been reported to have suggested certain individuals directly.

I've also heard that not all them like it when new mods are brought into the fold.

jliechty already hit on all this really but I wanted to throw my 2¢ in.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: aves2k
I would assume that they are assigned seperate categories to look after. There is a mechanism to allow for "Junior Moderators" which gives them limited access to what they can do. It seems that they usually act individually however there is a moderator-only forum that they can use for input on issues.

As far as how they're chosen, other mods nominate users and as a group elect them although Anand has been reported to have suggested certain individuals directly.

I've also heard that not all them like it when new mods are brought into the fold.

jliechty already hit on all this really but I wanted to throw my 2¢ in.

Hmm, how do you know all this? Some insider info? (j/k)

FYI, to avoid confusion - Aves2k quoted YLdoUright even though the quote block has my name on it.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: jliechty
Hmm, how do you know all this? Some insider info? (j/k)
FYI, to avoid confusion - Aves2k quoted YLdoUright even though the quote block has my name on it.

I'm not really sure how I jacked that up.


Inside info? You could say that.

 

[gmaslin]

hi mods, how do i change my picture?

 

[EagleKeeper]

Go to your profile

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: gmaslin
hi mods, how do i change my picture?

Click on Profile and then Author Icon

 

[Tom]

Excuse me, but how did you post this as a "question" and how did someone "answer" you ?

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: Tom
Excuse me, but how did you post this as a "question" and how did someone "answer" you ?

When you post a new thread in Forum Issues, there is a feature that lets you mark a post as the "answer" to your question. It seems to me, however, once something is marked as the answer, it can not be un-marked (which is a bad thing since it's not too hard to accidentally mark your reply to your own thread as the answer). Since there's no undo, just be careful.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: ProviaFan

Originally posted by: Tom
Excuse me, but how did you post this as a "question" and how did someone "answer" you ?

When you post a new thread in Forum Issues, there is a feature that lets you mark a post as the "answer" to your question. It seems to me, however, once something is marked as the answer, it can not be un-marked (which is a bad thing since it's not too hard to accidentally mark your reply to your own thread as the answer). Since there's no undo, just be careful.

There is a JavaScript confirm box.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: amdfanboy
There is a JavaScript confirm box.

I don't remember seeing that... maybe an IE-only feature, or could it have been implemented only recently?