Does he seem a bit lock-happy to anybody else?

[haiiro]

If the EN World boards weren't closely moderated, they would almost certainly stink. I don't want that, and I appreciate the time and work involved in moderating a board this large and prestigious. To EricNoah and all of the mods: nice work, keep it up.

 

[Eosin the Red]

I wanted to add a **twitch** or two back on page one.

 

[Morrus]

Goodness! I go away for a few days and miss all the fun!

Anyway, to clarify a few things...

While it's true that I own the site, I readily accept that Eric's (and PCs, and, if I'm honest, the rest of the mods'!) skills in that particular area are greater than mine. That's the main reason why I ask them to do what they do. As PC said, when it comes to moderating, much of the time I look back and try to work out how Eric used to do it (and how he still does). I, myself, will often defer to the judgement of those who kindly agree to help me, because I recognise their experience and skills in the matter. I mean, PC has a Charisma score of 18, for goodness sake!

Having delegated that authority, these people are my representatives. When you ask what authority any of them have to close a thread, you're asking what authority *I* have to close a thread. And given that I'm the one forking out the cash, I reserve the right to close any thread I want to for any reason I choose. As it happens, I choose to adopt a general system of guidelines first introduced by Eric 3 years ago because I believe that they are both effective and fair.

Now, moderators *do* sometimes make mistakes. As does everybody else here on these boards. I don't think that that's a big deal, though. On balance, they are more than outweighed by the good decisions that they make, and the general effect is that 99% of the time everybody is happy. I don't think we'd ever be able to come up with a system which improves on that.

For the record, I do not think that Eric made a mistake in this case - I agree with the closure. Even if RR had not intended it to go political (and none of us would presume to know his mind), we are keenly aware of the general trends of this community and are usually able to spot a topic that will turn political. That doesn't mean that that was the fault or the intention of the thread starter.

Anyway. I hope that clears a few things up!

 

[kreynolds]

of course that's not what henry said.

I didn't say he did. When you take a post completely out of context like that, of course it doesn't look right.

 

[blackshirt5]

Good lord. I really can't believe what I'm reading in this thread.

Blackshirt, Angcuru, you guys amaze me. Henry is absolutely correct; Eric is (and always has been) my role model when it comes to moderation. Heck, I'm faster to close threads than he is. I'm not sure where you're getting this "drunk with power" nonsense, but to be frank it's just silly.

I don't particularly see that in you though P-kitty. You seem a lot more level-headed and reasonable than Eric Noah most days, although maybe that's just my perception of it. As Angcuru said earlier in the thread, maybe it's just the smiling kitty avatar that softens the blow, as opposed to the smirk on Noah's face(no offense, it does look like you're smirking. Maybe it's just reminiscent of high school to me, but you look like a guy I knew who always smirked like that).

Although I will agree and say that these are my favorite forums on the net, much better than the brawl-for-all that is RPG.net(dear god, just the privilege of not having to deal with GMS is enough to make me worship at the foot of the ENWorld statues!).

 

[blackshirt5]

By the way, I'm not sure if this happened to anyone else, but when I first read the title of this thread, I most certainly did not register "lock-happy". Heck, I do a double-take almost every time I see it!

Yeah, I edited the title, the original title was "out of control" instead of "lock-happy", and I changed it because I realized that it sounded more than a little bit jerkish, and I tried hard to keep this from becoming a personal attack.

Then, of course, Angcuru logged on. And thus was Hell created on Earth.

 

[cardinal sinister]

Now I remember why I don't post here very often...Eric, PCat, Morrus have done an OUTSTANDING job of running this site, moderating the forums, and keeping the news going.

The rules are clear...have been since this WAS Eric's site...if you don't like it then follow PCats link and post elsewhere...

 

[Squirrel Nutkin]

Eric Noah has been a role model to me in more ways than I can count, and there isn't a single day where I don't sit down at the PC and thank him for making so many things possible for me. I don't have many heroes in real life, but he's one of 'em, and the very few times he has given me advice regarding Nutkinland, I've taken it.

In fact, I try to run Nutkinland with the same mix of humor, wisdom, and maturity that Eric would have if he loosened up a little and got blind stinking drunk. We're not a gaming board and we don't worry about being kid-friendly, so we have a lot of freedom that ENWorld can't afford. But when it comes to being a fair, impartial, and generally good-natured admin, I can't think of a better example to look to than Eric.

 

[blackshirt5]

Now I remember why I don't post here very often...Eric, PCat, Morrus have done an OUTSTANDING job of running this site, moderating the forums, and keeping the news going.

The rules are clear...have been since this WAS Eric's site...if you don't like it then follow PCats link and post elsewhere...

Y'know, maybe if you'd have bothered to read the entire thread, you'd see that both myself and Angcuru admitted to having been a bit hasty in our words. Cut the melodramatic crap out of your diet, it'll leave a much better taste in your mouth, trust me.

And on the point of you saying "ever since it WAS Eric's site" keep in mind that word "was." Just because it used to be his doesn't mean it has to be moderated according to his way of thinking, just because.(note: Not an attack on your moderating style Eric, or anyone else's, just dealing with this post.).

You don't like what I write? Too damn bad. Don't read my posts then. As for me? I like it right where I'm at, so personally I'm not going anywhere.

 

[Piratecat]

Okay, quick quiz, Blackshirt: what's the rule about insulting other members? (ie "cut the melodramatic crap out of your diet")

Hint: you can find it in the announcement at the top of every forum.

Let's open it up to the class. Anyone? Anyone? Buhler?