I know moderator isn't a position to which you can apply for, that is why the topic title is not "PETITION: Make me a mod plz k thx." Recently, I have been looking at the intermediate board in disdain. I see that the level of work has dropped (my work included, too T-T). I have been thinking about how awesome it would be if I were a moderator. I would be able to kick ass in moving pictures. Sorry, I have to keep this short because I have to leave soon

Anyways, to make this a little fun for me, here is a list of PRO's and CON's of me being a moderator.

PRO's:
-Not scared of moving pictures and causing DRAMA!
-I am on 2Draw a lot
-I have been here a while and thus developed a sense of what is and isn't considered worthy of different boards (This may or may not be evident in my art >_> )
-I would be active and participate in my moderator job. If I could, I would ask to be a moderator.

CON's:
-MEAN
-ANGRY
-RAWR!!

Anyways, what does everyone else think? Does anybody else want to be a mod too?

I think we could use more moderators around. I have noticed a decline in quality of the pictures... but any long-time 2draw-er is eligible for the position, I think. Go for it!

You need to draw more and think less.
Think is so over rated. just think about It.

Mods are handpicked or reccomended by mods and admins. That and sexual favors are involved Marcello usually prefers girls for some reason.

Maiko was modded not too long ago. I expect to see KO or Davinci modded at any given time.

I used to want things like that on the various sites I've been to, and almost got it on a couple sites only to have someone else chosen instead of me, but now I just want to be showered with attention when I draw something. XP

*draws because I hope someone might like seeing it*

Haven't you already posted a thread on this before? ....complaints about Intermediate board and the need for more moderators.

I don't think making threads like this helps your case any. Marcello is the one who decides if there is a need for more moderators. If he finds a time that there needs to be more, he will choose whom he feels would be appropriate for the job. That's all there is to it. If I know him, asking/begging (because that's what I think this is) probably annoys him more than anything. Annoying the creator of the site cannot be good. So relax, draw, and stop worrying about becoming a moderator.

*le eye roll*

'Annoying the creator of the site cannot be good.'






lmao <3

Adding on Anna's comment:

Moderators often lead stressful lives, that with deleting pictures, taking on n00bs in memos, etc. I am content with my position on 2draw, why should'nt you be? Marcello will get off his ass and pick out the select few that deserve to be modded when he feels like it.

*le eye roll*

'Annoying the creator of the site cannot be good.'

Yes. If he's so adamant to become a mod, annoying Cello isn't good for his case. Don't take it out of context.

Just the fact that you said 'plz k thx' is annoying, not to mention the fact that "drama" is not what anybody here is in need of. It's an art site, not a soap opera. (and anyway does not have an s on the end of it)

If you think the site needs more moderators, it is enough to say so. Saying that you should be the next one is unwise and discredits your claim that the site actually needs more.

edit: Additionally, the average quality levels of the boards will fluctuate with the activity of the artists here. Let's assume for a moment that moderating is done entirely objectively; even then, the quality levels of the boards will fluctuate depending on who is active.

Consider this hypothetical situation: there are five artists, A, B, C, D and E. Artists A, B, and C draw artwork that is on a high level for intermediate, but not quite at advanced level. Artists D and E draw on a low level for intermediate, but are skilled enough to meet the minimum quality for the intermediate board.

Let's say that for a while, all five artists are active. Then at some point artists A and B stop drawing for a while. You will seem to notice a decline in the average quality of the intermediate board, and you will be right. But moderators cannot control that; all they can do is enforce the minimum skill level of the intermediate board.

See where I'm going with this? The intermediate board covers a fairly broad range of skill, so sometimes it will move toward the lower limit, and sometimes it will move toward the upper "limit." This doesn't necessarily mean the moderators are being inconsistent. Just something to think about.

Zack took the words outta my mouth. You da man.

I globally moderate a community that has about 10k active users that generate about 2-5k posts a day (forums, of course). Enjoying heckling the more 'special users' is a plus, but it's not a job you might want for a long time. In places like this you have to usually dedicate a good chunk of time to cleaning up other people's shit every day. We only require extra moderation help when the administrators themselves send out the plea to their community.

If the administrator(s) want(s) your 'this is why I would make a good moderator' resume, they will ask for it . It's usually from candidates both the administrators and the existing moderators nominate; if they have a good idea of who they want in advance.

(And for the record, this is another female lol)

XD That is too funny...just too funny.

Just would like to add to this, you wouldn't like being a mod. There's no real benefit to being one, and you're not getting paid to do work that is tedious probably 90% of the time or more. It's like politics: those who want to rule (asking to be a moderator) aren't fit to, while those who don't want to would be excelent rulers. Thus the moderator by invite only "rule".

Be careful what you wish for.

That makes sense Method. Although, I don't completely agree, I'm almost certain some of the chosen Mods wanted to be Mods.

I normally stay away from generalizing statements, since there's often more cases than they give credit to. It's hard to say words like "everyone," "nobody," "can't," "will," "wouldn't," etc. because there's often exceptions.

Some people want to be in a leadership position because of exactly what method3 implied, that they only want it for the position and the power. But not everyone that doesn't want to be one would actually make an excellent ruler. Some people see a problem, they look around not seeing it addressed as they think it should be, and they feel that they have a plan or and idea that can help. Some people want to have a leadership position because they're willing to deal with the work if it means getting done a job they think should be and needs to be done.

Consider this- No one is forcing a single person here who is a moderator to be one. No matter if they complain about the down sides of it, and there certainly are down sides I don't doubt that, everyone who continues to deal with those negative things in order to stay a moderator must in some way want to be one. Every moderator does want to be one because all of them do it willingly, without pay, without necessity, and with no one telling them they have to.

I actually think the belief that if someone nominates themself for something then they're automatically doing it for selfish reasons is a problem, because it discourages good, helpful people from ever offering their help since they feel they'll look bad and be turned away when they do and it assumes that they'll be somehow discovered by someone else when the need arrises, which doesn't always happen. Sometimes the best person for a job is actually the person who steps forward and offers their time and effort to do it, not the person who's invited to do it.

I'm not on much anymore, so i don't really see the fall as much. but i think you would be a good mod. i guess.

DRAMA!
In any case, my post was not an attempt for me to become a mod, but thanks for posting, everybody. It was nice to read some of your comments.

Yes, RedPanda.

"I actually think the belief that if someone nominates themself for something then they're automatically doing it for selfish reasons is a problem, because it discourages good, helpful people from ever offering their help since they feel they'll look bad and be turned away when they do and it assumes that they'll be somehow discovered by someone else when the need arrises, which doesn't always happen. Sometimes the best person for a job is actually the person who steps forward and offers their time and effort to do it, not the person who's invited to do it."

That is quite true. It's very difficult, however, to pick out the self-nominated ones that mean well, and the ones that do it for personal gain (whatever gain you could possibly get besides deleting cruddy pictures, and that if you're evil and saddistic.). I think it may be a good idea to have an interview (IM, phone, memos, etc...) of the nominee to see what they're all about.

"Consider this hypothetical situation: there are five artists, A, B, C, D and E. Artists A, B, and C draw artwork that is on a high level for intermediate, but not quite at advanced level. Artists D and E draw on a low level for intermediate, but are skilled enough to meet the minimum quality for the intermediate board.
Let's say that for a while, all five artists are active. Then at some point artists A and B stop drawing for a while. You will seem to notice a decline in the average quality of the intermediate board, and you will be right. But moderators cannot control that; all they can do is enforce the minimum skill level of the intermediate board."

Yessery, Zack, always logical. It makes perfect sense, though. Sometimes we have to put up with the bare minimun that people can "get away with" and sometimes we enjoy high(er)-quality art.

Don't kill yourself with worry/concern over the matter, as glad as we are that you are concerned with the site, Marcello will deal with any/all situations that ariseas HE sees fit. How could this even exist without him?

Well, it's more of a coincidence that the people who request that they be made a mod are the opposite of what we're looking for, than an official rule. It's quite funny really.
However, I won't say that asking to be a mod will automatically disqualify you, it's just generally an unnecessary action. If I want someone, I'll pick them, ask them if they want to do it, and that's that. Feel free, anyone who wants to be a mod, to say so, here. Maybe I'll pick one of you I might not have otherwise done, maybe I won't.
Thank god 2draw isn't a democracy.

Okay, I'll post here.
=> I never 'want' to be a mod :).

Think is so over rated.

Quote of the century.

EDIT: On the topic of this thread, i don't think a mod should be angry, mean or cause drama. They should be fair and discret in what they do.
EDIT2: For example, if i was made mod, i would move down half of what's in Intermediate and probably delete half of what's in Beginners. =D

Thank god 2draw isn't a democracy.

Tis a dictatorship!

benevolent dictatorship, no less!

I love all the moderators, they are so sexy, especially Mr. Zack. >;)
|XOD|

Don't take it out of context.

quote blocks are le fun

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WEEE....I hope it worked

awww...i was hoping it would make a quote block in a quote block

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doh :D

ahhhhh!!! im confused with all this quoting

also.. i allready tried beging to be a mod i gave up... but i wana be a marccelo and if i have to hire some one to ... (you) i may have to...

I would like to be a mod, but I like crapy pics, I can't spell, and me has no grammer.

SPAM! OFF TOPIC! I'm locking this thread!
*giggle* I would make a good mod. =]

I'd like to be a mod. ^_^

Well, it's more of a coincidence that the people who request that they be made a mod are the opposite of what we're looking for, than an official rule.

Well yeah, I did say "rule" right? I guess it never hurts to ask. I don't know who asked to be a mod before Marcello actually asked them, but it seems to me if they did want to be a mod it must've been before (or around?) the time when 2draw v2 came out. Now I think it's more important to really know what is to be moderated with a larger community.

Now that I see what the mods do I don’t think you would make a good one just from past experiences with you. Sorry
ya Marcello i think you are right benevolent dictatorship, no less!

I'd like being a mod and all, but
A) I think I'm too young anyways.
B) There's no way anybody'd make me a mod.

So I guess you can say I'm not exactly begging to be one.

awww, don't give up! X3

If I became a mod there may be rioting amongst most of the members on 2Draw because a 12-year-old got to be a mod and they didn't :D

I think it's best I'm not. And there's so many reasons why :D

Ew, who wants to be a mod anyway! :P

Everyone who posted here saying "I want to be a mod" :P
I don't really care... I like this site either way.

im highly unstable, like any chemical product that explodes by moving it, so im not the appropiate person.

Yeah, mods are fair here, even considering its not a democracy.

"RAWR" Isn't really a reason.

Yep, the mods here are pretty fair.

Hey, Blitz! That's exactly the type of person we need! :D