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Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 18:33
by Muirium
Good news, folks: we got ourselves some mods again! Say hello to the new management.

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You may recognise some familiar names:
You'll find us shoulder deep in bloody spam. :lol:

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 18:43
by wobbled
Thank fuck

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 18:49
by Muirium
Aye, we're here to stomp the buggers. But we're not clamping down on DT's fiesty arguments. (Or bothering ourselves at all, frankly. That's a lot of effort with some of you guys on the lube threads.) So don't expect anyone to dive in and save you if you're underwater in a flame war, or if you'd like other people's pesky criticisms deleted from your sales thread! Deskthority is not about deleting shit, unless it's actual shit, like spam.

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 19:08
by Slom
Thanks guys :)

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 19:26
by TheInverseKey
rubs eyes

What? Since when did the owner decide this? How many PMs did it take to get a response? LOL

Glad to see it though

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 19:45
by kbdfr
Happy to be part of the team :mrgreen:

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 20:03
by Lalaland124
Muirium wrote:
31 Jan 2022, 18:33
Good news, folks: we got ourselves some mods again! Say hello to the new management.

You'll find us shoulder deep in bloody spam. :lol:
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Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 20:11
by Muirium
We aren’t limited to just The Three Amigos, by the way. If other long-standing regulars (and fellow anti-spam obsessives) reckon they can take the solemn weight of a sheriff’s badge (and if the spam still needs it), more can come. For now, we’re just figuring our way around the weaponry and working out what to do with mixed up threads like this one.

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 20:15
by Lalaland124
Would always love to help if needed. Thanks for pulling this off :mrgreen:

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 20:57
by Muirium
Can you hear that gurgling? It’s the sound of ten thousand shits going down the drain at once!

This search is looking better and better.

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 21:26
by Lalaland124
Muirium wrote:
31 Jan 2022, 20:57
Can you hear that gurgling? It’s the sound of ten thousand shits going down the drain at once!

This search is looking better and better.
Must be incredibly satisfying to delete one spam post after another 8-)

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 21:37
by soyuz

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 21:40
by Wodan
Weird they didn‘t make me a mod

#teamoliver

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 21:53
by Muirium
Vroom!

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(Lambos purely for visual effect. No offer of Lambo ownership, driving or mere fondling implied. Entry into bitmap ineligible to residents of Arizona.)

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 22:36
by sharktastica
Muirium wrote:
31 Jan 2022, 21:53
Vroom!

(Lambos purely for visual effect. No offer of Lambo ownership, driving or mere fondling implied. Entry into bitmap ineligible to residents of Arizona.)
I see these Lamborghinis, and I raise you a V8 Rover SD1 or TVR Cerbera.

Anyway, it's certainly nice to see spam being dealt with. Good luck.

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 31 Jan 2022, 23:24
by Palatino
Muirium wrote:
31 Jan 2022, 18:33
Good news, folks: we got ourselves some mods again! Say hello to the new management.

You may recognise some familiar names:
This is excellent news!
Muirium wrote:
31 Jan 2022, 20:11
For now, we’re just figuring our way around the weaponry and working out what to do with mixed up threads like this one.
And that thread now makes you look schizophrenic, talking to your inner Cherry Brown-loving Mr. Hyde :D

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 05:09
by Polecat
The spam posts to me are easily ignored, but it's a major step forward to have people with veto power who actually care about the site. Three cheers for the good guys!

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 08:09
by kbdfr
Muirium wrote:
31 Jan 2022, 18:49
Aye, we're here to stomp the buggers. But we're not clamping down on DT's fiesty arguments. (Or bothering ourselves at all, frankly. That's a lot of effort with some of you guys on the lube threads.) So don't expect anyone to dive in and save you if you're underwater in a flame war, or if you'd like other people's pesky criticisms deleted from your sales thread! Deskthority is not about deleting shit, unless it's actual shit, like spam.
On the other hand, criticizing Cherry MX black switches might be considered a capital offense.
(I hope my fellow moderators will recognize this as a joke and not delete this post or even ban me :lol: )

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 09:29
by Muirium
This is why it’s vital you are also a mod: to retain the guarantee of mutually assured destruction, against my stockpile of compact layouts and capsense switches. The only way to win is not to play.

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Palatino wrote:
31 Jan 2022, 23:24
And that thread now makes you look schizophrenic, talking to your inner Cherry Brown-loving Mr. Hyde :D
It didn’t look like that when I linked it. The Spam Squad must have come back for seconds!

Anyway, we should have more to talk about in daily threads than spammers, once again. It was a fast cleanup with a whole team on the job.

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Thanks, amigos. 8-)

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 09:44
by kbdfr
Muirium wrote:
01 Feb 2022, 09:29
[…] It was a fast cleanup with a whole team on the job. […]
You did not leave much for me to do.

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 09:46
by Muirium
Actually, if you open the moderator control panel (you’ll find it at the very bottom of this page) then Main > Front Page for an overview, you’ll see our third amigo has been the busiest of us all.

Your shift starts now!

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 11:57
by TNT
Accurate representation of the three amigmods after their work is done :mrgreen:
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Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 12:07
by Muirium
I preferred your first pic: Larry, Curly and Moe. ;)

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 12:10
by kbdfr
I had also seen the first pic. Can’t say which I prefer, though :lol:
Spoiler:
Was even able to retrieve it:
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Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 12:42
by webwit
How am I now going to sell my viagra and online degrees??? :evil:

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 12:43
by Muirium
Well, you already sold your forum, so… :D

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 12:53
by kbdfr
webwit wrote:
01 Feb 2022, 12:42
How am I now going to sell my viagra and online degrees??? :evil:
Consider bribing the mods, will you? :mrgreen:

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 14:43
by oofers
Happy to hear that we finally have some mods, the spam posts were getting quite annoying

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 15:31
by depletedvespene
Muirium wrote:
31 Jan 2022, 18:33
Good news, folks: we got ourselves some mods again! Say hello to the new management.

You'll find us shoulder deep in bloody spam. :lol:
¡Albricias!

Now let's get back to posting our keyboardery stuff with a clean conscience (or as clean as can be).

Re: Moderation Returns to the Badlands of Deskthority

Posted: 01 Feb 2022, 15:32
by depletedvespene
Muirium wrote:
31 Jan 2022, 20:11
We aren’t limited to just The Three Amigos, by the way. If other long-standing regulars (and fellow anti-spam obsessives) reckon they can take the solemn weight of a sheriff’s badge (and if the spam still needs it), more can come. For now, we’re just figuring our way around the weaponry and working out what to do with mixed up threads like this one.
I said several times that I'd be in for it, and still am.