“junior modding”? Seriously?

[TriPolar]

@kaylasdad99

Ask him to go light on the thunder next time he sends a storm to Anaheim. Our dog kinda freaks out when it gets too loud.

ETA: Do the mods get a pass into Asgard with their coffee mugs? Could the SDMB make extra money selling those?

Thor might come across as Junior Modding to Thor.

[watchwolf49]

The correct response is “Thank you, sir, may I please have another.”

[RitterSport]

@Loach

Well I posted “This comes across like junior modding.” I didn’t post “This is junior modding.” I try to use specific words while modderating. In a case where someone is posting a link to the Daily Mail as if it were a credible source it can come across as being junior modding to say don’t use the Daily Mail as if it were a credible source. It was a note not a warning and a pretty gentle one at that.
The same exact point could be made without any hint of it sounding like an order.

Loach, what I found confusing is that you responded in that thread as moderator without the usual Moderating header.

Example:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20585758&postcount=84

I didn’t even see the Moderating tag when you first put the note in, but I guess that was my miss.

[Loach]

@kaylasdad99

Ask him to go light on the thunder next time he sends a storm to Anaheim. Our dog kinda freaks out when it gets too loud.

ETA: Do the mods get a pass into Asgard with their coffee mugs? Could the SDMB make extra money selling those?

Never got a mug. There is some sort of double secret point system going on. This thread isn’t helping.

[kaylasdad99]

Then how did you get into Asgard?

ETA: And what did he say about the thunder thing?

[Northern_Piper]

@Loach

I’m off to see Thor. Discuss amongst yourselves.

See, now that’s moderating. Firm, imperative instructions.

[Larry_Borgia]

It was just a mod note. And it was junior modding. Don’t tell people what they can or can’t post.

[Inner_Stickler]

Umm…

[Larry_Borgia]

@Inner_Stickler

Umm…

Fair play.

[DSYoungEsq]

This thread emphasizes just how juvenile people on the board can be when it comes to dealing with our volunteer moderators. I mean, really, folks. It’s not worthy of 30 posts worth of discussion. I seriously think some people here would argue about almost anything.

Probably including this opinion.

[Inner_Stickler]

But not so unworthy it wasn’t worth your time to let us know how you felt about it, apparently.

[CairoCarol]

So was this post junior modding:

@araminty

(Hey, you wags about to post a hassenpfeffer joke: don’t.)

(Bolding mine.)

[kopek]

You know ------- as soon as I read the original thread I had a feeling this was going to end up here. A little marginal; I can see the arguments for both sides. In this case I would say it probably falls short but since there wasn’t a formal warning or anything I see it more as informational. A little more explanation in the original mod-post would have been nice.

[Asimovian]

@CairoCarol

So was this post junior modding:

(Bolding mine.)

Strictly speaking…probably. But I tend to give more leeway with the OP of a thread trying to lay out desired parameters for discussion in the first post. That being said, the OP doesn’t get to actually control the thread’s content any more than any other regular poster.

[TroutMan]

@DSYoungEsq

This thread emphasizes just how juvenile people on the board can be when it comes to dealing with our volunteer moderators. I mean, really, folks. It’s not worthy of 30 posts worth of discussion. I seriously think some people here would argue about almost anything.

Probably including this opinion.

Eh, I don’t think people are complaining about moderation in this thread. I was looking for clarification of the rules, as it appears pretty much everyone else was. I think it’s a worthwhile discussion, and not juvenile at all.