# Would you want to be a mod/admin here? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 9, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819 "2003-12-09T01:35:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/21 "2003-12-09T12:47:36Z")
I’d do it and change my name to the **BANINATOR!**. yes sir I’d rule with an iron fist! It would go something like this: “What! You used your when you should have used _you’re_? Guess what YOUR BANNED!” ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/22 "2003-12-09T13:06:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SHAKES \* > \*\*Guess what YOUR BANNED!" \*\* Take it all the way, **SHAKES** : Gues’s what YOUR BANNED, looser! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![IWLN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@IWLN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IWLN)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/23 "2003-12-09T13:51:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SHAKES \* > \*\*I’d do it and change my name to the **BANINATOR!**. > yes sir I’d rule with an iron fist! It would go something like this: > “What! You used your when you should have used _you’re_? Guess what YOUR BANNED!” \*\* Power corrupts.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/24 "2003-12-09T13:51:57Z")
Nyeh, I filled out the application a while back. But nothing ever came of it. I LOVE this place. It’s a true refuge from the mindless crap that dominates the rest of the net. And if I can give something back I will. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/25 "2003-12-09T15:07:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Poetgrrl \* > \*\*ew, can you not say the ‘p’ word so much? > > I think that if I were a Moderator, I’d be too much of a softy to be effective. I’d try too hard to get people to get along when really all they want to do is scream and pull hair and fight dirty. \*\* Penis, penis, penis, penis, Sing the penis song Penis, penis, penis, penis, Penis all day long After this post, I get the idea it won’t matter one little bit that I think being a Mod would be a noble way to somewhat re-pay the SDMB for the hours of interest and enjoyment that it has given me. I reckon I am locked into my niche of being a lightly noticed, vaguely amusing ne’er do well. Which is probably for the best, because as a Mod my first act would be to ban the whole lot of you. ---
**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/26 "2003-12-09T15:10:05Z")
Penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, MUSHROOM. MUSHROOM. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/27 "2003-12-09T15:41:23Z")
I’d ban **Reeder** in my first 5 minutes on the job. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/28 "2003-12-09T16:00:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SHAKES \* > \*\*I’d do it and change my name to the **BANINATOR!**. > \*\* How about … This poster has been banned by THE BANNIST! ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/29 "2003-12-09T16:10:15Z")
I would do it. The only thing I would worry about is my status as a member. The mods here are great and I can’t believe some of the crap they have to put up with. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/30 "2003-12-09T16:32:38Z")
I wouldn’t mind doing it for a week or so to see what it was like. But any longer then that I’m not so sure! ---
**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/31 "2003-12-09T20:16:49Z")
I’m the manager (think Ed Zotti-type-level) of a much much larger community at a for-profit site. I love knowing that people from all walks of life are connecting with each other through our community, and are discovering a lot about each other and hopefully a little about themselves too. I also like knowing that people who come to our community find it valuable and important, and that what they learn there helps them and their families and truly improves their lives. I don’t do a ton of day-to-day intervention, my staff of admins and mods and forum leaders does that, but even with those 300-odd people dealing with the users there is a lot of time and heartache that goes into running a big and popular community. And probably a lot of people thinking very mean thoughts about me on any given day. The Nazi comments roll right off of my back by now, in fact when a new mod gets called nazi for the first time we have a little virtual celebration “welcome to the group - you’ve been christened” sort of thing. The worst part of it all is when you have to make a decision that isn’t fun and that users dislike. Hell sometimes even **I** dislike banning folks. I just tell the complainers that rules is rules and even someone you like can turn out to have been a big flaming…jerk…someplace that you didn’t see. Really, honestly I don’t ban folks for my own fun and enjoyment. Frustratingly, unlike here I can’t say zip publically about what went down, because we’ve got a super-strict privacy policy. It _is_ fun to ban someone mid-spam when they are in the process of hitting 30 or 40 forums. I’ll cheerfully admit that I get a little frisson of pleasure from that. 😃 I have tremendous respect for the mods and admins here, I know what they go through and I wouldn’t do it for free. Or even for a mug. Twiddle ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/32 "2003-12-09T22:21:06Z")
> [@](#): > > Penis, penis, penis, penis, > Sing the penis song > Penis, penis, penis, penis, > Penis all day long Courtesy _The Asylum Street Spankers_ Scrotum, scrotum; It’s my wrinkly, crinkly bag of skin. Scrotum scrotum; The thing I keep my testes in. And a bunch more I can’t remember. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/33 "2003-12-09T22:26:19Z")
No way. Even if I had a strong reputation here, it’s just way more work than I’m prepared to do. I prefer to enjoy my time here. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/34 "2003-12-10T07:08:34Z")
Just how much work- hours, please- is involved? Can you do it part time? Are there shifts? Can another Mod call you on your decision and start a showdown, similar to the one in Platoon? ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/35 "2003-12-10T16:36:42Z")
I don’t see how the mods can keep up with the volume of threads in most forums. I assume that they rely in some part on common Dopers to email them about possible infractions such as threats, trolls, double-triple-hundreds of duplicate threads, etc. But yeah, I wouldn’t mind giving it a shot. I’ve got pretty thick skin and can put on an ass hat when I need to. I just don’t have the time at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Astra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Astra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astra)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/36 "2003-12-10T16:41:11Z")
I’m already a mod at another board. I don’t think I could handle two boards at once. This place is pretty big and I have a lot of respect for the mods who keep it in line. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/37 "2003-12-10T16:45:10Z")
I used to think that I would like to do it, but now I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/38 "2003-12-10T16:47:55Z")
I think **Miller, Mangetout, and Jeff Olsen** would make fine moderators. Well, as long as their medication was regulated. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819/39 "2003-12-10T16:54:36Z")
Could I? Yes. Would I? No. Far too much work and I often have gaps of two to four days where I won’t even go online, so I could never keep up. Oh, and **dantheman** , you nearly had me spewing soup all over my monitor. Banned by the Bannist, indeed. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-a-mod-admin-here/217819.md?page=1)