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Hey, everyone. I'll try to keep the talky to a minimum.

Moderators here on the site have gotten together, and we want feedback on our performances. Due to our powers, reputations, and whatnot, we probably don't get legitimate criticism (or legitimate praise) as much as we should.

With that in mind, we want users to take this thread and let us know what you think about how we're doing, for better or for worse.

• For example, if you think I moderate by the rules more than I should instead of by subjective assessment, then that's something I'd want to know.
  • If you agree with another user that's said something already, then please add on to that user's post by saying so.

However, if you have something positive to say, then let us know so we can keep doing that.

• For example, if you like how I'm usually objective on matters, then please say so.
  • And if you agree with a compliment another user gives, then add on to what they say.

Your comments are all appreciated (even if we have a comment to give in reply to them). And repeating what someone else says isn't redundant. It helps us know if it's an isolated opinion or if it's something a lot of users believe.

Give instances (links and/or screenshots if you can find them). Give us feedback.
 
With that said, moderators do want to be able to respond to your comments as well. If we disagree, then we'll say so (I probably won't myself, but I will be paying attention.) But we're not here to argue and debate and overpower you. We're just here to get feedback.

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So to sum:

• Moderators want to hear what you think we're doing right or wrong on KYM.
• Moderators may or may not ask for evidence or may or may not explain their reasoning in response to your posts.
• As long as you're civil and constructive, you're not going to get suspended or a warning or anything.
   
   
   
  And go.

Verbose you're a pretty cool guy.
You pretty much know what to say in most situations, and take the time to explain your opinion. The advice you give is some good advice, and thats why I come to you first if I ever needed help, or an outside opinion about things. I really have nothing negative to say about you.

Bob, you too.
You're everlasting optimism, and "no give fuckery" keeps you neutral in the right situations. Always with a good laugh. On the negative side you've got to control those on the whim moments, even if they're so very rare.

RandomMan I know we've had our arguments in the past but overall you're a nice guy, and a very good judge of character. You know when to do something, and what to do. My overall negative view of you is more personal, and my ego speaking, No offense for all those times we had any arguments.

Y'all fagets. <3

Undeniable facts =/= Legit feedback.

Wow! Good idea for a thread. Hmmm… Where do I start? I guess I'll start from forum mods I can remember off the top of my head and go from there. I hope I don't get flamed for some of this!

Verbs

Very understanding and kind. Impartial to most debates and doesn't let emotion get in the way of your duties. I don't really have anything negative to say about you. I don't even know you too well, so that's probably why. I guess I can go off of what you said and I do agree that sometimes you're a little too objective. I actually think that's mostly a good thing, so don't feel pressured to change that on my behalf.

Pantalla Azul (del Morte)

About the same review I gave for Verbose. Cool head, objective, etc. Sorry I couldn't go more in depth for your review BSoD, but I would just be repeating what I already said. Just remember to stay sexy!

Sacred Turds! It Is Robert!

Pretty much the exact opposite of the two above. Lets emotion and subjectivity and personal opinions get in the way. Hold on before you shank me! This is also a good thing contrary to how it might seem. There needs to be a Yang for every Yin. You still do your indicated job correctly despite your need to debate everything (something you take great pride in). Sometimes a little rudeness can go a long way, especially in teaching people things. You have taught me a few useful things here and there, which may come as a shock to you. You are like the strict parent of the site, enforcing things which are to be enforced with total harshness. Sometimes I think you can be a little too rude though. Your brutishness scares off Brand New Members interested in the site. Just something to remember.

Shitty Vampire Book Series (Past Tense) Lord

To the point. Not one to fool around and partake in simple nonsense. Interested in bettering the forums. Serious business kind of guy. This is very cool of you, but I think you should lighten up just a bit. Even Bob likes to play around every once in a while. I know it's not necessarily your style, but at least think about my suggestion.

Unpredictable Male

The site wouldn't be the same without you. You're practically one of the staff because of the immense contributions you put out there (minus the pay :P). Knows when to be serious and knows when to screw around. You've kicked me into shape on more than one occasion, which I thank you for. A balanced mix between objective and subjective in a little notch smack in between Verbose and Bob. A little bit too much on the harsh side though. Quick to judge.

O-P-S-P-E

I don't know too much about you, but it's just enough to give a small judgement. I loved your KYM map thread! Pretty lax and more on the subjective side, but you've purposefully antagonized me previously, which I don't think is proper etiquette for even an average user, let alone a mod of your status.

Unpredictable Legal Drinking Age

Very good editor. Has made/assisted in developing some of the best and most popular entries on this site. Pretty cool and down to earth on the forums and in comments. One criticism I have of you though is that your position on articles is a little overly strict. You're one of the people who want a meme to have lots and lots of spread before it is KYM worthy. More of a refined taste in what should be an article and what shouldn't, which I guess is necessary for an Entry Mod, but I suggest chilling out maybe just a little.

That's about all I have! I know there are a lot more mods out there like VanManner, Madcat, and others, but I don't know enough about them to really make a good judgement.

EDIT

• I pretty much agree with Ann on all of his judgments on Verbose, Bob, and RandomMan.

• An extra note for you mods out there, especially ones who post lots of images, be sure to tag all of your image posts! I really despise non-taggers in a way. I'm not putting out names, but I know some mods who are guilty of this… You know who you are! Tag ur shit plz.

I like the mods here, especially Random and BSoD. (And no I'm not being an ass kisser, I'm being serious.) They do their jobs but also have fun and contribute. Not to say other mods here are bad, but I feel like I see those two most often. Seems like there are some sites where the only time you ever see or hear from the mods is when someone is doing something wrong and needs to be warned/banned.

All the mods here are pretty cool, especially the ones that use the forums a lot, like RandomMan, BSoD, Bob and Platus. (Also being serious here)
It's also really nice to see old mods that are still pretty active, like Verbose and Twilitlord, as it shows how dedicated they are to the site.

From my short time here, the mods have been pretty great. It's great seeing mods active in creating and editing entries as well as being invested in the community. I wish more mods did that, but hey, life catches up.

This goes out to the forum mods since I usually just stick to the forums and don't know much about the other mods.

You guys are awesome. I can see why you are mods here. You're all cool, nice, smart, and I can't think of a time when any one of you did something wrong.

As general compliment to RandomMan, Bob, Verbose, and Blue Screen, none of you guys let your moderatorships change who you where, and you are all still pretty damn fun to hang around.

No complaints over here. Though one of you needs to step up from Easy Modo.

There. are. some. that. are. / seem. dead.
And. there. are. some. who. could. easily. fill. the. void.

I'm not saying the (slightly) suggested people are appropriate choices, but there are a fair number of inactive mods at the moment. The active ones (if you are reading this, chances are you're one of them) have been doing a great job. I have no complaints, other than a suggestion (at best) for entry mods:

• Read your e-mails/ filter the ones from KYM.

I've sent suggestions to I don't even know how many articles (not as much recently though) and it's rare that any changes are made. Occasionally I'll just send the suggestion as a editorship request, but out of the last 12 request I've made, only one has been granted. I chalk that up to emails getting lost in the void, but Idk, maybe I don't deserve to edit any of them. Still, that's a less than 10% approval rate.

@The Biggest Boss
It's not really that I'm harsh on spread, it's more that i'm really stuck in my morals as to what is and isn't a meme. I guess I can work on being a bit more relaxed. Oh, and I almost didn't notice you were talking about me for a minute (especially considering drinking age in the UK is 18), but I couldn't stop smiling when I finally got it.

Am I really old wtf i mean i guess I've honestly got an oldish account but it's still weird to be called an old user

@Cute Master, we have talked about the old mod thing before but there's usually not a reason to remove powers (the ChrisMen incident is the only one I can remember where it needed to happen). As for new mods, that's the point of the mod waves. New mods naturally take the place of mods who are beginning to become less active.

As for that list, I can name at least 2 names who have said they don't want to be mods, and we are always on the lookout for new potential mod candidates. Good work doesn't go unnoticed.

@Biggest Boss, I know we've had issues in the past, and I apologize if I seem too serious. I can take this a bit to seriously sometimes, I know; it's just I've often dealt with the same issues before and dealing with them again just irritates me. I do agree, though, I need to take it a bit easier sometimes and I'll try to in the future.

@Random21 I honestly agree with you. BACK IN MY DAY… (ok so maybe I am an oldfag)

>Liche
>derpy vaz
>cale
>lez huarez
>lez
>huarez
>lez huarez
>became mod
>lez huarez
>mod

Yeah mod team is kinda dead. But i don't think we need another mod at all (especially lez huarez, no offense but i am even against Unraveler's mod powers. Just dumping images to the database doesn't prove that you are able to moderate images). We just need more notifications and especially report button . Like janitors on 4chan..
Editorship requests should be also send to a seperate mailbox on KYM. But don't forget that both mod and users don't have to edit entires/upload images/ban users exc.. Non of us are doing it for money.. So don't think that we or mods have to do. This is not our job. We do because we love this site. We want to see or discover new things on the internet and most important all: community.
We are doing it all together. We all laugh, discuss and circlejerk together.

And i have no problem with the mod team.. The site function just kinda sucks.