It's also worth noting this was specifically talked about to Cer outside of that thread.
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It's also worth noting this was specifically talked about to Cer outside of that thread.
The mods have made it clear time and time again that they have no love for this community.
I don't envy that.
Sadly, I suspect it's always going to be that way when there are some with the power to ban and others who will disagree with bans against them or the lack of bans against others. I know I've certainly been frustrated in the past by a ban although I hope I've never been too much of a jerk about it.
User Warned: Inflammatory Point of Comparison
moderators have been called forum cops since the beginning of time. it comes with the territory because the job is basically "policing" the userbase for infractions and "sentencing" them accordingly. If you believe that comparison is beyond the pale, that's on you for imputing far more meaning and baggage onto the term than what the speaker probably intends.
I asked for this all to be water under the bridge and compensation for my services here.
Instead, you chose crackery.
I don't understand y'all sometimes.
Just now saw this.
So now my favorite community on the internet is owned by a media constellation catering to one of the most detestable sectors of the gaming market that I absolutely loathe with a burning passion?
Sounds great!
So now my favorite community on the internet is owned by a media constellation catering to one of the most detestable sectors of the gaming market that I absolutely loathe with a burning passion?
Sounds great!
Eh, most of the mods are fine if not generally pleasant.
Only thing is the outliers are abrasive to everyone outside of their immediate sub-community and when that's allowed to rock it gets extrapolated to the whole staff.
Entertaining this, it's made up of numerous communities and it always will be. Majority of the mods I've met have had a good grasp of things
No, no. You misunderstand.
I have no love for some individuals.
I don't hate this entire community.
That's a crappy thing to say, have you had conversations with any of them? Tried talking to them like fellow human beings?
well when you get compared to cops and fascists on a daily basis, can you really blame mods for not thinking the best of the louder stupider community members?
You can obviously slide into any forum and say you're a mod on Resetera. That's impressive
Ok. I know it is early days and such but I think there probably needs to be like a heres whats happening going forward type of post. Separate from this thread I mean.
If people truly think things are going to remain the same in one or, at most, two years' time, they are quite naive.
Shit B-Dubs. This was the perfect opportunity for you to free yourself. Smh.
Bold of you to tell a Black woman to her face that it's ackshually her fault for taking offense to an offensive comparison.
Jaw-droppingly embarrassing, but, still, bold.
Right, they're only doing this for the mone.... wait
I'm sure at some point we will do something like that, but that specific point was in the OP. :P
You got me. I dedicate a decent amount of my free time to this place because I hate it. 🙄
Some people have some really strange kinks... so who's to say.
I'm expected to have read the OP now? Man, Era is changing faster than I thought.
It's fairly obvious that there will be significant changes here. A large profit driven corporate entity does not pay $4.5m for an asset which it sees as central to their growth strategy and remain hands off.
There'll be no incentive to ban racists, sexists and bigots etc when the key metrics our new corporate overloads will be measuring are "engagement", "membership numbers", "revenue"and the drive is to evidence ROI.
I do understand the OPs position but as others have pointed out, I'm both sceptical and deeply concerned.
There'll be no incentive to ban racists, sexists and bigots etc when the key metrics our new corporate overloads will be measuring are "engagement", "membership numbers", "revenue"and the drive is to evidence ROI.
I do understand the OPs position but as others have pointed out, I'm both sceptical and deeply concerned.
After 3,000 posts, not a single person saying we should be paid has dared to drop an actual figure or job description they think would be fair.
Anyone want to talk realities or is this just exercise? Getting paid has serious implications.
How much would mods have to be paid to:
Lay it out for me. I'm here to listen.
Anyone want to talk realities or is this just exercise? Getting paid has serious implications.
How much would mods have to be paid to:
- Have it be enough to be seen as fair.
- Have it not be enough to draw contempt.
- Match the responsibility attributed to moderating Era.
- Not bring negative complications to people's lives (taxes, insurance issues, etc.)
Lay it out for me. I'm here to listen.
It's pretty impressive that the staff and previous owner managed to run the site for four years without any change whatsoever, and only now, with new ownership, will there be any change. It's almost magical.
The incentive would be to keep the majority happy, there would be no ROI if you catered to the few over the many.
I really don't understand why this has blown up so much. Like, the new owners would be stupid to drastically change what's working.
Wow, read all this thread today. Real gross energy from all involved. Great tidings, such health.
Cohhcarnage pays his Twitch mods ~$11/hr + they share in whatever their users tip the stream. That seems relatively fair to me especially since in all honesty moderating a big Twitch stream and dealing with the Twitch audience is probably more annoying than ERA by a long mile tbh.
I don't see why insurance/benefits/PTO/401K come into this. We're not talking about putting people onto set schedules like its a professional job, just pay people for the time they put in to improve and keep the website afloat.
Taxes will be a thing, yeah, but that's by necessity at least in the US since it's income.
Quite honestly not getting paid to moderate such a huge profitable thing is gross, it's gross when other top Twitch streamers don't pay their mods and it's gross here. I personally assumed y'all were paid.
Taking a calm, rational approach to things has never been Era's strong suit. We're more of a "the sky is falling", everybody panic kinda forum.
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