The Pros and Cons of Moderating at Democratic Underground

[EarlG]

Cons

No money

Gruelling hours

No chance of promotion

Unhealthy working conditions

Skinner's awful temper

EarlG's bad breath

Elad's endless gushing over the legacy release of version 2.2.14 of the Apache HTTP Server

Really, no money

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Pros

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[The Straight Story]

1. Can you smoke while working?

[ixion]

3. lol... sure

whatever you want.

[The Straight Story]

23. Hell, sign me up then

[Robb]

4. And drink yourself silly.

[krispos42]

24. Depends on where you're assigned

Small Forums mods get pot, Lounge and GD mods get thorazine-dipped pot, I/P and Sept. 11 get LSD-dipped pot, Gungeon gets unfiltered Marlboros, and everybody else gets menthols.

[kimmerspixelated]

29. Don't know.

I never checked.

[unhappycamper]

2. You got a new HOT TUB???????

I'm in. The last two rickty-ass things were downright dangerous.

[Toucano]

8. Grovelbot lives like a CEO.

Bastard, Grovelbot!

[ArbustoBuster]

27. He works for the money.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. It's true, it's true!

*sob*

I couldn't take it! I only lasted ONE lousy term!


Ah, if only we'd had that better Mod Tub...maybe I would have done a better job!

[unhappycamper]

6. Yea, but it was a good term.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear unhappycamper...

Indeed it was, and it will always live in my memory!

Whew! *6000* posts in FOUR months!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. dupe

[seabeyond]

7. what about all the people that put you on ignore? lol. are you off their ignore.

lmao with a picture in my own head. bah hahahha

that alone could make it fun

i am not, not volunterring. wouldnt be a good choice, but still....

[unhappycamper]

9. I know that regular members cannot ignore a moderator's messages.

And I take off my ignores when I slip on the big hat -->

[Haole Girl]

11. This is true

I know, I've tried.

[intheflow]

26. Thankfully, you leave the chains on.

I know that's what I enjoyed most about modding--seeing you in your S&M-wear over my morning coffee!

[Christa]

10. Do you drug test?

[unhappycamper]

14. Nope, but PWS is frowned upon.

(Posting While Stoned)

[berni_mccoy]

15. I'd do it if I didn't have trouble moderating myself. ;-). And that's a big thanks to mods

for putting up with me.

I'm a work in progress.

[Deep13]

16. That's quite a sales pitch!

"No money"

So, this isn't a business?

[Name removed]

17. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[lumberjack_jeff]

18. That doesn't look safe at all.

I hope grovelbot is watertight.

[emulatorloo]

19. electricity and water don't mix. But I guess the mods are aware of that danger when they sign up.

EOM

[La Lioness Priyanka]

20. also if you moderate the lounge, everyone will hate you

because you are clearly responsible for their behavior.

[soarsboard2]

21. Been There; Doing that

at a board at yahoo groups.

Never again!!

[rasputin1952]

22. ROFLMAO...

[Hekate]

25. No thanks, but here's to The Mod Squad anyway!

[hfojvt]

28. I thought there was another pro or two

Making your enemies tremble and gnash their teeth. I could see/hear it now. "hfojvt is a moderator??!1??"

It could almost rival the unrec wars.

Or maybe I am just a legend in my own mind.