Moderators here are awesome

I think the expression ''you don't appreciate it till it's gone'' applies here. I was in a sister webpage and came upon a message of a moderator saying he didn't think my comment was appropriate. I went to the thread and was amazed when I saw it was deleted. I thought I had the right to talk, but that's just an illusion outside giantbomb. I mean, if you go on and insult someone without any reason I can see how that could be deleted, but my comment, plainly because the moderator didn't see it fit under his personal opinion, was deleted without a discussion. Sometimes I feel powerless under the hammer of the moderators.I think moderating has to follow some guidelines, and I believe that's how it works here.
 
Anyways, I just want to say I love the moderators here. Thanks for being fair and hearing people out and letting us curse the hell out of anything we want (except if it is offensive).

When you become friends with them, it's pretty good. I got them to warn someone for calling me a dipshit the other day. Thanks, guys.

So what site was it?

Yeah, they're pretty awesome. 

Half the mods hate me, the rest are cool.

Yeah they are pretty awesome.

I don't really give anyone any trouble, or really intend to do so. Don't matter if they are a moderator or not.

They're all pretty cool.

Half the mods hate me, the rest are cool.

@KaosAngel said:

Half the mods hate me, the rest are cool.

From what I can tell half of Giant bombhates you.

Everytime I try to flag some spammer with nothing but links under a video, I get told to contact our moderators.

But they frighten me so much  -  so I haven't dared PM one yet! Moderators just creep me out when they are random folk on the internet I have never spoken to.

I'm just tired of cooking up a great comment for a stupid thread, only to have that thread locked before I post.  Darn drunk-with-power mods!  

Some of them are just straight up morons.

So what site was it?

They take forever to lock some threads but anytime my threads get locked it usually only gets about 10 posts :(

Yeah, I like them too. Hello mods!!!

Yep, good job mod squad. 
 
@Abyssfull: So true....

Frankly I think only two mods here are actually cool but that opinion come more from a lack of interactions with the rest. I think it's just too much work for no real pay to be a mod but I guess it's really up to the individual if they want to dedicated time out of their life in order to monitor people on the internet. 

@No0b0rAmA said:

So what site was it?

screened

they are nice people here. a lot of times they will come and discuss things instead of just lock threads. i take it sometimes there is nothing to do.

@angelkanarias said:

@No0b0rAmA said:

So what site was it?

screened

Oh wow.. that's a lot closer to home than I expected. I don't bother with the forums over there all that much so I can't judge how fair the mods are. I know Killjoi's a mod over there and he's a cool bloke, so I've always figured Screened's forums were like Giant Bomb's, just with movies.  What was the comment that got deleted btw?

@angelkanarias said:

@No0b0rAmA said:

So what site was it?

screened

Oh wow.. that's a lot closer to home than I expected. I don't bother with the forums over there all that much so I can't judge how fair the mods are. I know Killjoi's a mod over there and he's a cool bloke, so I've always figured Screened's forums were like Giant Bomb's, just with movies.  What was the comment that got deleted btw?

That was like 2 years ago.

The only other forum on the internet I post on is Tested and they have like 3 mods.  They're all pretty cool so far.  

@natetodamax said:

That was like 2 years ago.

...the site is barely 1 year old.

@KaosAngel said:

@natetodamax said:

That was like 2 years ago.

...the site is barely 1 year old.

... are you sure? I'm pretty sure the site was launched in 2009. The first reviews were posted in 2009.

@KaosAngel said:

@natetodamax said:

That was like 2 years ago.

...the site is barely 1 year old.

... are you sure? I'm pretty sure the site was launched in 2009. The first reviews were posted in 2009.

I would concur that they do a great job around here.  Pointless or just generally dumb threads almost always get locked.  I wouldn't bother posting around here otherwise.  Personally I appreciate it.

@natetodamax said:

@KaosAngel said:

@natetodamax said:

That was like 2 years ago.

...the site is barely 1 year old.

... are you sure? I'm pretty sure the site was launched in 2009. The first reviews were posted in 2009.

No, the site launched in 2010.

@FluxWaveZ said:

@natetodamax said:

@KaosAngel said:

@natetodamax said:

That was like 2 years ago.

...the site is barely 1 year old.

... are you sure? I'm pretty sure the site was launched in 2009. The first reviews were posted in 2009.

No, the site launched in 2010.

Hm, well it's getting there.

@natetodamax said:

@FluxWaveZ said:

@natetodamax said:

@KaosAngel said:

@natetodamax said:

That was like 2 years ago.

...the site is barely 1 year old.

... are you sure? I'm pretty sure the site was launched in 2009. The first reviews were posted in 2009.

No, the site launched in 2010.

Hm, well it's getting there.

I stand correct.  I not retard.

I don't remember ever being modded, so I'd say the mods here are good.
 
Yeah, I'd say that.

I agree that the mods here do a great job. 
(Even the one I think holds a grudge against me for some unknown reason)

@natetodamax said:

@FluxWaveZ said:

@natetodamax said:

@KaosAngel said:

@natetodamax said:

That was like 2 years ago.

...the site is barely 1 year old.

... are you sure? I'm pretty sure the site was launched in 2009. The first reviews were posted in 2009.

No, the site launched in 2010.

Hm, well it's getting there.

I stand correct.  I not retard.

Just take a look at the very first post in this thread and you will see my main problem with the Mods here. They make friends with some users and let them get away with murder, or let obvious trolls continue to post on the site when they shouldn't be allowed to as long as they think it's funny. I will be the first one to say that it's a thankless job, because if you are doing it right no one notices you until you are telling someone they can't do what they want and then you just get yelled yet, but when you accept the position you accept that burden along with it.  
 
I understand that it's a slippery slope to go down, but there needs to be a common sense rule to ban the people in this community that are obvious trolls who just ruin the site for other people. There are a handful of people who post in ever forum that add absolutely nothing to the discussion but insulting other members or attempting to derail a thread. You know something needs to be done when these people have some of the highest post counts on the site.

Yeah, i must say the Giant Bomb moderators disappointed me by not letting the power get to them. (I usually walk into a newly-found website and talk about how moderators go rotten after the first year, it 's been working for years on several websites, but the Giant Bomb moderators managed to break my combo by going into their third year and being as helpful, fun and modest as they were day 1) 
 
Well, except for MB, easily one of my favorite moderators who think they're Rambo
 
Otherwise, terrific and awesome moderator squad indeed. 

Just take a look at the very first post in this thread and you will see my main problem with the Mods here. They make friends with some users and let them get away with murder, or let obvious trolls continue to post on the site when they shouldn't be allowed to as long as they think it's funny. I will be the first one to say that it's a thankless job, because if you are doing it right no one notices you until you are telling someone they can't do what they want and then you just get yelled yet, but when you accept the position you accept that burden along with it.   I understand that it's a slippery slope to go down, but there needs to be a common sense rule to ban the people in this community that are obvious trolls who just ruin the site for other people. There are a handful of people who post in ever forum that add absolutely nothing to the discussion but insulting other members or attempting to derail a thread. You know something needs to be done when these people have some of the highest post counts on the site.

They're ok. I can't seem to get the hang of making threads though as all of mine get locked or moved for one reason or another so I feel discouraged making new threads altogether.

When you become friends with them, it's pretty good. I got them to warn someone for calling me a dipshit the other day. Thanks, guys.

Yeah. GB has a great moderator team indeed.

@crusader8463 said:

Just take a look at the very first post in this thread and you will see my main problem with the Mods here. They make friends with some users and let them get away with murder, or let obvious trolls continue to post on the site when they shouldn't be allowed to as long as they think it's funny. I will be the first one to say that it's a thankless job, because if you are doing it right no one notices you until you are telling someone they can't do what they want and then you just get yelled yet, but when you accept the position you accept that burden along with it.   I understand that it's a slippery slope to go down, but there needs to be a common sense rule to ban the people in this community that are obvious trolls who just ruin the site for other people. There are a handful of people who post in ever forum that add absolutely nothing to the discussion but insulting other members or attempting to derail a thread. You know something needs to be done when these people have some of the highest post counts on the site.

I agree. That Fourwude user has made several conspicuous statements about his intention to troll and just troll.  Mods are far too forgiving to weathered members.  All that said, it's not entirely their fault, favouritism is always going to play a vital part in everything.

@Abyssfull said:

@KaosAngel said:

Half the mods hate me, the rest are cool.

From what I can tell half of Giant bombhates you.

But the rest love me, so it's good odds.

Idk if its the mods but I think that the forum rules could be stricter...a lot of name calling and stupid bullshit/trolling is allowed to happen. Not blaming the mods, just think the rules should be stricter or something. I think it'd also be nice if there were stuff under posts so you know which ones people got banned for, etc. Makes it clearer, especially to new users, what is and isn't acceptable.

@FluxWaveZ said:

@natetodamax said:

@KaosAngel said:

@natetodamax said:

That was like 2 years ago.

...the site is barely 1 year old.

... are you sure? I'm pretty sure the site was launched in 2009. The first reviews were posted in 2009.

No, the site launched in 2010.

Hm, well it's getting there.

@HandsomeDead said:

When you become friends with them, it's pretty good. I got them to warn someone for calling me a dipshit the other day. Thanks, guys.

Two users did that I believe. 

They're alright, the new ones are a little over eager though