As you can all guess, it's pretty cool to be a mod. You get to ban people, close threads, have everyone at your mercy, play pranks and have access to every member's dirty little secrets.
Then, of course, there is the responsibility. You have to monitor the events on the board. Usually, it's enough to browse threads and see if there's anything that requires your attention. We have a great board here, and people here are intelligent, civilised and mostly know how to respect each other. Nevertheless, there are occasions when controversies may get out of control. Pre-emptive action is required, and threads that are in danger of turning nasty must be closely monitored. Each post must be read carefully and the discussion must be followed... which can be tedious if the discussion is boring. Internet forum discussions have this tendency to become long, pointless, boring and annoying. Since forums are all about this, there is nothing that can or should be done against it.
Still, as a sort of revenge for having had to wade through pages and pages of useless and tedious discussions for years now, I have decided to award a medal to those threads and discussions that are really getting on my nerves. Here it is, the Maidenfans.com Medal of Stupendous Boredom.
Criteria for awarding this medal are explicitly subjective and up to the discretion of the moderator who chooses to award it. Nominations are not accepted, objections are ignored. As a rule of thumb, the medal should be awarded to threads or discussions that include:
1. Discussion The Fugitive vs Starblind from the thread Question about NO PRAYER album (Medal of Stupendous Boredom First Class)
2. Discussion Better vs Favourite from the thread Best Album Ever Survivor Round 14 (Medal of Stupendous Boredom Second Class)
3. The thread Bands that fell from grace (Medal of Stupendous Boredom Third Class)
4. The thread Who's in for some more Maiden Cabaret? (Medal of Stupendous Boredom First Class with Silver Oak Leaf Clusters)
5. The discussion Kalata Believes in a Setlist Change for No Reason Whatsoever from the thread Legacy of the Beast 2019 (Medal of Stupendous Boredom First Class)
Then, of course, there is the responsibility. You have to monitor the events on the board. Usually, it's enough to browse threads and see if there's anything that requires your attention. We have a great board here, and people here are intelligent, civilised and mostly know how to respect each other. Nevertheless, there are occasions when controversies may get out of control. Pre-emptive action is required, and threads that are in danger of turning nasty must be closely monitored. Each post must be read carefully and the discussion must be followed... which can be tedious if the discussion is boring. Internet forum discussions have this tendency to become long, pointless, boring and annoying. Since forums are all about this, there is nothing that can or should be done against it.
Still, as a sort of revenge for having had to wade through pages and pages of useless and tedious discussions for years now, I have decided to award a medal to those threads and discussions that are really getting on my nerves. Here it is, the Maidenfans.com Medal of Stupendous Boredom.
Criteria for awarding this medal are explicitly subjective and up to the discretion of the moderator who chooses to award it. Nominations are not accepted, objections are ignored. As a rule of thumb, the medal should be awarded to threads or discussions that include:
- Disproportionately long discussions about insignificant topics
- Excessive nitpicking
- Pages of talk about nothing
- Members getting worked up about things that are just not worth it
1. Discussion The Fugitive vs Starblind from the thread Question about NO PRAYER album (Medal of Stupendous Boredom First Class)
2. Discussion Better vs Favourite from the thread Best Album Ever Survivor Round 14 (Medal of Stupendous Boredom Second Class)
3. The thread Bands that fell from grace (Medal of Stupendous Boredom Third Class)
4. The thread Who's in for some more Maiden Cabaret? (Medal of Stupendous Boredom First Class with Silver Oak Leaf Clusters)
5. The discussion Kalata Believes in a Setlist Change for No Reason Whatsoever from the thread Legacy of the Beast 2019 (Medal of Stupendous Boredom First Class)
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