ChiefsPlanet Hold on to your butts.... - Page 17

**DaFace** · 01-27-2017, 10:24 AM

So...changes are a comin.

It's no secret that the current set of mods haven't been around as much as would probably be ideal lately. There's no blame here whatsoever - life is more important than ChiefsPlanet - but it's probably time for a bit of a refresh.

Based on some extensive behind-the-scenes discussions, I am pleased to present what I hope will be a solid arrangement for the leadership team moving forward.

AustinChief will, as always, be the final authority on anything involving the forum, but I will be (more officially) re-joining the leadership team as a formal admin. I'll still largely leave the everyday mod decisions to others, but I'll be more involved in high-level strategic discussions among the mods when trying to figure out how to handle overall forum direction. In addition, Bearcat will be moving to a similar role; he can't be around as much as he used to, but his technical skills are still valuable from time to time, and it's always nice to have some long-term history to help figure out the tough decisions.

As for the mods, I'd like to present candidates for your new mod team:
Bwana
Bowser
Dartgod
JASONSAUTO
TimBone

I know we've done a more general call for nominations in the past, but this time we're treating this more like a supreme court nominations process. We definitely want to make sure we have your (the forum's) approval on these in case we screwed up, but generally we feel like this is a solid group of guys who represent a variety of viewpoints, and we're really just looking to make sure there aren't any red flags here. Because of that, please give your approval or disapproval for each of these guys in the poll above. If we find that someone gets a lot of disapproval, we'll dig in a bit to make sure that that person is truly a good fit.

As for the "old mods," I want to make it clear that this IS NOT any sort of punishment. Sometimes, life changes, and devoting time to screwing around on a ****ing message board isn't your highest priority, and that's just fine. Those guys will be "retiring" to a newly-formed advisory committee to help generate ideas and address issues in the future. Hopefully that committee will help to make sure that any major issues affecting the forum can be addressed sooner than later. In other words, their opinions will still be vital to helping guide forum direction, but they just won't need to log in every day to see what people are bitching about.

Finally, as a preview for the future, the new mods and advisory committee will be working on some ideas to more broadly make ChiefsPlanet a great place to hang out. I almost hesitate to mention anything since nothing is set in stone, but in hopes of giving you all an idea of the improvements that MAY (heavy emphasis) happen in the near future, the following ideas are under serious consideration:

Creating a "mod actions" thread so that there is more transparency about what the mods do and why.
Adding new capabilities to try and control problem users in ways that are short of banning (potentially including bringing back the "Romper Room" where users can let their freak flags fly, limiting insane users to a certain number of posts per day, and things like that).

Those ideas will be discussed in more detail soon, but I hope it helps to understand that there is a commitment to finding solutions to some of CP's tougher issues moving forward.

So with that, let us know what you think about the new team in the poll, and feel free to ask questions in this thread. All of us just want this to be a great place to waste more time on the internet than is healthy, and this is the first step toward some improvements I think could make a huge difference.

Love and kisses,

DaFace

TL;DR - OMG HERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE NEW MODS! VOTE ON THEM TO MAKE SURE NONE OF THEM ARE IDIOTS WHO WILL RUIN EVERYTHING!!!

**2112** · 01-28-2017, 09:12 PM

So wait kc fish and go bo hate me lol I don't think I can live with myself lol

vailpass · 01-28-2017, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimBone

Theoretically, that will still be the case, I believe. From the discussions that have taken place the last few days, I gathered that the current mods will still be welcome in an advisory role as Daface mentioned in the OP.

But really, with actual day to day moderation, we need active members. And if we're being honest, Bwana has really been going at it alone for a while.

Once again, thats not a knock on the rest of the current mods. Real life takes precedence. But the board does need active mods.

Were supposed to read the whole OP?
I'm all for this move and i salute Kyle for his proactive stance.

**DaFace** · 01-28-2017, 09:13 PM

Sounds like it's time to join the party...

**Bwana** · 01-28-2017, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Yes.

What are you having? I'm drinking Flathead Cherry Ale. I hear there is a little whisky floating around here as well.

**Buehler445** · 01-28-2017, 09:15 PM

I missed all the fun, but thought I'd go back to this.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Did you guys ever discuss mod term limits? Might help with mod burnout? If you could get a larger group, maybe rotate and prevent mod burnout.

Open and objective discussion is better than legislation IMO.

vailpass · 01-28-2017, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaFace

Sounds like it's time to join the party...

Atta' boy.
The liquor will figure it out.

**Bearcat** · 01-28-2017, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwana

What are you having? I'm drinking Flathead Cherry Ale. I hear there is a little whisky floating around here as well.

Bourbon County Stout... thought you were headed to warmer temps?

**Bwana** · 01-28-2017, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaFace

Sounds like it's time to join the party...

Niiiiiice

vailpass · 01-28-2017, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

With all due respect to Flop, Bwana handles that role perfectly and without any controversy.

They are two different pieces to the pie.

**TimBone** · 01-28-2017, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Bourbon County Stout... thought you were headed to warmer temps?

Thanks to KCUnited, I got to try the Bourbon County Barleywine this year. Very good.

Frazod · 01-28-2017, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D2112

I love you buddy!!! Xxxooo 🙂

Hey bud! Good to see you.

**Bwana** · 01-28-2017, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Bourbon County Stout... thought you were headed to warmer temps?

I am. Fly to Houston next Friday and onto Belize Saturday. It's Belize so I called to double check my reservations and they left off the last night of my stay. They were booked for the last night so I get to experience two condos while on that adventure. I'm glad I called today or I would have been horsed.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-28-2017, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vailpass

They are two different pieces to the pie.

I believe the new mod team will do a fine job.

I also believe it's important for mods to be active users and many of the mods haven't been active on a daily basis due to the world outside this forum.

It's difficult for a mod to make decisions if he hasn't been active for weeks or months at a time.

TigeRRUppeRRcut · 01-28-2017, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

And did we get validation that Dole and Tigger are real life boos?

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaFace

...the conspiracy theories around here are ridiculous. No. Bob Dole has nothing to do with Tigger other than an optimistic view of Alex.

The theories just never end. My God.

**007** · 01-28-2017, 09:23 PM

I knew this thread would take of after we left to go to the bar. In Omaha watching Omaha play in his band.

View Poll Results: Do you approve or disapprove of each of these as a member of the mod/admin team?
-----AustinChief-----	26	14.36%
Approve	1,143	100.00%
Disapprove	14	7.73%
-----Bearcat-----	23	12.71%
Approve	114	62.98%
Disapprove	16	8.84%
-----DaFace-----	25	13.81%
Approve	148	81.77%
Disapprove	9	4.97%
-----Bwana-----	26	14.36%
Approve	134	74.03%
Disapprove	12	6.63%
-----Bowser-----	23	12.71%
Approve	110	60.77%
Disapprove	21	11.60%
-----Dartgod-----	21	11.60%
Approve	119	65.75%
Disapprove	16	8.84%
-----JASONSAUTO-----	25	13.81%
Approve	98	54.14%
Disapprove	33	18.23%
-----TimBone-----	24	13.26%
Approve	89	49.17%
Disapprove	34	18.78%
-----RANDOM BOXES - WHEEEEE!!!!-----	22	12.15%
Gaz option	45	24.86%
Frazod is back?!?	41	22.65%
WTF is FAX?	47	25.97%
Bronco fans suck	71	39.23%
DaFace needs to simmer down	27	14.92%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 181. You may not vote on this poll

01-27-2017, 10:24 AM
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $-1723101	Hold on to your butts.... So...changes are a comin. It's no secret that the current set of mods haven't been around as much as would probably be ideal lately. There's no blame here whatsoever - life is more important than ChiefsPlanet - but it's probably time for a bit of a refresh. Based on some extensive behind-the-scenes discussions, I am pleased to present what I hope will be a solid arrangement for the leadership team moving forward. AustinChief will, as always, be the final authority on anything involving the forum, but I will be (more officially) re-joining the leadership team as a formal admin. I'll still largely leave the everyday mod decisions to others, but I'll be more involved in high-level strategic discussions among the mods when trying to figure out how to handle overall forum direction. In addition, Bearcat will be moving to a similar role; he can't be around as much as he used to, but his technical skills are still valuable from time to time, and it's always nice to have some long-term history to help figure out the tough decisions. As for the mods, I'd like to present candidates for your new mod team: Bwana Bowser Dartgod JASONSAUTO TimBone I know we've done a more general call for nominations in the past, but this time we're treating this more like a supreme court nominations process. We definitely want to make sure we have your (the forum's) approval on these in case we screwed up, but generally we feel like this is a solid group of guys who represent a variety of viewpoints, and we're really just looking to make sure there aren't any red flags here. Because of that, please give your approval or disapproval for each of these guys in the poll above. If we find that someone gets a lot of disapproval, we'll dig in a bit to make sure that that person is truly a good fit. As for the "old mods," I want to make it clear that this IS NOT any sort of punishment. Sometimes, life changes, and devoting time to screwing around on a ****ing message board isn't your highest priority, and that's just fine. Those guys will be "retiring" to a newly-formed advisory committee to help generate ideas and address issues in the future. Hopefully that committee will help to make sure that any major issues affecting the forum can be addressed sooner than later. In other words, their opinions will still be vital to helping guide forum direction, but they just won't need to log in every day to see what people are bitching about. Finally, as a preview for the future, the new mods and advisory committee will be working on some ideas to more broadly make ChiefsPlanet a great place to hang out. I almost hesitate to mention anything since nothing is set in stone, but in hopes of giving you all an idea of the improvements that MAY (heavy emphasis) happen in the near future, the following ideas are under serious consideration: Creating a "mod actions" thread so that there is more transparency about what the mods do and why. Adding new capabilities to try and control problem users in ways that are short of banning (potentially including bringing back the "Romper Room" where users can let their freak flags fly, limiting insane users to a certain number of posts per day, and things like that). Those ideas will be discussed in more detail soon, but I hope it helps to understand that there is a commitment to finding solutions to some of CP's tougher issues moving forward. So with that, let us know what you think about the new team in the poll, and feel free to ask questions in this thread. All of us just want this to be a great place to waste more time on the internet than is healthy, and this is the first step toward some improvements I think could make a huge difference. Love and kisses, DaFace TL;DR - OMG HERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE NEW MODS! VOTE ON THEM TO MAKE SURE NONE OF THEM ARE IDIOTS WHO WILL RUIN EVERYTHING!!!
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01-28-2017, 09:13 PM	#243
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $-1723101	Sounds like it's time to join the party...
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01-28-2017, 09:23 PM	#255
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $12220126 VARSITY	I knew this thread would take of after we left to go to the bar. In Omaha watching Omaha play in his band. __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
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