ChiefsPlanet Hold on to your butts.... - Page 19

**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!!!

vailpass · 01-28-2017, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Well, there's Bearcat, Bwana and DaFace on the team, all of whom, will definitely provide guidance. I think all three of those guys are well respected and seen as neutral, which IMO, how the mods should be viewed.

Or would you prefer DaneMcCloud as a mod?

Again, agreed. Call me old fashioned but i like Doles style. Plus "pm Bob Dole".
And i would be most intrigued to see the Dane style of mod work

**TimBone** · 01-28-2017, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevieray

yes, and a shot please.

wife has had the flu...I've been on Daddy duty most of the week.

Hope she feels better soon. We just got home from the kids birthday at Chuck E. Cheese. You know, for paying them to do the party, it sure seems as if I did a lot of the work during the party. I'm tuckered out.

**Bwana** · 01-28-2017, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I've seen you mention it a few times here an there, how often do you go?

Once a year for the last 12 years with the exception of last year.

Frazod · 01-28-2017, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

Excellent

No it's one of those wife's friend's birthday can we leave yet? sort of party.

vailpass · 01-28-2017, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimBone

Hope she feels better soon. We just got home from the kids birthday at Chuck E. Cheese. You know, for paying them to do the party, it sure seems as if I did a lot of the work during the party. I'm tuckered out.

Get ready for your whole house to be illl in 2-3 days.

**Bwana** · 01-28-2017, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevieray

yes, and a shot please.

wife has had the flu...I've been on Daddy duty most of the week.

Sure what's your pleasure?

**TimBone** · 01-28-2017, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vailpass

Get ready for your whole house to be illl in 2-3 days.

I know. I hate the place. I feel like I need to bathe in hand sanitizer.

stevieray · 01-28-2017, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimBone

Hope she feels better soon. We just got home from the kids birthday at Chuck E. Cheese. You know, for paying them to do the party, it sure seems as if I did a lot of the work during the party. I'm tuckered out.

thanks...she's about over it now....

Know the feeling. I'm a little worn.

But it's been fun..my youngest is a hoot.

stevieray · 01-28-2017, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwana

Sure what's your pleasure?

....pick my poison.

**Bwana** · 01-28-2017, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frazod

No it's one of those wife's friend's birthday can we leave yet? sort of party.

You better start doubling down if that's the case, Captain.

BigCatDaddy · 01-28-2017, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

It would have been nice if either Dane, eDave, Sandy, Rain man or Laz had been candidates. IF any of them would have been up for the job... the board needs more balance.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-28-2017, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vailpass

Again, agreed. Call me old fashioned but i like Doles style. Plus "pm Bob Dole".
And i would be most intrigued to see the Dane style of mod work

I would, in most cases, discuss moderation with the other mods. So in that respect, I would be fairly invisible to the forum.

That said, it would be fun to start a thread as to *why* a member had been banned, DaneMcCloud style.

**Bwana** · 01-28-2017, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevieray

....pick my poison.

Oooooooooo no you didn't.

Actually I have some homemade Kahlua I knocked out that turned out very well.

vailpass · 01-28-2017, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimBone

I know. I hate the place. I feel like I need to bathe in hand sanitizer.

Nah you're good. Just have me a flashback to when mine were little and we went to those things.

Pasta Little Brioni · 01-28-2017, 09:45 PM

Just flush the turd posters. That's really all that needs done

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: $-1713101	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, 09:45 PM	#285
Pasta Little Brioni Consuming CP souls Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: U.S.A. Casino cash: $338880	Just flush the turd posters. That's really all that needs done __________________ **Official TFWdemB Trivia Commisioner**
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