Hold on to your butts....

[DaFace]

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!!!

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by TimBone

What's not to love about you? You prefer semen over both mayo and miracle whip.

So there's the saying, "every man has his price." I'm wondering which one of you guys would ban Tiger for me at the cheapest price.

I'm thinking you'd do it for like five bucks. Am I right, or am I way off?

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by big nasty kcnut

can i be a mod. Or people who have cp not allowed to be?

I'd vote for you bnknut.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

It's pretty disappointing that Sac got a tumor instead of you getting one.

Seriously, how shitty does your life have to be to be this classless? This on top of sucking off Clay on the reg. Have some self respect for yourself, kid.

[2112]

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

And you.... Remember all the Herm Edwards conversations back in the day?


CP was sucking that Herm dick. But you wasn't having it.

That's whAt made me come here in the first place. Then after that I was trapped (as Listo called it lol)

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

fraz and Bill back at the same time






countdown until shtspryer shows up ...

Nah he hasn't posted here in 4 years and after this past election what does he have to complain about? All of D.C. Is filled with mad crappers now! and he still lives in the liberal brains of some lmao

[2112]

Originally Posted by DaFace

He actually predated me, but as far as I know, he was one of the few mods in CP history to actually step down when he got tired of it.

Sorry for jumping down your throat last night, kid. I was out and about and a bit buzzed posting on my phone lol

And ftr so you non D.C. People supporting Floppy know. He was starting threads calling out posters in DC all the time. Then when he'd be proven wrong or look like an idiot he would tuck tale and run. What a great mod! And he says he's not sensitive, in fact he laughs it off. But he sure seemed sensitive in this thread and you need thick skin to be a mod. His skin is as thin as a hymen.

[Bugeater]

Go to bed, n00b.

[2112]

Originally Posted by BeaverEater

Go to bed, n00b.

Yes sir

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

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.

"Don't be a moron" is not in the TOS. You're screwed.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

It's Hockey planet now

Hockey rocks... Did you see the NHL skills competition last night? T'was awesome...

Sent from my phone using Tapatalk (so spelling be damned!!!)

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

So there's the saying, "every man has his price." I'm wondering which one of you guys would ban Tiger for me at the cheapest price.

I'm thinking you'd do it for like five bucks. Am I right, or am I way off?

Like, five bucks in pennies or nickels or maybe even rolls of quarters, or a crisp clean five dollar bill?

[Bowser]

And let me be the first to congratulate AustinChief on being one well loved son of a bitch around here.











very much looking forward to Rigging Poll Results 101 in mod class.....

[jjchieffan]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I definitely think that this is a priority. Regarding the trolls, that's kind of where the discussions are needed, but I know there's energy from the team on finding ways to improve Lounge discussion. Right now, the most promising idea is having a separate subforum (used to be the Romper Room) where true trolls could be banished to (but everyone else could choose whether to post there or not). That way, the Lounge discussion would be a little more controlled, but people who love feeding trolls could still do it to their hearts content.

There's a lot of nuance to that that would need to be worked out, but it sounds promising. We'll have more discussions on that once we get the new mod team up and running.

When you say trolls. Are you referring to the all of the opposing team fans or just the annoyiny ones? And what about the Chiefs fans that are also trolls? Will TigerUppercut and Clay also be banished to the romper room? And speaking of Clay, will his ban be lifted since the mod who banned him is no longer a mod? And not just Clay. Others such as Thiggy and Hootie?

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by jjchieffan

When you say trolls. Are you referring to the all of the opposing team fans or just the annoyiny ones? And what about the Chiefs fans that are also trolls? Will TigerUppercut and Clay also be banished to the romper room? And speaking of Clay, will his ban be lifted since the mod who banned him is no longer a mod? And not just Clay. Others such as Thiggy and Hootie?

I know we've all gotten into the habit of referring to the 9er transplants as trolls, but that's just a auick way to reference them, I believe. For example, Sandy is not a troll. He's just an annoying poster that has very unpopular opinions concerning an inflammatory player. He doesn't go out of his way to incite people.

A troll is a poster that enters threads with no other intention than to incite rage from other posters. Now, by that definition, you could say half of the board trolls at one point or another. And I don't even know that there is a problem with that. Sometimes people like to have a little bit of fun, and it creates a bit of burst. If it's quick lived and harmless, then it shouldn't be a problem. It's the ones that enter every thread with the sole intent of derailing it that are the problem (think Clay during the Alex tenure, or Knowmo of a number of years ago). I think those types are the ones that are creating issues.

It's my opinion that Tiger is approaching that line. That's just my opinion, though. I don't know that anyone else feels that way.

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

So there's the saying, "every man has his price." I'm wondering which one of you guys would ban Tiger for me at the cheapest price.

I'm thinking you'd do it for like five bucks. Am I right, or am I way off?

5 bucks? Maaaaan...that don't go very far in todays economy.

I'll tell you what, the Food Court in the shopping area on the base where I work is about to get a Panda Express. Let's find out how much the two meat combo plus drink costs, and we'll go with that.

I'll ban Tiger for a Panda Express two meat combo and small pepsi.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by TimBone

5 bucks? Maaaaan...that don't go very far in todays economy.

I'll tell you what, the Food Court in the shopping area on the base where I work is about to get a Panda Express. Let's find out how much the two meat combo plus drink costs, and we'll go with that.

I'll ban Tiger for a Panda Express two meat combo and small pepsi.

One meat and a side. But I'll upgrade it to a medium pepsi.

No more. Take it or leave it.