The Arbiters are back!

{HPC}midwaymas · Post by **{HPC}midwaymas** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:53 pm

I do have an arguement here.

There are two MAJOR sides to the conflict.

On one hand, Arbiters a great idea. A handful of moderators and Junior admins can't control every forum, with hundreds of people joining each and every day. Arbiters are given control of a specific forum that they express interest in, and thus they will work to keep it clean. Moderators can't do it all, and tend to leave some topics they dont like alone. No offense, it's human nature.

On the other hand, Arbiters aren't necessary. If you were to add a couple more moderators, than they would cover what 10 arbiters could do. I suppose arbiters were a great idea-on the drawing board. I understand it is only an experiment. Arbiters aren't doing any harm. However, I don't believe that the thought put into these junior moderators is up to par with the amount needed.

I know it seems like a harsh thing to do to a new user, but I believe some sort of a quiz should be necessary for someone to join. The user must be able to asnwer questions to enter any forums. If they haven't they cant join that particular forum. They can take the quiz's an unlimited amount of times. However, if they break anything covered on these quizs, they would be banned for, perhaps 7 days. if they dont come back on halomods for over a month or so, thjey have to retake the quiz.

I may have my disagreement with many things about this community. I fail to see why the option of removing the halopc modding section was even considered. That section is truly what this website was formed around. Sure, there was Xbox, but many fewer people could mod their xboxs than open a map in HMT and mess around.

I still think that this community is respectable, even if I disagree with many things about it. I don't even agree with soem of the moderator and JA positions, but my opinion is my own, and I am not going to voice it, as it has very little effect on me.

Anyway, I just hope this opinion gets considered.

MrBalll · Post by **MrBalll** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:57 pm

You should have givin your opinion about a month ago. Also i think you stretched the hundreds of people joining every day thing.

{HPC}midwaymas · Post by **{HPC}midwaymas** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:57 pm

I know i should have, but my opinoins on a critical aspect of the site are valid.

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:25 pm

Trust me, I've worked both sides of this several times. These points were made long before you posted and we tried to work them out. No matter what we do, each side of any argument will have 'valid' arguments, so someone has to make a decision using some of the informations provided by both sides for a better good; but we'll still have arguments. Thanks for your comment, and as you can see I read it, but the higher staff such as the JA and admin (Gren doing a lot as well for some who think otherwise) are doing their job, so let's let them do it with as little complaint and as much cooperation as possible.

P.S. I wasn't just speaking too you alone {HPC}midwaymas, I was speaking strictly in general.

Lowallyn · Post by **Lowallyn** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:29 pm

are we still allowed to submit for arbiters?

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:54 pm

You really think they would make you one....?

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:17 pm

The arbiter program right now is in an idle state. As most of you saw already, some arbiters have already been moved up. We'll probably re-instate the arbiters later on if there is ever a need, but right now halomods is in a much better state than it was when we first made them.

Lowallyn · Post by **Lowallyn** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 7:17 pm

Xero wrote:You really think they would make you one....?

dude what is your problem? what have i ever done to you? since when is that following the goodi dea bad idea of halo mods

jks · Post by **jks** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:19 pm

We usually don't just take people into apprentice moderatorship off the street so to speak, you have to stay here for a long time and get known to have a chance, but next time we have it you might be considered so stick around and see.

Lowallyn · Post by **Lowallyn** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 3:51 am

thank you jks that is what i was wondering and personnally Xero i have been helping people with modding and not flaming and have nevr called anyone a noob

i tm pretty sure that was in the requirements way back when

Vinx · Post by **Vinx** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:09 am

Xero wrote:You really think they would make you one....?

well we know for sure we'll never be making YOU one, xero.

Snave · Post by **Snave** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:28 am

Vinx wrote:
Xero wrote:You really think they would make you one....?
well we know for sure we'll never be making YOU one, xero.

Har har, aint that the truth.

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:19 am

Why the hell would i want to be an Arbiter.

Lowallyn · Post by **Lowallyn** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:20 am

lol thats the attitude! why in the world would i even want to still be at halomods? hey good idea!: lets flame teh mods!

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:33 am

Lowallyn wrote:lol thats the attitude! why in the world would i even want to still be at halomods? hey good idea!: lets flame teh mods!

Ok...........

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:17 pm

Xero wrote:Why the hell would i want to be an Arbiter.

Because of your wizard h4x of cource

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:46 am

I am pretty sure that I am the last one left.
We are of a dying race.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:03 am

Bradley wrote:I am pretty sure that I am the last one left.
We are of a dying race.

trep, Zenon, [ZMT] L33T..

TTM is a moderator now.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:04 am

Ugh, we can't edit posts here...TSF is also a moderator now.

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:07 am

I thought trep stopped, I never see ZMT, and Zenon's list is at the bottom of the Arbiter's forum.

I'd say we're done. But we did serve a purpose. ^_^ Go us.