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Corder
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NexOrigin said :
I say we get rid of the local mods, and recruit more forum mods. The local mods serve no real purpose on the forums, they don't know the community, they don't know how the forums are run, and they seem more concerned with ruling over the community than being part of the community.
Sorry to burst your bubble Nex, but let's not confuse personal opinions as reality .
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18-Feb-2021 05:52:09 - Last edited on 18-Feb-2021 05:52:46 by Corder

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Unfortunately, that doesnt really speak to what Nex said, which in any case he never claimed was 'reality'.

The primary purpose of the local mods was to take over FMR - a project long since abandoned as being too difficult to achieve.
As for the rest of what Nex says - the FMods have been here longer. Its as simple as that.
They know the history, are better known and better respected.
Or does your 'reality' say different?

18-Feb-2021 06:00:05

NexOrigin

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Corder said :
NexOrigin said :
I say we get rid of the local mods, and recruit more forum mods. The local mods serve no real purpose on the forums, they don't know the community, they don't know how the forums are run, and they seem more concerned with ruling over the community than being part of the community.
Sorry to burst your bubble Nex, but let's not confuse personal opinions as reality .


CM Nick said :
2) Our duties include - but are not limited to...

- Forum moderation and housekeeping
as well as answering player queries
(this should be obvious :P )


And yet... when I ask a question asking for clarity on what they've said, I'm basically told to "go look it up yourself".

My "personal opinion" is literally based on reality.


But let's look at these "duties":
CM Nick said :
- Facilitating communication between Jagex and the FMods by being a direct line for the FMods to the JMods, to bring up any issues within the community or within the moderation team.
Fmods have had a direct communication line to JMods long before LMods were introduced. This isn't needed.

CM Nick said :
- Compiling and relaying player suggestions, escalations, and notable threads to JMods for review.
Again, this was always facilitated by Fmods. This isn't needed.
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18-Feb-2021 06:22:07 - Last edited on 18-Feb-2021 06:22:25 by NexOrigin

Corder
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You don't have to be a forum historian to become a community manager. I don't know which company requires this from their applicants. A lengthy experience is a bonus, but not the ultimate requirement. As a new CM, you learn a lot from daily interactions and lots of reading.

How are Local Moderators useless for RS and RSOF?
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18-Feb-2021 06:26:38

NexOrigin

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CM Nick said :
- Overhauling / retooling threads on the forum that need housekeeping - i.e., setting up a new Help and Action centre in the Higher Level Forum, drafting up a new Looking For Clan Founders thread as the information was outdated, getting the Official RS Discord Servers thread updated, and more.
Wow. Impressive. Posting a thread once in a while. Again, this always has been facilitated by FMods. This isn't needed.

CM Nick said :
- Undertaking new forum initiatives such as the Phishing Report Centre thread to replace the old email method, or developing a Highlight/Escalations thread for FMods to highlight serious issues to us to replace the highlight system.
The highlight system doesn't need to be replaced with a thread. It works as intended. This is not needed.


CM Nick said :
Reading, reviewing, and answering questions in the Community Mailbox.
Hold on a second here... are you telling me that Jagex is handing out my personal info (email etc.) to 3rd party subcontracted employees? I'll keep that in mind... O_o

CM Nick said :
Escalating any urgent issues to Jagex directly (worlds crashing, log-in issues, etc.)
Both PMods and FMods have this ability. This is not needed.
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18-Feb-2021 06:29:32

Archaeox
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First off, they're Community Moderators, not Local Moderators. Local Mods were originally intended to work on non-English-language versions of the forums; Community Mods are not hired for that purpose. That's why the abbreviation is CMod and not LMod, too.

Secondly, while there is clearly some duplication in the function between FMods and CMods, they are not clones, with one set just happening to be paid.

And even if they were just clones, I don't see the problem with hiring professionals.

It is indeed due in part to the presence of CMods that we do not, at present, require the recruitment of additional FMods (by whatever means).
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18-Feb-2021 06:29:41 - Last edited on 18-Feb-2021 06:30:46 by Archaeox

NexOrigin

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Archaeox said :
First off, they're Community Moderators, not Local Moderators.
What does it say under their name, hmmm?

Oh, that's right, it LITERALLY says "Local Moderator" under their name.
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18-Feb-2021 06:35:05

Corder
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That's the old user group. They could rename it to Community Moderator if it starts misleading people. Life is like a camera: Just focus on what's important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don't work out, take another shot !

18-Feb-2021 06:46:48

NexOrigin

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Corder said :
That's the old user group. They could rename it to Community Moderator if it starts misleading people.
It's not misleading at all. They're Local Moderators. That's why it says "Local Moderator" and not "Jagex Moderator". While they may be part of the CM team, they're still Local Moderators.

CM doesn't stand for "Community Moderator". It stands for Community Management.
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18-Feb-2021 06:53:38

Archaeox
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NexOrigin said :
Archaeox said :
First off, they're Community Moderators, not Local Moderators.
What does it say under their name, hmmm?

Oh, that's right, it LITERALLY says "Local Moderator" under their name.


Congratulations on focussing on the trivial part of my post, rather than the substantive.
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18-Feb-2021 07:41:57

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