I think both Alexkrsk and Redfox would be good Russian mods.
They are adult, well-educated people with broad perspectives, albeit different. Neither hold any extreme views as far as I am aware They never make comments just to provoke.
Alex' English is top notch and Redfox can do it if he has to, I think, lol. Better than my Russian...
Both can keep the Russian speakers in check with authority.
I would be willing to do it, if you thought I was suitable. I would focus on the English posts and only deal with the Russian if somebody was totally and very noticeably out of order. I can keep my personal feelings about individuals to myself. As long as people aren't deliberately trolling, using vulgar or rude language, or lashing out at individuals I'd be fine. I would probably hold back on a few comments that I make as a non-mod.
What happened with GromoZeka? I haven't seen her for ages.
"...Важно, чтобы форум оставался местом, объединяющим людей, для которых интересны русский язык и культура. ..." - MasterАdmin (из переписки)
Редфакса однажды приглашала помогать мне, он отказался. Теперь я бы ему не предложила: я пугаюсь его вспыльчивости и резкости. Алекс - насмешливый и любит задавать провокационные вопросы. Не представляю их холодными наблюдателями. Не судите строго за прямоту.
Громозека занята реалом и абсолютно не нейтральная.
Last edited by Lampada; July 15th, 2014 at 11:43 AM.
Why? You and Alex complement each other perfectly.
I mean, it's not like we have aggressive lunatics in this forums. The only problem is that the Ukraine issue got too emotional for some people + we have some kids who troll a bit from time to time.
Other than that, most people are well educated reasonable people who are completely competent to hold a civilised conversation.
I don't know how many spam posts there are.
It's completely unusual what happened now.
Lampada has always been SUPER tolerant with anything from drunk Americans and Russians swearing (and apologising the next day!) to Baltic people with a huge chip on their shoulder ranting about long buried history. People have ranted against Russia, against the USA, against the EU, for and against the USSR, about WW2 and many other topics. It's been quite rare that moderation was needed, and refreshing to hear a broad range of views. I can't begin to summarize how much I've learned in these forums.
Maybe (just speculating) things got more problematic as the East-West split has re-appared a bit in the last couple of years. I joined in 2009 and things were a bit less tense back then.
"...Важно, чтобы форум оставался местом, объединяющим людей, для которых интересны русский язык и культура. ..." - MasterАdmin (из переписки)
На лицо создание проблемы на пустом месте. При чём здесь личные качества человека? Модератор - не ведущий программы. У модератора, в отличие от ведущего, очень скучная обязанность - читать посты, находить в них несоответствия правилам и по этим же правилам действовать. Единственное необходимое качество модератора - иметь достаточно свободного времени (именно поэтому я не квалифицируюсь в первую очередь).
А искать "беспристрастного журналиста" не имея правил - это хождение по кругу.
Lugn, bara lugn
Хорошо давайте попробуем! Я понимаю, что надо быть нейтральной. Что должнa сделать, чтобы начать?
Edit - Alex post put me off a bit. I assume I can still make a comment if I want? I will not write any anti-American rant as a Mod though, because people might get the view that it represents the view of the forum. And for me, availability varies a lot. When I work, normally only in the evenings. I can't access this site from work and login as myself - they check where people go online. Anything controversial and you are history.
"...Важно, чтобы форум оставался местом, объединяющим людей, для которых интересны русский язык и культура. ..." - MasterАdmin (из переписки)
Lugn, bara lugn
"...Важно, чтобы форум оставался местом, объединяющим людей, для которых интересны русский язык и культура. ..." - MasterАdmin (из переписки)
Alex makes a good point. Let's see how this goes.
If I find I cannot combine moderating with my views, then I'll step down, or Lampada will have to sack me!
Another thing I could do, is to have an alternative account.
Either way, I have actually only been "censored" twice or maybe three times.
Even as a normal poster, I usually express myself diplomatically enough that people can see that it's not personal or fanatical, and it's an earnestly held opinion, based on facts that they can check themselves.
The times I was moderated, I was aware that I was overstepping the mark each time, but did it anyway.
Another thing; I always respect people who hold a different view than me, as long as they present their viewpoint in a decent, coherent manner, remain polite and have some facts to support their views. I.e. Redfox and I are not on the same part of the political spectrum, Nulle (a Baltic user who ranted a lot against Russia, but he had historical support for what he was saying), uHoxeplode, who is currently a big Putin fan. He tries to research what he writes to the best of his ability. it-Ogo with the exception of when he got really pissed off towards the end of his career here. But who can blame him for taking things very personally? It was happening right at his doorstep, and he eventually made up his mind as to where his allegiances lied. Definitely his prerogative.T
And in contrast, there are some people who have the same views as me, who I think are insensitive or undiplomatic at times. I won't name any names. I often "like" their posts, as long as they are civil.
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