(September 21, 2013 at 5:50 pm)Tiberius Wrote:

(September 21, 2013 at 4:33 am)Rayaan Wrote: Rayaan => Admin

The amount of kudos I got for that post reflects the level of respect Rayaan has around here. As of today it's the 5th most kudosed post of all time: http://atheistforums.org/topposts.php

He's pretty rad, but really, you all are. I've moderated at a handful of forums, and this crew is on top of things yet still lets us be adults.

Best way to do this is to rep someone and see how this person thanks you. For example, you could rep me to 30, because who wants to be a 29er, and then watch how I thank you. There is no need to thank me for this acts of kindness. I'm just trying to help.

(September 21, 2013 at 6:05 pm)Ryantology Wrote:

(September 21, 2013 at 5:50 pm)Tiberius Wrote: The amount of kudos I got for that post reflects the level of respect Rayaan has around here. As of today it's the 5th most kudosed post of all time: http://atheistforums.org/topposts.php

He's pretty rad, but really, you all are. I've moderated at a handful of forums, and this crew is on top of things yet still lets us be adults.

For a brief moment at one point, I was like "I wonder if I could ever be a mod."

My room-mate came in a few minutes later asking if I was lighting a bowl.

Personally I prefer Kudos to reps. Kudos doesn't keep a score - its just someone saying they liked your post and that's nice to know especially if you spent some time putting it together.

With Reps, for me, the score is irrelevant - its the message that comes with it. If I get a generic rep it really doesn't mean anything (and I do have some of those). A couple of the reps, however, really made me feel good as the message was personal and appreciative.

Not sure about reciprocal repping. In some ways it reduces the value. If I rep someone and they rep me back - just because I did it for them what does that say? Not much as far as I can see.

Then again - I'm odd.

why aren't we allowed to Rep someone at least twice in one year?

(September 22, 2013 at 5:25 am)missluckie26 Wrote: why aren't we allowed to Rep someone at least twice in one year?

Rep is for life and it's one rep per member. But you can always update the message, if you want to

(September 21, 2013 at 6:05 pm)Ryantology Wrote: He's pretty rad, but really, you all are. I've moderated at a handful of forums, and this crew is on top of things yet still lets us be adults.

My opinion of what constitutes good moderation has changed over the years as we have tried different things, but through trial and error I think we've come to a pretty good "mostly hands off" approach, where moderation is usually only required when things escalate.

Of course, it also helps to have a great community behind you, following the rules to the best of their ability. :-)

(September 22, 2013 at 8:40 am)Tiberius Wrote: Of course, it also helps to have a great community behind you, following the rules to the best of their ability. :-)

Ramen!

Rep only works if you give it to me first. It's just how the system works.

(September 21, 2013 at 4:43 pm)missluckie26 Wrote: Rayaan, perhaps new guy was wondering why you hang around with us heathens?

Okay, then, here's the answer.

(September 21, 2013 at 5:49 pm)Zazzy Wrote: I've been reading through the threads Rayaan provided, but I'm still not sure why any theist would want to spend so much time here unless it's to argue, which Rayaan doesn't seem inclined to.

I do argue occasionally (and there are plenty of threads that prove that) but not as much as before. I have a life outside the forum, too.

Also, I tend to spend more time doing research on stuff than arguing.