Links in signatures

[Mark Pruitt]

Why don't you guys add some new mods?

Seems like with the rapid growth of the creek, you hard working mods need some back up...?

I'm sure that you could find some good people here that would help you out.

I think that this comment by Stu might have been overshadowed by other comments in this thread. Those of you who serve as our moderators, given the growth of SMC it might be a healthy thing for you to add persons who can sholder some of your responsibility. Maybe you're already working towards that. But I wanted to highlight what Stu said because I am strongly of the belief that self-care is critical for anyone who serves in a leadership role, whatever the venue.

...And, I realize that this deviates somewhat (though not entirely) from the original post, still I felt like it needed to be said.

Mark

[Aaron Koehl]

Aaron, is the it that you are looking at as an option 'links in signatures'?

It refers to Stu's post about adding more moderators. We're currently shuffling some of the ways we do things, and that's one of the items I'm looking into.

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

It refers to Stu's post about adding more moderators. We're currently shuffling some of the ways we do things, and that's one of the items I'm looking into.

Aaron, thank you for the clarification. I used to mod on a bike forum, and I KNOW it can be a taxing job.

Cheers!

[Damien Falgoust]

Recently I have had to edit quite a few signatures to remove direct links. The Terms of Service prohibit links of any kind in your signature.

Just a quick note -- The TOS also prohibits "engaging in religious or political debate." And yet this particular signature is repeatedly permitted to be used:

I will remind you that while the murder of civilians is and remains an anomaly in American military history, it is the jihadists' way of life. -- Michelle Malkin

I do not wish to debate the truth or falsity of the above statement. I just wish to point out its political and religious nature, particularly since it comes from a pundit who can best be described as "Ann Coulter lite."

[Jim O'Dell]

Why don't you guys add some new mods?

Seems like with the rapid growth of the creek, you hard working mods need some back up...?

I'm sure that you could find some good people here that would help you out.

Stu, I'll take that a little step forward...Why don't we ALL do a little bit of the moderator's work? I'm sure we could all start with our own posts! If we did a good job there, then the existing Mods work load would be a lot lighter.

I appreciate the level headed posts that most of our members make, and I applaud our Mods and forum owners for the tireless, and increasingly thankless job that they do. Not many people would take the beating that they have taken lately, and still show up for work! I think I'll go change my signature line. Jim.

[Jim Becker]

Jim raises a very good and wise point...every member of the SMC community is in reality a moderator. Just because you can't directly deal with an issue, doesn't mean you can't report something (using the appropriate click on the triangle with the little exclaimation point at the top of every post) and advise the folks who do have physical moderation capability of the situation. I received three such messages today...and although I was not in a position to deal with them, I know they were taken care of.

[Dennis Peacock]

I agree with Jim O. and Jim B. Everyone can do their part and some members do just that. It's a help to us as moderators and things get reviewed with due diligence.

Watchya say we move on along and get back to why we are all here in the first place....woodworking.

[Damien Falgoust]

Stu, is your revised signature a tacit acknowledgment that you are deliberately violating the TOS?

Just wondering.

[Matt Meiser]

Watchya say we move on along and get back to why we are all here in the first place....woodworking.

No, some people apparently don't do woodworking but just post to complain about something.

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Stu, is your revised signature a tacit acknowledgment that you are deliberately violating the TOS?

Just wondering.

GEEZ Damien, don't sue me or something, can't you tell I put it up there in JEST...........?

Must have been the Sake I'm drinking ................

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

No, some people apparently don't do woodworking but just post to complain about something.

Must be including yourself in that group Matt, I see ZERO WW content in your post

[Ken Salisbury]

Come on guys - stop attacking one another - it just makes my job harder.

Ken

[Gary Whitt]

Just stop and think we (the moderators) had 14,125 new posts in September. Reviewing that many posts is work enough without having to add more.

You all actually read EVERY post

Is it THAT bad

[Ken Salisbury]

You all actually read EVERY post

No, that would be close to impossible unless I wanted to sit in front of my pute all day. I do review (scan) all of the posts for obvious infractions (unauthorized links, invalid names, spam, etc). There are lots of posts I skip over because of who the poster is. After 3 1/2 years of moderating this forum I have come to know those who never violate the rules, those who do it frequently and those who seldom do it. I mainly concentrate on newer members and those who I know have tendencies for testing the rules.

That still takes a long time on a daily basis. I spend 2-3 hours/day 7 days/week doing that . It's a tough job, but someone has to do it.

We are in the process of adding additional moderators which will make the job much easier. The names of the new moderators will be announced soon.

[Mike Heidrick]

Sorry for the infraction. My sig is now Updated. Cheers.