oooo very intruiging, follow your point entirely ;)

It's one of "disappointment" Chris.

not suprising for the op.. but mods dont blame them, they do the job voluntary and only follow fods orders

Well i kind of guessed that just from the fact it's about the OP/mod team.. :)

Well add your disappointment Beppe mate, might cause a stir within the FoD staff, or even just create a good topic of conversation to keep people occupied :p

>but mods dont blame them, they do the job voluntary and only follow fods orders

The mods have a duty to maintain a certain level of behaviour both in the games and on the forum. If they are achieving the goals set for them, then I am looking in the direction of the people who manage the site. If they are not, then the mods either need to work out how to achieve their goals - even if it means requesting extra help or better tools - or step aside and allow someone more effective to fulfill their roles. I don't know where the faults are, but I do know that someone could act to make this site better.

well i can agree with that, but i should think that the mods are aquiring the targets set, or they still wouldnt be moderators would they?.. plus we do have some reliable moderators, (not that i aint saying all of them are) but i agree obviously alot better can be done especially by the owners, because they don't listen to us one bit, and i also agree to the fact that they're could be more moderators, specially forum based ones ;) also 24hour assistance might be a gd idea?? post ur views ;)

Well 24 hour assistance at the moment is emailing the moderators, and we know how bad that can be.

yup forum moderators bad idea, it can often be hours until a mod sorts out spamming etc. and personally that isn't good enough, especially when you see moderators in rooms etc on the games.

I have been told that the OP does actually read the forum many times a day, whether this is just the boulderdash or magyar sections we do not know. 

if the site gives the wrong impression to a parent or a newcomer from the start how will this site attempt to move on in the future with no one joining up (apart from those who see the place as a way to swear, abuse people, and cheat all because they can get away with it)

that was meant to be "forum moderators not a bad idea"

well to be honest i think FlyOrDie could achieve the 24 hours assistance, because they will have recieved alot of funding to make the "Eurosport" version of the game for the Eurosport website, so some of the funds could be used on this. The Forum moderators should have been done along time ago, that way the room moderators could concentrate on the rooms and the forum moderators could concentrate on the forum. The idea of OP actually reading the forums must be boulderdash, or he might either be abit lazy, blind or a bad understanding of english :) because we never hear anything from OP and nothing gets changed even if we ask 

>but i should think that the mods are aquiring the targets set, or they still wouldnt be moderators would they?
That depends on how much the owners care, or if they even set goals.

>plus we do have some reliable moderators
Sure without a doubt.

>but i agree obviously alot better can be done especially by the owners
I cannot point fingers in one particular direction, as it would be purely speculative. I guess that at the end of the day it's down to the owners to keep control, but let's be fair - this isn't a 

bad

 mod team, and there is no telling if change would be better or not.

>because they don't listen to us one bit
They 

listen

, but often just don't 

act

. Like you I don't think this is a good thing, but again to be fair - it's easy to sit here and give our opinions, but are our ideas really going to improve the site? I'd like to think that sometimes they would, but it's not my a*** on the line.

>and i also agree to the fact that they're could be more moderators, specially forum based ones
I 100% agree, especially that there should be forum dedicated mods. If problem posts by people that FoD obviously have no control over are cut before they become a problem, then others do not become tempted to join in. How many normal people have had bans or demerits because FoD were unable to stop the abuse towards them? Mature people with a concept of reality like Peter01 and Diamonds should be 

invited

 to help FoD.

The thing is if they did introduce forum mods you can imagine what will happen, have to fill in a form etc, 

wait

a few years then finally get asked to be on the team. So from my calculations we could look forward to this priviledge in about 2009. Not bad :|...?

<<< Hoping Beppe isn't drunk.

Why, thank you,kind sir.

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Should be more mods on forum, so they can remove topics like this ;)

why should this topic be removed, we are debating without any spamming, swearing or abuse whatsoever. We are talking about a topic that shouldnt have to be talked about if FlyOrDie's services are up to scratch like they should be ;)

These topics are often discussed, and rarely recieve a reply from moderators/OP. So it is a waste of time really, unless you contact them by email. Should have a forum mod who checks it regurlalrly to remove pointless topics and to reply to sensible questions asked from  players about flyordie. ;)

eh?? you've just stated that this topic is a waste of time, and then agree with a post within the topic?? :S

No, no i agree with his views he mentioned but the topic basically is a waste of time becasue like i said you very rarely get replies. So thats what i am saying pointless even discussing it here.

i agree, but theres only one way to change people posting these kind of topics, and i don't think people are just gonna give up posting them so something gotta be done at the other end :)

>No, no i agree with his views he mentioned but the topic basically is a waste of time becasue like i said you very rarely get replies.

Maybe it is a waste of time, but at least the relevant people are aware that they are not going unnoticed.

Perfect solution! :D  Beppe apply for mod, and then u can become the forum moderator ;) Aslong as you never had a demerit or ban i would say you have good chance :D

>Beppe apply for mod, and then u can become the forum moderator

You mean that I'd have to act responsibly ALL the time... :| not sure I'd like that.

Beppe cant act responsible!

But you have to admit if there was an ideal candidate for forum moderator then Beppe is Our girl! :D

Maybe we don't even need more mods. The current ones could spend more time moderating thsn chatting, and maybe even spend a few more minutes in the forum each day. 

Any feelings about this from the current moderators?

Totall agree with you. Most of them actually chat on the game instead of actually doing what they are suppose to do. I mean a number of times i have asked mods to check my SS and they say ` Ok i will after my match. Next thing u know there in lobby chatting again, and dont check at all. I think its more of a power thing with some mods. Once they get accepted they sort of think they can do what they want, they just enjoy having the power to ban people etc when they feel like it. Also i think Beppe you would make a good mod, i mean u could of took offence to my last comment, but it was just a joke and we need mods like you who would check the forum alot and also we need mods with a sense of humour. ;)

Saying the current ones dont? lol

I did actually aska a mod to check the forum once and he did do it, but i dont see why we should be asking them to check it if they are supposed to be doing the job themselves.

Being fair to the moderators, they do a great job when they want to, but they could provide a better level of moderation in my opinion. Also Beppe as a forum moderator.. not so sure :p

To be a moderator i guess you have to be "neutral" which i don't think anyone in the forum would be classed as.

Me as a mod? That would make me a hypocrite, as I don't have the time to put into watching games, dealing with requests and answering emails. It would be better left to someone else who was willing to guarantee their efforts for FoD. I also DO NOT WANT to be a mod, so no one needs to mention my name again as an ideal candidate.

Would I consider being a forum mod? Only if I believed that there was an opportunity for me to make the site better and no one more suitable was interesed. It's pointless however to speculate that I would be considered, as I am not always on the side of FoD (as this thread shows).

>Would I consider being a forum mod?

Who am I kidding, I don't want to do this X-(

Sometimes it is not all about what you want. If other players have mentioned you it is because they think you could be a good moderator for flyordie, you should appreciate that. I ask you to reconsider about moderation please :)

It's all about what he wants lol you can't force him, FOD should either, stick to the application procedure to become a MOD or invite a certain number of people from the forums to become MODs and then use the application procedure after.

Don't forget that there are other parts of the forum some people may not read, other languages would have to be taken into consideration. There are many people in Larkinor topics that don't post in the other parts of the forum so it needs to be deduced who looks at what and when to make it an efficient system.