Nonsense

[Chippiewill]

Why are there now four super moderators with just four standard moderators, it seems completely unnecessary and over the top, I know there's a shortage but it basically defeats the point of having moderators in the first place.

Unless of course you're planning to open moderator applications (Again..)

Edit:

There's also management who often moderate, so you have essentially more people promoted higher than moderators than there are moderators?

[Neversoft]

Are you complaining that there are too many super moderators? Surely having more super moderators is more efficient than having normal moderators. If you report a post there is a higher chance of it getting sorted. Unless I have missed what you're trying to say completely? I don't know about you though, but I haven't seen any problems with the moderation of this forum. Although I am not going to forgive you for removing my profile picture Bolt660! That was downright pointless and totally out of order. See here for more information. :@

[Chippiewill]

Are you complaining that there are too many super moderators? Surely having more super moderators is more efficient than having normal moderators. If you report a post there is a higher chance of it getting sorted. Unless I have missed what you're trying to say completely? I don't know about you though, but I haven't seen any problems with the moderation of this forum. Although I am not going to forgive you for removing my profile picture Bolt660! That was downright pointless and totally out of order. See here for more information. :@

It's an upside down command chain, you have more people in charge than not in charge. (Well not strictly speaking but sort of)

[GommeInc]

More Super Moderators are a good thing The majority of forums do not need specialised moderators so it's not too much of a big deal A bit weird, but with the size of the forum, it's bound to happen

[Chippiewill]

More Super Moderators are a good thing The majority of forums do not need specialised moderators so it's not too much of a big deal A bit weird, but with the size of the forum, it's bound to happen

It's just showing that the staffing is becoming a closed system where old staff are being recycled and not updated..
Edit: Especially considering that two of the standard moderators have jobs in other departments.

It also undermines the purpose of the standard moderators because by the time they realise there's a problem post, the swarm of super moderators have it under control.

[Dean]

It's just showing that the staffing is becoming a closed system where old staff are being recycled and not updated..

It also undermines the purpose of the standard moderators because by the time they realise there's a problem post, the swarm of super moderators have it under control.

I don't believe normal moderators can do as much as super moderators anyway, so if there was a huge problem, a super moderator would need to deal with it anyway. So basically if there's no super moderators online, that could be a problem.

[Chippiewill]

I don't believe normal moderators can do as much as super moderators anyway, so if there was a huge problem, a super moderator would need to deal with it anyway. So basically if there's no super moderators online, that could be a problem.

But with so many super moderators why not just scrap the normal moderators since they now serve no purpose with:

Four super moderators
AGMS (Not 100% sure about that, but Oli sure does moderate the feedback forum)
Asst. Forum Manager
Forum Manager
General Manager

All doing the same thing except more effectively?

[Dean]

But with so many super moderators why not just scrap the normal moderators since they now serve no purpose with:

Four super moderators
AGMS (Not 100% sure about that, but Oli sure does moderate the feedback forum)
Asst. Forum Manager
Forum Manager
General Manager

All doing the same thing except more effectively?

Surely removing the normal moderators would only create more problems? I don't think 4 super moderators is enough alone to moderate the forum and I don't think general management do much moderating.

In my opinion, there should be more normal moderators as the forum needs to stay moderated as much as possible. I'm sure if it was left for a few hours some havoc would break out.

[Chippiewill]

Surely removing the normal moderators would only create more problems? I don't think 4 super moderators is enough alone to moderate the forum and I don't think general management do much moderating.

In my opinion, there should be more normal moderators as the forum needs to stay moderated as much as possible. I'm sure if it was left for a few hours some havoc would break out.

Most of the post edits I see now are by super moderators anyway, I rarely see edits by standard moderators.

[Dean]

I honestly don't know how the moderation system works, but I'm sure normal moderators do partake in moderating otherwise the role would've been dissolved long ago.