To my knowledge there are no official moderators, just people smart enough to realize somebody is swearing/out of context/breaking rules/whatever and alert Zarkonnen.
Which is actually a better system for a forum like this, that way you don't have hostile moderators running around and the developer doesn't have to scan every forum post.
Having run forums before, I can say that sometimes you have more problems with moderators than regular members. Not always but sometimes. Anyway, this forum is too small at this point.
...and then people will just create a custom encoding of arbitrary data to sequences of the seven allowed words, and have epic flame wars through that.
lol. I know, I was just joking because Ban Hammer looks and sounds like Jan Hammer who is the musician for and the composer of the Miami Vice theme song. Sorry, I have ADHD so I sometimes write the first thing that comes into my head.
Lieutenant, Engineering Corps
Are there moderators for this thread, or is Zarkonnen the only one? I imagine that is tough. Is he looking to get some?
Midshipman
That's something he doesn't want you to know, he might only talk to veteran players or frequent posters.
Air Lord, Engineering Corps
To my knowledge there are no official moderators, just people smart enough to realize somebody is swearing/out of context/breaking rules/whatever and alert Zarkonnen.
Which is actually a better system for a forum like this, that way you don't have hostile moderators running around and the developer doesn't have to scan every forum post.
Commander
Having run forums before, I can say that sometimes you have more problems with moderators than regular members. Not always but sometimes. Anyway, this forum is too small at this point.
Aerial Emperor
It's just me currently, and given the forum size, that works for now.
If the game suddenly jumps in popularity, I'll, er, panic and figure something out!
Air Lord, Engineering Corps
BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES! HIRE ALL THE RANDOM PEOPLE! ALL WHO ASK FOR MODERATION POWERS SHALL RECEIVE! THIS CANT POSSIBLY GO WRONG!
Aerial Emperor
Yeah, maybe not that. :D
Commander
gains mod powers
preemptively locks down every single forum and thread
"Moderation accomplished!"
pats self on back
Aerial Emperor
Ah, the "we had to destroy the village to save it" approach to moderation. :D
Aerial Emperor
Alternatively, put in a very strong content filter, banning all bad words that are not:
Commander
No. Leaves too much room for abuse.
"Is Airships great?"
"Airships is GOTY?!"
"zarkonnen? Zarkonnen? ZARKONNEN!!!"
Not to mention it will force the community to begin using "Zarkonnen" as an ad hoc insult.
"GOTY is great. Airships is Zarkonnen!"
Air Lord, Engineering Corps
How about we make a bot to lock all threads/posts and then immediately ban all moderators and admins?
Nothing can go wrong if nothing is happening.
Commander
Oh man that's SO Zarkonnen!
Aerial Emperor
...and then people will just create a custom encoding of arbitrary data to sequences of the seven allowed words, and have epic flame wars through that.
Air Lord, Engineering Corps
AIRSHIPS IS HAPPY GREAT
Commander
Ban Hammer? Didn't he write the theme song to Miami Vice?
Air Lord, Engineering Corps
Maybe? I don't know?
A ban hammer is a slang term for the ability to ban someone ("Zarkonnen wields a ban hammer, but he never uses it").
Sometimes games have literal ban hammers.
Commander
lol. I know, I was just joking because Ban Hammer looks and sounds like Jan Hammer who is the musician for and the composer of the Miami Vice theme song. Sorry, I have ADHD so I sometimes write the first thing that comes into my head.