i have a friend who has been trying to get in here for months.
is there anyone at the controls?
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Re: is the mod present?
Sat, January 5, 2008 - 12:07 PMhe still checks in from time to time. i don't think you can have more than one request for membership pending at a time, so maybe drop him a friendly reminder message... -
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Re: is the mod present?
Wed, January 9, 2008 - 1:39 AMwhat do you mean more than one request for membership pending at a time?
I have like 90some requests pending for my tribes and one guy who last I checked and put in 13 of them. But maybe I'm confused by what you mean? -
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Re: is the mod present?
Wed, January 9, 2008 - 4:18 PMthat shows you how many membership requests my tribes get, eh? -
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Re: is the mod present?
Thu, January 10, 2008 - 9:51 PM(o: and how lazy I am about that particular Mod responsiblity.
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Re: is the mod present?
Wed, January 9, 2008 - 2:07 PM"Is the mod present"
Sounds a bit like a seance.....
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"Speak to us mod"
"If you're here, bang the table threeeeeee times"
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Re: is the mod present?
Wed, January 9, 2008 - 2:32 PMno, more like
"let her in, let her in, let her in...."
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Re: is the mod present?
Wed, January 9, 2008 - 6:54 PMthe mod is currently in India, but is on the internet sometimes. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Wed, January 9, 2008 - 8:44 PMthanks for the info. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Thu, January 10, 2008 - 12:41 PMgreat
just what we need...another toruble maker to come into this tribe -
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Re: is the mod present?
Thu, January 10, 2008 - 12:58 PMdid I miss something?
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Thu, January 10, 2008 - 1:49 PMI was being serious. he's a friend and he is India. what's your prioblem, dude. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Thu, January 10, 2008 - 3:07 PMhaven't seen any troublemaking in here.
and as for my friend, she's one of the sweetest people on Tribe.
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Re: is the mod present?
Thu, January 10, 2008 - 9:55 PMCan you invite her? Or has he disabled that? -
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Re: is the mod present?
Thu, January 10, 2008 - 10:15 PMtried that, it's disabled. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Thu, January 10, 2008 - 10:34 PMSo the membership of the tribe is frozen ?
That's a bad thing.. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Fri, January 11, 2008 - 4:05 PMWhen shall he be back?
I think if we are going on a long Holiday we should assign temps to our post until we get back -yet for some tribes it wouldn't be necesary.
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, January 14, 2008 - 12:31 PMmaybe PM him. I know that I am more likely to see a PM than to go into my membership requests if I only have a short time on tribe. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, January 14, 2008 - 1:41 PMI was in India last year (at this time) and there are many internet access shops with computers available to get internet. It does cost by the hour if you don't have a prepaid card so time could be a factor. The internet shops aren't expensive though and hopefully he is checking his e-mail once in a while. If he has his PM's directed to go to his regular e-mail maybe he'll get the message. Best of luck to you. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Tue, January 15, 2008 - 7:21 AMMy tribe mail goes to my email address too.
He will come back from vacation and meanwhile if we have someone we know who wants in let's offer to cut and paste their comments in until the mod get back? -
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Re: is the mod present?
Tue, January 15, 2008 - 10:34 AMI don't know if that would be feasible for comments. but that is a great idea if she has a question she wanted to ask. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Sat, January 19, 2008 - 10:37 AMYou want to subjugate the Mods authority?
Would you allow that in your tribe? -
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Re: is the mod present?
Sun, January 20, 2008 - 1:47 PMFrank -whose doing that? -
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Re: is the mod present?
Sun, January 20, 2008 - 1:52 PM
What I want for my tribes is for them to have interaction and activity .
I guess if any comment or opinion is going to be considered a means to gain control I am leaving this tribe because that isn't my intention .
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Re: is the mod present?
Sun, January 20, 2008 - 1:54 PMI have read this thread. There is a genuine question about the mod. Then there are a couple that would like to see if there is trouble. Those that do that are bored out of their head and are looking for something.
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Re: is the mod present?
Sun, January 20, 2008 - 2:13 PMuh, no need for any paranoia.
i was simply wondering if the mod was around because i have a friend who
has been trying to join for a while now.
in posting this inquiry, i received an answer
the mod is in India.
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Re: is the mod present?
Sun, January 20, 2008 - 2:48 PMI waited a long time to get in here...over a month.
I guess it's private for a reason so I don't believe it appropriate to post for someone that's waiting for approval. I am surprised this point was missed.
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Re: is the mod present?
Sun, January 20, 2008 - 4:49 PMDont get me wrong... I wasnt talking about you at all. Just a few others.
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Re: is the mod present?
Sun, January 20, 2008 - 4:50 PM"wildapache" that is..... -
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, January 21, 2008 - 12:45 PMand fyi - the tribe is not private. It's moderated. There is a difference. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, January 21, 2008 - 2:32 PMOk, I'm sure there is a difference. Please tell me what that difference is.
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, January 21, 2008 - 3:23 PMIn a private tribe no one else can read the content. In a moderated tribe anyone can read the content, even people who have never heard of Tribe and are just searching key words through Google.
In a private tribe a new member must be invited to join. In a moderated tribe a potential new member can ask to join, without an invitation, and just needs to have their request approved by the moderator before they can join and post.
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, January 21, 2008 - 4:05 PMsubjugate the mods authority?
so if someone I know who is not in here but is a moderator wonders what to do in a particular moderator situation and I think "wow I don't know.That would be a good question for the moderators tribe" and then post it in here...then it's subjugating the mods authority? It's not off topic, it's not shit stirrring it's just a moderator question...but because he hasn't had time to check the membership requests it seems to you that it would be against his intentions for this tribe?
I actually do that for people in my tribe. People send me questions and I post them anonymously. So I guess not only do I allow that in my tribe but I even help it out. I have been known to post questions from people who aren't even on tribe and then send them a link to the discussion. I don't care where the question came from as long as it follows the rules and guidelines of the tribe. We are also not speaking about someone who was in here and then got kicked out having someone post a question to stir things up.
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, January 21, 2008 - 4:15 PMwho wouldn't want all these valuable opinions on a serious question?
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, January 21, 2008 - 4:50 PMI agree with your thinking StrongVoice. WildApache should just post the question herself. If there is a question being asked. If her friend that wants to join just wants to be a part of the tribe, and doesn't have a question at this time, then perhaps waiting till the moderator gets around to checking out his tribe is the best thing to do. This seems logical and is not subjugating the tribe's moderator's authority, imho.
If he doesn't check back in in the next few months, perhaps we should talk about forming a new tribe for Tribe moderators. I remember reading in one of the threads here that he started this tribe as a sort of joke, not expecting people to join in such numbers. We want it to be a useful tribe to address questions about moderating, but our expectations may not match the tribe's original purposes, actually.
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, January 21, 2008 - 4:19 PMI believe he is out of the country. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, January 21, 2008 - 10:06 PMThanks for explaining the difference. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, March 24, 2008 - 2:29 AMSoooooo,.... in the couple of months since this thread was up there is no post in it from the mod..
Does this mean anyone trying to join this tribe to post a thread or reply has not been able to get in for two months ? -
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, March 24, 2008 - 1:20 PMI think that's what it means. And probably for longer than two months. It's time I think for us to choose a new moderator. If SF Slim sees a vote going on for a new moderator, then he can pipe up and resume being moderator. But if he doesn't we can assume he's abandoned this tribe.
Another option for people who want to discuss moderator issues in a tribe with an active moderator is to go to this newly formed tribe for moderators:
tribes.tribe.net/modsquad -
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, March 24, 2008 - 2:53 PMhis profile was updated a month ago, but his most recent posting was in november...
why not send him a message about passing along moderatorship before calling mutiny?
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, March 24, 2008 - 5:08 PMI was waiting for my request to be approved, and became a member a couple weeks ago.
so he must have checked in and gone through the requests, even if he hasn't posted here. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, March 24, 2008 - 5:46 PMOh, this is good news. The moderator IS present then.
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Re: is the mod present?
Mon, March 24, 2008 - 7:52 PMIt took me almost 2.5 months to become a member. Since it is known that there is a time period between the request and its acceptance, one can assume (though assumption is the mother of all f#%$-ups, as we know that), so, one can assume that the moderator is actually doing what he is supposed to do - moderates.
The reason for such long delays might very well be him wanting/watching the people who applied for the membership for a little while. He wants to know that he will not admit a jerk/"bunch thereof" that would mess up the whole tribe, and so on and so forth.
It is actually a very smart thing to do if you really care about your tribe and the atmosphere in it.
The reason I think it (might) be this way is because I do it myself in my tribe, so I drew some parallels here. I have roughly 30 people in my tribe, but all of them are serious and responsible people. A couple of folks are a little more loose than the rest, but I know them and some of them are my tribe-buds. I've "seen" them participating in other tribes and discussions, and I know that they know the natural boundaries; and know when to stop, and when to act silly, figuratively speaking. On top of that, these folks bring some "fresh air" and life into tribe if it gets too dry and boring, if you know what I mean.
Yet, I do watch every single person who "applies" for the membership. I look what kind of tribes they are in, what are their interests, etc, etc. If I see something like - "dating in --- area" or "I am bored out of my scull and have no clue what else to do today", then the rest is very clear to me - this person will not not bring constructive input into the tribe. I'd rather have 50 but real ones, than 10,000 but phonies. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Wed, March 26, 2008 - 10:20 AM"The reason for such long delays might very well be him wanting/watching the people who applied for the membership for a little while."
I recall somebody saying something about assumptions...
You give the mod, Slim, a little too much credit. He's simply AWOL. It's not more complicated than that. -
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Re: is the mod present?
Wed, March 26, 2008 - 10:39 AMand who would have the time or inclination to do that
with a tribe like this?
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