What it's like being a DFP moderator

[sluggers]

A little insight into moderating DFP....

 

[_MIA_]

Well you closed that last thread before the OP could use his eloquent prose to let us know wth he was actually talking about..although I have my suspicions...

 

[nikkilugi]

Honestly that thread was tame compared to a lot of others I have seen on here. Heck there are posts were the combatants start in on each other in OTHER non related posts of the first fight post..... I would have liked a little more insight because it just didn't make much sense otherwise.

 

[Rolling Hard]

Lets get ready to rumble!

 

[PJR202]

I modded a fitness forum for a few years. Imagine a group of what was largely a bunch of wannabe alpha males under 30 trying to out-lift and out-cool each other. They would argue over everything from protein synthesis to mac vs PC, give bad steroid advice, try to doxx each other (long before there was a common term for it), sneak in under different user accounts after being banned, etc. The groupthink and regurgiation of bro-science was endless. I stayed busy, and that was a much more tame place than bodybuilding.com or t-nation.

 

[Vertigo]

I modded a fitness forum for a few years. Imagine a group of what was largely a bunch of wannabe alpha males under 30 trying to out-lift and out-cool each other. They would argue over everything from protein synthesis to mac vs PC, give bad steroid advice, try to doxx each other (long before there was a common term for it), sneak in under different user accounts after being banned, etc. The groupthink and regurgiation of bro-science was endless. I stayed busy, and that was a much more tame place than bodybuilding.com or t-nation.

Oh, I think we see some of that here, as well, just on a different level. We seem to get those who come on here just to troll and stir the pot; those who disappear for a while and then come back with a changed username thinking no one will remember their past asshattery; and then those who create fake online personas. The online discussion board world tends to bring out the best of them!

 

[Vertigo]

I will add though that over the many years of posting on discussion boards, I’ve made a lot of great connections with people who are genuine. The good definitely outweigh the bad by far.

 

[ANNASDAD]

asshattery; and then those who create fake online personas.

Honestly, I’m really a hitting & bat guru professional, don’t like to brag, thought I’d try my hand at playing around with stupid ball gloves! You guys are sooo gullible!

 

[Tatonka]

Honestly, I’m really a hitting & bat guru professional, don’t like to brag, thought I’d try my hand at playing around with stupid ball gloves! You guys are sooo gullible!

I knew it! I'll bet you actually have an old green Vega instead of that photoshopped Camaro!!

 

[ANNASDAD]

I knew it! I'll bet you actually have an old green Vega instead of that photoshopped Camaro!!

No, it's orange!