Lack of Moderators?

Question

I don't know if a post like this has been posted already but. Is the DB hiring moderators, the DB really should choose new mods out of the non-toxic active users. The chat is really messed up (People talk about sex, mas-- you know what i'm going to say don't you? and other stuff like that) and imo not a safe place for New Users to come. Everyone completely seems to ignore/bash the newbies.

Just saying please don't get mad:
imo somebody like Astro (Doctor Disco) or PX (AreWeFreshYet?) Should be given the privilege to moderate chat. PX is always seen to be following rules and telling ppl to obey them.

Comments

In response to kero: Being civil to each other means not being rude/ cuss at someone in particular you used saying shut up as an example. But I was suggesting that instead you say just downright say "don't post inappropriate content" or something along that line.

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Wow,  chat has really gone to hell...

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Well then, absolutely nothing can be done from our side.

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By our side you mean non-auth members? Isn't that kind of the point of this post e.e?

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I meant any outsider to chat, auth or not. We can't change their attitudes, they'll have to do that themselves.

Answer 1

Our moderation team is active in all other aspects of the site. We edit, we approve, and we ban those spam accounts. However we are not active on chat for the sole reason that the group of veteran Database users have migrated to the Showdown server for chatting purposes, since it also gives us the ability to battle whenever.

It also wouldn't do much good for moderators to be more active based on what you are saying is going on in the chat. I know I certainly would not do anything outside of porn or gore being posted, or egregious examples of bullying.

If any of those things do happen, go to the Pokemon Showdown server. You can often find a mod or editor there to police the chat for a time.

Comments

The problems on the server and the chat are similar, the difference is the younger users don't know how to deal with differences in humour and the line on 'poking fun' and 'bullying' are too slim. I've noticed that, being pretty much the only 'veteran' user still regularly using chat. The absence of the older users is part of the reason chat is like this, there aren't many people to keep chat on track or explain what's reasonable and what isn't. I've been mini-modding a bit too much I know, but it's hard to watch quietly when chat devolves.

I'm not for or against promoting authority, editor, mods or whatever. I still think it's a community/attitude change which can be somewhat alleviated if a little more attention is paid and better examples set.