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With the constant growth of our mod team and the demanding nature of actually having lives outside of niche internet communities, Ada and I have come to the decision that the mod team once again needs to expand.
Applications work the same way they did the last two mod calls:
Post a brief write-up on yourself and why you think we should give you moderator status, as well as a link to at least one other social media account. (reddit, twitter, instagram, facebook, mastodon, tumblr, bluesky are all accepted.) If you don't want your alts to be public, you can send them as a private DM to me. Applications don't have a fixed close date, but we're looking for at least four new mods in multiple time zones.

I will be personally selecting all new additions to the mod team. Please be civil, and good luck!

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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Any 196 mods, new or old that are on Matrix, please let me know. We have a matrix mod bot that will help deal with spam attacks that we can set you up with.

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] MashedTech@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

What a swell guy, approved!

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 months ago

hey there, sorry about taking so long for the second round. turns out studying for exams is really fucking hard!

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is having lives outside of a niche internet community a requirement?

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not really, but it is recommended

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Don't tell me how to live my life

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Fair enough! I also like patapon btw

[–] Roflmasterbigpimp@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago

Hello! I would also like to join and help out at 196. My main Account on World got banned from a Troll-Mod for being "nice to trans People and rude to Transphobes", I hope this speaks in my favor? I really like 196. It has such a chill vibe and fantastic people! I live in Germany, and I'm active in politics (VOLT).

I hate when people just come in a spam bullshit and harass people. This is such an Immature behavior and just annoying af. I do my best to report them as fast a possible but I would like to do more! If I can help in some way I'm here :D

My Mastodon: https://troet.cafe/@Roflmasterbigpimp

It's all in German, tho. But translators will do the Job, I guess :P

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

as well as a link to at least one other social media account. (reddit, twitter, instagram, facebook, mastodon, tumblr, bluesky are all accepted.)

People who deleted them all:

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

For the extremely rare case of someone who somehow doesn't have ANY other social media, I'm sure we can work something out.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yes hello I'm located in the EST zone and spend an unhealthy amount of time on 196.

I already run c/montreal on Lemmy.ca, so I'm familiar with the tools.

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

if you're still interested, would you be willing to link any other socials, and provide a little bit more information about yourself?

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Of course! I'll PM you in a bit :)

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

excellent! The fact that you've been active and available in the 2 months since you sent in your application bodes very well

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I didn't get it. where did you send it to?

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Apparently I somehow managed to send it to your lemmy.world account, whoops. I'll send it again if you can't access it!

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

thats all right. ill just log in to my alt and read it there

[–] tyy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hi, if you still need more mods I would gladly help out!

I primarily reside in the MST/MDT timezone, and spend a pretty good amount of time browsing here and the general fediverse (https://blahaj.land/@ty), so I would be able to give it my all when required. Unfortunately I don't post much myself mainly due to a lack of creativity and just because most of the memes I have are from c/196 itself, though I really love the community that has developed here

As for existing experience, I moderate/admin a (at present) 131626 member discord server surrounding a Minecraft mod (I can give you the invite and/or my username if you want), so I have experience dealing with people and helping resolve issues as fast as I can when needed. I have been doing staff-related roles in that server since December 1st 2020, so I am not very new to moderating online spaces :)

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] tyy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

If you still need mods, then sure!

[–] Mr_Mofu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Would love to apply but I already got my hands full with being the only mod in like 6 Communitys atm heh...

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Totally fine. No need to overwork yourself lol

[–] Blackout@kbin.run 1 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Is it ok that I'm in my 80s and a little senile? How about if I was very senile?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Maybe Congress or the presidency is more your speed, then..

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Are you being serious or not..?

[–] MashedTech@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

It's hard to be serious in 196.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

sounds like you meet all the prerequisites for a moderator

[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

I don't want to be a mod, but respect to those who do it out of wanting to help their communities.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)


https://www.reddit.com/user/irelephant_t_t/
https://calckey.world/
I am a big fan of the reddit 196, this one seems cool as well.

[–] etuomaala@sopuli.xyz 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How many characters would I be moderating? I believe in structured moderation, where I am only required to monitor the interactions of the same 32 or so characters in this community. Moderators under this system work together by not monitoring each other's characters. So, that works out to a strict 32:1 character:mod ratio.

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