Apparently I've been an admin here for 10 years. AMA I suppose.
 

Just out of curiosity, I looked at my account, and I was made an administrator on April 10th, 2008. Though I kind of stepped back on the mod duties for a few years, it's crazy to me that I've been trying to keep you guys from killing each other for over a decade.

Anyway, feel free to ask questions about the past 10 years as a mod, what it's like working for one of CP's most illustrious members, why Denver is an OK place despite the stench wafting over from the Broncos, or whatever.

Or don't. I could just ban people randomly instead, which might be about as fun. :evil:

When are you going to get good at it?

What's the best Division II school in the history of America? :D:D

You've always found me 'overrated' on CP as a poster, true, correct?

Alas, probably never. I don't really think anyone can ever be "good" at moderating a place like CP. If we were a forum where the overall philosophy was dictated from above rather than pseudo-democratic, it wouldn't be that bad. But 90% of moderating on CP involves interpreting the grey area between written rules, common sense, and community preferences. I don't think anyone can ever get to the point that they can make every decision with absolute confidence.

I feel like I should say something snarky to you, but I am afraid to get bant.
Is this a legitimate fear?

Why do you go by "DaFace" when "DaAss" would be a more accurate description? teeheehee
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Heh...no clue. I pay very little attention to college sports in general, let alone Division II schools. I suppose I could say Emporia State since I went there, but outside of women's basketball, they never did anything notable while I was there.

I'm a fairly new CP poster- as an admin of the last 10 years give me your biggest Chiefsplanet controversies that you've had the endure or handle over the last decade.

Thank you.

Do you typically use your god-like powers for good or evil?

I think "overrated" takes it too far. I'd rather have 10 of you than 1 poster who is a complete idiot and just spouts nonsense all the time.

I do think your signal to noise ratio is a little low for my personal preferences, but that is true for a lot of people.

Despite being a mod, I joined before you. Under the unwritten rules of the board, can I still call you a n00b?

Who are the top three "worst" posters, to you as a mod, that stand out in your mind over the years? What made them so.

What kind of candy is in the vending machine in the mod lounge?

You took my question.

when you become a mod, how much does your penis grow (in mm please)

asking for a friend

ROFL

Nah. I don't think I've ever banned anyone or even booted them for a thread for anything anyone's said to me personally. I'm definitely not the "internet is serious business type."

This was basically what I was getting at, duder. Did you see Dr. Barham had a stroke not too terribly long ago? He's doing well and everything - up in Wisconsin now.

I think SNR wins the award for my favorite variation so far with "DUHRFACE." Cracked my shit right up.

Do you resent Rainman and rabble's spooning sessions?

Can we work on our future together? I feel I've wasted years trying to do right by your heart.

Biggest was and somehow remains the epic Dane vs. R8ers blow up from back in 2011 or so. It's incredibly difficult to figure out where to draw the line on insults on a board that prides itself on loose moderation.

Probably neither. A majority of the stuff I've done around here is probably more on the "admin" side than the "mod" side. I do think I've had a role in making the place more usable over the years, so I guess that's more on the good side.

Of course. Pretty sure that the old guard could get me banned if you all teamed up.

It's hard to think back on anyone from the past and remember it clearly. Midnight Vulture was one of the worst but became one of my favorite stories after we managed to out him as a fraud. There is a laundry list of either incredibly stupid or incredibly trolling posters over the years that aren't worth much.

But for the most part, very few posters really get under my skin on a personal level, so I'm sorry that I don't have any better answers here. :)

The tears of banned trolls.

Becoming a mod doesn't do it, but the first time you wield the ban hammer you have to make sure there's no one standing in front of you.

Forgive me if I'm forgetting, but...do I know you? I'm close with Dr. B. I was president of the choir for 3 years and worked as his assistant for two. I went to his retirement ceremony in Wichita last February.

I'd call him one of the top five influencers on my life.

I didn't know they existed, but now I am certainly jealous.

What is this all about?

Heh...don't sweat it dude. I think a majority of people around here enjoy your posting style (and that's not to say that I don't for the most part). Variety is what makes CP great, so you do you.

We "real world" chatted on FB a few years back, but it has been awhile, so no worries man. I'm also an alum and was in choir for (way too many) years. Dr. B is a huge inspiration to me and a great mentor as well!

Have you ever been to a strip club?

You pussies sang choir?

I did too but only in high school

thank you - that's nice of you to say.

Some of the pics are gone these days, but the threads are here:

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=165020

Others can chime in, as the details are fuzzy at this point, but the gist is that he kept trolling nonstop and posting all these threads about him being a bodybuilder, all the chicks he was getting, etc. We eventually found the actual guy whose pics he was using, and that guy came on and posted for a bit (and was understandably confused and irritated). Seems like MV himself ended up being some scrawny asian dude IIRC.

Ah, I remember you based on your actual name (looked at your email). Just didn't remember you being a CPer. Anyway, apologies for not remembering!

Only once for my brother-in-law's bachelor party. I'm certainly no prude, but I wouldn't call it a great experience. More sad than anything.

(Granted, this was a hole-in-the-wall place, so I'm sure there are better experiences to be had.)

ROFL hole in the wall type place and strip club used together

All good! I still think it's pretty cool that someone I know on here went through the same experience in undergrad. I miss the hell out of that choir.

Yep. Being in choir gave me a group of friends I will likely be in touch with until I die. I met my wife in choir. My best friend met his wife in choir. I went on three European tours with choir. And the director there was one of the kindest people I think I'll ever know.

Not very macho, I know, but it completely framed my entire college experience.

Who tried to be trav from snapz ?

Is that unusual? Seems like most of them around here look like places most people would be leery of stepping foot in.

EDIT: Heh. Glory hole. I get it.

Wut?

It takes balls to get up there and sing

Right around that time there was a guy who ended up being Asian that trolled us saying he was trav and his family owned snapz

n00bs are probably his biggest problem

Who's ASS do you have to kiss to become a Mod ?

Marty short

There's probably a line of asses to be kissed these days...

For some reason I always thought this board was yours (you owned it) or something.... Can you explain the Mod\Admin\ownership hierarchy for those of us that aren't in the know?

1. Have you every been to Durango? If yes, what did you enjoy and what did you not enjoy? Small town with not much entertainment doesn't count. Anyone should know that before they arrive. Try Silverton if you want big city.</br></br> 2. Did both you and Rainman being CP members and/or Chief fans have anything to do with you meeting?</br></br> 3. What was you college major that led you to a statistics oriented career?</br></br> Thanks!

Why in the blue hell did you ever tell me to check this place out :D

I’d also like to take this opportunity to remind you that after telling me to check this place out you were the first one to haze the n00b version of Buehler445

You didn't get hazed much, I carried you in my pouch those first few years like a baby kangaroo.

Is that how the convicts refer to their bitches now? :D

Gotta be Marlboro_Chiefs affinity for posting gay porn.

Nope. DaFace tells me to check out CP.

Buehler445: some mundane first post
DaFace: n00b alert!
Buehler445: WTF mate?

Who would win an arm wrestling match between you and Rainman. Why? What would your syke out rituals before the match be? How would the loser react?

I know - I protected you for a few years or at least months. It was my pleasure. Your John Deere Avy indicated and still indicates 'pureness' 'honesty' and 'loyalty.'

Oh my. That would be pay per view worthy on CP.

AustinChief owns the place, but he has a pretty hands-off approach and largely doesn't get involved in the day to day operations unless something major breaks. Bearcat and I are "admins" which means that we have access to all of the backend nuts and bolts to keep the place running. We also have mod powers, though I took a step back from that for a couple years. The rest of the mods are able to manage users and such, but they can't get in and reboot the server, for example.

My wife and I took a week-long loop through Alamosa, Durango, Silverton, Ouray, Telluride, and Gunnison last year. Beautiful town, but I mostly think of it as the place to stay when you're out visiting places like Mesa Verde and the surrounding area. The drive from Durango to Ridgway is one of the most beautiful in the state.

Yep. ChiefsPlanet is the reason I've had the job I have for the past 11 years. I noticed Rain Man talking about his research company, and that's what I was interested in. I bugged him via occasional PMs for a couple years before coming out for an interview, and the rest is history.

I certainly had no idea what I wanted to do when I grew up for the first couple years. I started out as a Physics major at UM-Rolla but hated it. Transferred to Emporia as a Music Ed/Math Ed dual major. Eventually decided I wanted to make money, so I changed to a Business major with a marketing emphasis. Eventually got my MBA before joining Rain Man, Inc.

ONE OF US!! ONE OF US!! ONE OF US!!

Heh...that's a good question. Both of us are moderately active, but both in sports that require legs rather than arms (running for him, skiing/hiking for me). I'd bet I could take him if I offered to buy him a Diet Dr. Pepper as a consolation prize.

I doubt either of us would react particularly strongly. I hope I'm not incorrectly speaking for Rain Man when I say that neither of us are going to be winning any bodybuilding competitions.

Were you a member of the a cappella group The Emporia State Echoes who competed against the Barden Bellas at the ICAA?

Close, but not quite. (Though the choir's name was technically "A Cappella Choir," there was far less dancing involved.)

So your ritual would basically be to buy him off with a soda, and he wouldn't even bother with a ritual other than folding immediately and giving in. Got it.

Heh...I'd forgotten about that. At the time, it was basically just me and morphius trying to keep the place running (though Dole was around, he's always been hit or miss in terms of being online), so I would randomly get tons of PMs while I was driving down the road and have to muddle through banning users and deleting posts on my first smart phone. It sucked.

Very cool. My wife sang for Dr. Riney/Quakers at Friends in college and toured through Russia and Europe. She even got me involved with the Alumni choir.

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What did you sing and did you ever solo? (Tenor, Baritone)

Yeah. That was reeruned. The hell of it is that he had to see that shit too to grab the address.

Dumb**** that guy was.

Romper Room was a brilliant add and cover for the gray areas. Kadoo's (RIP Dane).

I'm not sure if anyone can find me this thread- but I would enjoy the laugh.

creepiest member you've come across?

Cake or pie?
That's a true judge of character and ability to mod.

ever play 'brad the game?'

pretty sure its been linked in easy 6's thread

Do you guys hope for people like Inmen to just leave or do you get a kick out of the bans?

Is that adminning the bulletin board functionality or the server etc? I assume patriotsplanet has their own admins. If not, and they beat us again in the playoffs can you shut their board down for a few hours? :hmmm:

Tenor. And I had solos here in there, but I certainly don't consider myself to be a solo singer. I've barely sung since college (~12 years ago).

Creepiest? None really come to mind. I think there have been a handful of times where people have tried to get me riled up by using my actual name and stuff, but nothing's ever come of it.

Gotta go with cake, though I'm not much of a dessert guy overall. I won't fight for either.

No...?