MOD or NOT?

[keira]

Welcome to MOD or NOT, the game where YOU pick the mod!

 

Thirteen mods, thirteen striving for YOU to pick them as the MOD that was not NOT. And now, tonight, we're bringing you LIVE COVERAGE of the competition.

 

These thirteen folks are the cream of the crop, hand-picked to moderate and oversee the forums you and I all call home. They're the folks who nurture and protect this community from the chaos of viagrabots and trolls. And now YOU, the citizens of SW, have the Oppurtunity to objectify these thirteen individuals. On that note, let the Spidderwebber's Choice 2012 MOD or NOT competition begin!

 

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Our fine moderation staff will undergo a grueling three-round voting procedure. In each round, voters will be presented with a question. They must choose the one (1) Mod they believe is the best answer to the question at hand. When it's done, the votes from all three rounds will be added and the Mod with the most votes will be Crowned the Winner!

 

And now, to meet the competitors:

 

Behind door number A: meet Alorael, the highly-esteemed poster and Mod is known Spiderwide for his signature em-dash signature. When he's not buying and selling Koreans, Alorael spends his spare time sniping in a skribbane-addicted stupor!

 

And behind door number B: Contest-organizer; CSR-organizer, down in Blades they call him the Man in Green. Meet Bain-Ihrno! Bain spends his time doing Bladesey stuff and things. He's sure a diverse worker, sources say he spent a brief stint as a Mod outside SW!

 

Next up, behind door number C: This sexy hunk of man-meat hails from the great land of beer and volkswagens and stuff. Rumors insist he's a bot, but either way he's chown'ed my heart. It's Arancaytar!

 

Behind door number D: it's a bird! No, it's a plane! No, it's...Student of Trinity! With a bunch of confusing physics stuff, SoT has it made! Heisenberg may be uncertain, but if one thing's certain, it's that SoT could quantum-leap into any SWer's electron shell...that is, after a 10,000-word post about how this description is wrong in every possible way.

 

Aaaand behind door zebra throughout waffle: Randomizer! Uh...it appears out description has been Randomized...something about wrestling a narwhal and beating bin Laden in chess...moving on?

 

Behind door F: He's the curator, the comic-er, the bus driver. Who could this man of many talents be? Slarty's his name and modding is his game!

 

And behind door number G: He's pink. He's pretty. So is his page. It's Kelandon! He does a lot of cool stuff, an says you should love him forever.

 

Next up, behind door number H: coming from down under, she's the gal with the golden pun, it's Lilith! One thing's for certain, when she sees this she will not use punctuation and say something mean but funny at the same time possibly about kittens being stepped on

 

Now behind door number I: They put him behind door I because he's such a star, he's Stareye! He's so cool at what he does they made him an admin! Only a really cool bloke like Stareye could be an admin on SW, and he's so awesome hes in MOD or NOT!

 

Behind door number J: he's Celtic. He's a minstrel. He's, wait for it, Celtic Minstrel! This beautiful beastly bombshell is a prominent figure in the Blades community and pretty much runs the show down there.

 

Now, behind door number K: a Dikiyora who's hobbies include taking awesome pictures and stuff and writing. It's Dikiyoba, who is certainly resetting the countdown right now because it would be totally cool if a new SW story thing happened.

 

And now, behind door L: With his beautiful scenarios, it's no wonder Ephesos gets all the ladies. They say his face is a charm spell all by itself!

 

Behind door number M: his name may or may not be Bill, but we'll still call him Bill Niemand the Moderator Guy! He's the best of the best, without the corny soundtrack. That's because his soundtrack is made of pure awesome.

 

And last, but most certainly not least. It gives me great honor to present to you the figure behind door number N: With his Nethergate and his +1000 kilt of sexy, Tyranicus is sure to knock your socks off. It's common knowledge that he is very, very through. Just look at his scenario database. I'd design for BoA just so he could upload my .zip to his Shadow Vale.

 

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And now, for the competition. To vote, simply provide your answers in a reply below. Be sure to include an explanation, or it will not be counted! Standard data messaging rates apply.

 

Mods, are you ready? Webbers, are you ready? Time for the questions!

 

1) you are traveling on a major airline with a Mod. Suddenly the plane explodes and you land on an island, injured. Wolves appear from the shadows and the Mod dies valiantly, killing the wolves so you may live. Suddenly, the wolves get back up and are now zombie wolves. Your only weapon is the Mod's carcass. For one point, what Mod's body would you use to defend yourself against zombie wolves with, and why? Go!

 

2) You are banished to Exile. When you step out of the portal, you are met by a Mod. For one point, what Mod is this and why are they greeting you? Go!

 

3) You've been a naughty Spiderwebber and you need to be taught right from wrong. For one point, which Mod will administer your punishment and why? Go!

 

May the best MOD win, and the others NOT!

[Actaeon]

1) I'd much prefer a LIVING mod. To, you know, help make a fire or paint a volleyball or something.

 

2) Kel seems chill. But that goes for most of 'em.

 

3) I am not a naughty Spiderwebber.

 

Hot or not wise, the majority of candidates are a bit problematic for a heterosexual male like myself.

[Enraged Slith]

1. Student of Trinity's corpse would be instrumental in teaching those zombie wolves a lesson in physics they'd never forget.

 

2. Alorael greets me at the portal. Actually, it's more of a mugging, really, in his desperate and violent search for the skribbane he'll never get to taste again.

 

3. Stareye, I guess, since he seems to be the disciplinarian around here.

[Tyranicus]

Hot or not wise, the majority of candidates are a bit problematic for a heterosexual male like myself.

There's always TobyLinn.

[keira]

Hot or not wise, the majority of candidates are a bit problematic for a heterosexual male like myself.

There's always TobyLinn.

Aaaarghhhhhh! I knew I would forget someone!

 

Seriously is there a list or something. If not there should be.

[Actaeon]

There is, but normal members can't see it. And I said "majority".

[BMA]

1)Ugh. I wouldn't use a carcass to defend myself.

 

It would be rather impolite too, considering it was the same mod who saved me from the wolves earlier.

 

2)Randomizer, with a new sanity welcome.

 

3)I haven't seen the bad side of any mod, so I'm not sure.

 

Been waiting for a bit of spice to spark the boards up, and -whoosh- here it is. Hm, its interesting to imagine what each of the mods' reactions will be to this topic.

[Cairo Jim]

I never thought I'd see propaganda to vote for a mad again. Nor did I think that anyone by Slarty post as amusing spam such as this.

[MMXPERT-seraph of thermodynamics]

Can I be a mod ?

[Ouroboros]

1. Alorael I want to see how scribanne affects wolf-zombie.

2. Slarty will provide in-depth analysis how to minmax to everyone.

3. Stareye's Joyful Boots of Doom will squish anyone who crossed the line.

[Lilith]

btw i do have the power to ban anyone who says anything unflattering about me

 

just so you know. no pressure or anything

[BMA]

Originally Posted By: Sylae

...when she sees this she will not use punctuation...

[Slawbug]

Toby-Linn has been inactive for pretty much the last 2 years. However, Ephesos has been similarly inactive for the last year, and he's listed.

 

But you left out Khoth, who's been more present than either of them.

 

Also: the Spiderbus does not have "retroactivity drives." This is one of those cases where the details really matter. But speaking of typos...

 

Originally Posted By: Sylae

Tyranicus is sure to knock your socks off. It's common knowledge that he is very, very through.

Just because he's died and been revived fourteen times so far doesn't means he's through.

 

Really though, this whole thing is a time bomb. Forget the plane exploding, I'm waiting for this thread to explode.

[Dikiyoba]

Originally Posted By: Slartucker

Toby-Linn has been inactive for pretty much the last 2 years. However, Ephesos has been similarly inactive for the last year, and he's listed. But you left out Khoth, who's been more present than either of them.

Ephesos has been posting occasionally in the past few months, so he's kind of still around. But yeah, Khoth belongs on the list.

Mods probably shouldn't vote, but here's mine anyway:

1. Tyranicus, for hopefully obvious reasons. Sorry dude.

2. It's Slarty, for all the work he puts in for this community and preference for old RPGs over newer ones.

3. Niemand with his Tests of Knowledge, which will either teach Dikiyoba right from wrong or, far more likely, how to escape from any jail or dungeon using only an umbrella, a length of twine, a black-and-white TV, and a box of Peeps.

[Rowen]

1. Aran, he and his many bots would make for a very nice meat shield. But the admins and mods will frown upon this act.

 

2. After being banished to the underworld for sacrificing a mod, I would undoubtedly run into TM at some point and have to endure his toolbagness.

 

3. Once Stareye has been assassinated by the heroes of Exile, Slarty and the other mods will mount an invasion to teach us outcasts a leason..

[Alorael at Large]

All I'm going to say is that you should look at the questions careful, then look deep within yourself. You know you should have voted for Alcritas.

 

—Alorael, who intends this comment for the audience of, oh, four who are still active and can appreciate that. Does fossilizing make him a better weapon?

[Actaeon]

Your attempts at hipsterdom fail somewhat after you explained your Alcritas references, Alorael.

[Student of Trinity]

Knowing you should have voted for Alcritas no longer counts as hip.

 

It's closer to hip replacement.

[Dantius]

1. Alorael. As he carries his rifle everywhere with him, it is highly likely that it will a.) be on his person at the time, and b.) that his body will have ample ammunition on it. This gives me a weapon, ammo, and a barrier with which to stop the horde's onslaught.

 

2. Randomizer. Clearly, his position as one of the two exhaustive catalogers of all items everywhere in every Spiderweb games will make him a natural at categorizing and admitting new members of Exilvernum. Plus, I bet the robes and stone daggers he'd be handing out would be perfectly ordered.

 

3. Jeff will be the one to punish me, most likely by making another Avernum remake that I won't play, but will buy anyways in some sort of futile roundabout way of getting him to remake Geneforge I.

[nikki.]

Originally Posted By: Resolute, waiting, and bored

—Alorael, who intends this comment for the audience of, oh, four who are still active and can appreciate that.

I wasn't around, but I got it. Stop trying to be more niche than you actually are.

(Now I want to make a Nietzsche joke )

[Slawbug]

Please don't. TM has already been brought up once in this thread.

[Harehunter]

1) Randomizer, who seems to have a firm grasp on Maxwell's Demon. SoT would be equally effective.

 

2) --Aloreal , I just like his signature.

Either he or the deutschlander himself, Arancaytar.

 

3) All right, everybody.

Click to reveal.. (As if there were any doubt in anyone's mind.)

House of S. I still sport a tenderly rendered red spot in the middle of my forehead. (Palm-face).

And in this category, there is no alternate.

edit: And I mean this respectfully.

 

 

 

[A less presumptuous name.]

Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba

1. Tyranicus, for hopefully obvious reasons. Sorry dude.

I don't know what your thinking of, but I'm so used to seeing Tyran as The Doctor that I'm not sure he would die. Maybe the regeneration energy would be a good weapon?