Lately (And through-out) my time in the forums I've noticed the term "Backseat modding" ( :O ) and I've had this term used on me once. Really, I don't understand this term. Think about it in a mathematical sense.

Toribash has 134,626 Members
And we have about.... 15 Mods/admins? (Note the question mark)

So if we split it, each mod has to watch over 8975.06 members.

I'm not supporting backseat modding, but who here actually knows what backseat modding means? Is it Like...

N00b: Spam spam spam spam spam!
Backseater: Dont do that or you'll get banned
Mod: Dont backseat mod or you'll get banned
Backseater: What I do!?!? :sadface:

Or

N00b: [Insert post in the wrong forum here]
Backseater/s: Wrong forum, [Link to proper forum]
Mod: Dont backseat mod.

After the whole GOON era thing-y, I (And i'm sure alot of people) don't want that shit to start again. So, Why not try and take care of the problem even if your not a moderator/administrator? The people without power can't ban/edit/moderate etc, so what's the problem here? Are we wanting the moderators ONLY to keep the forum clean? Or do the mods get special treatment because they do for [Insert reason here]. I've seen some mods with just a general lack of judgment, So why not backseat mod if [Mod here] is an idiot in the front seat?

Well...obvious solution is...MORE MODS!

You have a point though. The mods can actually DO something though. So commenting will just piss ppl off XD

^ This guy wants power.

No, we use the term "backseatmodding" when you try to act like a big bad mod. There's nothing wrong with giving solutions, or telling new people what they should and shouldn't do in a FRIENDLY MANNER. But sometimes you get "olol (bleep)ing noob you gonna get banned" or stuff like that. That is what we don't want. We have a sufficient amount of mods, don't worry.

I cannot understand if i backseat mod
Example:
If i said dude you posted on wrong section


^^^^^is that backseat?
I think not its an notice

Although it's vague, Dalir's good thumb rule applies here, too: there's nothing wrong with helping. In your example, it would be better to add where the right forum section would be, preferably with a link. I doubt any mod will ban you for that ;)
By the way, I've been in several forums and I never heard of the term before, let alone prohibition of the act. Maybe this forum is different because its users are rougher in general.

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It just struck me that my post could be seen as backseat modding, too, as I state my opinion whereas you've probably wanted a mod's one ^^

Refer to my list of posts for some prime examples.

Backseat moderating is saying anything that would refer to the original poster that he will get banned for what he's doing or will otherwise get infractions etc.

Instead of making these posts, you should use the report button to get mods to react. We DO actually read those reports and they help us a lot.

Backseat moderation might get you some trouble if your going along the lines of "omg noob you don't post there b&" or "ur so stupid ur gonna get banned for doing that", but if you're actually helping the guy by telling him what to do without any flame etc, you shouldn't be getting banned.

In short, if you see someone breaking the rules, you should press that little report button and a mod should soon come to do what's necessary, not post and flame the guy of his idiocy and his likelihood of getting banned.

That's Not me :o
I never infracted for Backseat Mod o.o
But i saw a lot of people do

I'm an forum owner too and i know how it is :/
My Mods warning them but i don't feel like banning members

But this is what i'm talking about, Why not tell them they're breaking rule and COULD be banned for this or that. That's more like helping them than calling a mod like they're your parents.

Because you can't beat them up, and the mods can.

The mods are here to do the big nasty "YOU ARE A (bleep)ING IDIOT" shit. Don't do it yourselves, because we'll do it to you. That is how it goes. If the moderators don't want to be bugged, they get demodded. It's there job to be bugged about shit posts, more or less.

Regardless, if you just need to tell someone that something is against the rules, and don't want to be called a backseat moderator for it, ever, just send them a PM.

My personal hatred is towards the people who go:
"Lock this thread now."

Especially when it's not their own thread.

Seriously.

DON'T DO IT. IT MAKES THE MODS HAVE TO TALK LIKE THIS TO TELL YOU ARE A (bleep)ING MORON WHO CANNOT UNDERSTAND THAT IF A TOPIC NEEDS TO BE LOCKED, THE MODS WILL LOCK IT.

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