Forum:Mini-modding

Thanks to Edsta for the idea for this forum.

So last night, I got into a disagreement about what mini-modding actually is. Well, the answer is quite simple: mini-modding is acting like a chat moderator when you're not a chat moderator. Some examples of mini-modding are: Basically, don’t act like a mod when there's a mod on chat who has the authority to warn and kick users, unlike you.
 * Say a user types three messages in a row using ALL CAPS. If you're not a chat mod and you give him a warning (or some message that serves the same purpose), you’re mini-modding.
 * Say a user swears, saying a number of unacceptable curses. If you're not a chat mod and you give him a warning (or some message that serves the same purpose), you're mini-modding.
 * Say a user insults a mod on chat. If you're not a chat mod and you give him a warning (or some message that serves the same purpose), you're mini-modding.

However, the specific disagreement I took part in was about something else: telling under-edits to leave. According to the other side (yes, nobody sided with me), Forum:A Difference Between Mini-Modding,and telling someone to leave decided that the most "non-mods" can say to an underedit is "Please leave". But I share Genesjs' sentiments on the issue: non-mods have to at least be able to say "why".

Why? Well, an underedit joined chat last night, and no chat mods were available to tell him the underedit rule. SplashTheHedgehog told the user (and I quote exactly what he said) to "Please leave". Well, the user left, but I suspect for the wrong reasons. I believe that Splash, even though he was doing what he believed he had been told (and I will not hold him accountable), was unintentionally breaking our "Don’t bite the newcomers" rule. He came off rude, and he probably hurt the underedit’s feelings, despite his good intentions. So what should a "non-mod" be allowed to say? It should be something like "Please leave chat before a moderator kicks you; we have a rule that you need a certain amount of edits to use chat and you don't have enough edits to be on chat." But then they'll demand further explanation, and you have restrictions on what you can say. So how 'bout we make this mini-modding again, and let the mods do this their job, as they can do it way better than we can. 15:03, February 19, 2013 (UTC)