Trunkmonkey
Well-known member
Trunkmonkey? It's been brought to my attention that there are some members curious about who I am. Being in the sharing mood I thought I'd tell you all a little about myself. Male 43 Caucasian Straight IT Manager Structural Engineer Project Manager.
Why do I browse these boards? Well my spouse likes Mac cosmetics. In fact she LOVES Mac cosmetics. I love her so I do try to keep up with whats coming out and what's in demand. There's something cool about looking at her on a Tuesday morning and saying 'hey the new line comes out today and we've got a spare couple of hundred why don't you run down to the mall and pick up a couple of things' that really makes my day. I also browse boards for Halo 3, Sailor Moon, etc... Anything my family is in to I try to keep up with to a degree so I can understand where they're coming from and what their needs / desires are.
Why am I impatient with users who are being a pain the the ass to the mods and admins? Well this is pretty straightforward. I've moderated and administered plenty of sites. So many, in fact, that were I to be offered the position again on a site I'd run away screaming like a 12 year old girl from the creepy drunk uncle at the family reunion. Administrating a board is a constant exercise in frustration. No matter WHAT you do it will seem that 49% of the members don't like it 25% of the members will be all for it and 26% of the members will say nothing. Basically you get a whole HELL of a lot more negative feedback than positive.
Take the giveaway contests lately.... lots of bitching about having the opportunity to get FREE stuff. Sheesh... if I was running the site I'd have said 'screw this' after the first one. Moderating, if you give a damn about it, is like being a parent to a bunch of 'special needs' adults. It's a constant balancing act of knowing where to draw the line whether you like the member or not. Do you let the member that you personally can't stand go a little more out of bounds than you do the ones that you like because it's obvious that there is animus between the two of you? And if you do is that fair to the membership as a whole? Again the 49, 25, 26, rule applies.
Occasionally I'll pop in when someone says something that either interests me enough to comment, I want to point out a flaw in someones 'logic', or I just want to mock someone who is being flagrantly stupid and, let's face it, it does happen. Now you know. However, if I'm ever needed, just remember.
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Have a great day ladies
Why do I browse these boards? Well my spouse likes Mac cosmetics. In fact she LOVES Mac cosmetics. I love her so I do try to keep up with whats coming out and what's in demand. There's something cool about looking at her on a Tuesday morning and saying 'hey the new line comes out today and we've got a spare couple of hundred why don't you run down to the mall and pick up a couple of things' that really makes my day. I also browse boards for Halo 3, Sailor Moon, etc... Anything my family is in to I try to keep up with to a degree so I can understand where they're coming from and what their needs / desires are.
Why am I impatient with users who are being a pain the the ass to the mods and admins? Well this is pretty straightforward. I've moderated and administered plenty of sites. So many, in fact, that were I to be offered the position again on a site I'd run away screaming like a 12 year old girl from the creepy drunk uncle at the family reunion. Administrating a board is a constant exercise in frustration. No matter WHAT you do it will seem that 49% of the members don't like it 25% of the members will be all for it and 26% of the members will say nothing. Basically you get a whole HELL of a lot more negative feedback than positive.
Take the giveaway contests lately.... lots of bitching about having the opportunity to get FREE stuff. Sheesh... if I was running the site I'd have said 'screw this' after the first one. Moderating, if you give a damn about it, is like being a parent to a bunch of 'special needs' adults. It's a constant balancing act of knowing where to draw the line whether you like the member or not. Do you let the member that you personally can't stand go a little more out of bounds than you do the ones that you like because it's obvious that there is animus between the two of you? And if you do is that fair to the membership as a whole? Again the 49, 25, 26, rule applies.
Occasionally I'll pop in when someone says something that either interests me enough to comment, I want to point out a flaw in someones 'logic', or I just want to mock someone who is being flagrantly stupid and, let's face it, it does happen. Now you know. However, if I'm ever needed, just remember.
