Board Thread:Community Discussions/@comment-24718406-20150721001230/@comment-26908198-20150721012637

Slicer Vorzakh wrote: LilCaSh15 wrote: Slicer Vorzakh wrote: LilCaSh15 wrote: Slicer Vorzakh wrote: LilCaSh15 wrote: Slicer Vorzakh wrote: LilCaSh15 wrote: Slicer Vorzakh wrote: AyBoi8 wrote: Slicer Vorzakh wrote: AyBoi8 wrote: It should be necessary, most definitely. Don't want a bunch of idiots who know nothing about the wiki other than the chat to have it. but their job is on /chat/ Not necessarily, what if a new user joins chat and asks something relating to an article, or asks for a link to a special page? Moderators aren't supposed to just kick and ban people.

And you're a moderator, you should really know this. That's the job of LMBW:Patrollers, which I also happen to be. Oh, but according to that, their job is on the pages

Hmm ... and? You said their job was to answer the questions for the people on the chat. But if their job isn't on the chat, they don't have to.

So who helps the new people, in the end? Patrollers aren't chat moderators. Exactly, so they never have to be on the chat. And if the chat moderators won't help them on chat, who will? It's not only patrollers that know these things, some users without rights could be able to help. Also, it's not like there aren't mods that wouldn't know how to help them. But what I think AyBoi is saying is that the moderators should know learn this stuff in case none of the people who do know are on. It would help a lot, so I think this should stay how it is. I don't think so, having experience with editing fits nothing of the description of a /chat/ moderator Sigh

New people are always looking for people to help them, and the first person they usually go to is the person with the big star. If they don't know this, then who is supposed to help our new users out? It's not necessarily good if the people trying to moderate the chat aren't very welcoming but are banning people who aren't