UBB.Developers Forums General Discussion Chit Chat How many times has this happened to you?

Background info: I run my boards at a friend's site; Mutually beneficial since I dislike web design and like coding in Perl. My friend uses the name PV or Pheo. Site's named Face-First Entertainment (FFE).

Anyway, one fine day I get this IM...

NOTE: The names have been changed to protect the innocent and ridiculous. Well, just his name.

Person (3:45:36 PM): Hi. Can I be an admin at FFE?
Person (3:46:35 PM): Can I? Pheo said to ask you, since he's a worthless slug.
Person (3:47:47 PM): Hello?
Person (3:48:08 PM): I AM PRESIDENT BUSH. YOU MUST DO AS I SAY.
AncientSephiroth (3:48:32 PM): Hi, I don't know you?
Person (3:49:04 PM): I'm the infamous ****.
AncientSephiroth (3:49:11 PM): The infamous who?
Person (3:49:52 PM): ****.
Person (3:49:55 PM): Don't you know me?
AncientSephiroth (3:49:57 PM): From?
Person (3:50:02 PM): *********.
AncientSephiroth (3:50:07 PM): Never heard of it.
AncientSephiroth (3:50:08 PM): Wait
AncientSephiroth (3:50:11 PM): Heard of it once
AncientSephiroth (3:50:17 PM): Never heard of a ****
Person (3:50:19 PM): !
Person (3:50:26 PM): Hm.
AncientSephiroth (3:50:27 PM): And PV's not responding to me
Person (3:50:34 PM): PV?
AncientSephiroth (3:50:37 PM): aka Pheo
Person (3:50:41 PM): Ah.
Person (3:51:04 PM): I know Pheo, so you should make me admin
AncientSephiroth (3:51:08 PM): No
Person (3:51:23 PM): Why not?
Person (3:51:33 PM): President Bush says: YES
AncientSephiroth (3:51:37 PM): Because I don't know who you are
AncientSephiroth (3:51:42 PM): And he's not responding to me to tell me
Person (3:51:49 PM): That's aweful.
Person (3:52:06 PM): **Have you ever joined CheatCity?
AncientSephiroth (3:52:22 PM): CheatCity was a good place
AncientSephiroth (3:52:31 PM): Weap was a cool person
Person (3:52:33 PM): !
Person (3:52:38 PM): YES
Person (3:52:41 PM): I modded there.
AncientSephiroth (3:52:46 PM): Never heard of you
Person (3:52:52 PM): Arg X_X;
AncientSephiroth (3:52:58 PM): I was an admin at the chat there :-
Person (3:53:20 PM): But Weap forgot who I was so he isn't cool anymore =P
Well.. well.. RAR
AncientSephiroth (3:53:26 PM): Uh-huh..
AncientSephiroth (3:53:28 PM): Well you won't be an admin
AncientSephiroth (3:53:34 PM): I can pretty much guarantee that
AncientSephiroth (3:53:47 PM): Megamod maybe, after I edit the ubb to script that feature in
AncientSephiroth (3:53:56 PM): and to get megamod you will have to talk with pheo at that time
AncientSephiroth (3:53:59 PM): Until then, No position.
Person (3:54:35 PM): Aww
AncientSephiroth (3:54:36 PM): unless Pheo wants to make you a mod
AncientSephiroth (3:54:45 PM): in which case I have no objection
Person (3:54:50 PM): Nifty.
Person (3:56:06 PM): AncientSephiroth (6:53:30 PM): the answers yes
Person (3:56:21 PM): SEE
Person (3:56:23 PM): You must!
AncientSephiroth (3:56:30 PM): Do that again, and you will be IP banned from the forums
AncientSephiroth (3:57:40 PM): Simply put, I'm not joking around
AncientSephiroth (3:57:49 PM): Administrator-ing is a serious business.
Person (3:57:49 PM): Blah.
Person (3:58:03 PM): ...and I'm not a ****ing n00b
AncientSephiroth (3:58:11 PM): Good
AncientSephiroth (3:58:28 PM): That's good to hear
AncientSephiroth (3:58:46 PM): But, Let me get into bottom lines here
AncientSephiroth (3:58:49 PM): If I don't know someone
AncientSephiroth (3:59:07 PM): I am not going to give them abilities whereby they can totally screw up my work
AncientSephiroth (3:59:15 PM): Thats the simple, bottom line
AncientSephiroth (3:59:25 PM): Not saying you would screw up my work
Person (3:59:30 PM): Right
AncientSephiroth (3:59:33 PM): But I dont give people the ability to do so
AncientSephiroth (3:59:36 PM): General principle
AncientSephiroth (3:59:43 PM): Hang out at the forums for a few months
AncientSephiroth (3:59:49 PM): Get to know myself and the users
AncientSephiroth (3:59:57 PM): Then maybe, if we want another admin, we'll ask you
AncientSephiroth (4:00:14 PM): But...
AncientSephiroth (4:00:28 PM): To have someone I've never met before in my life, ASK to be an admin
AncientSephiroth (4:00:40 PM): There is no question in my mind, the answer is a simple no
Person (4:00:45 PM): I've used YaBB, YaBB SE, vB, Invision, phpBB, ezBoard.. if I screwed it up, it'd be on purpose =P
Alright, I'll lurk around.. but I can't guarentee much once I get my OMF:BG beta downloaded o_O
Well hell, it's the most effeciant way
Person (4:02:36 PM): And I've been registered at VGF since June 2000! As if that makes any difference, as that after that summer, the forum died a horrible death and was overrun by n00bs
Person (4:03:25 PM): And I'm a mod at Cheat2k.. and.. *realizes this is going nowhere*
Person (4:06:19 PM): I'm out, bai
AncientSephiroth (4:06:28 PM): Bye :-

Why do you even waste your time talking to these people? I just say no and if they keep bothering me i block them.

Strange person (4:06:28 PM): Can I be an admin even though you don't know me?
Strange person (4:06:38 PM): do it or else!!
Me (4:06:38 PM): *places person on ignore*

Yes it has happened to me. I just use the nifty block feature to rid of their presence.

I found it quite funny. He actually thought he had a chance to be an admin.

All the time. I don't even reply to them anymore. I simply hit ignore or delete their e-mail.

I used to, i just ignore them..

I chat with them cause I think it's simply funny. The funniest one was when someone offered to moderate my TEST board!

Test boards need love too...

Hehe, I don't see what needs to be modded but this may be your chance to make it a community. If you want it.

Oooh...*gets new idea from LK's post, for what to tell those people asking to be an admin/mod*

"Well...The best I could give you is the Test board."

Just picture the responses!