Idea for forum:

[TearValerin]

If the company can moniter the people then they can monitor the threads. Not a terrible idea but it would soooo get abused. The only way it even remotely works is banning the moderator from participating in the discussion.

How would it be abused? It's a common practice amongst free MMO forums, I see no reason why we could not have them. Especially when you think about it, I'm pretty sure SE has their hands full with projects/events outside of FF currently, they could probably use all the help they can get.

[Auredant]

How would it be abused? It's a common practice amongst free MMO forums, I see no reason why we could not have them. Especially when you think about it, I'm pretty sure SE has their hands full with projects/events outside of FF currently, they could probably use all the help they can get.

Many of these degenerate before the first page is done...and if the moderator is participating then he's not actually being objective. I think it would cause more problems than it solves sorry to say.

[Vinc]

Many of these degenerate before the first page is done...and if the moderator is participating then he's not actually being objective. I think it would cause more problems than it solves sorry to say.

I agree with this. No thanks to volunteer mods, unless it's Isladar.

[TearValerin]

Many of these degenerate before the first page is done...and if the moderator is participating then he's not actually being objective. I think it would cause more problems than it solves sorry to say.

It is easy to display an opinion without subjective bias, if a moderator touches base with the community in a way that that does not make the company look bad, how is it detrimental? It does not cause problems unless the moderator does not follow the boundary between work and play. I can direct you to a number of popular MMO forums where the moderators are all volunteer basis, and regulate things with a firm grasp of knowing as to where they stand between a player and a company representative.

[Auredant]

It is easy to display an opinion without subjective bias, if a moderator touches base with the community in a way that that does not make the company look bad, how is it detrimental? It does not cause problems unless the moderator does not follow the boundary between work and play. I can direct you to a number of popular MMO forums where the moderators are all volunteer basis, and regulate things with a firm grasp of knowing as to where they stand between a player and a company representative.

Maybe I'm jaded because i see so much flaming/trolling going on. It's just my 2 cents but why would SE want a flood of complaints that this mod deleted my post or this mod banned me. That's where I think it would create more work for them.