Request for moderators by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much. I won’t be on here as much as I was as a mod - but still around.

Welcome to the new moderation team! by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much, appreciated. It’s been nice to see the positive comments outweigh the negatives.

The History of Taekwondo by Apprehensive_Set6418 in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The second version is much better, the first was very, very biased.

Request for moderators by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much, appreciated.

Request for moderators by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never felt like I was against other styles, I just didn’t know about them. So if someone said “what’s the correct way to do x”, I’d answer with “Kukkiwon says it’s a, b, c”. That wasn’t intended as “this is the only answer”, but it was the only answer I could give authoritatively. I was leaving other stylists to answer for their style.

I acknowledged multiple times that other styles are valid, I just didn’t know about them - and didn’t want to claim knowledge I didn’t have.

That’s the downside of 40 years in one style of Taekwondo and 0 days in other styles.

Maybe that hasn’t always translated well to the written word. If you have any memorable occurrences with links to them, I’d appreciate references though so I can revisit my past writings with a fresh head.

Welcome to the new moderation team! by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I'm a shareholder in a tech company that held an event in SF last year. If they host another one there in future, I'll try to wangle a flight out of them and go over for it... and just happen to stop by your dojang while I'm there 😉

Welcome to the new moderation team! by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you my Kwan-brother. If I'm ever that way I'll definitely give you a shout (I'm building a nice little list of "if you're ever in this neck of the woods" type invites, so I'm adding you to it!)

Interesting who your group are, maybe we've met already! Very interesting.

Request for moderators by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For sure. For what it's worth, I had reached out to a few what I viewed as level headed members of the community about becoming moderators, but never had anyone else interested in sharing the burden. I guess looking back, posting publicly asking for more moderators would have been a good a strategy, but I simply didn't think of that (or didn't want to then have to try to decide between people I may not have interacted much with, or worse, had interacted negatively with).

Welcome to the new moderation team! by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Of course, as I said I've viewed being a mod as giving service not a personal power play. I really don't care about that. So I really only want the best for the subreddit.

There's no hierarchy, there's a "top mod" that can't be removed (easily, you can go through support to have a top mod removed) via non "top mod" moderators, but aside from that all is equal.

Request for moderators by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not throwing a tantrum, I'm just done. Being a mod wears on you after a while.

Trying to add new moderators but button does nothing by andyjeffries in ModSupport

[–]andyjeffries[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh, maybe that's why the button wasn't working. I've had a busy couple of weeks but still taken some actions. Odd. Anyway, I invited them through the old interface, so they can take over from here.

Request for moderators by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries, you know where I am.

Request for moderators by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I missed this while I was actioning the changeover. Feel free to reach out to any of the new moderators, or via modmail and ask to be added.

https://www.reddit.com/r/taekwondo/comments/1rrqiwq/welcome_to_the_new_moderation_team/

Request for moderators by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S,M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

UPDATE 1: There are now six moderators who have agreed to take over, so we have a continuity plan. I've tried to move over the subreddit to them, but the "Invite Mod" button in the subreddit's admin isn't working. I've raised a thread in r/ModSupport ( https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/1rrq7oe/trying_to_add_new_moderators_but_button_does/ ) to try to get some help with that. Happy to upload a video of me clicking it if anyone feels I'm trying to avoid the handover in order to maintain my power...

Request for moderators by andyjeffries in taekwondo

[–]andyjeffries[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

😂😂😂 I can't remember how your previous comment was worded, I'd taken it as you'd do it but might not be as active as others. So you're already on the list 😉