there's a proper link here: http://www.comicvine.com/forums/editing-tools/2761/comicvine-faq-wiki-forums-mods/570120/ (apparently I can't just copy/paste it) - Aztek the Inept
Moderator. "A moderator is a person who moderates"... and after stating that obvious piece of information let me explain to you what the purpose of this thread is.
Until a user accumulates enough points (1000) to gain the ability to make live edits to the site, that user's submissions will go through a moderation queue that is monitored by the Comic Vine staff, as well as a team of volunteer moderators from the community. -- Comic Vine's FAQ
Of course that is not all we do on the site. We edit post that need editing, we ban those that need banning, we help those in need of direction and we talk comics with comic book-fanatics (We all do that last one, but I just thought it was worth mentioning it). There's a lot that a moderator does, which is why it takes a handful of us to complete that task.
A small complication that seems to be surfacing lately is the fact that most of you don't know which Mod to approach for your problems and concerns. Each Mod has an area of expertise and sometimes your questions might be directed to the incorrect Mod. We are all scattered around the world, which means that sometimes we are not around when you need us because we don't share the same time zone.
After much deliberation we have found a solution for this. Although you do have the option to PM Mods all at the same time, we thought that this would be a more "amusing" solution. This thread will now be your guide to everything you need to know about Comic Vine's Moderators (time zone, taste in comics, moderating activities, etc.)
Periodically I will be updating this post with a different Mod, (all posted in a chronological order in which we became Mods) but to start us off we will begin with the most "experienced" Mod:
General Information:
- Mod Name: Shatterstar
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Reddish Brown
- Eyes: One brown, one glowing orange for no apparent reason
- Age: Crickets in the background...
- Language(s): English, Spanish and a little French
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
- Moderates: Wiki, images and sometimes forums
- Taste in Comics: Little bit of everything, mainly indy books and whatever I can get for free
General Information:
- Mod Name: fesak
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Brown
- Eyes: Green
- Age: 31
- Language(s): English and Swedish
- Time Zone: Central European Time (CET)
- Moderates: Wiki and some forum except for Battles, RPG, Fan-Fic and Artist Show-Off
- Taste in Comics: Everything and anything
General Information:
- Mod Name: Buckshot
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Brown
- Age: 23
- Language(s): English primarily but I'm also fluent in logic, reason, sarcasm and deceit.
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- Moderates: Battles
- Taste in Comics: Well told stories and interesting ideas.
General Information:
- Mod Name: Gambler
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Brown
- Age: Immortal
- Language(s): English and Spanish.
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- Moderates: Forums and sometimes Wiki
- Taste in Comics: DC Universe for life.
General Information:
- Mod Name: aztek the lost
- Gender: Pure Testosterone Baby!
- Hair: The Color of Promiscuity
- Eyes: The Color of Seduction
- Age: Legal to Partake in Coitus
- Language(s): English... the superior language!
- Time Zone: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-6)/(UTC-5...Daylight Savings); although, since I work nighshift, this doesn't really mean anything.
- Moderates: Wiki and Forums excluding whining children who are bickering amongst themselves.
- Taste in Comics: If it has Vertigo on the cover I'm there... also; other stuff.
General Information:
- Mod Name: xerox-kitty
- Gender: Female
- Hair: Blonde
- Eyes: Blue
- Age: Mind your own business
- Language(s): Brummie et une petite peu nihongo
- Time Zone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/ British Summer Time (BST)
- Moderates: Wiki Edits and Forum Threads except for Battles, Off-Topic and RPG
- Taste in Comics: Mostly New Mutants and X-Men related.
General Information:
- Mod Name: jloneblackheart
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Brown
- Eyes: Brown
- Soul: Black
- Age: 12/24/80. You do the math.
- Language(s): American. From the South. Y'all.
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- Moderates: Wiki and New Releases. I'll try to help anyone with anything.
- Taste in Comics: Marvel Cosmic, Fantastic Four, Green Hornet and various others
General Information:
- Mod Name: Blue_Shield
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Dark Brown
- Eyes: Brown
- Age: 34 (for 8 more days) Some time ago.
- Language(s): English and learning Sign Language
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
- Moderates: Wiki
- Taste in Comics: Anything but primarily Marvel.
General Information:
- Mod Name: KillerZ
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Brown
- Eyes: Gray
- Age: 26
- Language(s): Estonian and English.
- Time Zone: Eastern European Time (EET) +2
- Moderates: Wiki Edits and Images
- Taste in Comics: Mostly everything Top Cow and Chaos! Comics, also few other random comics.
General Information:
- Mod Name: pixelized
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Brown
- Age: 21-Forever
- Language(s): English and Spanish
- Time Zone: Honestly, not really sure.
- Moderates: Wiki and Forum
- Taste in Comics: I'm a Marvel kid, mainly the X-Men (when not written by Fraction or drawn by Land). do enjoy my Avengers in all their varieties. Oh and Spider-Man has been rather delicious...
General Information:
- Mod Name: Icarusflies
- Gender: Female
- Hair: Dark Brown
- Eyes: Light Brown
- Age: Since time is relevant, does age mean anything?
- Language(s): English and enough French to confuse people.
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- Moderates: Wiki and Forums (Except for Battles, Artist Show-Off and anything to do with Manga/Anime)
- Taste in Comics: Umbrella Academy . Anything by Geoff Johns or Grant Morrison , anything with Batman or Flash and anything with my favorite characters in it.
General Information:
- Mod Name: sora_thekey
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Light Brown
- Eyes: Brown/Hazel
- Age: Old enough to legally drink anywhere in the world except the US
- Language(s): English, Spanish, American Sign Language and Mexican Sign Language (Although I doubt those last two would help here on the site)
- Time Zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
- Moderates: Forums (I spend a lot of time in the Artist Show-Off threads). I also take a look at Blogs from time to time.
- Taste in Comics: I read a little bit of everything and a lot of Marvel Comics. If written by Grant Morrison or Jim McCann - I'll love it. If written by Brian Michael Bendis or Gail Simone - I'll enjoy it. If written by Geoff Johns or Matt Fraction - I'll have to get back to you on that...
General Information:
- Mod Name: Static Shock
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Black w/ waves
- Eyes: Dark brown, but filled with lightning when supercharged.
- Age: 24
- Language(s): English
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- Moderates: All forums, especially Battle Forums
- Taste in Comics: Anything that has Static, Captain Atom, and Black Panther in it, for the most part. Or, anything with a good story in it.
General Information:
- Mod Name: Morpheus
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Brown
- Eyes: Brown
- Age: 23
- Language(s): English, French, Greek
- Time Zone: Eastern European Time (EET)
- Moderates: Battle forums
- Taste in Comics: Marvel, DC, Vertigo
VANCE ASTRO
"THE SHIELD IS MIGHTIER THAN MJOLNIR!"
General Information:
- Mod Name: Vance Astro
- Gender: Male
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Brown
- Age: 25
- Language(s): English
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- Moderates: Battle Forums
- Taste in Comics: I will read just about anything but my favorites are the Marvel Knights (Daredevil, Punisher, Cap, Elektra etc.)
So there you have it Viners. Now you have a tool that will help you direct your questions to the correct Mod.
There might be some updates here and there on the information we post, so don't stop checking back in to this thread. If there's anything else you would like to know about us Mods then comment below and we'll see what can be done about those requests.
-- Geo ( sora_thekey) long time user, blogger, wiki editor of the Whiskey Media Sites, Moderator of Comic Vine and Anime Vice and 24/7geek! -- Follow me on Twitter: @sora_thekey
