Mod my life

Discussion in 'Free Thoughts' started by S.A.M., Nov 29, 2007.

  1. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    Wanna Control Someone?

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    http://www.modmylife.com/

    Mod My Life is a new approach to reality entertainment. We don't just let users watch the video, we let them control the participants in real-time while they see what happens. We launched our private beta in late October, and we are currently producing live daily "modcasts" in Manhattan for our beta users.

    How does it work?
    There are mods and modstars. The mods are user-submitted actions, and the modstars are people who perform them. Some examples of mods are the following:

    * Buy a slice of pizza and get in an argument with it.
    * Walk into a store with your arms in front of you and pretend to be a zombie.
    * Ask someone for a good pickup line and then use that line on the next person you see.

    Those are just some random examples. Users are able to enter whatever interesting ideas they would like to see performed. Users also get to vote on all submitted mods and flag mods that they feel are inappropriate. Our algorithm aggregates user voting and other metrics to determine which mods get sent to the modstars. These winning mods are sent via hidden earpiece to modstars who perform them in real-time for people on the site to watch. Our modstars are interesting and outgoing individuals (many are talented actors, comedians, and improv performers) who we hook up with audio, video, and mobile technology that lets them move unconstrained around New York City. One mod after another, the audience gets to write and direct the show, and the modstars get to act it out. And though it might seem surprising, our modstars have actually had a great deal of fun performing the mods users send them.


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  3. draqon Banned Banned

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    I want to control myself

    SAM...teach me how to control myself
     
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  5. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    Wrong person to ask. I can barely manage myself.

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  7. Why? Registered Senior Member

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    I thought this thread was going to be S.A.M.'s confession that being a moderator is her life.
     
  8. Gustav Banned Banned

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    so did i
    its not too late
    do an analysis, sam
    the antecedent condition, the transition, the present status

    go on
    we the public want to know
    from citizen to servant
    the definitive expose
     
  9. maxg Registered Senior Member

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    I think this idea has been used in online porn for a while now.
     
  10. Xev Registered Senior Member

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    Same. But next time I go grocery shopping I am going to walk around like a zombie, that sounds fun.
     
  11. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    Immediate feeling: I have the power!!!

    Reality: reading countless posts you have no interest in, getting reports from people who want ACTION!!!!, lots of whining, complaint threads, fighting with other mods, to ban or not to ban, delete or keep, warning or infraction, trolling or flaming, hmm 3 more points will lead to ban...should I let it go, is it serious or joke, hate mail from people who used to be friendly, loads of time deleting spam in threads...being caught on both sides when friends are in trouble; whining from friends, admonishing and rancor from other mods.

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    Good stuff: finding out who your real friends are, unexpected moments when you get support, being part of the target group and knowing everyone really is not so bad

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  12. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    You reminded me of this:

    http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/10/practical-jokes.html
     
  13. Why? Registered Senior Member

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    How much do moderators get paid?
     
  14. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    An average of 15 insults and 203 whines per month. James gets more and Plazma is probably the luckiest. He's inundated with the stuff.
     
  15. Why? Registered Senior Member

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    Why don't you quit?
     
  16. shichimenshyo Caught in the machine Registered Senior Member

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    Its a status thing?
     
  17. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    I've quit several times actually, I'm just a sucker I guess.

    If everyone gives up, it gets harder on the others.

    Nah I spend so much time here, it seems natural; and if I was doing it all wrong I would quit.

    But with one exception, everyone seems to be happy (in the mods)
     
  18. Why? Registered Senior Member

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    Did you become a mod because you have soo many freaken posts? Or did you sleep with someone?
     
  19. draqon Banned Banned

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    SAM wanted to find herself in a mirror.
     
  20. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    I showed my boobs.

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    Nah, some of the older mods decided to ask me and they are the ones who keep me going; if they leave, so will I.
     
  21. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    What would you want people to do on mod my life?

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  22. draqon Banned Banned

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    The string of friendship everlasting, the chain made of sorrows of regular members like us...it holds this world together. And if one moderator will fall, the others shall perish...
     
  23. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    True and I miss some of the chains that have gone.
     

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