What type of information do moderators have access to?
Can they see private information like your email or your IP address?
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Not sure, but I think only Augustlan and the tech crew can see those things. Regular moderators are as in the dark as the rest of us. Mods can’t see your PMs either. Rest easy, Auggie’s the only one with a whip. And she’s usually nekkid.
If it’s on the net it’s not private. (Other than the fact Auggie is usually nekkid with a whip).
I deeply apologize for this comment, @augistlan, but the idea of seeing ANYONE nekkid with a whip is a nightmare to me!
They can see your employer, your income, your parents’ income. They know how you voted in the last ten elections. They see all the websites you’ve ever visited. They know every person you’ve ever been involved with. Yes. All of them. Including the furry.
They know your sexual preferences; how many brothers and sisters you have; any online medical records. They have all your passwords and can get into anything you have on the web.
In short. Moderators are God, as far as you are concerned. You better hope your prayers are to their satisfaction, or you may suddenly find yourself employed in a sewage treatment plant. Or in the IRS.
Ya, thanks @wundayatta, lol, thanks a lot, your a big help.
I would have to be really paranoid to consider your answer for a flash of a moment. ummm umm, I think your kidding!?!?!?!? lol
Yes, they can. But they don’t look at it unless it’s germane to an issue on Fluther.
They must have access (or at least Auggie must) to our IP addresses. If a user has been banned and it’s suspected that they’ve come back under a different username, they can check the IP address to see whether it’s likely to be the same person.
I wouldn’t worry about Auggie having access to IP addresses or email addresses, anyway. She’s super-dee-duper, and if Andrew and Ben trust her with that info, we all should, as well.
They can access your SSN and mother’s maiden name.
They know what kind of sandwich you like. Now they have to put that information to good use.
* gives Auggie the look *
Oh, @bob_ , anyone who’s breathing knows what kind of sandwich you like.
It’s rumoured, though this is just one guy talking here, that one of the motley crew knows the identity of the “second gunman” on the infamous grassy knoll!! Or that may be just wild conjecture on my part.
They also know what really happened at Roswell.
They know where Jimmy Hoffa’s body is buried.
They know where Atlantis is.
They did have sexual relations with “that woman!”
They have access to Area 51.
Also, Area 52.
Watergate? Chappaquiddick? Any excuse to use that wonderful word.
They know where Elvis is hiding.
We can see IP addresses, but not private PMs or your email address. It should be noted, however, that none of this kind of ‘private’ information is readily or immediately available to us. When we click on a profile, it looks almost identical to the ‘Profile’ pages you guys see.
The main difference is a small button that enables us to dig deeper on a particular user, if necessary; a suspected returning troll, a participant in a spam setup, etc. Clicking on the button takes us to a moderator page that lists all of a person’s posts (censored or not), their location, the color of their underwear, that kind of thing.
They also can see if you changed your socks today, and a few other things
At least one of them has a key to my house and knows exactly how I like my coffee. And has seen me nekkid. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
As @MissAnthrope says, all mods have access to your IP address(es), but only if they go looking for it. The founders and I are the only ones who can see your email address and your PMs, but again, only if we go looking. And we don’t, unless there’s a problem of some kind.
I trust @augustlan, I kind of have to seeing as she’s my mom. She doesn’t show my sisters or I any of the Mod only stuff unless it’s ok to show us. @wundayatta, Auggie knows how many siblings I have.
I heard that @augustlan knows everything about @laineybug – her home address, her shoe size, even how much she weighed when she was born! Personally, that scares me a little! ;)
They do extensive background checks and know everything there is to know about you. And if you step out of line, they have you eaten by Neptune, the fluther god. Resistance is futile.
@augustlan So then don’t you guys ever have problems with knowing if it’s the same person, since IPs are shared and recycled and changed and… all that jazz?
I hope they have access to the pre-adolescent tantrum happening in the cigar-smoking thread :)
I think all children of Fluther mothers should form a club. I nominate Katawagrey for something.
@Seelix : There’s a tantrum going on? And I missed it? You’re supposed to tell me about those!
Oh boy, @JilltheTooth – get over here if you want a giggle before the replies get deleted!
@Seelix Wow, thanks! I needed that today… That was fun.
@Seelix Thanks! I hate it when I miss tantrums! Do we get to throw tomatoes? :P
@Seelix : just did, flagged the hell outta her, and hopefully will take some of the heat for you. I’m a bitch, too, ya see. Thanks for the tip. I love reprimanding nasty adolescents.
Bah, I don’t care about her! I even GAed her just for fun. I hope she really freaks out, it’ll make my night :)
Damnit I missed it all. Grr.
I really should have a lot more lurve for setting all this in motion. Will the mods please look into that and please tell me who with held lurve. Good grief.
@MyNewtBoobs We can usually tell if “two” people are really the same person, via IP address and other tricks of the trade. Again, only if we go looking, though.
@augustlan I bet you guys had fun with my husband and I when we first joined. ;)
@jonsblond Was I even a mod when you joined? I can’t remember! All I know is I thought you and jon were one person for a while there. Your usernames confused my little brain!
@augustlan I don’t think you were, but i know we confused quite a few. Don’t mind me tonight. I’m beer buzzed and sunburnt. :P
TSA body scanners and invasive-and-bordering-on-inappropriate pat-downs, of course.
OK, not Katawagrey, that would just be icky.
I wouldn’t object to a cavity search pat down from KatawaGrey. Just sayin’...
@WillWorkForChocolate, I’ll get in line for that. Me next to be searched by KatawaGrey. Of course we did just say that in front of her mother.
Ahem! Still here, guys! Course I kinda started it, huh….
Nah, Katawagrey wins. She’s a giant blue warrior princess and I’m just a little blue dog. Shoulda picked a more intimidating avatar, huh.
@JilltheTooth You must be so proud of your daughter! And as far as patting down, from what she’s said, she seems to be doing quite well on her own. In a good way, of course!
@JilltheTooth Don’t worry darling, I still love you. I just have this strange fondness for your daughter’s tail. And her pointy ears. And I wouldn’t mind riding her ikran either…
Off subject but I don’t recomend jumbo margaritas at the local mexican restaruant. On to subject, whats an ikran? @Jillthetooth your daughter rocks. Oh, no, Im an “I love you man” type of drunk.
Anyways thanks for letting me rant. Why the fck won’t this thread go away.
Cuz it’s fun? And yeah, she really does rock!
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