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Calling all night owls!

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RebeccaMumsnet · 23/02/2016 13:24

Hi all,

We'd like to recruit some more of you into the Nightwatch, to help out alongside our current night time volunteers.

The Nightwatch are a group of MNetters, many from overseas, who have the power to hide posts or threads of a spammy nature, or posts that overtly break our Talk guidelines.

They can't see or respond to reports, and aren't asked to make judgment calls on stuff like personal attacks, bunfights, troll-hunting and so on; they're simply equipped to deal with the sort of beyond-the-pale posts or images that you - and they! - would normally report to us.

Night watchers don't have to identify themselves, and are under no obligation to be around full-time - it's more a question of popping on the boards as you would do in the course of a normal day's Mumsnetting. We will be drawing up a rota and asking what works for you and what doesn't; if you thought you were likely to be around one night a week, that'd be about perfect.

If you're interested, please post below and we'll mail you with further information. We are looking for a handful of people, and will be looking at the global timezones to help cover as much time as possible, so please don't take it personally if you're not selected: it doesn't mean we love you any less Grin

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IamtheZombie · 24/02/2016 21:06

Justine has made it quite clear that paid overnight staff is NOT an option at the current time. Zombie has bookmarked her first post on this thread so it should go straight to that post.

Given that it is her choice and decision to continue with the Night Watch system, Zombie doesn't think those who are willing to offer their time should be referred to as The gullible few. It is in fact rather insulting.

AnneEyhtMeyer · 24/02/2016 19:53

The gullible few: "Pick me!"

Majority: "It should be a paid position"

MNHQ: "Thanks for all the lovely volunteers!"

gooseberryroolz · 24/02/2016 16:30

Really? My memory. I remember being disappointed when I clicked on the thread announcing it, that it was nothing to do with the Sarah Waters book. So there's a useful recollection Smile

usual · 24/02/2016 16:27

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gooseberryroolz · 24/02/2016 16:24

I was just trying to remember what sparked it off. Wasn't it a willy picture incident?

usual · 24/02/2016 16:23

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gooseberryroolz · 24/02/2016 16:18

You could get conflicts of interest, poster hiding a thread they were on because they didn't like the way it was turning out or didn't support their own POV. Or hiding those of people they have had problems with in the past.

They'd be defrocked by lunchtime surely?

Look, MOST threads that need hiding overnight are perverts, really obvious trolls (big overlap with those two groups) or inventive spammers or some other galringly inappropriate blow-in nonsense.

Occasionally, there's also a big bunfight that would need hiding, but not often.

It's really not the same as day-time moderating that MNHQ do and 99% of the time it's obvious to everyone what needs hiding.

You need to pull a few allnighters and see for yourself Smile

Sparklingbrook · 24/02/2016 16:17

If there were they wouldn't exactly broadcast it would they> Wink

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 24/02/2016 16:15

You are aware there already is a Nightwatch that MN is just recruiting additional folk for? I don't think there's been any issues with power crazed Njghtwatchers running amok through the (virtual) corridors if MN....

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeG0es · 24/02/2016 16:11

You could get conflicts of interest, poster hiding a thread they were on because they didn't like the way it was turning out or didn't support their own POV. Or hiding those of people they have had problems with in the past. Make it a paid position and moderate properly.

LilacSpunkMonkey · 24/02/2016 16:01

Someone trolling is not going to be deterred by their thread/s being hidden.

If they're trolling in the first place they'll just start another thread.

Sparklingbrook · 24/02/2016 15:58

Better to just pay people to do a proper job overnight with all the responsibility and ability to ban and delete etc. Nightwatch is never going to be a patch on that.

gooseberryroolz · 24/02/2016 15:56

Or even powercrazy Hmm

gooseberryroolz · 24/02/2016 15:56

It would us all from the Apocalypse Now scenario of MNers gone powercrazy batshit upriver and someone having to be despatched to wrestle the button from their desperate clutches.

It's only the ability to temporarily hide threads (and they'll sack anyone who abuses that), hard to go powercrazt with THAT.

They're not going to hand out banhammers and secret access Smile

Hennifer · 24/02/2016 15:52

Yes how do you revoke their powers if it all goes wrong? Change the system password or something?

YOU CANNOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE

Grin
ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 24/02/2016 15:29

There's a Night watch thread? Learn something new every day..

Don't you need a Weekend Watch as well?

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 24/02/2016 15:25

Yes and you wouldn't want grudge bearing petty types to do it either.

ThenLaterWhenItGotDark · 24/02/2016 14:30

Save us all.

ThenLaterWhenItGotDark · 24/02/2016 14:29

Obviously HQ would have to be very careful with whom they choose, if this goes ahead.
No-one with a personal agenda, or who gets deleted/reported a lot themselves or who seems to be desperate to do it, because frankly, the mind boggles as to what, apart from the power kick, anyone would get out of it.
I just don't get why someone properly employed can't do it. It would us all from the Apocalypse Now scenario of MNers gone powercrazy batshit upriver and someone having to be despatched to wrestle the button from their desperate clutches.

Sparklingbrook · 24/02/2016 12:40

If a Nightwatch thread is in Trending that's a good sign things are going very wrong.

AlpacaLypse · 24/02/2016 12:38

I'm torn about this. I volunteered last time round although you didn't want me

I am in the UK but frequently up ridiculously late. However I do think you need to have a paid, pro moderater on duty 24/7.

gooseberryroolz · 24/02/2016 12:12

Do the Nightwatch threads show up in Active?

That one the other night was in Trending for ages.

magimedi · 24/02/2016 12:06

And the link to Nightwatch really should be in Shortcuts, so it is easy to find.

usual · 24/02/2016 11:18

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Sparklingbrook · 24/02/2016 11:17

It really is Usual. Grin I can understand why people wouldn't want to post on it and let everyone see them grassing.

That said, every time Nightwatch is mentioned many posters say they didn't even know it existed.