ronin returns

Good morning to my fellow Patriots!

Let's get busy, and bring the calls in!

Real name, Reuben, online handle is ronin...

Thank you for your help and assistance tattered flag

I have more than ten years at a dozen channels, including the world's largest chess site with more than 15 million members at that one site alone, both with Help as a volunteer, and as a full time moderator, this is how I earned a living for years.

I work Staff level, for all departments assigned.

Well, this is a new platform, so help is always welcome, I'll have questions along the way.

I started moderating in 2008.

I am getting set up with mic and headphones, I have three laptops, and handle calls and audio well, we can run a test in advance.

Optimally, I'll have the earbuds with built-in mic and will move up to studio quality, but I already have 200W speakers, it sounds like people are in the room when they speak. My audio experience goes back about 25 years.

I know. Mute other channels and tabs, and speak clearly and well paced. I've worked soundboards, set up audio cables and run tests, I've worked with musicians, I've acted on stage for up to four or five hundred people at once.

I've operated soundboards and video equipment, so it is just a matter of minor adjustments getting started at a new platform.

I enjoy this work, as well as moderating live chat, I can scan multiple languages at once, on multiple tabs or chats.

We are solid, I'll have questions along the way, however over the past year I've been impressed with our Patriot Soapbox stream, you are all really growing and improving.

I've edited a 400 plus page book in the past couple of years, I've worked multiple chats online, I can list a few ..

I'm good at my work, and a writer and producer as well as a moderator and researcher.

We need to grow our numbes.

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It will take me time to settle into the platform, I can join you in a live video or voice call, or set up a training session

I try not to spam it, but it is just habit for me to post it about once every fifteen minutes.

I'll need that link, please send to my email:

[email protected]

Sorry for the delay, bathroom break, and chatting with Honeybee7

Okay, I didn't realize this was an open chat, I thought it was a private one.

Post dropped now.

Yes

Thank you both.

Again, I thought this was more like Hangouts, and we could open private chat, and we were in one.

Lesson learned.

I'll study more as I have the time and health/energy, finding work has been a challenge recently.

I have the general skill set for online work though, just a matter of learning some of the new platforms. This one seems to be pretty basic and simple.

Ah, okay, let me write that down in my notebook for Discord notes/tips.

I like to keep hard copy on some of these things.

Okay, ronin returns...

give me a moment, popping Ibuprofen for my back...

I'm in quite a bit of pain and allergies today...

I had a bad fall last year, and also have degenerated discs, so I have to periodically stretch or get up to keep things in abeyance .

homepathic arnica gell, come to me, let's get this loosened up...

Just takes some maintaining, too many hours at the computer or sitting some days...

Topics of interest for upcoming articles?

Okay, hard copy written down on my notebook for all our notes.

No chance of losing that.

Good. I'll spend a few days checking the instructional videos as well, online.

Did you grab the copy/paste on my email, or would you rather keep everything here regarding training/instruction?

I don't spam up Inboxes, so no worries there, but I do share with co-workers private status on my end.

Understood, yes.

I hope all goes well at the doctor, thank you for your help.

I don't really care for this platform much at all, it is counter-intuitive, overly complex, and would take hours and days to learn fully. I'll do my best to figure out what is needed to make calls and work here though, it just seems like unnecessary work added to more work though, and a huge distraction when I like a simple life, basic tools, and intuitive platforms to operate in. This is anything but.

I can see why there are few callers now, 80% of the people would be greatly daunted simply be the platform, and leave it practically at first glance. I won't, but hardly one in ten or so know anything about this Byzantine system. At least I can post up articles and call in now, somehow, somewhere, some day.

And now I need a mic as well, when I can't even afford decent health care and truck repair. I'll find someone to run audio and video checks with to be sure I'm 5x5, and if not, maybe I can get there in a few months as my budget allows in this nightmare of an economy.