how do you get to be a moderator?
- Star of destiny
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how do you get to be a moderator?
Hi there!
I was just wondering how a person becomes a moderator on these forums. Any information you could supply would be much appreciated!
I was just wondering how a person becomes a moderator on these forums. Any information you could supply would be much appreciated!
Last edited by Star of destiny on Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:19 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Moderator positions are up to my discression, so in order to become one then you have to impress upon myself that you are suitable for the role.
So you have to be helpful and polite at all times. Referring people to other topics where the same thing is discussed or pointing out where on the site their question is answered is a good start.
You have to know the rules of the forums, so any action taken against your posts for spam or rule infringements will count against your chances.
Post count has nothing to do with it, you do not become a moderator when you reach a certain level of posting; in fact I tend to be suspicious of high posters as they are more likely to be spamming topics.
And finally the most important rule is never ask to be a moderator: anyone who wants the title for prestige or power tends to be the worst at actually using it.
So you have to be helpful and polite at all times. Referring people to other topics where the same thing is discussed or pointing out where on the site their question is answered is a good start.
You have to know the rules of the forums, so any action taken against your posts for spam or rule infringements will count against your chances.
Post count has nothing to do with it, you do not become a moderator when you reach a certain level of posting; in fact I tend to be suspicious of high posters as they are more likely to be spamming topics.
And finally the most important rule is never ask to be a moderator: anyone who wants the title for prestige or power tends to be the worst at actually using it.
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Thanks for the information!
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wow cant believe this is a sticky
just to let everybody know..shiro fan is no longer with suiko source..so dosen't that make his response kind of invalid? or has shiro fan come back? because the date of his post is 2004 so im assuming a mod copied and pasted his post and then made it a sticky,am I right?
just to let everybody know..shiro fan is no longer with suiko source..so dosen't that make his response kind of invalid? or has shiro fan come back? because the date of his post is 2004 so im assuming a mod copied and pasted his post and then made it a sticky,am I right?
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Re: how do you get to be a moderator?
Interesting. I will do my best!
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Re: how do you get to be a moderator?
With the current traffic we have at this site, I don't see any need for additional moderators here for the forseeable future-- unless a new Suikoden is released or something.
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wow, seriously?Shirofan wrote:Moderator positions are up to my discression, so in order to become one then you have to impress upon myself that you are suitable for the role.
So you have to be helpful and polite at all times. Referring people to other topics where the same thing is discussed or pointing out where on the site their question is answered is a good start.
You have to know the rules of the forums, so any action taken against your posts for spam or rule infringements will count against your chances.
Post count has nothing to do with it, you do not become a moderator when you reach a certain level of posting; in fact I tend to be suspicious of high posters as they are more likely to be spamming topics.
And finally the most important rule is never ask to be a moderator: anyone who wants the title for prestige or power tends to be the worst at actually using it.
dont get blinded by these... ummm naive (?) words
being a moderator in a forum means work
you dont get to bask in your prowess and glory (two things i rarely see that a moderator gets)
you have to do something amongst the long 'to do' list in a forum
you do get authority (the right word) and rank for being a moderator
in exchange for having to service some messy and clueless forumers, ungrateful ones, uncontrollable flamers, cursing peeps., etc
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Re: how do you get to be a moderator?
Yeah, i've been a mod for a few pokemon sites with a couple hundred members, but they were just invision free sites, not that important. But Mio, I agree, it is a lot of work, and a lot of responsibility. I'm working on being a mod on Gamefaqs. ^_^
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Re: how do you get to be a moderator?
I always wondered how that process went. I was thinking to myself I'm only at 100 or so posts I figured the ones with 1000+ would be chosen first, but I see the point if they have an insane amount they could be spamming.
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Re: how do you get to be a moderator?
There's no real process.
When the admins and mods think we need more mods to deal with some sort of onslaught of clueless people, we'll probably tap whomever who has been the most mature, level-headed, helpful, and willing person to become a mod.
When the admins and mods think we need more mods to deal with some sort of onslaught of clueless people, we'll probably tap whomever who has been the most mature, level-headed, helpful, and willing person to become a mod.
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Re: how do you get to be a moderator?
Thats cool I was thinking that there were certain criteriors to be met maybe even a test on Suikoden. thanks this was helpful!
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