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14-05-2009, 09:53am
Rules for Moderators
I know this was discussed a short while ago but I believe that it needs to be seriously looked at now.
A while ago we had issues on the forum and moderators were needed to clean the place up. This was the right decision at the time and worked well; moderators were impartial and censored those that needed censorship. The forum is a better place now than it was then.
In my opinion the problem we have now is that there are no rules for moderators and one mod in particular needs to be pulled back into line.
Things I have seen include.
1. Heavy involvement in inappropriate threads. I have no problem with these threads but donâ€t think it appropriate for a moderator to be a main player in them, or to be openly hostile to those who critic them.
2. Deletion of posts or even entire threads without consultation. There are posts and threads that need to be deleted (probably some of mine included) however an explanation must be given as to why.
3. Impartiality - a moderator must be impartial, not favour anyone and not criticise or moderate something just because they donâ€t believe in it.
4. Humour - This is probably my biggest criticism. All moderators must have a sense of humour, expect to be ribbed and teased. They cannot take themselves too seriously and be thin skinned when ribbed. You are not a forum GOD.
In my opinion we need moderators.
They need to operate to a defined set of rules
They must be accountable for their actions.
They must be light not draconian in their approach.
This is not a personal vendetta. I see a problem and am trying to help find a solution.
A quick search of the net returned a heap of sites that set out rules for moderators, why donâ€t we look at these and agree on a set of rules that suit our needs.
I know this was discussed a short while ago but I believe that it needs to be seriously looked at now.
A while ago we had issues on the forum and moderators were needed to clean the place up. This was the right decision at the time and worked well; moderators were impartial and censored those that needed censorship. The forum is a better place now than it was then.
In my opinion the problem we have now is that there are no rules for moderators and one mod in particular needs to be pulled back into line.
Things I have seen include.
1. Heavy involvement in inappropriate threads. I have no problem with these threads but donâ€t think it appropriate for a moderator to be a main player in them, or to be openly hostile to those who critic them.
2. Deletion of posts or even entire threads without consultation. There are posts and threads that need to be deleted (probably some of mine included) however an explanation must be given as to why.
3. Impartiality - a moderator must be impartial, not favour anyone and not criticise or moderate something just because they donâ€t believe in it.
4. Humour - This is probably my biggest criticism. All moderators must have a sense of humour, expect to be ribbed and teased. They cannot take themselves too seriously and be thin skinned when ribbed. You are not a forum GOD.
In my opinion we need moderators.
They need to operate to a defined set of rules
They must be accountable for their actions.
They must be light not draconian in their approach.
This is not a personal vendetta. I see a problem and am trying to help find a solution.
A quick search of the net returned a heap of sites that set out rules for moderators, why donâ€t we look at these and agree on a set of rules that suit our needs.