I have a general idea of what they are supposed to do but if Chicken or Teck or any other WHT mod can help me out it will be most appreciated.

I'm starting a Patiots Fan forum. This way I can tell interested parties what they need to do.

Thanks,


Sam

Hmmm, I guess in short, we take care of anything that is against the forum rules.

act like an of duty police officer.

Have fun with everyone else while maintaing a sense of authority.

A Moderator also enforces the forum rules, and as in a real life meeting or forum, acts as an unbiased dude who keeps things real.

Originally posted by ProSam
. . . . . other WHT mod can help me out . . . .:bawling: He only wants to hear from WHT mods :bawling:

I run a forum at http://www.fan-studio.com

Moderators should be a role model for the members, keep the peace, and more importantly, keep the discussions going if your forums aren't doing too well at a point.

I've also been a moderator myself at: aol!... :eek: .. yeah that was one long year.

I was a moderator of Entertainment Asylum Teens (which is now closed) Forums. If you think modding a forum like this might be hard - try controlling 4000 teenagers posting a day about how "Justin from N'Sync could not be dating Britney Spears! He was meant for me!" ... i just got a headache thinking about it again.

Main thing is to choose responsible moderators. Don't choose them off of who has the most posts.

Originally posted by xnet
... Don't choose them off of who has the most posts. . . .

i guess he is right :D

This is some good stuff.

Thanks for the info guys.;)

good luck w/ your forums :)

I run a forum at community.eldaronline.com

Remember to not overmoderate a board either as that may result in some backlash from the users... most people don't like their messages edited, so make sure to do that only on the ones that really do offend someone or break the rules... don't moderate people just to moderate people...

Originally posted by raine
I run a forum at community.eldaronline.com

Remember to not overmoderate a board either as that may result in some backlash from the users... most people don't like their messages edited, so make sure to do that only on the ones that really do offend someone or break the rules... don't moderate people just to moderate people...

Good input. I would if someone did that to me.

BTW. If you want to see a previewgo to:

http://www.patriottalk.com/wbb (http://www.patriottalk.com/wbb)

Greets from Boston. Very nice looking forum. That was by far the best superbowl I've seen in my 29 years, but then I may be just a tad biased. ;) I'm sure it's going to be a very popular forum.

I think everyone covered it pretty much. I just try to keep the discussions flowing in a directed, positive manner, which is sometimes not entirely possible, but that's the aim. Remove posts that violate the guidelines set forth by the owener of the forum, and contact users who haven't read the guidelines they agreed to upon signing up.

Above all, I just try to enjoy myself. I didn't join this forum to be a moderator of it, that just happened, so my prime reason for coming here is the same as mostly everyone else's.

Originally posted by Chicken
I think everyone covered it pretty much. I just try to keep the discussions flowing in a directed, positive manner, which is sometimes not entirely possible, but that's the aim. Remove posts that violate the guidelines set forth by the owener of the forum, and contact users who haven't read the guidelines they agreed to upon signing up.

Above all, I just try to enjoy myself. I didn't join this forum to be a moderator of it, that just happened, so my prime reason for coming here is the same as mostly everyone else's.
Cool:cool:

Hi all - since my job has become a little more involved I tend not to get as long here as I used to so you probably dont notice me very often.

But as a mod the tasks I try to carry out are: moving mosts, throwing posts, replying to posts I have a personal interest in and generally trying to stay on the good side of the members whilst trying to be some sort of authority figure. (this can be difficult) :D

-XT