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A simple question on moderators

SuperEspeon

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    Well, I would just like to inquire about something. Not that I am interested in this myself, but how does this site go about selecting mods? Seems almost like you gotta have connections to me.
     
    From the FAQ:

    Moderators are reviewed and selected by the higher staff. As with many forums, the general rule of thumb is "do not ask to be a mod or you will not become one." Anyway, moderators are chosen for their assets to the forum. If you would like to be a potential candidate, be sure to be kind, helpful, and make smart, quality posts. Don't spam and respect all those around you. When a moderator is needed in one of the areas you are constantly active in, you may be asked.

    A moderator's job includes, but is not limited to, moving and closing threads, as well as editing any inappropriate ones. There is, however, much more to it than that. You must be mature and non-biased at all times and you cannot let your feelings on a certain topic influence your judgment. You must be fair to every member, no matter who, and it can even become a chore to come on each day whether you want to or not. It really can be quite stressful, so be sure you can handle this before you aspire to be one right away.
     
    I know I haven't been a staff member of anything here yet, but what I think happens is that the higher-ups (aka smods and admins) discuss candidates for certain areas based on their activity and contribution to the section, and then take a vote and if successful the user in question gets promoted and they usually tend to do this in pretty fun ways, ranging from invitations to Skype convos or even spamming emoticons via VMs, and stuff. I know they tend to do weird things when they are promoting a new mod.

    But yeah, you have to be active in a board you feel comfortable in and if said board is in need of a mod there's a chance you may be up for consideration. I know join date and postcount doesn't matter, since I've seen a few cases of those with a fairly recent join date and not a huge postcount.
     
    You need to be active, contribute to a section, be helpful enough, report and act mature and level-headed. We will discuss your contributions and decide. You do not need to have connections or be popular, although it is true that it's easier to notice people that are all over the forums- but, in our current staff list, there are a lot of people who where fairly unknown outside of their boards.
     
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