Author: Castlewars
Date: Jun 17, 12 at 4:47am (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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OK, I have a question that concerns the FAQ page on how to become a moderator.
If you go and read the FAQ page, notably the section on how to become a moderator, it still says that members are handpicked by the administration, even though the applications process is back in force again. Should someone update the FAQ page?
Author: Lorx
Date: Jun 17, 12 at 5:12am (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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quote CastlewarsYou would be right I believe, somebody with proper permissions should be getting to that soonTM. Thanks for bringing that up.OK, I have a question that concerns the FAQ page on how to become a moderator.
If you go and read the FAQ page, notably the section on how to become a moderator, it still says that members are handpicked by the administration, even though the applications process is back in force again. Should someone update the FAQ page?
Author: Lazzara
Date: Jun 17, 12 at 7:02pm (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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can we recommend someone to be a mod?
Author: Dynamite
Date: Jun 17, 12 at 7:37pm (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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Hey there Lazzara.
No, not really. You can recommend that they apply to become a moderator though and we'll review them for the spot. We're not taking recommendations from others though. Sorry!
Take care.
Author: The Writer
Date: Jun 22, 12 at 11:59pm (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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Is the 300 word limit a hard limit, strictly enforced? Or is it simply a recommendation/guideline?
Author: Dynamite
Date: Jun 23, 12 at 12:39am (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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Hi The Writer.
It is a strongly suggested guideline, although we're not going to run applications through a word count and reject people for writing 301 words or anything like that. I think leeway of 10% would be reasonable, so anything more than 330 is likely too much. If it's noticeably over the word count by some margin we may just elect not to read it at all.
The guideline is there as it indicates to you the rough length of statement that we're willing and able to read due to the number of applications we sometimes have to go through. Applicants would do well to stay within these approximate boundaries.
Hope this helps. Take care.
Author: Sigma
Date: Jul 10, 12 at 12:34pm (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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- I was just wondering, since I was looking through the Wiki page, is the forum you want to apply to moderate required to have 10 PPD, or is that just strongly suggested? I was thinking about this, since not many forums receive that many posts each day anymore.
And just one other thing, would you accept an application for a forum of a game that has less than 10 PPD but is prone to getting more, for example, a game that hasn't been released yet?
Thanks in advance.
Author: Dynamite
Date: Jul 10, 12 at 12:54pm (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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Hi Sigma, these are good questions.
It is not a hard set requirement, just strongly suggested. It is hoped that if the forum you're interested in moderating doesn't meet the requirements that you attempt to build the community up by sharing links to the board with your friends, putting it in your signature, creating lots of new and interesting topics that people can participate in, etc. so that it receives more attention. Many have successfully built communities up and later applied to lead them using these methods.
You raise an interesting point about the actual status of the game the forum belongs to. We often take a good look at release dates when evaluating boards to see if they're likely to pick up in future and could use a moderator in place before they come out. In some cases, if someone applies to moderate and we see the forum has low PPD at the moment but is due for release in a couple of months we will delay our decision on the application for several weeks, setting a defined "review date" where we re-visit the board and see what candidates who have applied have done there in the meantime. If we see that they're still active and really trying to build a community there they will likely earn promotion.
I hope that gives you further insight into our review process.
Cheers!
- Tiffany
Author: Sigma
Date: Jul 10, 12 at 1:23pm (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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- Okay, thanks.
And just one more thing --- If we apply, can we apply for more than one forum at once?
Author: Dynamite
Date: Jul 10, 12 at 2:01pm (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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quote SigmaThere's no real limit to the number of requests you can submit as I covered earlier. Ideally, you'd submit separate requests for each forum you're interested in moderating though rather than lumping them all in the same post as that's more convenient for us.If we apply, can we apply for more than one forum at once?
Do note my guideline of limiting your requests to around 1-2 applications in a short space of time (1 month) though as anything exceeding that may suggest to us you're not really fully interested in the boards you're applying to moderate and you're just hopping around to try and get a moderator tag!
Thanks.
- Tiffany
Author: Wheat
Date: Jul 23, 12 at 11:00am (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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Dynamite
You've probably been asked this before, but what if the forum you're applying for doesn't have it's own mod but has a section mod? Could you still apply?
Author: Dynamite
Date: Jul 23, 12 at 11:20am (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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Hi Wheat.
Forums with section moderators are eligible for application, yes.
Author: Wheat
Date: Jul 23, 12 at 11:22am (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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quote DynamiteThanks, just applied for a forum.
Author: Wheat
Date: Jul 24, 12 at 9:00am (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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I know this probably counts as a double post, but I wasn't sure if you'd get another notification, Dynamite.
Would forums with only Category Mods be eligible?
Author: Chelskiman
Date: Jul 24, 12 at 9:08am (PST)
Subject: re: Moderator Requests Q&A
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quote WheatYes, they are eligible. It's the same kind of deal as the section mod question you asked. We're only listed as the mod there as there's no local mod or section mod. Just make sure the forum you are applying for is active enough before sending in an application though.I know this probably counts as a double post, but I wasn't sure if you'd get another notification, Dynamite.
Would forums with only Category Mods be eligible?