Dear Forum Members,
Many times I see people here gets offended when Moderators or Admin takes action on their threads or comments. Many a times member feels that Moderator is targeting them individually.
In Reality, Moderators are doing their job which they are suppose to do to control and administer the Forum/Chat.
Many of you already know what is moderation in forum and the role of moderator. Still I would like to reemphasize by posting a thread to make people understand the working of Moderators.
What is the role of Moderator?
A forum moderator oversees the communication activity of an Internet forum. He/She monitors the interchange of contributors and makes decisions regarding content and the direction of threads. Moving discussions from one section to another to keep topics organized is also a common job for a forum moderator.
If the tone of a forum becomes hostile or starts to move in the direction of personal attacks, the forum moderator usually has the discretion to lock the discussion to prevent heated, interchanges. He/She may also be able to hide discussions he deems unworthy of further discussion. Conversely, topics he/she feels deserve further examination can be posted indefinitely by the moderator even if they garner no comments.
Moderator duties are as diverse as the forum topics themselves. Some moderators are virtually invisible; they surface only when situations arise that do not seem likely to resolve themselves.
Responsibilities of Moderator?
In addition to acting as the parent or guardian of forum content, forum moderators are also responsible for maintaining the integrity of the forum in other ways. This requires knowledge of HTML and acuity at moving, merging, adding, and deleting text, graphics, and links. Contributors will often ask moderators to assist them with technical problems with site access and posting.
Supplementary duties of a forum moderator may include relocating discussions to more appropriate sections, closing or locking threads based on dwindling interest or lack of recent activity, editing posts for clarity or content, and deleting threads. Thread deletion can either be temporary or permanent, depending on the wishes of the forum moderator.
Rights of Moderator?
If an abusive contributor refuses to cease unacceptable behavior, the forum moderator usually has the discretion to ban the user. If the offender continues to post and eludes the ban, the moderator may opt to access the user's IP address. This enables the moderator to ban the address instead of banning the user by name or email address.
Enough details to understand how complex to play as Moderator in forum/Chat. So next time before arguing with moderators, Please rethink.
Have a Good Time.
Dedicated to all MOD's here. @Pinkcandy @Beryl @AmoRoUs ❤️
Cheers!!
Many times I see people here gets offended when Moderators or Admin takes action on their threads or comments. Many a times member feels that Moderator is targeting them individually.
In Reality, Moderators are doing their job which they are suppose to do to control and administer the Forum/Chat.
Many of you already know what is moderation in forum and the role of moderator. Still I would like to reemphasize by posting a thread to make people understand the working of Moderators.
What is the role of Moderator?
A forum moderator oversees the communication activity of an Internet forum. He/She monitors the interchange of contributors and makes decisions regarding content and the direction of threads. Moving discussions from one section to another to keep topics organized is also a common job for a forum moderator.
If the tone of a forum becomes hostile or starts to move in the direction of personal attacks, the forum moderator usually has the discretion to lock the discussion to prevent heated, interchanges. He/She may also be able to hide discussions he deems unworthy of further discussion. Conversely, topics he/she feels deserve further examination can be posted indefinitely by the moderator even if they garner no comments.
Moderator duties are as diverse as the forum topics themselves. Some moderators are virtually invisible; they surface only when situations arise that do not seem likely to resolve themselves.
Responsibilities of Moderator?
In addition to acting as the parent or guardian of forum content, forum moderators are also responsible for maintaining the integrity of the forum in other ways. This requires knowledge of HTML and acuity at moving, merging, adding, and deleting text, graphics, and links. Contributors will often ask moderators to assist them with technical problems with site access and posting.
Supplementary duties of a forum moderator may include relocating discussions to more appropriate sections, closing or locking threads based on dwindling interest or lack of recent activity, editing posts for clarity or content, and deleting threads. Thread deletion can either be temporary or permanent, depending on the wishes of the forum moderator.
Rights of Moderator?
If an abusive contributor refuses to cease unacceptable behavior, the forum moderator usually has the discretion to ban the user. If the offender continues to post and eludes the ban, the moderator may opt to access the user's IP address. This enables the moderator to ban the address instead of banning the user by name or email address.
Enough details to understand how complex to play as Moderator in forum/Chat. So next time before arguing with moderators, Please rethink.
Have a Good Time.
Dedicated to all MOD's here. @Pinkcandy @Beryl @AmoRoUs ❤️
Cheers!!
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