Mods
1. Keep section clean - In my opinion, this is the #1 job of a section moderator, to make sure his or her section is free of spamming, flaming, or any other undesirable. It is your job as a moderator to keep your section looking as nice as possible. Additionally, please assist with proper capitalization on threads that need it. I'm not talking about changing thread titles, just adjusting capitalization.
2. Review every post in your section - Every time you log on, you need to review every post that has been made in your section since your last visit. This can easily be done by clicking the "New Post" link at the top of the forum, and just scrolling down the list of threads, and opening every thread that has a new post in your forum. Check each post in the thread (you can start from the last post made the last time you were online), and make sure every new post conforms to our rules. Additionally, for the time you remain logged on, continue to check any new post made in your section. I realize this will be more work for some than others, and if you think you need a partner for your section, please let me know.
3. Start and promote discussion in your section - This is very important as well. While there is no quota on threads you need to create, or posts you must make, as a moderator of a section, you should be active in the discussion part of your section. Regular posters should see you as a regular in the forum you moderate.
4. Be Pro-Active in Moderating - Being a moderator is not just about giving Infractions, sometimes the best moderating is done before posts get out of line. If necessary, issue notices within a thread, or at the start of a thread, for posters to understand exactly what the topic is, to stay on topic, not insult each other, or whatever needs to be done. There have been some moderators in the past who have used Infraction statistics to justify the quality of job they've done, and I don't believe in that. If you can keep your posters from breaking the rules, then you've done a good job.
5. Warn and Infract as needed, delete when just borderline - You should only need to Warn and Infract posts you are certain violate our rules. If there is a question in your mind if it should be Warned/Infracted, then you may either simply delete the post, or Report it so other members of Staff can look it over. Remember, our job is to encourage discussion, not discourage it.
G-Mods
1. Review every thread in the Discipline and Reports forum - As a G-Mod, you are expected to review every new thread in the Discipline and Reports forum. Review Warnings and Infractions given out, review Reported Posts from Moderators, and review threads of possible Alternate Accounts. If something needs to be discussed, please point it out in that thread, or post it in the Administrator Request thread. If you would like, any thread in the Discipline and Reports forum which is either fine, or has been taken care of, you may Lock to let other Members of Staff know they don't need to check that thread, unless they want to. This will help cut down on the workload for all G-Mods.
2. Investigate possible Alternate Accounts - This is written as the second expectation, but only because it goes along with the first. As G-Mods, you have access to full IP searching, including searching out all IP addresses associated with a member, and to find all users sharing an IP. Anytime an Alternate Account is possible, please do the leg work to see if it is an Alt.
Additionally, Buffaloed has now got a web proxy blocker partially working, where users using a web proxy may be unable to register on our forums. This will make things nicer for us. However, if you suspect a user is an Alternate Account, you can always use the web site http://en.utrace.de/ to do a IP search to find out details on an IP address.
3. Go through each new post as it arrives in Non-Spam sections - This is rather self-explanatory. Unlike Moderators, you are not expected to go through every new post made since you last logged on, but you are asked to keep tabs on every post made after you are already online. Again, this can be done by click the New Posts link at the top of the page.
4. Promote (but not necessarily start) discussions across the board - Let regular members know you are around. Let them see you post in a variety of forums across the Board, not just one or two. Obviously not everyone is interested in EVERY thing we offer, but if you can hit 5-8 different subject areas, that would be great. And feel free to start any thread you wish, but don't feel obligated, just post in different forums.
5. Warn and Infract as needed, delete when just borderline - If you're a G-Mod, you should understand what this means already. If you don't, please see the description for Moderators above.
1. Keep section clean - In my opinion, this is the #1 job of a section moderator, to make sure his or her section is free of spamming, flaming, or any other undesirable. It is your job as a moderator to keep your section looking as nice as possible. Additionally, please assist with proper capitalization on threads that need it. I'm not talking about changing thread titles, just adjusting capitalization.
2. Review every post in your section - Every time you log on, you need to review every post that has been made in your section since your last visit. This can easily be done by clicking the "New Post" link at the top of the forum, and just scrolling down the list of threads, and opening every thread that has a new post in your forum. Check each post in the thread (you can start from the last post made the last time you were online), and make sure every new post conforms to our rules. Additionally, for the time you remain logged on, continue to check any new post made in your section. I realize this will be more work for some than others, and if you think you need a partner for your section, please let me know.
3. Start and promote discussion in your section - This is very important as well. While there is no quota on threads you need to create, or posts you must make, as a moderator of a section, you should be active in the discussion part of your section. Regular posters should see you as a regular in the forum you moderate.
4. Be Pro-Active in Moderating - Being a moderator is not just about giving Infractions, sometimes the best moderating is done before posts get out of line. If necessary, issue notices within a thread, or at the start of a thread, for posters to understand exactly what the topic is, to stay on topic, not insult each other, or whatever needs to be done. There have been some moderators in the past who have used Infraction statistics to justify the quality of job they've done, and I don't believe in that. If you can keep your posters from breaking the rules, then you've done a good job.
5. Warn and Infract as needed, delete when just borderline - You should only need to Warn and Infract posts you are certain violate our rules. If there is a question in your mind if it should be Warned/Infracted, then you may either simply delete the post, or Report it so other members of Staff can look it over. Remember, our job is to encourage discussion, not discourage it.
G-Mods
1. Review every thread in the Discipline and Reports forum - As a G-Mod, you are expected to review every new thread in the Discipline and Reports forum. Review Warnings and Infractions given out, review Reported Posts from Moderators, and review threads of possible Alternate Accounts. If something needs to be discussed, please point it out in that thread, or post it in the Administrator Request thread. If you would like, any thread in the Discipline and Reports forum which is either fine, or has been taken care of, you may Lock to let other Members of Staff know they don't need to check that thread, unless they want to. This will help cut down on the workload for all G-Mods.
2. Investigate possible Alternate Accounts - This is written as the second expectation, but only because it goes along with the first. As G-Mods, you have access to full IP searching, including searching out all IP addresses associated with a member, and to find all users sharing an IP. Anytime an Alternate Account is possible, please do the leg work to see if it is an Alt.
Additionally, Buffaloed has now got a web proxy blocker partially working, where users using a web proxy may be unable to register on our forums. This will make things nicer for us. However, if you suspect a user is an Alternate Account, you can always use the web site http://en.utrace.de/ to do a IP search to find out details on an IP address.
3. Go through each new post as it arrives in Non-Spam sections - This is rather self-explanatory. Unlike Moderators, you are not expected to go through every new post made since you last logged on, but you are asked to keep tabs on every post made after you are already online. Again, this can be done by click the New Posts link at the top of the page.
4. Promote (but not necessarily start) discussions across the board - Let regular members know you are around. Let them see you post in a variety of forums across the Board, not just one or two. Obviously not everyone is interested in EVERY thing we offer, but if you can hit 5-8 different subject areas, that would be great. And feel free to start any thread you wish, but don't feel obligated, just post in different forums.
5. Warn and Infract as needed, delete when just borderline - If you're a G-Mod, you should understand what this means already. If you don't, please see the description for Moderators above.