Request for Moderators & Expectations

[Haru'Shimo]

Good morning/evening everyone.

It seems we've reached a point where the forum needs some more/more active moderators.
Those of us who are here and trying, also have lives. Between outside obligations and social/emotional events, it's becoming harder to keep up.
We get between 6 and 15 new members each week, so keeping up with them and current member posts can be taxing on the few of us that are here.
So this is an advertisement for interested parties,
a statement of what will be expected of you if you're interested,
as well as standards for current moderators from here on.

1.) Anyone interested in being a moderator must have:
--- Been a member for at least 6 months.
(As a measurement of those who intend to be here for more than a few weeks.)
--- Not received any warnings/negative moderation in that time.
(Same concept as the current warning system & Sanctuary Board)
2.) Active moderators will be expected to (at minimum):
--- Respond to 3 new introduction posts/set up new members' custom title per week.
--- Check & respond to their PMs at least once a week.
--- Discuss reported posts in the Admin panel once a week, if any exist.
(Exception: If a moderator has stated in the "Comings and Goings" thread that they are unavailable, their absence is excused.)
3.) Active moderators who cannot at least accomplish the above will be returned to being regular members.
(Because there's no other reason for them to be moderators if they don't.)

If, having read the above, you're interested in being a moderator on the forums and feel you can meet these requirements,
Send me a PM.

[Deleted]

I might take up a place as a moderator on the boards if it is needed.
I left these boards because of an issue involving a slight lack of moderation, i would be more than happy to attempt to take that responsibility if it means i can take action to assist in it's solving.

[Haru'Shimo]

Mar 31, 2015 2:21:54 GMT @zandramus said:

I might take up a place as a moderator on the boards if it is needed.
I left these boards because of an issue involving a slight lack of moderation, i would be more than happy to attempt to take that responsibility if it means i can take action to assist in it's solving.

If you feel you can handle the minimum requirements above, I'll add you to the list of volunteers.
I figure I'll give the announcement a week or so for people to notice it, volunteer, and for other mods to give me their input before I start appointing more staff.
Currently the only moderators to give any input on the subject at all are myself and Kasumi, and I posed the idea to all current staff on the 19th.

If all goes well, each moderator will only have a very small amount to do, which will free everyone up to participate in the forums.
As I'm sure many have noticed, I haven't even had time (after college & home life) to update the topic spotlights, fix the navigation icons, or even make any new posts that aren't moderation related.

[Deleted]

I've already offered my help through PM but figured I'd post it here too.

I'm willing to do whatever is necessary to help out the forums.

[Haru'Shimo]

@lithillian,
Thanks for your offer as well.
You're already on the list of volunteers as well, and I'll be keeping everyone up to date as any decisions are made. Right now we're just waiting to give people time to speak up.

@all,
Once I've removed this announcement and appointed new moderators, I'll type up a PM that will have instructions for How-To do all of the necessary functions (Member list cleanup and guidelines, how to set user groups and titles, respond to reported threads, etc.).

[Deleted]

Sounds great Haru, I look forward to updates

[Deleted]

Hey I'm willing also to volunteer as a moderator for the forum

[Venthfang]

I'm new-ish here, but I definitively volunteer. I'll do what I can to help guide new members! ^.^

[Seraphyna]

I sent you a PM, Haru.

[Cayo]

I'll be willing to volunteer as well, Haru Anything to help you and Kasumi out with the forums.

[Calico]

I also sent a pm. It'd be great to be able to help out the forums.

[Deleted]

I don't think I've been here over six months yet but I'd like to help out with the forums if you like.

[Haru'Shimo]

Thread locked and no longer an announcement.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered.
^_^

The advertisement's been up for a little over a week, so anyone who hasn't been on to see it in that time is more than likely not around often enough to meet the expectations.

In total we have 8 volunteers who meet the basic requirements. Greylight S., you will have been here 6 months as of June 14th, (see your profile for Date Registered), so we'll keep you in mind if you're still interested after that. On that note, I'll discuss things over with the other mods and see how they want to proceed.

More than likely we'll start out with only a few more moderators, adding more as necessary. If only 3 or 4 moderators can meet the minimum weekly activity, all the needs of the forum should be covered with little hassle and no unreasonable burden put on any one mod.

[Kasumi Noxumbra]

We've officially appointed both Lithillian and Seraphyna as staff members. Starting this week we are enforcing the Moderators and Staff Members expectations.

[Seraphyna]

I have a fancy picture under my name!

[Deleted]

Apr 14, 2015 3:40:55 GMT Seraphyna said:

I have a fancy picture under my name!

Best perk of the job, for sure.

[Kasumi Noxumbra]

Just to give all staff a heads up, starting today we're initiating the Staff and Moderator expectations, so by the end of this week if a Staff member has not shown they are adhering to the expectations they will be removed from the Staff group.