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A member starts to act like a mini mod. (Telling people what to do) It starts to annoy other people but nobody's complained about her. It's clear she's being out of line but no rules are broken. What do you do?
How familiar are you with the Report link, and how often do you use it?
[doublepost=1454394328,1454385053][/doublepost]FUN FORUM KNOWLEDGE TIME EXERCISE ONE
1. Who has the 4th most messages?
2. Who has the 3rd most positive ratings?
3. Who has the 11th most resources?
4. Who has the 2nd most Wiki contributions?
5. What is your current positive ratings positions rank? If rank is greater than 20, put 20+.
6. How many people are currently at 9th Level?
[doublepost=1454426525][/doublepost]1. Being a moderator, a leadership position for the forum, you have been put in charge of helping raise funds for the forum. What are some of your ideas?
2. A new members submits, in your opinion, a subpar resource. How would you handle this?
3. In the following screenshot, if there are any, name the Rules that are violated. In addition what else may be improper procedurally, but not against the rules.
Only something horrificly bad. I don't like the idea of going from nothing to perma ban too quickly. At the very least a suspension.
Unless it's an obvious spam bot.
Leave a message for the powers that be to fix it. If it's something that's within my power then I might fix it, depending on what it is. (If it's a simple on something important I will most likely just fix it)
Tell them both to calm down. And then if they continue to the point where it is breaking rules I will punish in the appropriate way. Also I would probably ask an admin to tell them, they might be taken more seriously.
Depends really, if they were banned a year or two ago, let them stay. But if it was like a few days or weeks, then.. ban their dupe I guess. Maybe if they're really nice ask and admin first.
A member starts to act like a mini mod. (Telling people what to do) It starts to annoy other people but nobody's complained about her. It's clear she's being out of line but no rules are broken. What do you do?
I would point her towards the report button and tell her that if someone is breaking the rules, report it so we can deal with it instead of publicly posting.
On this site i've never needed to. Everyone's too nice :D
On other sites (VXAN and RMW) I have used the report button many times. If I find a post where if I was a mod, I would do something, then I report it. Simple :)
1. Being a moderator, a leadership position for the forum, you have been put in charge of helping raise funds for the forum. What are some of your ideas?
3. In the following screenshot, if there are any, name the Rules that are violated. In addition what else may be improper procedurally, but not against the rules.
Awesome responses to the Fake Rule Breaking Post. Let me explain by what I mean by a member going beyond the call of duty.
This person has done much more than what is expected from a typical member. An example is that they helped many people solve RM challenges, showing easy to understand instructions, screenshots, etc. This person is usually quiet and unheard from. Hope that helps a little. :)
[doublepost=1454445942,1454435392][/doublepost]Knowing Forum Posting Rules ...
This is the most important question, so choose wisely: Team Amy, or Team LTN?
[doublepost=1454471660,1454449864][/doublepost]I'm sorry - I only have so many things to do while I'm sick! Seriously, hit me up. I'll draw you an apology dino. D:
> To what extent do you think moderators influence a community (i.e. what kind of an impact do they have)?
> What (in your opinion) is the best part about this community? Do you think it makes our community unique?
> What (in your opinion) is the worst part about this community? How do you think we can resolve that?
> What do you think is the most challenging part of being a moderator?
> You start to feel overwhelmed with work in the community - do you ask someone for assistance, or do you work through it yourself?
> An emergency strikes (maybe a huge argument, maybe someone spamming all over the forum), but you’re the only staff member on. Do you keep an eye on the situation until you have help, or do try and fix the situation yourself?
> Do you plan to start (or continue?) trying to advertise this community? If yes, on what platforms and how? If no, do you think that’s something a moderator should be expected to do?
> If at any point you had to pick a position to give up, would it be your spot on the Resource Team, or your spot as a moderator?
This question goes past a mod a little bit. However, it is still a question that shows a lot about your character.
A member of your forum, or a forum you're an admin on applies to become a staff member. He has broken a few rules months ago, and the warnings are off, as well as you absolutely despise this person greatly. How would you handle his/her staff application?
Which of our candidates has answers that are just too darn long? And someone please tell this dude to use that SPOILER feature.
[doublepost=1454763657,1454539198][/doublepost]What nickname(s) have you enjoyed?
He likes the nickname "Jackass" very much.
JUST KIDDING.
Well, since I'm here... I'm not good at asking questions, and the same kind of question may have been asked, but hey.
A member has contributed a lot, perhaps resources, donations, or quality posts. But then suddenly this member started to harass other members (or break other rules), but still contributes. What will you do to resolve this problem?
As a moderator, you will be faced with very nice people, which sometimes praise you for what you do around the community. Then comes a time when you find a post that should be given a caution or a small warning to make sure the topic stays in line and does not break any rules. So you do this, you leave a very nice caution/warning message with mod speak to the user you have been praised by beforehand but then the user quickly gets upset, his nice attitude towards you has does an 180-degree flip, and is breaking Rule #2 in response to your post. What would be your steps to getting this member, and these posts under control?
Second Question....
A well-known member Is creating a Farewell/Goodbye post, stating in the post that he just does not like the way the community is handling certain situations and has numerous complaints but he does not directly tell anyone in the Farewell/Goodbye post about the problems he is having.
As a staff member, we should all be a bit concerned with the issues they’re having, our community strives to better itself, losing a member that is well known can be quite an impact in our community. If you become a moderator what sort of actions would you take when a member is leaving due to the way the community is handling certain situations?
Sorry. I died. Blame life.
I don't think i'll really be suited to being mod at this rate so i'm going to stand down as a candidate.
Good luck to everyone else.