Thread: ***No Question Too Stupid!***

By first growing up RO - Toddlers of 3 can't be entrusted to use adult thinking

[quote name='rubber_otter']How do i become a Mod?[/quote]



Generally by being a solid member of the forums for a while and having an expertise in an area.



We have mods for different forums with different skills and knowledge.



They also tend to be people trusted to look after the best interests of the forums



Firestar and Artagra approve most mods but Admins sometimes help out with obvious candidates. As far as I know only Admins and Core Admins can give Moderator rights.

Wouldn't giving RO mod/admin rights be like the Spanish Catholic Church handing the Golden Tongs of the Inquisition to the Marquis de Sade??





Does a full set of written guidelines exist for the mods to follow? If so are they available for the rest of us to go through?

[quote name='Mother']Wouldn't giving RO mod/admin rights be like the Spanish Catholic Church handing the Golden Tongs of the Inquisition to the Marquis de Sade??





Does a full set of written guidelines exist for the mods to follow? If so are they available for the rest of us to go through?[/quote]



There are guidelines for Mods and while I will check to see if they are available for public consumption I (personally) cannot see why that would happen.



Is there a specific reason you are interested?



As always I am PM friendly to enquiries which might need a quieter touch.

For a little more info regarding the Mods :



We do have a general guideline that we follow to assist in our daily choices regarding each section. At the same time we are given a fair amount of leeway to make changes at our own discrection.



Hopefully you realise that we try our best to give everyone a platform with which to work and play

[quote name='**MalBal**']I would love to be mod In the Classifieds. Send and application form [/quote]



That is a seriously tough job. Classifieds and Coffee Table are notoriously difficult forums to mod.

[quote name='Boots']There are guidelines for Mods and while I will check to see if they are available for public consumption I (personally) cannot see why that would happen.



Is there a specific reason you are interested?



As always I am PM friendly to enquiries which might need a quieter touch.[/QUOTE]



My reasons are pure curiosity. Personally I think that knowing they exist, and seeing them prehaps a select few of them even (given how people bother to read the rules on the forum I think it is safe to say that you could file your account information and tax details under rules and they will be more secure than in a bank vault; but that is a story for another day.), means that when people feel that a mod is being excessively rude, or is being biased then they can politely be shown to the "guidelines" and come to a fuller understanding.



Would also help the average forumite understand how much work mods contribute to this forum? And let the average user see that they aren't glorified opinion touting loud mouths. -- Not that this is the average opinion, but it does creep up from time to time.

Fair call, although mod abuse is not really the problem it once was.



It is actually about time the mod guidelines were re-evaluated and dusted off a little.



I shall have a look and see if I can release a public version sometime.

Well... it never hurts to throw your hat in the ring

[quote name='rubber_otter']/throws hat in ring[/QUOTE]



hmmm. Could be interesting...





@ Boots: Ta. You are too kind.

No questions about how the name got chosen? How Firestar and Artagra met, fell in love, started a business? What happens when you click the report post button? Where the secret forums filled with scantily clad pics are? Why Prophecy gets abbreviated to PH and not, say, "Pro" instead?

No idea!