Moderating

[Saga Lout]

Can someone please tell me what it takes to become a Moderator at Tom's?[/#000ff]

 

[aford10]

When there is a need for another moderator, it's usually by recommendation of the other moderators and admin team.

 

[randomizer]

I might add that being a member for only 2 months doesn't make you a shining candidate either

 

[Saga Lout]

I might add that being a member for only 2 months doesn't make you a shining candidate either

But doesn't preclude me from asking, presumably. I had my reasons for asking, which can't be posted publicly and Aford has answered my question. However, it hadn't have occurred to me that age and experience would be less important than length of membership.

 

[Saga Lout]

Best answer selected by Saga Lout.

 

[randomizer]

However, it hadn't have occurred to me that age and experience would be less important than length of membership.

That is not the case. The point I was making is that due to your short membership it's unlikely that you've been "noticed" enough to be at the top of anyone's suggestion list. We don't know your age, nor do we know your experience. We aren't mind readers. We see hundreds of people every week who come and go pretty quickly, and don't pay particular attention to individuals unless they're causing trouble. On occasion we get people who ask how to become moderators who've been registered for a couple of weeks, and clearly we can't evaluate them in such a short period. While your membership is slightly longer, the same principle applies.

 

[aford10]

That's a great point. There are so many members that stumble across the site, and start posting in a flurry. Some seem knowledgeable, and some don't. We don't know much about them. But, after a few months or so, they seem to just disappear.

 

[Saga Lout]

Thanks for the clarification chaps. I can see the point about people coming and going - where I've Modded in the past, I've often followed up on the Disappeared to try to find the reasons for leaving but differences couldn't always be reconciled. I'd hope not to stand out to the point of being noticed by the Mods and there's only one Board where I thought some help might come in handy. Maybe I'll still be around in a year and things may have changed a bit.

 

[randomizer]

With the amount of traffic this site receives it's physically impossible for us to keep a tab on people who come and go, with the exception of the trolls, the really knowledgeable people and the rabid fanboys.

 

[dragon5677]

its gonna take a lot of effort for me

 

[buwish]

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