Comments on: How to respond if a forum moderator goes crazy!

By: Edward

Edward — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:37:45 +0000

I’ve seen a version of the second situation happen, where a moderator had their powers disabled and wasn’t told. That was NOT a good idea!

That picture is great, btw.

By: Martin Reed - Blog Author

Martin Reed - Blog Author — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:36:53 +0000

Dan – You know what, you’ve inspired me for a future post on how to keep forum moderators motivated. Stay tuned!

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:00:33 +0000

Well… the mods on my forums are really nice, so I didn’t have this type of accident yet (ha!).. but sometime I’ve got an opposite sort of problem – ie, the moderators get a bit too lazy, NOT actually moving or removing the posts they should I know it’s a factor of motivation which is factor of almost everything, but it’s definitely a greater issue for my mod collaboration than their potential craziness

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By: Martin Reed - Blog Author

Martin Reed - Blog Author — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:13:37 +0000

Sue – I would agree that a lot of my articles are equally applicable to all online communities. You make a good point that the success of an online community does depend on its members, but it also depends on the dedication of its developer, too!

By: Sue @ TameBay

Sue @ TameBay — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:17:26 +0000

Re. Eva’s comment, I’m a blogger too, but I find a lot of what Martin says about forums is equally applicable to blogs and their comment threads. A blog might be running on WordPress instead of PHPBB, but its success still depends on community members.

By: Martin Reed - Blog Author

Martin Reed - Blog Author — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:22:08 +0000

Eva – You know what? I haven’t written many posts about blogging lately. Thanks for reminding me – I will get a few up in the coming weeks.

By: Eva White

Eva White — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:19:32 +0000

I like the post. But not much useful to me. I am a blogger, and forums don’t really interest me much.

By: Martin Reed - Blog Author

Martin Reed - Blog Author — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:46:38 +0000

Chris – You raise a very important point when you wrote ‘I just happened to not log onto the forum that day and didn�t catch the explosion in time’. Even if an administrator decides to use forum moderators, they still need to pay attention to the forum and visit it as often as possible to ensure all is running smoothly.

Thanks for your contribution and the link you provided. I haven’t used member voting for staff because I want to avoid recruitment being based on popularity. Staff selected in this way are more likely to play favourites, and you may end up missing out on the truly great staff members simply because they weren’t popular enough to get the required votes.

I appreciate that this may be an effective method of recruitment for some forums though, and am glad it worked out for you.

Patrick – Good luck for the presentation, I only wish I could make it!

Smiley – Thanks for the example. I agree that is is essential that any staffing issues or conflicts are dealt with in private. In public, the entire moderation team needs to show a united front at all times.

Cody – I am glad you agree. Nobody likes to be shown up or humiliated – anything that has the potential to do so needs to be kept private.

Nicole – Thanks for your kind comment, I am glad you found the article interesting.

By: Nicole Price

Nicole Price — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:52:09 +0000

This is a question that never crossed my mind. Yet its perfectly feasible and rational. You have explained the way out very well Martin.