Moderation ( Plead Your Case)

[smooze]

HI all. Can we not nominate people and vote on a worthy candidate. Please let us know WHY you would make a good mod. I don't think it will have the same feel to it and I'm sure public opion polls won't decide anyone becoming a mod Im sure there is a higher power who ultimately decide who gets it. I say every forum should have some interest in the doctrine and belifs at hand. I have reviewed many peoples posts and contributions and the most likely candidates should be those with a gentle but firm approach . I would like to ask " Trust and OBEY" and "WOOB " would make good mod's. Also countrydoc seems to get involved alot also. Can we not make the most of this and make SDA shine as people of wisdom and love. Whatever happens will be for the better I'm sure.

 

[Windmill]

Yeah! Those two would be good- that is, if they have time and are willing to

 

[annie1speed]

Hmmmm.....

Are they saying we can nominate anyone... and they don't have to be a member of that 'denomination'? Well then I would like to nominate .... ME .

Seriously, there will always be upheaval on this part of the forum if you don't have moderators who can see the good in the arguments of both traditionals and progressives here; somebody who can see both sides.

I appear to be cursed with this ability. I appreciate the logic and honesty of Country Doc and Woobadooba and yes, even DJ Conklin, while I also understand and appreciate the earnest heartfelt opinions of RCProtestants, and LoveEternal, and FreeIndeed.

Since I got in all that trouble over that Little Debbie comment a little over a week ago, I haven't visited here much. I wonder if this means they'll take that infraction off my record now??? But I digress.

For those who believe that your moderators should know about Adventism and issues that are unique to it, I am not totally ignorant concerning Adventism. I have a friend who has taught me much about your beliefs over the past year and a half.

As far as what would or would not be off limits, since that also seems to be of great concern here, anything that can be defended (or defended against), using the Bible should be fair game for discussion.

I believe it is a mistake to make moderator appointments a popularity contest. That, to me is a recipe for disaster.

Just a thought.

Annie

 

[TrustAndObey]

I appreciate the nomination Jonathan, but I don't have time to be a moderator. I'm trying to learn some basic Spanish before I start back to school next semester and I have a full-time courseload (one class is Conversational Spanish so I have to get busy).

We were asked to nominate someone before and any time we did, the person declined.

I think we should wait and see what the rule changes really mean before we vote on new mods.

I personally like Jtbdad and LongHair and this forum has shaped up a lot since they came on board.

I would like to be a part of helping decide the forum rules as far as what is acceptable to discuss and what isn't. If we get to talk about our view of the beast power now....woohoo! If we have to defend ourselves constantly against atheists or ex-Adventists....I'm outtie.

In the midst of all the changes, I just do not see myself or anyone else going over to other forums and saying "hey, I think you're the beast power", but I'm sure some will certainly plan on coming over here to tell us how wrong we are. That already happens.

I haven't really gone over the new rules yet. I have company from out-of-state here.

 

[DarylFawcett]

No offense to you WOOB, however, resulting from the tone and manner of your posts in the 3ABN topics, I would vote against WOOB being a moderator.

 

[TrustAndObey]

Woob didn't accept the nomination anyway, so why vote against him?

 

[stone]

This leaves Woob and country doc.

I'm not sure if jtbdad is returning to the forum or not but i sure do hope that he does.

Any others interested? I may start nominateing SDA's soon.

 

[stone]

i just saw the above post, is woob not interested?

There's Jonathan?

 

[smooze]

hahaha make me a mod I want the position!!! Ive only applyed 5 times already. ty for the nomination stone. appreciate it. ( hmmm wasn't I just bellly-aching about leaving) eep

 

[Endium]

I'm not sure that nominating anyone who is a regular poster in this subforum would be a good idea. Most people here have their own views on things, and some of the impartiality might go away if someone was promoted to moderator.

It is better to have someone who is impartial and not deeply involved in our past discussions.

 

[stone]

I'm not sure that nominating anyone who is a regular poster in this subforum would be a good idea. Most people here have their own views on things, and some of the impartiality might go away if someone was promoted to moderator.

It is better to have someone who is impartial and not deeply involved in our past discussions.

MOdding is not just one person calling the shots. When a report is made, all the moderators of that forum have to 1st decide if its a rule violation or not. From there its determined what should be done.

The reports are going to be transparent soon, so the forum i believe will be able to see who is voteing for what on each report.

This is why you guys need to establish rules for your forum.

Every mod votes on each report. If one mod says its a violation, but 4 others say its not, then its not a violation and the report is closed.

This is also why i suggest you guys start nominateing more mods.

 

[RC_NewProtestants]

I think what we really need is an idea of how much time a moderator typically has to spend. Are they supposed to read all the posts or do they only act when a complaint is made. Just what is expected of a moderator?

Should our list of SDA forum rules include rules for moderators or is that encompassed in the CF rules?

 

[stone]

I think what we really need is an idea of how much time a moderator typically has to spend. Are they supposed to read all the posts or do they only act when a complaint is made. Just what is expected of a moderator?

Should our list of SDA forum rules include rules for moderators or is that encompassed in the CF rules?

Excellent questions.

Currently a moderator dedicates at least 4 hours a week to moderateing time. The more time you spend, the better, but of course only if its necessary.

A moderator can not be expected to read through all the post. This is why it is so important for all of the forum regulars to know what the rules of the forum are. When all the regulars are aware of the forum, then pressing the report button is what will get the attention of the moderators.

Once the report is made, all the moderators that are assigned to the forum receive a pm. The pm contains a copy of the post and the reason for the report that is being made.

Moderators are held to a much higher standard than the regulars are. I'll admit i've been coached on this by supervisors, but hey i'm still kinda new and still learning how to communicate better to the public forum as a moderator. We have the same rules that everyone else does, but we are expected to behave more civil and not get involved into debates that are heated.

I have a sock puppet that i created so that i can debate in threads without being singled out for being a mod. Being a mod and debateing can make you a target and it can also be intimidateing to new members when your debateing.

I would say about half of the reports are made by moderators. We are expected to read through threads and search for violations whenever time permits. One of the reasons that i believe that i am assigned to this forum for example is because i have no bias towards one side over the other and i'm only looking to enforceing rules and determineing if what has been reported is actually a rule violation or not.

I hope this helps.

 

[stone]

Maybe we can add RC_newprotestant to the list of nominee's?

 

[RC_NewProtestants]

Thanks that should help

 

[Adventist Dissident]

I vote for RC

 

[Sophia7]

I'm not sure that nominating anyone who is a regular poster in this subforum would be a good idea. Most people here have their own views on things, and some of the impartiality might go away if someone was promoted to moderator.

It is better to have someone who is impartial and not deeply involved in our past discussions.

Everyone has his or her own views on things here at CF. A good moderator will separate personal beliefs from staff decisions. My opinion is that it can be good to have a mix of people, though--some who are familiar with Adventist beliefs and some who have a different perspective.

 

[Sophia7]

MOdding is not just one person calling the shots. When a report is made, all the moderators of that forum have to 1st decide if its a rule violation or not. From there its determined what should be done.

The reports are going to be transparent soon, so the forum i believe will be able to see who is voteing for what on each report.

This is why you guys need to establish rules for your forum.

Every mod votes on each report. If one mod says its a violation, but 4 others say its not, then its not a violation and the report is closed.

Exactly.

 

[Sophia7]

Should our list of SDA forum rules include rules for moderators or is that encompassed in the CF rules?

I think the moderator discussion should probably be separate from the other rules discussion, but at some point we do need to decide if we want only Adventists to be mods, how many mods we need, etc. One thing to consider is that since we are opening up our forum for debate from others, it may be a good idea to have some non-SDA mods.

 

[DarylFawcett]

As we wouldn't have non-SDA persons in leadership positions within the SDA Church, I feel we shouldn't have non-SDA persons as moderators in the SDA section of CF.

Can you imagine a non-SDA person leading out in our Adult Sabbath School Class as our Adult Sabbath School Teacher?

I would definitely never go into that direction in my own forum at Maritime SDA OnLine.