Mods...what do you do?

[PeterPaul]

Hey guys, I wanted to thank all of you for offering your time to support CF.

Can you guys tell us what you do? I mean, do you guys have shifts, work in different forums...what are your guidelines, etc? It is very interesting.

 

[Miss Shelby]

I think mods, generally speaking, have to put up with a lot of ...oh how do I say this nicely? ****. (c word for poop)

Michelle

 

[PeterPaul]

I think mods, generally speaking, have to put up with a lot of ...oh how do I say this nicely? ****. (c word for poop)

Michelle

c word for poop? I thought it was....ohhhh...I get it.

 

[PeterPaul]

Me thinks asking this question is like asking Masons to tell a secret! LOL

Hey, the only way to get volunteers is to understand part of the process. I mean, do you guys volunteer 5 hours a day?

 

[nyj]

When we volunteer, we are asked what forums we would like to work in. Moderators are allowed to select which forums they moderate. Sometimes they will be refused certain forums, but they'll never be told they have to work a particular forum. A moderator can work as many, or as few, forums as they think they can handle.

As far as time is concerned, all we ask is that moderators donate 30 minutes of their time to moderating a day. If more time is donated, that's great. If less time is donated, it becomes a problem for the other moderators who have to pick up the slack. So we reasonably ask for 30 minutes/day.

There are no shifts and there is no expected time to be logged in. There are, when doing certain actions, specific things we need to do (for proper documentation) but by and large each moderator has their own style. All that is asked is that we use our best discretion and always use charity in considering and performing our actions.

We do have a chain of command, we do have guidelines we are expected to follow, we do have a system of accountability in place.

 

[kimber1]

nyj pretty much covered it

 

[epiclesis]

YAY for the mods.

Frustrating job... I'm a chatroom op in a couple of places... and have dealt with a lot of frustrating people who like to test their boundaries...

And I'm not the most tolerant person in the world.

So great job guys.

 

[seebs]

The mods are, by and large, excellent folks, and they were a real joy to work with. What do they do? Everything and anything. And lots of it.

 

[Carrye]

Can you guys tell us what you do?

YEAH, CAN you guys tell us what you do?

Sarcasm, just a little virtual saracasm.

God bless you, your time, and your efforts! No sarcasm here.

 

[boughtwithaprice]

I am not a moderator, I just play one on CF


In real life, I am a doctor of medicine by trade, a family man that loves his wife and children, and a grateful member of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, thanks in part to CF

 

[Carrye]

I am not a moderator, I just play one on CF

Oh, you're one of THOSE moderators!

By the way, I love all of your Newman quotes in your sig.

 

[boughtwithaprice]

Thanks