Would you let somebody be a moderator...

[Ascent]

If they've only been registered on your forum for a week, but have been extremely active & kind to other members, would you let them be a global moderator?

I personally wouldn't, and I think it's stupid if you let him/her be one. If your forum is huge, and somebody joins and after a week becomes a global moderator, I doubt you know how to run a forum. It's not smart to make new people a moderator, simply because you don't know them enough yet. If you're going to judge how a person is in just week of knowing him/her, you probably won't get far.

UNLESS the person is a good friend of yours whom you've known for a long time or you know him/her in real life.

But if a person you've never met before joins and gets a moderator spot like a week after.

What would you say about that? Does longivity matter to you?

 

[Midnight]

i definitly wouldnt, i would leave it ATLEAST a month untill i can trust someone, or know them in the real world

 

[paula]

I wouldn't even do it after a month!

 

[Midnight]

i would only do it after a month if the person was dedicated, veryactive and new them personaly

 

[CyberFreak]

I wouldn't rule it out. Normally i would say no but you can't always put every occasion under one decision. If someone signs up and is active for a week and runs a very large forum with alot of experience i might think about it. Especially if a moderator was needed. I would never say never although i would normally say no.

 

[Midnight]

i suppose, but you never know who's a hacker, spammer or a damn good member -bigeyes-

 

[xMcCulloch II]

Yeah Because your kind and active

 

[wednesday]

Defo no. I think you need to know they are reliable. You will be giving them access to staff areas. I would need to know them a while before i handed over that status. After all, how do you know how they really act in a week??

 

[Rich Edmonds]

If they've only been registered on your forum for a week, but have been extremely active & kind to other members, would you let them be a global moderator?

Yes, if they have incredible moderating experience and post a good resume with evidence of their past staff positions/forums ran then I would certainly consider it. Would you rather have a guy who has been registered for a week but has been active everyday, posting good quality content and has moderating backgrounds or a guy who has been registered 3 months, is active but not as much, doesn't have anywhere near as much experience?

I personally wouldn't, and I think it's stupid if you let him/her be one. If your forum is huge, and somebody joins and after a week becomes a global moderator, I doubt you know how to run a forum.

That's a bit harsh, wouldn't take it far enough as saying one doesn't know how to run a forum.

What would you say about that? Does longivity matter to you?

Not necessarily, depends on the person, experience, skills, personal qualities etc.

 

[tagalong]

I wouldn't make them a global moderator, but I wouldn't rule out making someone a mod right off the bat. I would want to know their experience and I would check out other forums they've been on. Initially they would be on a trial basis - limited duties and moderator abilities. I explain to them what I want them to do and I make sure I can undo their actions.

 

[Ascent]

I wouldn't rule it out. Normally i would say no but you can't always put every occasion under one decision. If someone signs up and is active for a week and runs a very large forum with alot of experience i might think about it. Especially if a moderator was needed. I would never say never although i would normally say no.

If they've only been registered on your forum for a week, but have been extremely active & kind to other members, would you let them be a global moderator?

Yes, if they have incredible moderating experience and post a good resume with evidence of their past staff positions/forums ran then I would certainly consider it. Would you rather have a guy who has been registered for a week but has been active everyday, posting good quality content and has moderating backgrounds or a guy who has been registered 3 months, is active but not as much, doesn't have anywhere near as much experience?

I personally wouldn't, and I think it's stupid if you let him/her be one. If your forum is huge, and somebody joins and after a week becomes a global moderator, I doubt you know how to run a forum.

That's a bit harsh, wouldn't take it far enough as saying one doesn't know how to run a forum.

What would you say about that? Does longivity matter to you?

Not necessarily, depends on the person, experience, skills, personal qualities etc.

I think of it this way.

Who cares if they have their own forum? Who cares if they are a moderator/admin on some other forum?

Just because they have that position there, it doesn't mean they should get it on my forum. They'll have to earn it. What they do OUTSIDE of my forum doesn't change the way they should be treated on my forum.

You get where I'm doing?

If they have experience though, of course that would be a key characteristic when selecting a moderator. But that's a whole different story. If they've been on your forum for a week yet they have their own forum and what not, I still wouldn't let them be a moderator because like I said above, what they do elsewhere doesn't prove yourself worthy on my forum.

 

[CyberFreak]

I never said i would definitely say yes... I said i would think about it. If they run a larger similar type of forum then i would consider it.

 

[Midnight]

totally agree with fowler

 

[thedudeman]

I would wait another week or two, and make sure they keep their activity up. Then perhaps if they seem fine, start them off as just a single board moderator and make sure they don't do anything to mess that board up, then after a while of that, promote them to global.

 

[Cloverfield]

Personally I wouldn't. My limit is about a month. If it is a very new forum then that is fine but if it is established then you need to trust that person and also see if they can maintain it because it is very easy to be active for 2 weeks but if they can keep it up for several more weeks that is when you should take them into condieration. If you can though, always do a backup. I always make sure I do a backup before I make someone a moderator as I have too much to lose.

 

[Ascent]

Personally I wouldn't. My limit is about a month. If it is a very new forum then that is fine but if it is established then you need to trust that person and also see if they can maintain it because it is very easy to be active for 2 weeks but if they can keep it up for several more weeks that is when you should take them into condieration. If you can though, always do a backup. I always make sure I do a backup before I make someone a moderator as I have too much to lose.

Agreed.

It makes me wonder though why I see people with large established forums who pick moderators that have only been active a week. It makes me think twice about the owner of that forum.

 

[Subz]

Well you do have over 300k of posts -razz-

 

[Honey_Angel]

It takes more to being a moderator than being active an friendly. There's plenty of active and friendly members..but not all of them are responsible/responsive enough to be a moderator. I tried it once and they thought that it was solely my job alone to bring members onto the site. Active? Yes. Friendly? Yes. Helpful as a moderator? Not so much.

 

[katy perry is hot]

Wait a while. Period, don't just give someone that much power and access to your site after knowing them a week.

 

[hcfwesker]

Alot of newer admins these days will make any new member a moderator just to guarantee their activity on their forum if it's not going too good.

Which is always bad.

moderators who are carefully selected, and chosen through scrutiny by the staff, are always gonna do the job, but just handing over mod powers to a new member, they'll abuse those powers, and feel they're invincible since they got the position so quickly.