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kenthefruit · 10-17-2013

Yes, I know that the staff currently moderate the in-game forum system, but I don't think this is a very great idea.

As staff members, they're responsible for doing their jobs, which is why they were hired. But, since they are working, I don't see a lot of Staff actively moderating the forums. This is needed badly, I see spam threads, rude posts, and off-topic chatter all the time, that stays there without moderation.

The idea of Player moderaters was denied. But, I suggest you rethink your decisions on the topic. To be honest, I see no issue to having players moderating the forums. We have nothing we have to do, and seem to have a lot of freetime. Obviously, certain staff members would still have access to moderation tools, and making closed threads in News Section etc. But, the players picked to moderate the forums would actively be doing so.

If considered, this would benefit the in-game forums, it so desperately needs. This would NOT be a staff position, just a simple job you'd do every so often. There isn't a need of a large moderating team, just a few players (2-3). And along with it would be a simpler application for the Staff to review and pick.

What a moderator is expected to do;

Active Editing/Deletion of inappropriate Posts
Closure of Spam/Inappropriate Threads
Fair Post/Thread Deletion and Editing
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Change Usernames?

What a moderator isn't expected to do;

Delete Threads/Posts because they simply dislike them
Be inactive
Favoritism when Deleting/Closing Posts&Threads

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kenthefruit 🍇🍏🍋🍊🍒 Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,330	In-Game Forum Moderation By Players Yes, I know that the staff currently moderate the in-game forum system, but I don't think this is a very great idea. As staff members, they're responsible for doing their jobs, which is why they were hired. But, since they are working, I don't see a lot of Staff actively moderating the forums. This is needed badly, I see spam threads, rude posts, and off-topic chatter all the time, that stays there without moderation. The idea of Player moderaters was denied. But, I suggest you rethink your decisions on the topic. To be honest, I see no issue to having players moderating the forums. We have nothing we have to do, and seem to have a lot of freetime. Obviously, certain staff members would still have access to moderation tools, and making closed threads in News Section etc. But, the players picked to moderate the forums would actively be doing so. If considered, this would benefit the in-game forums, it so desperately needs. This would NOT be a staff position, just a simple job you'd do every so often. There isn't a need of a large moderating team, just a few players (2-3). And along with it would be a simpler application for the Staff to review and pick. What a moderator is expected to do; Active Editing/Deletion of inappropriate Posts Closure of Spam/Inappropriate Threads Fair Post/Thread Deletion and Editing --- Change Usernames? What a moderator isn't expected to do; Delete Threads/Posts because they simply dislike them Be inactive Favoritism when Deleting/Closing Posts&Threads