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moderators Mon Jul 28, 2008 19:33 pm  moderators
 

Yes, according to the definition, a moderator is rather an invigilator who scans threads and bans obscenity, off-topic posts when required and should not be necessarily involved in answering questions. I agree that Alex, Tom and ultimately Nina would make excellent moderators but I also second the list of candidates for a mod position submitted by Tom. Since the ‘English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms’ forum poses a core forum attended by a great many of members, Amy, Mr. Pedantic and Jamie (K) would receive a majority if the voting took place Very Happy
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moderators Mon Jul 28, 2008 19:53 pm  moderators
 

Yankee wrote:
Oddly enough, I was not aware that I could lock, unlock, move or split threads when I was a moderator. Or is that something new? I don't recall ever having seen anything that would have enabled me to do those things. Delete and Edit functions, yes, but not the other things.

I agree that a level head is very important for a moderator, and I must say you are one of the most level-headed people I've ever known.

Hi Amy,
Really? I thought moderators are entitled to use these buttons on every site they moderate and are not restricted to few. Evidently, administrators decide what buttons make available and what not. Personally, I had all those buttons when moderated a couple of sites but gave up my moderator status as I couldn’t spare much time sitting there.
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moderators Mon Jul 28, 2008 22:23 pm  moderators
 

Hi Pamela

That is what it comes down to; does the effort balance out with the benefit. Lots of moderators here and otherwise need to consider if they can be the "only paid contributor" or do it for other forum/ learner centered or altruistic reasons. We donīt all get such a privilege, do we. ; )

It is nice to have the time, but we all need to be paid to pay the bills. ; )

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moderators Mon Jul 28, 2008 22:33 pm  moderators
 

Hi Pamela

Yes, in addition to answering questions, the splitting, moving, locking and unlocking of threads (along with a number of other things) all seem to be pretty standard moderator responsibilities elsewhere. Spam deletion, too.
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moderators Tue Aug 05, 2008 16:50 pm  moderators
 

Hi Torsten

In case you haven't seen this thread yet, I thought I'd just bump it up so it would once again be "current".
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