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delvin123 · 08-06-2005, 10:30 PM

If I want to be a moderator of a mainstream forum, what kind of things I need to pay attention in order to run a forum well?

Things such as delete illegitimate threads, block spamming activities and etc. I am still a newbie, when it comes to the administration of a forum. Therefore I would appreciate if any experienced forum moderators can give me some their thoughts and some tricky things they come across when running a forum

Thoughts from both technical and administrative perspectives are welcomed!

Thank you very much!

High Plains Drifter · 08-06-2005, 10:38 PM

Make sure that everybody knows who the boss is. Its especially important that you ban anybody that speaks against the admistration and immediately set this precedence. It drives away posters if they feel that nobody is in control.

mrthumbs · 08-06-2005, 10:38 PM

Being aware of the social hierarchy of your users..

azguy · 08-06-2005, 10:41 PM

GFY is the last place to learn about effective moderation of a forum

$5 submissions · 08-06-2005, 10:47 PM

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mrthumbs · 08-06-2005, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by azguy

GFY is the last place to learn about effective moderation of a forum

youd be amazed.. theres a lot of silent moderation.. put this place without moderation fro 48 hours and youll see the difference.

sonofsam · 08-07-2005, 02:23 AM

1 suggestion : don't get ban/threadlock happy

nothing worse then a forum nazi

$5 submissions · 08-07-2005, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mrthumbs

youd be amazed.. theres a lot of silent moderation.. put this place without moderation fro 48 hours and youll see the difference.

True. I've seen it happen in the past. There's a lot of work put into moderating GFY.

bjjb · 08-07-2005, 05:18 AM

i have run a couple of mainstream forums. Basically the best way to do it is to have a few good mods and tell that anything goes cept CP, beastiality, and physical threats. If ya get too heavy handed, you turn people aways.

Dalai lama · 08-07-2005, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by azguy

GFY is the last place to learn about effective moderation of a forum

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High Plains Drifter Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ♠ ♣ ♥ Posts: 2,341	Make sure that everybody knows who the boss is. Its especially important that you ban anybody that speaks against the admistration and immediately set this precedence. It drives away posters if they feel that nobody is in control. __________________

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sonofsam Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 18,638	1 suggestion : don't get ban/threadlock happy nothing worse then a forum nazi __________________ I like turtles.

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mrthumbs salad tossing sig guy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: mrthumbs*gmail.com Posts: 11,702	Being aware of the social hierarchy of your users..

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azguy Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 5,167	GFY is the last place to learn about effective moderation of a forum

08-07-2005, 05:18 AM	#9
bjjb Have laptop will travel Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 145201426 Posts: 13,074	i have run a couple of mainstream forums. Basically the best way to do it is to have a few good mods and tell that anything goes cept CP, beastiality, and physical threats. If ya get too heavy handed, you turn people aways.