A New Moderator
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:15 am
Guys,
Larry10625 is now our newest moderator on the boards. This is a volunteer position and we are very grateful for his help. This board has grown dramatically over the years and it requires more eyes on it as time goes on. He is part of an invisible team which includes a board of directors, volunteers, and hired contractors who make this all work.
Please welcome larry and please support him in this role which will create a better, more efficient, safer, and kinder community!
Paul
Here is what a Moderator's role is according to http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-forum-moderator.htm
A forum moderator oversees the communication activity of an Internet forum. He monitors the interchange of contributors and makes decisions regarding content and the direction of threads. Moving discussions from one section to another to keep topics organized is also a common job for a forum moderator.
If the tone of a forum becomes hostile or starts to move in the direction of personal attacks, the forum moderator usually has the discretion to lock the discussion to prevent heated, interchanges. He may also be able to hide discussions he deems unworthy of further discussion. Conversely, topics he feels deserve further examination can be posted indefinitely by the moderator even if they garner no comments.
Moderator duties are as diverse as the forum topics themselves. Some moderators are virtually invisible; they surface only when situations arise that do not seem likely to resolve themselves. Other forum moderators are always there, ready to intercede at the smallest hint of discourse. Public forum moderators often have to enforce many rules of conduct and decorum, as public contributors tend to communicate without abandon, which can sometimes upset other commenters.
Larry10625 is now our newest moderator on the boards. This is a volunteer position and we are very grateful for his help. This board has grown dramatically over the years and it requires more eyes on it as time goes on. He is part of an invisible team which includes a board of directors, volunteers, and hired contractors who make this all work.
Please welcome larry and please support him in this role which will create a better, more efficient, safer, and kinder community!
Paul
Here is what a Moderator's role is according to http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-forum-moderator.htm
A forum moderator oversees the communication activity of an Internet forum. He monitors the interchange of contributors and makes decisions regarding content and the direction of threads. Moving discussions from one section to another to keep topics organized is also a common job for a forum moderator.
If the tone of a forum becomes hostile or starts to move in the direction of personal attacks, the forum moderator usually has the discretion to lock the discussion to prevent heated, interchanges. He may also be able to hide discussions he deems unworthy of further discussion. Conversely, topics he feels deserve further examination can be posted indefinitely by the moderator even if they garner no comments.
Moderator duties are as diverse as the forum topics themselves. Some moderators are virtually invisible; they surface only when situations arise that do not seem likely to resolve themselves. Other forum moderators are always there, ready to intercede at the smallest hint of discourse. Public forum moderators often have to enforce many rules of conduct and decorum, as public contributors tend to communicate without abandon, which can sometimes upset other commenters.
I have a lot of time on my hands and, am on here a lot.