Guide to becoming a moderator on CrazyEngineers!

[The_Big_K]

Originally Posted by sauravgoswami

Great!! well some other forum have restricted administrator status to only founding members.Hope u encourage members to take up active role,anyhow prospects r good here

That's probably because an administrator has direct access to all the user data (except passwords). An administrator can make/break a forum. That's is the reason why administrator status is restricted.

I repeat: "Moderator" & "Administrator" statues are not about 'promotions'. They have a special responsibility on their shoulders. While the 'admin/mod' status might look rosy - its not. You have to be alert 24x7.

We'll soon roll out different 'special' status for our members. Note that our aim is to grow beyond an online community. While we continue to grow online - we all must make sure that we're active offline as well. There will be many roles to play - for each CEan.

[ash]

Not rosy indeed. I can testify to that

Its important to note that you do not become a moderator for the sake of added privileges. They are only there to help you assist your main responsibilities.

[sauravgoswami]

Sure they are,but if a moderator checks the member in the forum,how can we check the moderator???there are possiblities he may not perform his duties properly!!!!

[The_Big_K]

Originally Posted by sauravgoswami

Sure they are,but if a moderator checks the member in the forum,how can we check the moderator???there are possiblities he may not perform his duties properly!!!!

Okay, I'll address this.

Be assured that CE Moderators are passionate about building a better community and making things happen. They have taken up the responsibility for the love of CE & engineering.

All of us are very open to hearing from every CEan; and we do take your suggestions seriously. Please feel free to get in touch with any of us if you think we aren't doing well. It might be that we just missed out on something. We have shared our contact info in our signature.

The Big K : admin [at] crazyengineers [dot] com
MaRo: maro [at] crazyengineers [dot] com
Ash: ash [at] crazyengineers [dot] com

You may even send us a private message

I'm available on YM for a chat : crazy.engineers [at] yahoo [dot] com

That said, I repeat Ash's words: Its important to note that you do not become a moderator for the sake of added privileges. They are only there to help you assist your main responsibilities.

Don't look at moderators as the guys who ban people when they do something wrong. We have extra powers to keep the forum protected from spammers and helping members.

We'll be more than happy to hear from you about anything.

[sauravgoswami]

Thanks buddy,no more questions or else we will get into a debate!!I will definately get in touch with you!!!

[The_Big_K]

Originally Posted by sauravgoswami

Thanks buddy,no more questions or else we will get into a debate!!I will definately get in touch with you!!!

Oh please! We all are here to build a better community and as I said, we're all open to suggestions and feedback.

I'll be happy to answer all your questions. I'm sure MaRo, Ash, Mayur, Patty, Varun will also love to help!

[ash]

Originally Posted by sauravgoswami

Sure they are,but if a moderator checks the member in the forum,how can we check the moderator???there are possiblities he may not perform his duties properly!!!!

Thats a very valid concern! As Big K said, we are all open for feedback.

Being moderators, me and MaRo understand the consequences of neglecting responsibility Please do contact us if you feel something we do is wrong. When you do, send the same message to Big K and other mods so we can keep things transparent! That will avoid the possibility of hiding problems when they are supposed to be shared.

That said, I believe the moderator selection process will be quite stringent. No passion? No commitment? No way

[sauravgoswami]

Well becoming a moderator is quite a responsibilty,but I was not clear about your selection of moderator,anyhow,wat if a moderator/administrator wants to leave his position???can he do that

[The_Big_K]

Originally Posted by sauravgoswami

Well becoming a moderator is quite a responsibilty,but I was not clear about your selection of moderator,anyhow,wat if a moderator/administrator wants to leave his position???can he do that

I'd say one must stick to being admin/mod as long as the 'passion' is there. The moment you lose the passion, there's no point in being an admin or a mod - because the job starts sucking the hell out of you.

[sauravgoswami]

wat is the history of crazy engineers..how it all started,how u all maintain it!!!