Guide to becoming a moderator on CrazyEngineers!

[The_Big_K]

CEans,


CrazyEngineers is no longer a lonely place on the Internet. In our mission of uniting engineers across the world to make the world a better place to live, we are crossing new levels each day. I have been getting several requests for being the moderators of CE forums. Here is a short guide that answers most of your questions. If you have more questions, feel free to post them in this thread and I will answer them.


First of all, please understand that right now, we do not have moderators on CE forums. I, being the admin, do the moderation. However, looking at the growth of CE forums it seems that we’ll need moderators.


Let’s begin with the basics. A moderator is a member of CE forums with special rights and of course, responsibilities. A moderator can edit other’s posts, edit thread titles, move the threads & post to appropriate sections, delete posts, close threads, warn users, ban them etc.


Moderators will be ‘selected’. Following are few pointers -

• You need to be online on CE for most part of the day. This is one of the most important part of a moderator’s life. In case there is any issue, a moderator should be easily approachable through email/pm/IM etc.

• You should have a good track record of helping people! When new members join CE, most of them are not familiar with the forum system. They make mistakes and moderators have the responsibility of making them familiar with the forums and answering their queries.

• You should understand the forum system thoroughly! You’ll be handling questions like “How do I send a private message?” or “How do I download my private messages?” etc.

• You should have a track record of keeping the forums clean! Many CEans report spam or obscene message through “Report Post” button available below poster’s mini-profile in threads.

• You should have a good sense of humour, maturity and wise way of dealing with the issues. You should be friendly and easily approachable.

Q. What can I do to become a moderator (mod)?


All of the above! Keep doing a good job & do let me know that you are interested. You might be picked up to be the mod!


Q. Normally, how long does it take to become a mod?


There is no time limit as such. However, you’ll agree that it does take some time to develop trust!


Q. How much will I make if I become the mod?


This is the most exciting part. You will be paid a huge amount of $00,000 / month! (No, I did not miss any digit). The best things in life are free [period].


Got more questions? Let me know!

[just2rock]

thats nice ...B_k..letting all of us know wat is wat.n.....good crack..wid that $0.00000...hahaha

[mahul]

Well i like this place and would appreciate being of any help here, but i'm sorry to say that i can be online for only a very little time every day( and might need to be absent for a few days altogether). I know this doesn't sound good, but its better that to be honest.

[friendster7]

hey i have a point to make here..

we can have moderators for a collection of section and we will have a forum moderator who can help the moderators..so the admin will have easy access to moderators through forum mod.

[The_Big_K]

Originally Posted by friendster7

hey i have a point to make here..

we can have moderators for a collection of section and we will have a forum moderator who can help the moderators..so the admin will have easy access to moderators through forum mod.

Good point. Noted.

[ash]

I'd love to be a moderator please! but, not at the moment.. am caught up with stuff. Maybe next month or two?

Maybe we should have a secret forum only mods can access.. *evil laugh*

[The_Big_K]

Looking at the speed at which we are adding members and content, CE is going to need caretakers (aka mods) soon.

CE is expanding beyond me and I guess time has come that we begin our hunt for CE's Mods.

[xheavenlyx]

Suprisingly I saw this thread a tab bit late. Biggie, I always thought when we will get some moderators. keep us updated on the guys or girls you think of. And if its a good idea we can also have mod's voted by the users. Or should voting be after sometime? The next set of mods.

[ash]

I saw from another forum once about having "intern" moderators. Those who were interested were asked some questions (i think about what what would you do in this situation, etc) and were given trial moderator status. After a period, if they did ok, they'll be full mods

I think voting is hard, since participation in forums is not as warm as we expect at the moment, haha.

[mahul]

I do like this idea ash, _k maybe u should actually implement this.

[The_Big_K]

Good idea. However, I do not think we should elect our first set of moderators through Polls.

I'll get in touch with some of you and we can work it out. I'm sure most of you will be CE's mods in the course of time. Its all matter of how fast we grow in terms of activity and numbers.

In addition, we'll be re-forming our editorial team. I'm sure most of you will like to be the part of core team that runs CrazyEngineers; helps us with articles and interviews. Watch out for announcement.

[just2rock]

thats all....and all too nice

[KINETIC_JOULES]

The most exciting part is the salary! Oh boy, I can't wait! Lmao.

[crazyboy]

Hey K, Is there any other posts then Mod.

The only problem I am facing in volunteering for Mod Post is, its not possible for me to come online daily for long time.

May be we can start with some post like... CE - mentors, where the interested persons will be easily approachable.

Your take on this...

-Crazy