My Mind... Unedited!

[redyaris]

Originally Posted by ALY

I currently moderate a few message boards and I can tell you all that it is a thankless job; however, it needs to be done. This difficult job also requires the cooperation and understanding of its members/users.

The moderators do the best they can; however, they cannot and will not be able to please everyone. They are doing what they feel is right for this board.

For the boards, I manage, we look to our members to provide feedback (privately) by email or PM to let us know how we can improve.

We are only human and due to this we are flawed and often make mistakes.

Go easy on the mods as this is not something they get paid for.

I also moderate some message boards and am an administrator for a political one. You can imagine how hot my boards can become.

I honestly say on my boards not once have I ever denigrated someone that was new, deleted posts and topics that I personally didnt like, called someone names if I didn't agree with them, and locked topics at the drop of a hat. BTW, im not a mod here so im allowed to do that

Its called moderation for a reason. Etimago is a shining example of how best to moderate this board. Others take note. Thanks.