Moderator Performance, V.2, Suggestions/Complaints/Compliments Options

[*Zatanna*]

Do you have suggestions, complaints, or compliments as to how the moderator staff is performing? Voice your opinions here.

Make this thread helpful for the mods.

Mods are members, also. So member bashing is not allowed, as always. Don't make it a personal vendetta, please. Keep the bashing at 0%, please.

Any moderator has the right to close and unpin this thread at the signs of bashing, pointlessness, and/or any other guideline breaker.

I do hope this works out. I want to stress that this is not the place for personal attacks. If you really have to, keep it in the PM system between you and the mod. This thread is here to help mods work better with members.

So...your thoughts?


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[KissMe2408]

Anna you are bringing up subjects that we are all aware of. If a mod is lacking or inactive, it's not like the admins are blind to that fact. A mod is usually PM'd about their inactivity and many have stepped down lately due to outside obligations. Whether it's school, dance, jobs, family situations, whatever, mods are fully aware when they have been inactive, and if for some reason they are in denial, then other mods or admins and members [like yourself], bring it to attention to the right people.
School isn't meant to be used as an excuse, and I do believe that many mods here put a lot of time and effort, regardless of outside activities, to really support this community. If they don't put in the effort or time, then they step down or are forced to step down. period.

As you brought up, there are special situations where mods can go on a brief hiatus for a while [let's say they have a vacation or something], and are inactive for [a week/few days], then no, obviously they don't have to step down. CB should always come second to things like school or family.
If school or family becomes too overwhelming then a mod might feel like they need to clear their head and step down from their position. It happens all the time, members do the same thing.
And unless you have someone in mind, I don't see what the problem is here. And I KNOW you have someone in mind, you always do, so it might be easier to just name that person.

Again, Mods are humans. They make mistakes, they regret their mistakes, they get tied up at work and when they get home they crash. We aren't robots, though sometimes it seems like you guys would prefer if we were. So again, give some mods a break. Especially around such a weird time as school starting. And no school is not an excuse, but c'mon, let's look at the big picture here. CB is only a part of someones life, not life itself.

"< is a bit appalled by the maturity level of certain moderators whose jobs are to lead by example. /semi-random;"

Yes, moderators do need to be an example to the community because they are leaders. Maturity and having a good attitude are crucial, thank you for pointing that out.

Between "vacation" and "school," a mod could never be around and still be kept on the moderating team; that's the way it is right now. You say you want dedicated members on staff in your hiring thread, but come the end of the day, it's just people you like and don't like. Where's the dedication of someone that doesn't, no, won't make the time to perform their duties?

What it comes down to is that there are people who stay on staff just because they can't stand to lose their precious access backstage, which shouldn't even be used for your chat topic; I know that post count is now disabled back there, but that doesn't stop moderators from getting chummy within themselves and become withdrawn from the rest of the community.

And which people exactly are just staying on staff so they can get "chummy" backstage? It is important, on CB and in the world, to have your employees bond and work TOGETHER. You want a strong staff, a staff that gets along with each other. Same when casting for a show, you want a group of people that will work together, build up each others strengths and cancel out any weaknesses. In no way are any mods withdrawn from the rest of the community because of things happening backstage. It's important to balance the two, but you need to know what's going on behind the scenes, before you try to fix things out front.

And we do want dedicated staff members who can do the job right and have a good attitude and have leadership qualities. C'mon you know what we are looking for. It's not about who we like and who we don't like, because trust me, there have been people on staff that I haven't exactly gotten along with. And you keep talking about mods who won't dedicate time and effort. It was already said that they either step down or are demodded. It's really simple, I don't get what you don't understand about it. And it comes to this, you probably are talking about someone again, so it would be easier if you just named that person, instead of naming what this person is doing.