Moderator Performance, V.1, Suggestions/Complaints/Compliments Options

[DaTru KataLYST]

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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[*autumn.*]

Technically the mods are taking care of more than 1 forum now, so why would it be any different to "sub"?

[sadolakced acid]

it's not that hard. you read over every thread with new posts in that forum. in the small forums, it's very easy.

the only harder ones would be the larger ones, in which if you had two people then it would be easier.

right now, all the mods take care of all the forums. It's no one's job to check over the writting forum, or the technology forum, specifically. they just mod as they go along.

as a result, some forums only get modded when a mod goes there. and in some forums that's never.

if each forum were to be assigned a mod ( or two), that mod, when signing on, would check over all the new posts in thier forum.

even if no mod were to 'sub' in for a mod who was gone, that forum would get modded as much as it is currently.

because mods won't be confined to thier forum. they just check on it.

20 hours

[*mona lisa*]

You know, this thread was made to address any problems or criticisms with moderator performance. If you insist on pursuing that idea, talk to the admins. I doubt they would approve since it was brought up before and rejected. But don't do it here. Thanks.

[sadolakced acid]

the title of this thread is

Moderator Performance, Suggestions/Complaints/Compliments

now why is suggestions there?
this is a suggestion. why cannot i discuss it here? this is a suggestion that will affect moderator performance. so why not here?

they way i feel is that, right now, being a mod isn't really a job. you just go around CB the way people normally do, but if you run into trouble you can do something about it.

now, if mods don't like this idea, then fine. why should it matter? being a mod is suppost to be work. this isn't even saying "you must only look at this forum". this is saying "look over this forum every time you log on."

22 hours

[EmmalieV]

ah, then why not have each forum have a mod that's 'in charge' of it?

mods may not like it, but it would make createblog a better place.

almost 20 hours now.

I reallyyy dont like that idea , cB is fine how it is , a few more *helpfull* mods will solve it.

[sadolakced acid]

could someone tell me why this idea won't work?

i know not many people like it. but tell me why it won't work. because right now, what i get is that people don't like it, but it would work.

22 hours now.

[*mona lisa*]

the title of this thread is

Moderator Performance, Suggestions/Complaints/Compliments

now why is suggestions there? 
this is a suggestion.  why cannot i discuss it here?  this is a suggestion that will affect moderator performance.  so why not here?

they way i feel is that, right now, being a mod isn't really a job.  you just go around CB the way people normally do, but if you run into trouble you can do something about it.

now, if mods don't like this idea, then fine.  why should it matter?  being a mod is suppost to be work. this isn't even saying "you must only look at this forum".  this is saying "look over this forum every time you log on."

22 hours

Suggestions for mods, not for the plans of createBlog. I see them differently. Have you been a mod previously here? I'm assuming not, so you wouldn't know how it works. Our job is not just to cruise around cB and see if we can do things about any problems that arise. There's no point in counting hours. It works, but in you're head, not exactly in everyone else's. If lets say that admins do approve of it, then I wouldn't care. I wouldn't mind doing it, but that is only if the admins approve of it.

[sadolakced acid]

the hours mean something else that will become apparent later. i'm not counting how long it's taking for it to be implemented, etc.

i'm posting this here to see if this plan is truely flawed, and to try to get it to gain accepance.

of course i haven't been a mod. i thought it would be work. but the way i see mods describing it, it's like being a member, but having extra power and the responsibility to use it to keep createblog in compliance with the rules.

however, it doesn't matter that i haven't been a mod. i can see, with my own eyes, the result of the current system.

some threads in complete violation of the rules don't get closed.

what exactly is a mod's job then?

[Pulchritude]

sadolakced acid ,

well to me it make more sense to have one couple mods for blogger,couple for xanga stuff, couple for commuinity stuff, and couple mods for programming and designing... its more simplier that way instead of having few mods stuck to a forum.. so i say we leave it along the way it is now

[sadolakced acid]

the way we have right now is fatally flawed.

it would be the same as now, except for two things:

1) mods, when signing on, would check over a forum.
2) if there were a problem in a forum, people would know who to PM.

[*mona lisa*]

some threads in complete violation of the rules don't get closed. 

Well, it depends on what forum it was in. PM an admin or a staff member who moderaties that forum and express your concern for it. It doesn't mean that all the staff members are not doing their job and/or the system is flawed. Nothing in life is perfect.

[*tweeak*]

as a reason why we should not necessarily implement the main forum thing, i would not be able to do a very good job moderating the forum, because about half the threads on here will just spontaneously shut down my explorer. i dont know why. but it makes me an unreliable mod because i cant get into most threads or even the internet half the time

[gigiopolis]

right now, all the mods take care of all the forums.  It's no one's job to check over the writting forum, or the technology forum, specifically.  they just mod as they go along.

No they don't; mods are categorized and then assigned to a few forums. For example, I'm on People Staff, so I can't close or move topics in Xanga showcase, requests, etc, because I'm not on Design or Xanga.

The system we have right now is VERY similar to the one you're implementing, except the one you have is more specific. It would be really inconvenient to switch mod powers all the time, because what if a Xanga staff needed to go away for a while, and no one could sub for them? Then someone from ANOTHER staff would need to PM admin to get them to make them able to mod the Xanga forums.

The way I see it, it's MUCH more convenient to just assign people to a few forums and make them mod those ones; that way there can be more people assigned to a greater number of forums and yet they would still be modded.

And besides, createBlog has always emphasized on the word "community". The individual modding system hardly conveys a sense of it, and makes it seem more like a competition than something that requires teamwork. They simply don't have the qualities it takes to be a mod.

The bottom line is, if our staff need competition from this individual modding system to be encouraged, frankly, they shouldn't be modding at all.

[lolthissiteisfun...]

Or there could always be a couple mods that were especially there to be subs for when people were going to be gone for a while..

[sadolakced acid]

mods would still have power over all forums they have right now.

no power shifts. only assignments. only titles, only names.

ok. so the system isn't community like. it's more like a company. people compete. not good.

but still, it's better than the current system. the current system is flawed.

[iheartsimba]

whats wrong with the current system?

[EmmalieV]

I think Cb should stay how it is , I dont like the idea of a certain mod in a certain forum >_<

[*AngelicEyz00*]

How the hell are we competing?

[sadolakced acid]

ok. i guess it's time for this:

to all mods: i'm sorry. i didn't mean that you guys weren't doing your jobs, or your jobs were easy. i'm sorry if it sounded that way.

all mods(to my knowledge) are doing thier jobs well. what i'm saying is the job description needs a bit of changing. it's nobody's fault.

also, i don't know what it's like to be a mod. i shouldn't assume so. however, i based my statements on facts. i'll put them in later, because they won't have weight right now. (probably around... thursday i'll put in what fact i'm basing my assumtion on.)

i know modding is not easy. i'm sorry if i made it sound like i thought so. I didn't apply to be a mod (well, seriously) because i knew i didn't have the time or dedication to do the job well. i'm sorry for making it sound like it was easy.

to everyone: i guess i didn't explain the idea thing well, so it sounded strange.

here is a complete explination of how 'my' (not mine, as it's been proposed before) system would work.


1. mods(people staff) would pick a forum to have thier name added at the top, saying moderated by _________.

there are 8 forums in the community center.

there are 13 people staff (not counting admin/head staff/xanga/blogger staff)

there are certain forums that get more traffic than others.

these are( to my knowledge)

lounge, entertainment, interests, and pictures.

interests is further subdivided into 10 subforums, which about equal traffic.

so, each forum would have one mod 'in charge' this would only be a job description change tho. each mod (people staff) would still have have moddly power over all community center forums, like it is now.

there would be 5 more mods than forums. these would double up the 4 higher traffic forums, and the 1 left from that would go to either lounge, or interests.


now, all mods(people staff) would still mod like now, the change being when the log in, the check all new threads and posts in 'thier' forum.

this will ensure that each new post will get reviewed by a mod(people staff) in a day or so.


if, for some reason, that these are not enough, xanga/blogger staff could be also 'assigned' a community center forum to check over every time they log on.

this would add 12 more mods, so that each forum could have 3 mods, with one having four.

these duties, however, would in in addition to the current ones, so mods would still do things that they do right now.


now: the benifits of this would be:

1. each forum's new threads and posts would be checked over (eventually).
2. if there were a thread in a forum that needed a modly action, members would know who specifically to PM, instead of choosing from a list of 25 mods, 2 head staff and 3 admin.
3. any others?

and the disadvantages:

1. larger work load for mods.
2. it's a change.
3. any others?

i hope that explained it in total...

[Gypsy Eyes]

^personally I like it better like this, there is a bit more freedom for us mods.

Ok. Here is my er.. 3 cents. There are a few comments I would like to address

1. We need more mods-I dont think we need any more moderators, or people/xanga staff anyway. Another few blogger staff would be nice, but not many people are interested it in.

2. Mods aren't very active- First of all, I know it has been said but we have lives. and we do alert other mods when we are going to be gone. For example, I have not been on at all this week due to my school play. I know where you guys are coming from, but try to see it from our point of view. We dont get all annoyed when you guys go on vacation or something, so please return the favor.

3.The issue of closing topics- usually an explanation is not needed. The mods here use their best judgement on what is considered appropriate, and what abides by the rules. The topics may not be closed right away, but there isn't a mod on every second of the day. You have to understand that we have other obligations besides CB.

alright that's enough for now.

[sadolakced acid]

well, someone finally found it.

rogue thread

took some 52 hours.

way too long if you ask me.

[*tweeak*]

what thread? what forum is it in?

and thats why we have that dreadful little report button

[EmmalieV]

^it was in the car forum he made the topic on purpose to see how long it would take to be closed.

[Pulchritude]

ok since everybody is telling what they are think ill tell what i think:
i personally think we need more blogger staff cause not enough question are being answered in the blogger help section... like i said before about having mod per a forum would suck.. (no offence) Mods being active i think mods are doing a good job for that except for maybe 1 or 2 mods. Mods do have lives of their own. We all have our personal problems and cant spend 24/7 on cB. You think mods dont wanna spend time on cB? but they do it's just that they sometimes can't, have bad timing, or have hw or w/e to do.. As long as there trying their best to become a good mod.. and if a topic hasn't been closed feel free to pm that mod, there not gonna get mad at you, and anyways its your job to help out the mods... and to the mods keep up the good work

[*mona lisa*]

if, for some reason, that these are not enough, xanga/blogger staff could be also 'assigned' a community center forum to check over every time they log on.

this would add 12 more mods, so that each forum could have 3 mods, with one having four.

That is what I have a problem with. Staff from Xanga/Blogger don't moderate the Community Center. We don't have the moderation options for it. It would be sort of abusing powers is all Staff had control of all the forums. That's what the Head Staff (and Admins) are for.