Thoughts on being an admin or a mod?

~~pawn3d~~ · 09-06-2008, 07:50 PM

I'm finding that it's very time consuming. And being an admin is definitely not easy.

**WereBo** · 09-07-2008, 04:53 AM

It depends on the forum itself, really - how the forum is designed, the members, the topics under discussion etc.

I moderate on 2 forums (both 'global mod' - 'GraphixanStuff' and 'Lockergnome') and, most of the time, I'm redundant, as far as the work is concerned. (It was 3 forums, but 1 died).

The real trick to setting up a good forum though, is to pick good mods from around the world - that way, all the time-zones are covered for when the members post

**johnwill** · 09-07-2008, 07:56 AM

It would be easier if people would simply read the rules and forum guidelines. Since they agree to them when they register, it's probably not too much to ask.

**Glaswegian** · 09-08-2008, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by johnwill

It would be easier if people would simply read the rules and forum guidelines. Since they agree to them when they register, it's probably not too much to ask.

If only...if only...

ebackhus · 09-09-2008, 01:26 PM

I think John summed it up best but there are some other considerations to consider.

On a forum such as TSF it's necessary to have a large moderator pool in order to keep things clean and cut. The forum is just so massive that having just a handful of mods would be impractical.

On a smaller forum you can often get by with a regular admin and a super-mod. it also depends on the forum's security. If you run a basic phpBB forum you may have more trouble with spambots and the like than you would with a forum powered by something such as vBulletin.

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~~pawn3d~~ Troubled Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 34 OS: xp	Thoughts on being an admin or a mod? I'm finding that it's very time consuming. And being an admin is definitely not easy.

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WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,518 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Thoughts on being an admin or a mod? It depends on the forum itself, really - how the forum is designed, the members, the topics under discussion etc. I moderate on 2 forums (both 'global mod' - 'GraphixanStuff' and 'Lockergnome') and, most of the time, I'm redundant, as far as the work is concerned. (It was 3 forums, but 1 died). The real trick to setting up a good forum though, is to pick good mods from around the world - that way, all the time-zones are covered for when the members post __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

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johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,802 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Thoughts on being an admin or a mod? It would be easier if people would simply read the rules and forum guidelines. Since they agree to them when they register, it's probably not too much to ask. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,303 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Thoughts on being an admin or a mod? I think John summed it up best but there are some other considerations to consider. On a forum such as TSF it's necessary to have a large moderator pool in order to keep things clean and cut. The forum is just so massive that having just a handful of mods would be impractical. On a smaller forum you can often get by with a regular admin and a super-mod. it also depends on the forum's security. If you run a basic phpBB forum you may have more trouble with spambots and the like than you would with a forum powered by something such as vBulletin. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.