What does moderators do?

[Neo]

I was just wondering Paul, in which ways moderators help?

[Sacred Guardian]

we just help paul clean house, so he doesn't have to do all the work

[Scellanis]

moderators usually lead the forum they moderate

that is:

1) keep it active by posting threads and replies
2) delete/move spam
3) move/split topics that need it
4) moderators also sometimes have the power to make threads sticky and make anouncements if things are important or dont want deleting
5) edit posts.....say if you made a major mistake in a post and desperately need it editing then pm the mod for that forum and they will do it

i think thats about it for this forum

[Paul]

Yes, all that 12321 and Sonkem have mentioned, including generally ensuring the Rules of the board are upheld, is about it really. I like the description of helping me to clean house by the way - now where did I put that duster?

[Neo]

Thanks Sonkem, 12321, and Paul.

[Holly Golightly]

*Holly thinks about asking ot be a mod for the Ravenclaw thing!*

Okies, but do you tell us how we are supposed to do some of that stuff Paul...
ie,
2) delete/move spam
3) move/split topics that need it
4) moderators also sometimes have the power to make threads sticky and make anouncements if things are important or dont want deleting
5) edit posts.....say if you made a major mistake in a post and desperately need it editing then pm the mod for that forum and they will do it

* I only know how to do the first one... *

[Scellanis]

ah....need a moderator How To thread doing for here do we....

[Neo]

Yeah

[Paul]

Moderators now have their own private area of the forum, viewable at the bottom of the forum index page after they have signed on.

[Scellanis]

erm...luaP...i hate to say this but...its not veiwable im afraid.....or at least...i cant see it

[Paul]

Ooops - sorry Sonkem - It's fixed now.

[hank_a_k_c]

we just help paul clean house, so he doesn't have to do all the work

It's about time, too. I ran into a boggart post and instead of showing me the normal stuff, I saw my last disastrous love letter splattered all over the screen....

I pointed my Logitech Troll Nail Core mouse at it and screamed Ridiculous! several times but since I cannot spell "Ridiculous" (see?), it didn't work. Eventually had to hire a Dark hacker to take care of it.

[Gwared]

*walks in and sees the boggart post*

Riddikulus!!!

*boggart post becomes an amusing forward*

Nice to see I've not forgotten what to do from my brief stint as DADA teacher!

And welcome to the boards hank

[Marcus Baker]

I have a question. What exactly is a sticky post?

[Paul]

The way I'd describe it is that it's a post is kept at the upper part of a forum as an important or useful post, yet is not quite an Announcement.