its not always bad apples in a basket that cause the problem, sometimes its a basket with a bad handle
...while i'll agree that there were things and post that were going crazy in the off-season forum...there were also situations that were/are being handled in a terrible manner...just so the moderator on that post realizes i have not ever had a problem with him (LBR), but there is a rouge moderator that is simply detroying this site...just like this post below:
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If it comes back that is...
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Nope. A couple bad apples ruined it for everyone else. The Admins had enough of it.
those are very taunting post and very un-professional..it is your site, run it like you desire, while it is/has been a very good site it is not the only site on the web....i am a memeber on several that i frequent (about 10) and this site is middle of the road for me at this time (still a great site) it used to be my first stop in the morning
, but if it continues in the direction its headed i believe you'll continue to see a decline in new membership or activity as a result... i hope thats not the case, but time will tell...
now if i have offended anyone i assure you that was not my intention, but if you look at a time-line of when these actions started happening i believe you'll find out what the primary detractor has been
if we want to play the "blame game" lets all make sure we get our fair share of the pie
What do you do if a forum moderator becomes hurtful to your forums rather than helpful? A
WebmasterWorld thread asks this question based on negative actions performed by a moderator of his forum that resulted in loss of membership. Consequently, he also demoted the moderator.
What I’ve learned from this experience: 1)Never reward a member with a moderation spot just because they have been an active/long time poster. Find other ways to reward good members.
2)Look for warning signs that they might not be a good moderator. Do they get snippy or argue with other members? Are they very opinionated? Do they have an even temper? Have they been ‘know it all’ posters?
3)Avoid mixing moderators and friendship. When things go bad it’s hard to separate the two.
4)Make sure you have written rules on what the moderator job is and how they are expected to act and make sure the see them BEFORE you make them a moderator.
5)Chose a moderator as if you were hiring an employee. Will they represent you well both on and off the forums.
6)Remove moderators quickly if they are losing a forum.
Some people just take the power trip for personal gain. This quote by another member is so true for this instance:
" Power corrupts... and absolute power, corrupts absolutely"
Appointing moderators can be a pretty sticky situation if they are biased in such a way that it is destructive rather than helpful.
Moderators who are immoderate and partial are very destructive, damaging users' trust. You can lose a lot of core/good members when even one mod gets rude/patronising/personal or is clearly editing in a partial or biased way!
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