Mods Over-Worked?

[Kanata]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=#003300]I'm just curious here but I was looking at all the mods of the forums and sub-forums and realized some Mods (eg.Syk3, Arcadia) moderate both the forum [i]and[/i] the sub-forum. So I was wondering if that is ever stressful on them and I was also wondering why there are not seperate mods for the sub-forums [i]and[/i] forums.

I ask this because my brother was a Mod on another forum and so I have a slight idea of how everything works and I realize that sometimes it can get a bit annoying with all these new members joining and spamming and such. And having to constantly watching over the forums.

I think it would make it much easier on them if they were able to only have to worry about one forum/sub-forum.

Although I could be totally wrong, they could enjoy having these two roles...

What do you think?


[B]P.S.[/B] Mods, (all of you [including James and Adam]) I think you are doing an amazing job at keeping this forum in good shape. Props to you guys. Way to go.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[Baron Samedi]

[size=1]If the workload was too much, and the mods weren't getting their duties done, would they have the system structured this way? A nugget of pure gold to think about...

Anyway, Sub-forums tend to have less traffic overall, plus there are a fair few cross-over mods. I think the system is good as it is. I see no deluges of spam piling up in neglected corners. And I'm sure that if the Mods felt overburdened, they'd have a quiet word to James.[/size]

[James]

[color=#811c3a]Moderating is a pretty easy job -- most of it is common sense. The effort comes primarily in terms of actually dealing with annoying members. I mean, it gets very monotonous to send PMs to people about post quality while still being courteous all the time.

But the actual job is pretty easy. I know that I can come to OB and I can fully moderate the entire site within ten minutes or so. One doesn't even need to read every single thread -- it's mostly a matter of skimming and locating problematic posts (which are very easy to locate, given their relative lack of quality).

Of course, there are times when more in-depth approaches are required. And that's why we have specific Moderators for certain areas. Those Moderators are responsible only for their own forums, so they have the luxury of being able to skim [i]and[/i] being able to have more in-depth views when required.

Don't forget that these Moderators are also supported by Team Leaders, who have moderation capability over every forum (but particularly within their team's area). These people can coordinate and support Moderators and they can provide assistance with banning and things of that nature.

But having said that, I want to stress that Moderators at OtakuBoards do more than "just moderation". Our staff support the site in numerous ways that go above and beyond forum moderation. Moderators are involved in assisting with site events, writing and editing sticky threads and providing other relevant support (they were involved in V7 beta testing, for example, which was highly useful). So our staff lend their assitance and time in various ways, all of which are highly beneficial to the community.

Also, in regard to sub-forums, our software makes it that when I add a Moderator to a forum, they automatically have Moderation powers in the sub-forums within. So that is something which happens by default.

But it's no big deal. OtakuBoards is a moderately-sized set of forums, so we don't need a massive staff to moderate. We only need a handful of very effective individuals, to keep the place operating smoothly.

By the way, welcome to the boards, kanata. Good to see new members jumping right in and getting involved -- just what I like to see. ^_^[/color]

[Kanata]

[COLOR=#003300][SIZE=1]Hmm, I guess I never realized that it was like that. Obviously the forum my brother was on is/was very different then this one.

Thanks for your answers guys. That's all I really wanted to know. Especially after the straight forward answer from James. ^~^



P.S. It seems I'm not the only one excited about the new Chocolate Factory movie.[/SIZE][/COLOR]