Mod/admin rules

Moderation and Administration Rules

Moderation rules apply to the moderators (both global and of the different sections) and administrators.

1. They should regularly visit the forum and make sure there are no violations and abuses of the General Rules!

- to ensure that the topic is in the correct section of the Forum;


- to ensure that the title of the theme coincides with the content and is informative;


- to divide the topics when the conversation changes in different directions


- to be careful there is no duplication of topics with the same content by merging them or directing the creators of new themes to existing ones;


- moderators should promptly inform the administrator in cases of abuse of any kind;


-to clean up the themes of unnecessary dialogs/conversations about PMS, strives, unimportant to other users or comments unrelated to the topic in order the topics to be more informative and easy to review;


- to lock topics which development is necessary to stop or the theme is exhausted in order to prevent future unnecessary positions;


- to inform consumers of their actions or announcements by PM in the problematic issues, in case these actions constitute a substantial interference in the topic and could create confusion or ambiguity;


- topics in the working sections of the forum are locked after the moderator is absolutely sure that the problem has been exhausted.

2.Moderators moderate topics by putting a signature in Topic version. Moderators lock topics by putting last post explaining why the topic has been locked. A theme is unlocked by the moderator who has locked it if there is a decision of the Administrator, or if the man who opened the topic and asked to be locked, ask to unlock it again. In all cases unlocking the theme is made with a post with explanation why it is unlocked. Topics locked due to breaches can be opened only with the permission of the Administrator.


3. The administration team is superior than moderation team, and whenever you feel that moderator hasn't been fair, you can always talk it out with the admins in private. The final call is ours, admins. If we found the mod guilty, then she'd be fired directly.


4. The main task of the moderator and the administrator is to settle the disputes quickly and adequately. Decisions on a topic of moderation without all the necessary information about it can lead to accusations of bias and leaving consumers with a false impression. Therefore, when taking a decision on a case, it is good to hear both parties involved.


5. Information from the moderator zone is not exported for any reason. Information (eg IP addresses) available only to administrators and moderators is not available to users or third parties.


6. Moderators and administrators must clean up the topics of unnecessary opinions, topics, spamming and raise the warn level if necessary.


7. New moderators will be selected only by the vote of council members. Staff members are the most important members of the council.

 Selection of new administrators is made only by the Senior Administrator. 
 

Becoming a moderator---


All moderator applicants must be a member for at least 90 days (3 months) and have at least 100 posts.
You must be active in the individual forums you wish to moderate and regularly create and respond to threads in those forums.
You must also maintain a working knowledge of the subject matter.

Please be aware that applying to be a moderator does not guarantee acceptance and that moderators will only be appointed when needed. (Needed in the sense, you must have the attractive and technical knowledge to attract more people to join this forum and be a part of this forum. So that our community grows.)

 
Current moderators and administrators will review applications and decide if the applicant fits the desired post. Administrators have the final say and we reserve to right to refuse applicants with or without cause.

Moderator Policy

In Order To Apply To Be A Moderator You Must be:

-a forum regular user
-have been at the forum for over 3 months
-have a positive presence on Dreamcatcher Forums
-be proactive
-knowledgeable in the Forums they would like to moderate.
-polite and helpful towards other members and give advice whenever needed and whenever possible (not all the time)
-visit the forum each day, actively take part in discussions as often as possible, ideally once a day, setting a good example to the other members.
-take an active part in discussions between Moderators relating to the running of the forum.
-help to keep unsuitable content out of the forums as much as possible.
-you must be willing to attract more members to this forum, if that's called a skill. Then you must have this skill to be staff!