What is the role of a moderator?

All in all I agree, they do a great job.

There have been times where I have seen a Mod get away with things that would otherwise get others in trouble.. I am not one for 'causing trouble' but I do think the system breaks down at times...

An example is when a moderator is out of line and they are in a forum they moderate.... Your only option is to pm or email the owner, which never gets a reply...

Jamie

 

Same mind here, Sister Sue------------honestly!!!!

I remember one time-------Sue edited one of my posts------and I PM'd her asking her what the problem was

"You said (such & such) and you can't say that on the screen!"

"I did??"

"Yes you did!!"

"Great day, Sue! I had no idea!! I'm sorry!!"

When I am in debate forums as a poster----I am subject to being edited just like any other poster

 

Are you ever going to forget that, Blackbird? :laugh:

Jamie: You also have the option of emailing or PMing an administrator. They can work in any forum, if it becomes necessary.

If it's any consolation, the owner doesn't answer our emails either.

crabtownboy: We go by the Posting Rules that are at the bottom of each page...just like everyone else.

 

The current owner does not care about this board, or any happenings on it, all the BB is is a business oppertunity, money making. Nothing else, i don't think it even matters if it's a christian board.
Now the old owner cared about the Baptist Board.

 

Well...in theory at least...

 

yep............

 

I'm not sure I agree, here, totally. The owner lets us use this forum at no cost to ourselves. And someone still has to pay for the freight for this to happen.

The Owner has answered my PM (two times actually, if memory serves), and I am just one faceless member, with no particular influence. I have no site, home page, picture, face-book, My Space or any of that other good stuff, like that. I am not a pastor, or staff or other minister, seminary grad, or any of that, just a redneck, dirt farmer.

Incidentally, I PMed, at that time, every Administrator? (or 'red letter' Moderator) simultaneously over the same question. I quickly got back either three or four replies, including the owner. So I thanked them all for it, and did not need to hear from all the rest, so I announced that to them, as a group. That has been a year and a half or more, ago, now, I would guess, but don't remember exactly.

Incidentally, I have heard back from at least six different ones of these Administrators?, in the past, (Not all about the same thing, and from two or three of them, as moderators of a given forum) but I do not PM them, as an Administrator, unless it is something that I definitely don't think needs to be aired publicly. I believe I have done that no more than once or twice, in three years.

I will sometimes PM every Moderator on a given forum. I'm not sure I have PMed anything of very serious proportions in close to a year, or so, but my memory is not real good, as to exact time.

Ed

 

I have only been on this board for a few months, but that has been long enough to see that there is a sort of unofficial ranking system here, a food chain if you will.

There are at the bottom, laymen folks like me, with no seminary degree and no pastorate, but a desire to learn. Our opinions are discarded after a fair amount of riducule.

Then, next up the food chain are the laymen who have been on here for a long long time. These people dont carry much weight here either, but they dont get ridiculed as much because of their time put in.

Then come the deacons, pastors and church leaders. These folks receive a little more respect than laymen, but they still have a long way to go before they are considered board royalty. The sad thing with them is that they get get chewed on so much by the higher ups, that they sometimes take it out on the laymen underneath them.

Next come the students. I cant figure these guys out. They dont have as much experience or knowledge as the pastors but they seem to think that they are smarter.

Now, we come to the big dogs.....the seminary teachers. These guys could talk a turtle to death and still not agree with each other. and worse, noone else can understand a word of the discussion (which is just as well, because any input from a non-academic would not be tolerated). They are in a world of their own, and it is fine with me if they stay there.

Next are the moderators. For the most part, these are actually pretty good folks, with opinions and input just like everyone else. Although they have authority over the lower classes, I have not seen any actual abuse of that authority, so I guess they must do a pretty good job. It does get interesting when two mods get into a debate and cant agree...its like watching that extreme fighting show on Spike, cause I know I could never be allowed to do that.

Then, at the very top of the food chain are the Administrators. I guess the first qualification to be an administrator is that you have to know everything about everything, and not be afraid to share your vast wealth of knowledge with the less intelligent folks that are way, way underneath you. It must be a great feeling to be so superior and powerful.

I didnt mention the missionaries in any of the groups above because i believe them to be in a class by themselves. The ones that participate on here seem to be the most thoughtful and caring of any of us. Lots of times the missionaries have been the voice of reason in a debate, and they are usually very considerate of others feelings when they express their disagreement. I guess that these are qualities that are required to do the difficult work that they do. These folks have my respect, and hopefully I can learn to be more like them.

Yeah, the mods try to keep order within this chaos and I think they do a pretty good job. I just hope that when they become administrators that they remember that they were once just one of us oafs.

AJ

 

I moderated in the "Other Religions" forum back when we used to allow atheists & Catholics in. I'll be durned if I was going to let their posts go unchallenged. I took my share of beatings, but I gave it pretty good, as well. My style is to say as few words as possible, so a lot of folks took that as being rude. The only posts I ever remember editing were shameless proselytizing, and adds that broke the rules. I never edited out any insults, or rudeness on anyone's part.....

I gotta say, Crabtownboy, if you came to these forums better informed, able to back up what you say more effectively, I don't think you'd be having the moderator problems you have.

 

If that were the case, they certainly would not have asked me to join their ranks!!!

I don't know everything about anything! And I would not call anyone on this board less intelligent than myself because I don't think of them that way. The more I learn, the more I realize I have to learn.

I also do not feel superior and powerful! This job is a hard job and frequently unpleasant. Your assessment is vastly overrated.

I haven't even had a raise in pay yet, no insurance benefits, and no vacation days! I can't even call in sick! :BangHead:

 

I am glad that you are not like some of the others, and I apologise for painting such a broad stroke that I included you. Please forgive me.

AJ

 

Not a problem, you don't need forgiveness for stating your opinion.

Just wanted you to know there are as many different types of mods and adms. as there are posters.

 

Is there a special mod coffee room that nobody knows about? If so, who makes the coffee?

I agree that Sue and Roger are definitely great mods and have a great approach to the job. Keep up the good work!

 

Yes, we have a special moderator/administrator room which regularly serves all kinds of coffees and beer nuts.

Today, the food of order is chinese, and I'll be having my usual Kung Pao Chicken, egg roll, fried rice, and egg drop soup.

Konichiwa!!

 

Bribe them with food. It's the baptist way!

 

Nah! They just figured with 40K posts, you had time to do it.

I heard a rumor that they were going to double the pay of all the Moderators.

Let's see - If my math skills are correct, that amount would be two times zer... !

Ed

 

I haven't seen any food! I didn't even get a key to the executive restrooms!!!!!!!

 

You are correct, Ed! LOL

 

FTR. Squire Robertsson and I Am Blessed 19 have a big job every day in 'killing' the would-be spammers, on the BB, where, as I just checked, three are currently active.

Folks, if this were not done, and on a regular basis, this board would be rendered entirely useless, in two weeks time.

Ed

 

I don't want to hear this nonsense.
I Am Blessed 19 is the 'owner' Administrator, and proprietor of the Common Ground Coffee House, folks.

Says so right here.

http://www.baptistboard.com/showpost.php?p=1254742&postcount=1

Ed