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Why does this forum only have one moderator?

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Poppa_Zit

Member since
September 2002
From: West end of Chicago's Famous Racetrack
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Posted by Poppa_Zit on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 11:52 PM

I'm a moderator on another train-related forum with about 1200 members, with maybe 20-25 posts on an average day.

All postings must be approved by one of five or six moderators before they go up, which prevents flaming and posts about politics and religion and the like. Works pretty good, and keeps adreneline levels safe.

That type of "delayed appearance" format may be necessary here someday, just to keep things civil. It will, though, hurt those who like to use these forums to carry on conversations.

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. They are not entitled, however, to their own facts." No we can't.

Charter Member J-CASS (Jaded Cynical Ascerbic Sarcastic Skeptics) Notary Sojac & Retired Foo Fighter "Where there's foo, there's fire."

Anonymous

Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 11:41 PM

I moderate a few on line forums, also...certains topics(the 3 G's, as we call them) are verboten, as are personal attacks and are deleted immediately.
So, Bergie , if ya need a hand cleaning up this board, shoot me an e-mail.[:D]

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David_Telesha

Member since
November 2005
From: NYNH&H Norwich & Worcester MP21.7
774 posts

Posted by David_Telesha on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 10:40 PM

<<I moderate several forums....

Offered my help several times, haven't been called upon yet...

David Telesha New Haven Railroad - www.NHRHTA.org

88gta350

Member since
November 2002
From: US
592 posts

Why does this forum only have one moderator?

Posted by 88gta350 on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 10:20 PM

For a forum with a couple hundred thousand members to have a single moderator who has many other full time duties to attend to doesn't make a lick of sense to me. There are a lot of topics on this forum that have degraded into p!ssing matches between members that need to be locked down or edited.

I call for Trains to entrust a couple more people with moderator duties. Bergie obviously can't spend all his time on these forums picking up after us. I'm afraid it'll get to the point where they'll just shut the whole darn thing down.

Another forum I belong to has only a few hundred members but half a dozen moderators. Trolls and personal attacks, though few, are shut down instantly. Things around here shouldn't be allowed to go on for so long. Bergie will end up having a coronary like a few weeks ago.

Again, Trains.com, if you're listening, please bring in some more moderators. I am a moderator at another, non-train-related, forum and would be happy to take up the duties if asked. The key is, unless you use Kalbach employees, to find people who won't use the moderator powers to simply further their own agenda and exact their own personal revenges.

Dave M