UPSB v3
News & Announcements / Concerning the moderator selection process
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Date: Thu, Feb 26 2009 22:39:12
We are currently selecting using an invite/recommendation system. This means we will offer you a moderator position. No action is required from your part prior to the invite.
However, we welcome any application. If you let us know you're interested, it can help us make a better decision.
If you do make an application, make sure you fill it properly. We need the following information:
1. How long you've been active on UPSB, and how long you're planning to be active?
2. What can you contribute to the forum using moderating powers?
3. What do you think UPSB is in need of, and how do you intend to fulfill this need?
4. How many hours are you willing to put daily moderating?
5. Any other comments you think of.
Please title your PM properly (e.g. "Moderator Application:")
-> These are qualities we generally find desirable. It's still very much dependent in the actual role you want:
- Active, checks board daily
- Mature, able to make fair judgments
- Good knowledge of some areas of Pen Spinning (depending on what you're doing)
- Vocal, cooperative, able to work in team
- Leader in the community, respected, has a good reputation
- Clear understanding of the rules (we will check your history of past offences)
-> Currently, as of June 2010, the needs are as follow:
- Need for people to monitor the main board during European and Asian peak hours. This does not mean you have to be from those areas, only that you are awake at those times.
- Need for someone with strong opinions and opinions that are divergent from our current staff, to expand our perspective.
- We want more variety in race, location, gender, etc. This is linked to #2 about expanding our viewpoint.
- Need people moderating the tricks section, and the media section.- Need people moderating the shoutbox. This one is tricky because it requires a LOT of time just focusing on what's being said in the shoutbox. Ideally you should be able to just moderate during the whole day on this.
-Need for pen sections moderators. Duties include but are not limited to: cleaning up large threads like SOYP, monitoring trade feedbacks, answering pen-related questions, approving tutorials.
You can send your application to any moderators, I'll make sure it gets forwarded properly. Make sure you send to a moderator which is active. (To know if a moderator is active, look at his last login date)
You can expect a reply within a week or so of your application, where we explain the current situation. We will tell you if you can expect an offer or not, and what sorts of things you need to work on and justify our decision.
Our policy is to hire the right person for the right job. We won't hire someone for no reason, and we won't hire someone who's not qualified. Both conditions must be present.
Also don't forget that the final say belong to the public, who will approve your position.
If you have any question you can ask here. -
Date: Thu, Feb 26 2009 22:54:57
do you have to be available all day to be a moderator (specifically a shoutbox moderator)
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Date: Thu, Feb 26 2009 23:23:22
the goal of a shoutbox moderator is pretty much to spend time especially when people are active (like late afternoon, evening) just checking the shoutbox and keeping people in check, banning offenders if necessary.
So yes, it's a time consuming job. -
Date: Thu, Feb 26 2009 23:27:30QUOTE (Zombo @ Feb 26 2009, 06:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>the goal of a shoutbox moderator is pretty much to spend time especially when people are active (like late afternoon, evening) just checking the shoutbox and keeping people in check, banning offenders if necessary.
So yes, it's a time consuming job.
late afternoon and evening is when I'm on just about all the time, I would be interested in applying for it -
Date: Fri, Feb 27 2009 04:47:34
Do we simply PM you answering the questions?
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Date: Fri, Feb 27 2009 04:49:18
yea
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Date: Fri, Feb 27 2009 17:39:15
Over the last 18 hours we've received several applications.
Most of them are for the same job, which is that of a Shoutbox moderator.
Since this is a need we would like to address immediately, you can expect a nomination in the near future, most likely from the applications received.
The biggest problem we have right now with those nominations is that while most are fine for the "lightweight" job of moderating the shoutbox, we don't think those people can make good all-purpose moderators on the main boards.
The thing is all moderators are equal and have equal powers. Even though some have a specific role, they have powers over the whole board and we are confident they can handle any situation in general if needed.
Therefore we need to be confident that any potential shoutbox moderator can moderate the main board too.
If necessary, we might have to create a new category of moderators whose powers are limited to the shoutbox. -
Date: Sun, Mar 1 2009 02:32:40
Remember guys, don't think just because you live half way across the world and aren't active when everyone else is because of time differences, that's not really a bad thing. I'm +10 GMT which gives me time to moderate while nearly everyone else is sleeping. Time zones count.
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Date: Sun, Mar 1 2009 04:01:48
i would apply but.... *sigh* most of the things that i see by the time i get on are already "moderated" xD
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Date: Wed, Nov 18 2009 08:40:23
is this spot still up?
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Date: Wed, Nov 18 2009 08:46:32
For shoutbox moderator? No. JC took it.
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Date: Thu, Nov 19 2009 06:28:07
No i meant like are there any spots for moderator for anything that hasnt been filled yet
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Date: Thu, Nov 19 2009 06:31:01
yes
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Date: Tue, Jun 1 2010 21:44:14
We are currently lacking moderation in the pens sections as many of our current moderators for that section are inactive.
I am therefore announcing the opening of a spot for pen section moderation. Duties include but are not limited to: cleaning up large threads like SOYP, monitoring trade feedbacks, answering pen-related questions, approving tutorials.
If you have submitted an application in the past, you will be considered, but you should reapply to confirm that you are still interested, especially if your application is already old. -
Date: Thu, Jun 3 2010 01:46:40
Is the position still up? xD
iMatt is the new mod for pen sectionsn ow... so im kinda confused -
Date: Thu, Jun 3 2010 02:58:13
well if we think its not enough we might need more mods
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Date: Thu, Jun 3 2010 03:58:50
lol i've no place in pens T_T
if you ever need a tricks or general moderator i'll reapply xD