---Forum Mod App---
Job Description:
This task is to moderate and ensure that there is no harassment, discrimination or any other misconduct occurring on the forums. These mods use the forum's report system to ensure that the forum rules are upheld. Forum mods report directly to the Admins.
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Forum Mod App: <yournamehere> )
1. Minecraft IGN:
2. Position applying for: Forum Mod
3. Age|Timezone:
4. How long have you been on Herocraft?:
5. Why do you think you would make a good forum mod?:
6. Additional info you would like to tell us?:
Guidelines:
As a forum mod you should be as grammatically and politically correct as possible. You represent Herocraft and should therefore provide a shining example. You should try to be outgoing, helpful, and have a positive attitude.
Note that this is a
responsibility and it will sometimes get in the way of playing on the HC server.
-Prevention: If you notice a thread beginning to get out of hand, intervene, issue warnings and get it back on track. Prevention is key and should be your main priority. If you do this correctly, punishment will never be necessary.
-Checking reports: The report system is a forum mods best friend. Check the reports as frequently as possible and deal with any problems that you find in the manner described below.
-Warnings: Warnings should be given to any user who breaks the forum rules. The post in question should be replaced with the warning. Users are given
2 warnings before they receive a forum suspension. If this user breaks the forums rules again after their suspension has been lifted; follow the rest of the guidelines (give a warning/lock or delete thread if necessary) and refer to an admin on the next step.
The most common examples that require warnings are: unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive,
harassing,
defamatory, vulgar, obscene,
hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable language
toward any other player.
-Locking threads: Should be done if the original poster requests it to be locked. It should also be done if the thread has multiple examples of broken forum rules and you believe that if left unlocked, it would continue to promote the breaking of forum includes, but is not limited to, extensive arguing and/or abuse, and thread with malicious intent.
Locking a thread should be done by replying to the thread using the 'more options...' button. Explain why the thread is being locked and un-check the 'open' check-box before posting your reply.
-Deleting threads: Threads are to be deleted only in extreme cases. The posting of adult materials, hate mongering, racist or similar posts requires an immediate deletion as well as a suspension of the user who posted them. An admin should then be privately contacted with the details of the situation. They will advise you on how to proceed.
Always use your best judgement.
. However I just dont think that should be something you *have to* do. Forum mods would just make it so you can chillax on the forums @admins. The Forum mod would have a specific job at doing it too, so the problems would be crushed as soon as possible.