[FiestaFan]What should we do with inactive mods?
 

As some of you may have noticed, some moderators tend to go inactive due to real life events, or they just get plain uninterested in moderating anymore. We are leaving it up to you to decide what we should do with them. Feedback as to why you picked that choice is always appreciated, too.

Does this mean there will be mod openings if they get demoted? Nope, so don't go picking the wrong choice just because you want to be a mod because we already have enough.

i chose idc cuz..well, their inactive. i dunno if id like to be demoted because of situations irl, and if i diddnt feel like moddin anymore id atlest tell some1. i guess u could jsut set a rule for inactives, like a month or a couple will get u demoted, i mean how hard can it be to pop on a comp for all of 2 mins to say HIII IM NOT DEAD! so u kno there just not quittin or sumthin :/

Eh, I guess. Its really not a big deal, but Andy & NavMan have pretty obviously quit. (1 post every other month = quit.)

Bring out the tar and feathers....



But seriously, I don't really see anything pressing about it.

Though I don't personally care as long as there are active mods. I believe that if a person is no longer interested in modding or have other real life events that they need to tend to... then they should at least say so.

We have great mods here so what's 2 inactive people?

Thinking of the community and if they mods are really that inexpensive, then I would say yes demote them. They should go down to 1ppd...

The only exception is if they tell you that their going to be gone for a while then you can ask them if what they wanna do with their mod status.

I say demoted...

If you take the responsibility of becoming a mod, then you have to be there.

I was a mod for another forum before, and I just think that leaving for a while, and then coming back with the same status as you had before, without having to do anything defeats the point of someone being at an "above" status.

I said demoted =\ Sorry D:

I say make them "Retired mods" or something.

That's kind of my feeling too. I mean, with these mods inactive, at least from where I'm standing, I don't think the forums have fallen into a chaotic state. And to active mods, do you guys feel like you need the extra help?

We're not stating that they are. It has nothing to do with the active mods and running the place. We have plenty. We just want to know how you guys feel about inactive mods.

"A Forum Moderator, often shortened to just mod, is a person granted special powers to enforce the rules of an Internet forum (message board) or electronic mailing list. Almost all moderators on all forums can move discussions to different sections of the forum, close discussions, edit the content of individual postings, answer questions (or help people with problems), and stick discussions so they remain visible in their forum section even if no new postings are made to them. Different forums may give their moderators further powers, such as being able to block/ban people from the message board."-Wikipedia


My view is that a moderator has to be active and present to do all these things. If rl-problems or inactivity limits them in this capacity,
then they should either post that they are going on a hiatus and temporalily resign their status, or just become regular users.

While they aren't gonna abuse their powers or nothin so, doesn't matter really.

Oh. Well in that case I'm completely indifferent to it lol

They should be awarded a retirement status of some sort.

Other than that, I don't care. Lol.

I voted demoted..

Our inactive mod are sensible so i know they wont come back and abuse their power... (although the forum rules are being modify as we decided on specifically what we consider appropriate and inappropriate like siggy size and necro post rules... old mods may need up update themselves on that)

but if anyone wants to look for a Mod to PM and AndyB happens to be at the top of the mod list (not that i can find a mod list).... it just prevents ppl from looking for answers with an inactive mod =D

although inactive mods hvnt really been an issue... so i guess its no big deal..

Retired mod sounds like a good idea too!

A retirement status would be good, as what others have said. But if not, they should be demoted. The forum is just fine and with those two gone its not like it has gone into chaos or anything but if your gonna be a mod of a forum, I think you gotta be active. If your not active for a certain period of time, I honestly think that's worth a demotion. Like hyper said, 1 post per month=inactive.

I just looked back on Andy's last post. This was posted back in December

He might come back in May, then?

He was chosen as a mod when blaaah became one. He quit back when it was still CB I think.

He was here for a little bit of OB.

Ah ok. Thanks Yosei

I think I only remember NavMan... only because of his sig/avatar. I don't think I've seen Andy post... or just don't remember.

But yeh, I guess that if you just aren't interested in the community anymore then you should be 'demoted' as you are no longer contributing as a 'mod'.

^ What they all said.

And also, he quit because he had to concentrate on his last year of study at uni.

Edit: Just realised I've got a zillion posts before my post and I'm too slow....

Yeah I chose a demotion, forum modding is a responsibility, just like having a job. If you don't show up, well, you get fired.

In my opinion, inactive mods can still help out. As long as they do not abuse their powers or act like they are superior to regular users, the only reason I see to demote them would be that a new member may PM an inactive mod, and not recieve a reply. I think the best way is just to change their status to "Inactive Moderator". But currently I don't see any important reason to demote or change their status.

The best way to deal with this is email them or talk to them, asking why they are inactive. Don't mention being demoted. If they have a decent reason, keep them on. If its just "Ahh I don't care, la la la" then demote them. Pretty darn easy.

^LOL sneaky!

That's a good idea.

We started this poll, because in other forums, when somethings started happening, inactive mods became an issue with the members of the forums. We are always trying to look for ways to inprove the sight and always have the best interest of this forum's members in mind. Therefore, we put this out here, so that we could get a better understanding of how the members feel about some mods being inactive. That way, we could prevent possible future issues from arising.

Just to give you a little background on the whys of this poll. :)

We don't wanna go dictator on you guys!

Thats not a threat, I meant, we don't want to make the forums like that lol.

Bump for final day.