[wp-forums] Being a moderator

[Vinod Dalvi]

Thanks for the explanation.

Yes i know i can do this being volunteer except some things like i can't
close spam tickets etc.

Also being moderator motivates to do more volunteering work, it's feeling
like promotion which i am experiencing on
http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/

Cheers :)
Vinod Dalvi



On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Half-Elf on Tech <ipstenu at halfelf.org>
wrote:

> You don't need to be a mod to do that. A lot of the best people in the
> community, who are helpful and communicate wonderfully, aren't.
>
> I mean ... Are you sure? Being a moderator means you have more
> responsibility, more work, and more grief slung at you. It doesn't
> magically change your standing in the community, it just means we expect
> you to be kind and friendly and welcoming AND clean up spam and stop
> fights. You'll also be expected to know when and how to ask for help, to
> not get into arguments yourself, and above all, be a good person in a
> storm.
>
> It's a volunteer job, you may never EVER get thanked, ever, by anyone
> other than other mods. You may get 'followed home' by people angry you
> deleted expletives from a post.
>
> Being a moderator is work, plain and simple, and it's not for everyone.
> Even if you're not a moderator, if you're answering questions and helping
> people, then YOU are a valued member of the community, and we love you
> already.
>
> People who want to be a mod just because they want to help are kind of
> missing the point. You're already helping :) There's nothing magical about
> being a mod that changes that, it just changes the level of abuse people
> give you :/
>
>
> Vinod Dalvi wrote:
>
>>
>> Thank you for your reply.
>>
>> I want to become mod because i think i have abilities to become mod and
>> using that abilities i can help community better way.
>>
>> I also support on the following forums.
>>
>> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/vinoddalvi
>> http://premium.wpmudev.org/forums/profile/mozillavvd
>> http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/users/14347/vinod-dalvi
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Vinod Dalvi
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Half-Elf on Tech<ipstenu at halfelf.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> It's cool to say you're interested, but it doesn't necessarily mean
>>> we'll
>>> tap you right away :) It lets us know you're interested, and we'll see
>>> what
>>> we see.
>>>
>>> Out of curiosity, why do you want to be a mod?
>>>
>>> Vinod Dalvi wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Jan,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your reply.
>>>>
>>>> I read the documentation on the page
>>>> https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/ and found
>>>> the
>>>> following information on it therefore i sent this mail.
>>>>
>>>> That means you should join the WP-Forums email list
>>>> <http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-forums/>  first. It’s
>>>> low
>>>>
>>>> traffic, and we’re really pretty chill there. Raise red flags there,
>>>> and
>>>> keep on doing what you’re doing. It’s okay to mention ‘I’m interested
>>>> in
>>>> being a moderator’ and include your forum ID. We’ll check you out, see
>>>> your
>>>> history, and if we think that’s a good fit, we’ll tap you. Sometimes we
>>>> spot you first and ask you instead. It’s not an exact science.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Vinod Dalvi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 3:32 AM, Jan Dembowski<jan at dembowski.net>
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Vinod,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your interest and support in the forums. There's not really
>>>>> a
>>>>> process for becoming a moderator but as Mika once posted (I can't find
>>>>> the
>>>>> link now)
>>>>>
>>>>> "Post regularly, help people, solve problems, one day we'll start to
>>>>> notice you and secretly tap your shoulder to ask if you're interested.
>>>>> It's shrouded in mystery ;)"
>>>>>
>>>>> Just keep providing the great support you've been doing already.
>>>>> Eventually someone may tap you on the shoulder and ask you. ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Jan Dembowski
>>>>>
>>>>> Vinod Dalvi wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I’m interested in being a moderator. My forum id is vinod dalvi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Forum account link : http://profiles.wordpress.org/vinod-dalvi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Vinod Dalvi
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