A moderator is a user of a forum or chat on the Internet, who is empowered in comparison with other users of the resource. As a rule, the moderator has the right to delete and edit user posts, issue warnings to users, and even completely prohibit participation in the forum or chat for some time or permanently (“ban”). The duties of the moderator include ensuring compliance with the rules of the resource by its users.
To become a moderator of any popular resource, you must fulfill the requirements of the administration of this resource for candidates. Here are some examples of basic requirements for potential moderators:
- To become a moderator of the popular torrent tracker rutracker.org, it is necessary that the tracker's user experience is at least 3 months, and the number of messages is at least 100, which is an indicator of activity. In addition, it is necessary to be able to show calmness and balance in conflict situations, to navigate well in the selected section of the tracker forum and, of course, not to have warnings and comments from administrators and moderators.
- For the moderators of the popular iXBT.com resource, you must be at least 20 years old, navigate the forum issues (there is no need to be an expert, but a beginner's knowledge will not be enough), have at least 6 months of attendance at the forum and at least 12 experience without comments and warnings months, and also have enough free time to be able to perform the duties of a moderator on a daily basis. Of course, the moderator is required to know the rules of the forum and share the position of the administration on key issues.
- On wikipedia (wikipedia.org), duties similar to those of a moderator are performed by administrators. The task of the administrator is to detect and roll back vandal edits as soon as possible, block violators of the project rules, delete and restore pages, protect pages (a measure that allows you to prohibit edits until the discussion of the issue is completed and a consensus is found by the opposing parties). Administrators accept users who have made at least 1000 edits, and whose registration experience in the project is at least 6 months.
