mods.... how do you become one???

[ronjohn420]

ive been looking on here and dont see any info on mods. or how they get there and all that.....

ive seen alot of good info on here, not to mention alot of damn god infromational people on here.......

so anyways what i was wondering was, how do you become a mod??? what is the requirement and how does that work

thanks,
Ronjohn

ronjohn420 Reviewed by ronjohn420 on 08-29-2006. mods.... how do you become one??? ive been looking on here and dont see any info on mods. or how they get there and all that..... ive seen alot of good info on here, not to mention alot of damn god infromational people on here....... so anyways what i was wondering was, how do you become a mod??? what is the requirement and how does that work thanks, Ronjohn Rating: 5

[Skink]

ive been looking on here and dont see any info on mods. or how they get there and all that.....

ive seen alot of good info on here, not to mention alot of damn god infromational people on here.......

so anyways what i was wondering was, how do you become a mod??? what is the requirement and how does that work

thanks,
Ronjohn

do a search "I want to be a mod"

[Big Calhoun]

My biggest piece of advice: Don't ask about it and contribute to the community.

I never asked to become a mod. Forums where I mod at, the admin or another mod approached me...based on my interactions with the community. Asking to become a mod is usually a sure fire way to not be considered. Most times, people who want to become mods end up on power-trips. The quiet, unassuming people usually make the best.

Just do your thing and if someone thinks you can help, they'll probably reach out. But asking, sucking up, etc. usually does not work in a quality community.

[Big Calhoun]

...But asking, sucking up, etc. usually does not work in a quality community.

:twocents:

[cole]

most froums ask you to be a mod if they notice you participate well and know you stuff about whatever the certan fourm is about

[the image reaper]

weird ... most people in these forums are unbelievably paranoid about LEO spying, and the rest want to be in the 'spotlight' as a Mod ... different strokes, I guess ... :smokin:

[Big Calhoun]

I get the impression, and it's totally my opinion, that there is a feeling that some great door will be opened by being a mod on a cannabis related forum. Personally, I've had great luck just staying out of the limelight.

Although, it can be fun to be a mod. All the boards I mod at are technical in some way (telecommunications, cellular, laptops, etc.). Some are very boring to mod at...you just watch the messages and ban people. The one I spend the most time at is a hoot. We usually have no less than 5000 users and visitors at any given time and it gets to rockin. Because the community is so large, we (moderators and admin) have a separate forum where we compare notes, talk strategy, and bad mouth users. We have our 'classics' thread where we post some of the more colorful messages that show up on the main forum.

Sometimes, it's a drag though. Two weekends ago, I had a user that was banned years ago come back with 3 different accounts!! I finally did an IP ban and he showed up later using IP's from wireless providers and a local college. So then we put him on 'global ignore'. So he comes back later that night using an open proxy. So now we have a list of known open proxies and the admin is in the process of adding those IPs to the ban list. Some of these people are WaCkEd!!!!!!

[ronjohn420]

well thanks guys, its not that i want to be a mod.... i was just curious, thats all.... believe me i enjoy sitting in the backgroundimp:

thanks all

btw the clones in my "indoors" forum are looking okay... thanks to all who gave advice

[BobBong]

There are no Requirements.

Everyone is a Moderator.

[BobBong]

^^ Genious.

LoL.:stoned:

It's the truth. The truth is as smart as it gets.

Bob.