I was wondering how the moderators moderate the site.

Do they each have specific boards which are rotated among them?

Do they each have specific times which are rotated?

Is it a combination of both?

Or, can any moderator be on-line at any time and look over the posts?

And do the mods look at all posts?

Just wondering how the mods handle their responsibiities.

And guys, the moderators do an excellent job.

We work under a free reign teamwork setting.  In short, we all cover everything.

Some of us spend much more time in certain boards and some of us read every thread while others only read "most" but spend a lot of time behind the curtain chasing off bad guys, running maintenance on the site and doing other various things that needed to be handled routinely. This is not through assigned tasks, it's just  naturally the way we have each fallen into our duties.  If one of us will be away from the board for any amount of time, we notify the others so they can pick up on the things that that mod usually handles.  All this stuff just "happens".  That's the beauty of this team.

Glenn does not give us any "Directions" but allows us free reign to just work together and get it done.  

The team formed out need.  Each mod was chosen by Glenn as the need for a position was filled. Like every major decision involving the board, our input is asked for and always considered but the final decision is always Glenn's.

In the case of the mods, something in the "hiring" process sure worked because we work as such a fluid team it's almost unnatural.  We are all so very different but seem to fit into every gap via our "specialties" to keep the board clean, operating, organized and most of all, ....growing.

Some of the guys will go into more detail but the way we do "what" we do isn't something structured rather than something nurtured.

It's certainly a team family I am proud to be a member of.

Super.

You guys do a great job.

Thanks for letting us know.

When we were drafted Glenn told us we would be in charge of the cheerleaders. The design for this group was supposed to be modeled after the Dallas program, but for some reason we haven't had many (any) applicants.

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And guys, the moderators do an excellent job.

I agree. But I do want to air a personal observation. I don't actually see any results of moderation except for the relatively high number of moved posts.

In my humble opinion, a number of these moves are close calls which should have been left unmoved. I look at some of these and get the impression that someone's thinking that the post belongs 54% in Forum A and 46% in Forum B, therefore, let's move it from B to A.

I don't want to cite examples which would specify particular moderators. A year or two ago I started a thread which I felt had elements of two forums so I had to make a choice. The thread lasted 48 hours before being moved. That means a number of moderators saw it and thought it was OK, but one didn't. That had to be a close call.

I am a moderator on a couple of small forums, so I can identify a little with what these guys do and I know they put in a lot of time. When a site owner divides his forum into sub-forums, I think his wishes should be respected. But when a post has elements of two forums, what's the harm in giving the benefit of the doubt to the poster? There are plenty of clear mis-postings which should be moved and leaving a few unclear ones alone isn't going to destroy the board.

I want to make it clear that I am not criticizing the excellent job being done, I'm just offering up a personal opinion on a subject that has been jumping off the page at me for a few years.

Marty,

For every post you notice that has been moved, ten others were already moved. We try to make the various forums "consistant". Just because a thread hasn't been moved for several hours or even a day, doesn't mean it has been read and "approved" by a Moderator, sometimes it's simply overlooked.

Regarding "giving the benefit of the doubt" to a poster, that's not an issue or option. Members are not always aware of where a thread belongs. Moving a thread is not an insult nor a criticism. For the most part, I hope all of the members appreciate our efforts to keep the Forum "organized".

8-)

I don't actually see any results of moderation except for the relatively high number of moved posts.

I think that speaks volumes, as the mods do a TON of work.  The fact that is appears seamless is a testimony to how well they do it.

im curious why it says bass resource writer under roadwarriors avatar, do you write articles for the site?ive just never noticed them is all

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/smallmouth_record.html

I don't actually see any results of moderation except for the relatively high number of moved posts.

I think that speaks volumes, as the mods do a TON of work.  The fact that is appears seamless is a testimony to how well they do it.

Glenn, I want to reiterate that I think they do a good job and I know they put in a lot of time and effort. My only purpose was to give one man's opinion on one thing that he sees.

Marty, the "moderation" isn't always a public display and it doesn't have to be. When members start throwing rocks at each other we lock threads, send PM's to the parties involved and try to diffuse the trouble OFF the board. It's mainly done behind the scenes if at all possible. Sure, people get mad, we get criticized and cussed at from time to time but thats just part of it. As long as the fires are put out, all is well.

And alot of the members that we would potentially "have to" watch or moderate are removed from the site within minutes of logging in. This board may be run a little different than other boards. It's either "act" or "react".....and acting early means you wont have to react later. That could be the reason that you don't personally see any "moderating" going on.  

It amazes me every day how well we work together. We are all very different. From our religious and political views, to the way we fish. I bet if we lived in the same house we wouldn't get along at all. But on BassResource we all share common goals. We want to keep this site the best and keep it growing.

We are nothing without our members and we couldn't ask a better group of members than we have here.

Marty, the "moderation" isn't always a public display and it doesn't have to be. When members start throwing rocks at each other we lock threads, send PM's to the parties involved and try to diffuse the trouble OFF the board. It's mainly done behind the scenes if at all possible. Sure, people get mad, we get criticized and cussed at from time to time but thats just part of it. As long as the fires are put out, all is well.

And alot of the members that we would potentially "have to" watch or moderate are removed from the site within minutes of logging in. This board may be run a little different than other boards. It's either "act" or "react".....and acting early means you wont have to react later. That could be the reason that you don't personally see any "moderating" going on.  

FBL, I don't understand why your post is directed to me. Unless there's something in there that I missed, it is totally unrelated to my original post. ???

Marty, the "moderation" isn't always a public display and it doesn't have to be. When members start throwing rocks at each other we lock threads, send PM's to the parties involved and try to diffuse the trouble OFF the board. It's mainly done behind the scenes if at all possible. Sure, people get mad, we get criticized and cussed at from time to time but thats just part of it. As long as the fires are put out, all is well.

And alot of the members that we would potentially "have to" watch or moderate are removed from the site within minutes of logging in. This board may be run a little different than other boards. It's either "act" or "react".....and acting early means you wont have to react later. That could be the reason that you don't personally see any "moderating" going on.

FBL, I don't understand why your post is directed to me. Unless there's something in there that I missed, it is totally unrelated to my original post. ???

Marty, I copied a little from your original post and this is what I was referring to, so it's not totally unrelated.  

I agree. But I do want to air a personal observation. I don't actually see any results of moderation except for the relatively high number of moved posts.

The type in bold is what I was referring to in my post. Maybe I misunderstood, please explain.

Marty, I copied a little from your original post and this is what I was referring to, so it's not totally unrelated.  

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I agree. But I do want to air a personal observation. I don't actually see any results of moderation except for the relatively high number of moved posts.

The type in bold is what I was referring to in my post. Maybe I misunderstood, please explain.

I can see where that maybe wasn't as clear as it might've been. It was intended as an introductory clause to form what I thought would be a better sentence. The only point I was trying to make in that post was that my personal opinion is that, at times, the moderators are too aggressive in moving posts from one forum to another.

Sorry for any misunderstanding.