Fan Forum - Mod Application Process: How To Apply & Questions Answered

Hi everyone! :wave:

Moderators are members that have been entrusted to be the leaders on the forums here. Good moderators can have an enormous influence on the message boards they moderate, and their contributions largely determine if a forum is going to be a success here. Moderators are chosen because of their enthusiasm, leadership qualities, and their respect for their fellow posters. Applicants should have a solid history of posting on a variety of threads, demonstrating a true interest in the whole board, and that they are already well known in the community.

Here are some of the things we expect our moderators to do here:

Close continuation threads after they've reached 300 posts and a new thread has been started.
Start discussions and participate in the discussions on their boards as much as possible.
Post on their boards at least every other day and participate in a wide variety of topics.
Be approachable and professional, and try to answer posters’ questions as quickly as possible.
Welcome newcomers, help resolve disputes between posters, and make sure that posters adhere to Fan Forum rules.
It’s fine for moderators to be members of a ‘shipper’ group, but they need to deal with any issues that may arise on their boards in a fair and impartial manner.
Visit the Moderators Forum on a regular basis to stay informed and get to know other people in the moderator community.

The Moderator Application Process

Please send one e-mail for each board you are applying for (so if you are applying for two boards, send two separate emails). You may moderate a maximum of four boards at one time. Applications must be received by 12:00 PM GMT on the deadline date.

:star: You can only apply for a board that actually has a Moderator Opening announcement posted.
:star: You must have been a registered member of Fan Forum for at least six months.

Please send e-mails to ffmodapps@gmail.com

Please send each email with a subject line of Board Applied For - Your Displayed User Name (so if poster John_Smith applied to mod the music board, his email would have the subject "Music Board - John_Smith"), and include the following information:

1. Your displayed User Name.

2. Your Age.

3. Your Gender (this way, if you get appointed, we can post our welcome thread for you properly, as many posting names are ambiguous, and it's hard to tell if someone is male or female).

4. If you are a current moderator here, please indicate the message board or boards that you moderate. If you were a former moderator here, please indicate the message board or boards that you used to moderate.

5. A link to your profile here at Fan Forum. This will enable us to check your posting frequency on the board that you want to moderate.

Please note: A correct link to your profile will look like this: http://www.fanforum.com/members/chris-18298/

If you click on your name as the last poster on a thread, it will say 'last poster' in the link and will go to the last poster at that particular thread.

6. A few words describing why you want to be a moderator of the board you are applying for. You're welcome to describe more if you feel inclined to do so.

A confirmation PM letting you know that we have received your application will be send to you within 24 hours. If you don't receive the PM, please send a Private Message to boot-n-rally (Jenn).

Perks of Becoming a moderator

Even though the Moderator position does have many responsibilities, moderators receive some special privileges that regular posters don’t have, because we recognize and appreciate that moderators are devoting time from their lives to moderate their boards. Moderators are allowed to change their user names once a year. They also receive increased Private Message space and they have the ability to send Private Messages to more people at one time.

Most of all though, moderators get to lead the boards that they love and contribute to the success of their boards and to the success of Fan Forum itself.

If you want to help lead Fan Forum into the future and help make the board you love a success, we encourage you to submit an application and become a part of the Moderator Team here. Thanks!

We hope all this gives you a better idea of how the moderator application process works.

Moderator appointments are usually announced on the Sunday following the deadline.

Thanks, and we'll be looking forward to hearing from you. :)

Note: This thread should be restarted by a Moderator Manager. Thanks.
Please update link in the templates for Mod Opening Announcements, and the link in the thread at Mod board.