Chris

Hi everyone!

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.

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

Please send e-mails to mod_apps@fanforum.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 Nad.

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.

Chris

We currently have moderator openings on the following boards:

We currently have moderator openings on the following boards:

• 90210 -Application Deadline: extended to April 27th
• Alcatraz -Application Deadline: April 27th
• Awake -Application Deadline: April 27th
• Fringe -Application Deadline: April 27th
• House of Lies - Application Deadline: April 27th
• Jared Padalecki -Application Deadline: extended to April 27th
• Jennifer Garner -Application Deadline: extended to April 27th
• Soaps -Application Deadline: April 27th
• Supernatural -Application Deadline: extended to April 27th
• Tyler Hilton -Application Deadline: April 27th

• Bryan Greenberg -Application Deadline: extended to May 4th
• Charisma Carpenter -Application Deadline: May 4th
• David Boreanaz -Application Deadline: May 4th
• Emily Deschanel -Application Deadline: May 4th
• Hilarie Burton -Application Deadline: May 4th
• Hilary Duff -Application Deadline: extended to May 4th
• Lea Michele -Application Deadline: May 4th
• White Collar -Application Deadline: May 4th

Please note that the deadline to get applications in is 12:00 PM GMT on the deadline dates shown above.

NOTE: Information on how to apply and the application process is available in the opening post of this thread.

Jenny's Dimple

TFTNT Chris

Good luck everyone!

your creation

Thanks for the thread Chris

Good luck everyone applying!

quin0611

Tftnt Chris! Good luck to everyone that applies!

this new sun

TFTNT Chris, and good luck everyone applying!

Regulus-Fan

TFTNT Chris

Good luck to all applicants!

Make Them Laugh

next weekend is big for Applicants and Mod Managers alike.... Best of luck to everyone

wicked games

best of luck to everyone applying

~AnastasiaGrey~

I do have a question...

If you a fairly new mod on another board... that means you can't apply for any other boards until you mod the one you are at for a bit is that right?

your creation

Nope, not at all. You don't have to be a mod for a certain length of time before adding another board. I got my second board a week after modding the first, and I know someone who got 2 boards in one day.

Chris

Effie's right, if you're interested in something go ahead and apply. It's pretty rare for somebody to be appointed to two boards at the same time, but it does happen. Often the person has previous experience as a mod here.

unbreakable clarity

Good luck to everyone!

Summer Falls

Best of luck guys

Make Them Laugh

Sunday will be another exciting day--- we get to find out who gets selected