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Aidan wrote:

What do the candidates think is the forum most in need of moderating/helping out in?

Obviously Miscellaneous...

I disagree.
I say that New Scratch Members is in need of the most moderating and or helping out in (Mainly helping out, though), because they're new to the community, so they have a lot of questions. And, being new to the community, they occasionally post things not fit for the Scratch forums. And, theres been a few deliberately inapropriate posts that I've seen there..
But, when I think about it, how often do mods have to close a thread thats wandered off-topic, seems spammy, is a TBG, or is against the ToU in Misc? Pretty often.. So, maybe Misc and New Scratchers.
Oh, wait, this debate is for potential mod candidates.. Well, I answered anyway.

Last edited by rufflebee (2010-09-11 22:05:16)

iamrpk wrote:

rufflebee wrote:

I disagree.
I say that New Scratch Members is in need of the most moderating and or helping out in (Mainly helping out, though), because they're new to the community, so they have a lot of questions. And, being new to the community, they occasionally post things not fit for the Scratch forums. And, theres been a few deliberately inapropriate posts that I've seen there..
But, when I think about it, how often do mods have to close a thread thats wandered off-topic, seems spammy, is a TBG, or is against the ToU in Misc? Pretty often.. So, maybe Misc and New Scratchers.
Oh, wait, this debate is for potential mod candidates.. Well, I answered anyway.

That's a pretty good point, maybe you should run for mod, too. 

Nah.

The other thread should be used for discussion, I think... 

I'm in for this! I'll help new people by showing them things!

Ace-Of-Hearts wrote:

iamrpk wrote:

rufflebee wrote:

Nah.

Okay.

Any other questions?

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

Teh average is 69.247 licks. 

Nice campaign slogan 

Aidan wrote:

What do the candidates think is the forum most in need of moderating/helping out in?

Good question...

I'd say all of the forums need moderating help.

In Announcements, sometimes Scratchers have questions about different things in their threads, so us mods can help a lot with our Scratch experience.

In New Scratchers Forum, Scratcher's need help and encouragement in the community as they're new.

In Show and Tell, Scratchers want to see comments on their projects/galleries, so us mods are good ice-breakers  .

Users often also have many questions in the FAQ and All About Scratch forums.

Sometimes mods need to see discussions in Suggestions to make sure there's no duplicate ideas, or previously declined ideas.

Users also need help in Troubleshooting, so mods have Scratch experience so they can help.

Mostly though, Miscellaneous needs moderating to keep discussions on-topic.

These are just my opinions though 

Last edited by Lucario621 (2010-09-12 11:11:38)

rufflebee wrote:

How would you handle a general flame war?

Personally I would try to guide the thread to a peaceful resolution before taking more drastic measures. These things just happen sometimes; we wouldn't want everyone to have the same opinion, would we?

Aidan wrote:

What do the candidates think is the forum most in need of moderating/helping out in?

I would say the "Big Three" are Miscellaneous, New Members, and All About Scratch.

RobotKitty wrote:

How can or will you improve the protection of the Other Language forums? I've seen a couple of people exchanges e-mails there.

Personally, I only speak two languages: English and Dutch. However, I too have noticed some violations occurring there, and I think a sweep around of those forums every once in a while is critical, aided by the liberal use of google translate. 

iCode-747 wrote:

Ace-Of-Hearts wrote:

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

Teh average is 69.247 licks. 

I got 106..

What are some traits you think a moderator should have?