Scratch

You may have noticed that some users have the status of "Community Moderator".

This is a guide for those who know little or nothing about them.

Table of Contents
1. Current/Past Moderators
2. The First Moderators
3. Requirements of Past/Present
4. What Mods Do
5. TBG Moderators
(If I should add a new chapter, please suggest it)

ANNOUCEMENTS:
The winner of the TBG Moderator Election is cpumaster930! You can congratulate him on one of his projects.

1. Current/Past Community Moderators

There are many users that have the Commuity Moderator status. They are:
-coolstuff
-demosthenes
-Harakou
-MyRedNeptune
-JSO

Past Moderators:
-Dazachi
-illusionist
-Lanie
-kevin_karplus
-Jens
-fullmoon
-Wolfie1996

2. The first Moderators

The first Moderators to get elected were coolstuff, Wolfie1996, Dazachi, and illusionist. Dazachi and illusionist were forced to be "retired" during the next term due to changing requirements.

3. Requirements to Run for Election

The requirements for the first election were:
-Must have been active on Scratch for at least 6 months.
-Is willing to commit based on the Community Guidelines and Community Moderator Guidelines.
-Has a history of positive interactions on the site.

The next election added 2 more requirements:
-Has parent permission (unless they are an adult)
-Is age 14 or over.

The age limit caused lots of arguing. It was incorporated due to the Scratch Team being uncomfortable with younger users being exposed to less appropriate things.
I even dislike this rule, but it's for the better. 

The third election changed the age limit to 13 to allow a higher amount of candidates.

4. What Mods do

What exactly do Moderators do?
-Whenever you press the Report or Flag button, a message is sent to all of the Moderators.
The Moderators can:
-Close/open topics,
-Sticky/Unsticky topics,
-Rename topics,
-Move topics,
-Remove projects/comments,
-Delete posts, and
-Ban users. (Only in cases of comercial spamming or obvious trolling)

Seems like a lot of responsibility!

5. TBG Moderators

There is a seperate forum for Text-Based Games. The Scratch Team saw a need for seperate Moderators. They made an election similar to the Community Moderator elections.

Current TBG Moderators
-Chrischb
-Vista4563
-Survivorduck
-Bulbo-Grubb
-cpumaster930

Past Moderators
-The-Whiz
-nikkiperson2

The TBG Moderators have similar abilities to the Community Moderators.

Notes on TBG Moderators:
-The-Whiz and nikkiperson2 won the First Election
-Chrischb and Vista4563 won the Second Election
-Survivorduck and Bulbo-Grubb won the Third Election
-cpumaster930 won the Fourth Election
-The next TBG Moderator Election won't happen for a while, as the last one just ended.
-Same Requirements (don't nessesarily need to be on TBG forums for 6 months)
-The-Whiz and nikkiperson2 don't have a Retired TBG Moderator status. Their status is TBGer.

Final Notes:
-Next Moderator election is probably in March 2012
-Every four months, Moderators can continue their work, resign, or run for election again.
-You can run for Moderator as much as you like.
-coolstuff, Wolfie1996, Dazachi, and illusionist won the first election, demosthenes and fullmoon won the second election, and Harakou won the third election.
-Cheddargirl and Paddle2See are on the Scratch Team, but still Moderate.
-kevin_karplus, Lanie, and Jens don't have the Retired Community Moderator status. Their status is Scratcher.
-MyRedNeptune and JSO were picked instead of elected.

Anything I forgot? Post any missing information!

Last edited by mattb777 (2012-02-24 23:29:19)