How are the moderators picked? And who runs this message board? I'm just curious, if you could answer. Thanks :)

You ask TJ to be a moderator of a particular board. TJ and Janice(Seth too, I guess)

Ok, thanks!

me + it's a great life board = better SO community :heart:

For sure, I wanted to moderate the Arrested Development board.

^You should IM the Admin. I did.

Moderators have to be atleast 15 years old. Generally you have to have been a member for atleast 6 months. You need to be active on the board you are applying for. Less active boards that already have one moderator don't usually need another.

OK, I'm 17, and about to be 18. I've been here for quite a while, over a year. I haven't been active a lot lately, but i'm starting to get on more. What boards would you need a moderator for?

Moderators have to be atleast 15 years old. Generally you have to have been a member for atleast 6 months. You need to be active on the board you are applying for. Less active boards that already have one moderator don't usually need another.
I'd like to be the moderator at the Gilmore Girl boards... the one is who currently the moderator never post anymore... or she's under a different name or something. SwimFan something... are you out there? If not, i'd really like to be considered for it :) i'll supply references!! :D

I could be a moderator for any of the shows i watch :)

^You should IM the Admin. I did.

Barwars is already moderating that board tho. Oh well. Its not busy enough to have 2 I dont think.

:) i'll supply references!! :D


Really sticking your neck out there ain'tchya!! ;) :p

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Really sticking your neck out there ain'tchya!! ;) :p

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j/k! ;)
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eye think some people are just racist against sheep.

I'd like to be the moderator at the Gilmore Girl boards... the one is who currently the moderator never post anymore... or she's under a different name or something. SwimFan something... are you out there? If not, i'd really like to be considered for it :) i'll supply references!! :D
I believe Swimfan = CollegeDropout now. I could be wrong though. I seem to remember asking her why she wasn't on her Swimfan name anymore and she says she had a hard time trying to log back into that name.

I could have sworn the process of becomming a moderator was a gladiator-style battle to the death. :confused:

I believe Swimfan = CollegeDropout now. I could be wrong though. I seem to remember asking her why she wasn't on her Swimfan name anymore and she says she had a hard time trying to log back into that name.
ya SwimFan85 is collegedropout

I could have sworn the process of becomming a moderator was a gladiator-style battle to the death. :confused:
it's a free for all now :lol:

I could have sworn the process of becomming a moderator was a gladiator-style battle to the death. :confused:

:eek: :eek: :lol:

I could have sworn the process of becomming a moderator was a gladiator-style battle to the death. :confused:

On guard.

Moderators should at least be somewhat mature and responsible.

^Would you consider me that? I've been a moderator before, on my website

What is the moderater's responsibility on the board? (just curious)

^Would you consider me that? I've been a moderator before, on my website

Being a moderator on your own board is a heck of alot different than moderating one of these.

Let's just put it this way, TJ is like Santa Claus of these boards, He knows who's been bad or good.

What is the moderater's responsibility on the board? (just curious)


Not much if you run a relatively inactive board, but for a place like say Chit Chat, it's a whole other ball game.

What is the moderater's responsibility on the board? (just curious)
I guess to make sure there's no fights and to post useful information.

I would like to be reinstated on the FOL board. :D

Why was I demoted in the first place? :( Nobody ever told me why?... but then again, I never asked, LOL.

I want to be a moderator. :(

Moderators should at least be somewhat mature and responsible.

Exactly, LOL.

A few months I had some "beef" with TJ and I was quite immature with it by going public with the argument.

My immaturity cost me my moderator privileges (for about an hour.) Learn from my mistake, don't act like a whiny kid when TJ doesn't allow things to go your way.

By the way, another cool perk for being a mod is the hourly pay. ;) Just kidding!

Also a mod should be unbiased. If a friend is getting out of hand, they have to be told and if they need to report someone you like, you still need to warn if warranted. Not the easiest job - especially on the ChitChat board.

Also a mod should be unbiased. If a friend is getting out of hand, they have to be told and if they need to report someone you like, you still need to warn if warranted. Not the easiest job - especially on the ChitChat board.


That is true. That is the number one rule about being a mod. If your friend breaks a rule, it needs to be dealt with just like any other case. It will come back to bite you in the end.

That is true. That is the number one rule about being a mod. If your friend breaks a rule, it needs to be dealt with just like any other case. It will come back to bite you in the end.

Yep - I consider Janice my bud, but she's had to whip me into shape a couple of times and does. She's does it with tact and I fully understand. You can't take it personally. ;)

Being a moderator on your own board is a heck of alot different than moderating one of these.

Let's just put it this way, TJ is like Santa Claus of these boards, He knows who's been bad or good.

My board was pretty active.

LoL, i think i've been good.

My board was pretty active.

LoL, i think i've been good.
you havenn't even been here 4 months yet... TJ stated that you have to have been here at least 6

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you havenn't even been here 4 months yet... TJ stated that you have to have been here at least 6
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I want to be a moderator. :(
Me too, but I gotta wait 2 years :(

You ask TJ to be a moderator of a particular board. TJ and Janice(Seth too, I guess)
No I think TJ is the only one who does mod requests.

Jesus christ people. Everyone and their mother does not need to be a moderator.

With a few exceptions (PZelda on the Hunter board), I generally don't do mod appointments...that's TJ's domain.

That is true. That is the number one rule about being a mod. If your friend breaks a rule, it needs to be dealt with just like any other case. It will come back to bite you in the end.

Yep, that's happened to me quite a few times. I had to suspend one of my best friends from my forum.

you havenn't even been here 4 months yet... TJ stated that you have to have been here at least 6

I've been here for more than a year :confused:

Jesus christ people. Everyone and their mother does not need to be a moderator.

My mother doesnt want to be a moderator



LoL, i'm just kidding. I want to be one, i liked doing it at my other forum.

Jesus christ people. Everyone and their mother does not need to be a moderator.


:lol: I don't want to be one either.

I want to be moderator if any of these boards show up on SO:
- Halloween
- Classic (pre-'77) Cadillacs
- '60s/early '70s American muscle cars
- Health
- Earthquakes
- The Afterlife
- Ghosts (possibly combined with Halloween)

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my bad, my bad.... :schmack:

i got confused :crybaby: :'(

Jesus christ people. Everyone and their mother does not need to be a moderator.
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eye AM an exception, however. no board needs a moderator like the IAGL board needs me.:snob: :wave:

I've been here for four years and I still don't consider myself mod-worthy. I don't see what the fascination is with it anyways.

I've been here for four years and I still don't consider myself mod-worthy. I don't see what the fascination is with it anyways.

Some people think it's "cool" just to get a mod title. It's very immature and silly.

Some people think it's "cool" just to get a mod title. It's very immature and silly.
lolllll i know what you mean. aside from the fact that i just think it would be funny if i became a moderator for possibly the most inactive board on this site, to me being a moderator just means that you care about the board and want to help out. i'd be way too immature to moderate chit chat or the politics board anyway.

No I think TJ is the only one who does mod requests.

Um, I know that you have to ask TJ to be a moderator..How do you think I became a moderator? :rolleyes:

Some mods aren't 15.


I think - but I'm not exactly sure - that is because those mods were appointed before the rule change.

Some people think it's "cool" just to get a mod title. It's very immature and silly.


I agree. It is not as glamorous as it appears to be. I've said it before, I've been a mod since April or May of 2002 and I have never felt "cooler" nor did I feel like I was above all the other non-moderators. I still feel like I'm a regular member. Many people want "the power" but very few of them want it for the right reasons.

I remember when moderator's names were bolded in the "Currently Active Users List." When people started asking to be mod just so that they could have their names in bold, Todd took it off. This was in 2003.

Um, I know that you have to ask TJ to be a moderator..How do you think I became a moderator? :rolleyes:
Wow calm down. I was saying that you can ONLY ask TJ, you said you can ask Janice or Seth too, which I dont think you can.

I think - but I'm not exactly sure - that is because those mods were appointed before the rule change.
Yeah, I remember when I came here the age limit was only 13 (I think) so I guess they were appointed around then.

I've been here for four years and I still don't consider myself mod-worthy. I don't see what the fascination is with it anyways.

I agree, sounds like a pain in the neck to me.

im a moderator for family matters,brady bunch,and leave it to beaver i asked tj and he put me on a moderator

I agree, sounds like a pain in the neck to me.

Yeah I don't really know if I would want to mod something like the politics board...