How do you handle moderation duties and warnings?

[BrolySSJ]

There are a lot of forums that are out there and therefore there is also a lot of people that are looking to take advantage of the system that is put in place as well and i think that this can be very worrying for the forum creator. What sort of methods do you employ on your moderation duties for people that are abusing your forum rules? Do you give them a warning and let it slide the first few times or do you go for an immediate ban?

 

[HK World]

Moderator's job is to keep the forum safe and encourage constructive debate. Remove any comment that the moderator thinks breaches the rules of the forum. The account could be suspended temporarily with a prior warning/notice to the participant who repeatedly breaks the rules or block that participant permanently depending on the severity of the matter.

 

[WebKitty]

I have a set of basic rules. The main three are no spamming or spam of any kind, no personal attacks against other members (disagreements should be expected, it is a forum after all), and no pornography. I guess it depends on the niche but I am sure other forums require far more rules to keep things in order. I work on a points system. Temp bans will be handed out after so many points.

 

[BrolySSJ]

I think that these three rules are probably able to cover everything that should not happen in a forum because if you are spamming then it is an indication of low quality posts, which is a definite no in all forums.

 

[WebKitty]

Exactly. I find it easier to have fewer rules. People are able to get a grasp on what is and is no acceptable easier. If you have a long wall of text for your rules, it will put people off. I have been on forums that legit had 5 pages worth of text just for rules. Not a good look

 

[BrolySSJ]

That is generally the case when it comes to websites that you have a lot of rules and regulations because people do not actually want to go through the formalities they actually just want to get involved with the website and try to earn as fast as possible.

 

[WebKitty]

I know some forum owners try to compete with social media in a way of making their rules and terms pages like theirs. I don't know if you ever looked at those on Twitter, Facebook, etc. but they are so long and passive. It is a wall of text that basically says they can do as they damn well please. lol

 

[MikeHo]

If a minor problems or spamming than I warn them before take any strict action but if it is serious issues than I'll ban them immediately and if they are spamming than I block them as well ban the IP too.

 

[BrolySSJ]

If you have a lot of rules and regulations then you will see that people generally tend to skip over there and as a result they tend to make the same mistakes over and over and over however I think that if you have a few simple ones people are more likely to read it and abide by it as far as they can.

 

[WebKitty]

That is another thing. You put all this effort into a huge list of rules and such, and how many people actually read them? A good example is Twitter again. When they decide to ban someone, they can do so. It is in their website agreement but people act shocked when they do.

 

[BrolySSJ]

I do agree with you and i think that i have spent a lot of time on these sites however i have never actually taken the time in order to read the rules. I kind of just wing it and hope for the best because it is long and tedious.

 

[Grant]

When it comes to having moderators on my sites, I tend to only hire people I've worked with before, or someone who has utilized my sites in the past and has volunteered their time.

One other thing you could do, is ask for volunteers to moderate and do other duties on your site. If they show they care enough to do the work, you could easily hire them on later. That's what I like to do. I don't hire people on right away, I need to see what they're capable of before doing so.

 

[tyrim88]

I think that these three rules are probably able to cover everything that should not happen in a forum because if you are spamming then it is an indication of low quality posts, which is a definite no in all forums.

I think i avery forum there should be laid down rules and procedures that would serve as a check against persons that would want to take undue advantage of the forum,but it should be after they might have be caution before thet can be exit.

 

[Setho]

There is going to be a clear rules and regulations with a point system for counting them. Accumulating in certain amount of points automatically is going to restrict your access to the forum for sometime.

 

[Saachi]

A moderator's job is to keep the forum safe and encourage constructive discussion. Please remove any comments that the moderators deem violate the forum rules. Participants who repeatedly violate the rules will be given advance warning/notification and, depending on the severity of the incident, may have their account suspended or the participant permanently suspended.

 

[frederick_9]

The role of the moderator is to maintain the forum's security and promote healthy conversation.
Any comment that the moderator believes violates the forum's rules will be deleted.
Depending on how frequently the rules are broken, the participant's account may be temporarily suspended with prior warning or notification, or permanently blocked.

 

[Laurentta]

The method i would apply on moderation duties when someone abuses my website is to give warning a few times before banning if he or she does not change.

 

[Kvngsammy]

In taking care of or leading humans, you need to be disciplined. If you set a rule ensure that's it's followed to the latter else you run the risk of disorderliness in that community. No bending the rules for anyone.

 

[Kane]

I log in to my sites multiple times in a day, I also log multiple times into the sites where I am staff. Every time I log into the forums, I check for moderation queue, reports, and recent posts and take necessary actions.

 

[Ja sa bong]

If any of your forum member is causing problems in your forum, send them a friendly reminder of your forum rules. If they overlook it and keep up with what they are doing, send them official warning. If they still continue, it's either you ban them or put their account posts on moderation queue.