Some advice for you future moderators;

1.  Do play fair.  While watching SOWNY, I noticed one moderator gave his friends/associates far more slack than others.  It's 2015, anyone can figure that out

2.  If Ziggy was bad, the people creating accounts solely to attack him are just as bad or worse.  When you see that behaviour BOTH go in the penalty box

3.  Never out anyone on your forum.  A certain SOWNY mod did that to someone who called him a name.  This is bullshit.  But, given that radio is an incestuous circle jerk, that's hard. 

4.  You're all grown men.  When someone says something nasty against your favourite radio station, do NOT freak out.  In the grand scheme of things it's not that important.  

5.  Differentiate between an attack on the industry versus personal attacks.  Comments like "radio sucks, it should be shut down" are fine.  Comments like "Mark is a vegan, rapist pedophile" are not.  A forum falls into decay when you allow personal attacks.  

6.  When you post your opinion online, guess what.  Someone might counter that opinion.  If you don't like that, click on start & "SHUTDOWN".  Then go outside.  

7.  Moderating a forum is difficult.  If you aren't willing to waste you time doing it, then do not volunteer.  Moderators endure abuse.  In some forums, they endure threats or are attacked by hackers.  They are then outed, home phone numbers, family etc.  Keep your forum civil and you wan't attract that type of attention.  

8.  Finally, for all you posters out there.  Get over yourself.  Its' the internet & an opinion is an opinion.  Yours is as right as the next guy. If you don't like an opinion, you can reply, you can ignore it, or you can turn off your computer.  But free speech IS ugly sometimes.  And, speaking professionally, in the grand scheme of things SOWNY was tame by most forums.  

 

Last edited by Irvine (May 28, 2015 10:12 AM)