- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Boo_Diddly
only if they had local mods that could have control over a single *or a few* forums only. That way a person who actually is active in the maw could be a mod for it. *coumegh!* Like have the person's color green or something. They can't ban, but they can make suggestions to the more powerful mods. They can though lock and delete threads, modify posts, and delete posts.
Trust me, moderating a forum is harder than it seems. I used to be moderator of a 2000+ member forum (the old Halomaps.co.uk, if anyone can still remember that site), and it was, sometimes, hell. Occasionally, you'd be forced to do long hours as people you ban try to come back, or spam you inbox in an attempt to get their account unbanned or just to get revenge on you. Sometimes, you'd have the conflicts between members, meaning you'd be stuck with a he-said-she-said situation, something nearly impossible to solve. Then you realize that nobody's paying you and that you're dedicating a lot more time than should be necessary on an online forum.
Oh, and then you realize that you don't exactly have a vacation per se.
[Edited on 10/8/2006]