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Openings for new moderators!!!!

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 1:39 pm
by zultar
The mod team is happy to announce that we have openings for new moderators. We would like to have 5-10 new mods as some of the veteran mods and admins have become very busy and we could use the help. We need help on technical and non-technical issues, so if you can dedicate some time to help support the site and other users, please email us at [email protected]. As we are able, we will also provide more details on specific jobs/duties later on.

Sincerely,

zultar

Re: Openings for new moderators!!!!

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:30 am
by Maniac
Sorry, Iā€™m busy.

Re: Openings for new moderators!!!!

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 2:59 pm
by JF1981
Any news on getting some people to join the mod squad?

Re: Openings for new moderators!!!!

Posted: Tue May 03, 2022 4:30 pm
by kestasjk
I'm not familiar with the recruitment drive, but I have offered to chip in and see if I can help with the backlog. Also we're trialing a new helpdesk system that uses the e-mail [email protected] , with tickets then going to https://help.webdiplomacy.net .

This could help make certain requests easier, they have a similar but more bare-bones mod request pool on vDip which they say helps.
It could have templated responses, shortcuts to admin actions, user accounts, etc, as well as recognizing the mods that are contributing the most, and seeing what categories of requests are the most problematic.

Re: Openings for new moderators!!!!

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:56 am
by Flame
I have mailed my request several times... No answer (positive/negative).

Re: Openings for new moderators!!!!

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 12:08 pm
by Hamilton Brian
Flame wrote: ā†‘
Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:56 am
I have mailed my request several times... No answer (positive/negative).
I emailed the one time, got a reply from K that was sent to everyone that applied, and...

Re: Openings for new moderators!!!!

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 5:15 pm
by Johnny Big Horse
I asked twice, got an affirmation that it would happen, and then no response. I gave up. But you know, perhaps not all of us, including perhaps myself, are fit to be a moderator. Maybe that is the problem.

Re: Openings for new moderators!!!!

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:05 pm
by jmo1121109
Unfortunately we don't have anyone available to train new moderators at this time.

Re: Openings for new moderators!!!!

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:45 am
by Octavious
Training? You hold the banhammer by the stick and hit the members with the heavy end.

Re: Openings for new moderators!!!!

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 2:38 pm
by Jamiet99uk
jmo1121109 wrote: ā†‘
Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:05 pm
Unfortunately we don't have anyone available to train new moderators at this time.
Then why did Zultar create this thread?

Re: Openings for new moderators!!!!

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 3:38 pm
by kestasjk
Yep we have got some submissions from people willing to be mods who would make great mods; thanks to those who applied and sorry to all it's taking so long.


From my POV the blocker is that I'm not sure if we want to move to using a new helpdesk https://help.webdiplomacy.net [email protected] , or keep using the current inbox based system which needs people to really cooperate and understand how to use it properly. Both have pros and cons.

Also the biggest time sink for mods is cheating accusations and investigations, and it's also the area that has the biggest potential for abuse / mistakes that can cause a lot of damage if not done with a lot of patience and consideration.
I was hoping to get the suspicion reporting/relation declaring system going, plus the social media linking, and various other bits and pieces behind the scenes going, to try and make things more self-moderating and need less investigation in this regard, but it has taken longer than expected.

Finally after using the new UI against the bots I really wanted to get play.webdiplomacy.net going, and I wanted to resolve some behind the scenes performance issues that was causing deadlocks.


So yep I do understand the frustration. I think it'll take 3-4 dev cycles / months before we're back in our stride, but we'll get there