As Betterhumans has grown, we've begun to experience growing pains.
This includes in the forums, where we're increasingly experiencing
problems including spam, flaming and trolling.
A few weeks ago I put out a call for forum moderators. Three members answered the call: Cemiess, Korimyr the Rat and Ideal.
I spoke with the three of them about moderating, and have now placed
them in the moderator role. I'm very thankful for their help, and greatly appreciate them volunteering.
For now, moderation will be done after-the-fact, so posts to the
site won't be delayed. The four simple guidelines I've asked our
moderators to enforce:
- No spam
- No flaming or trolling
- No racism or sexism
- No off-topic posts
Obviously, there are subtleties here. For example, off-topic
posts can be moved to a different forum if they belong somewhere they
aren't, unless they're off topic for the entire site, which in itself
is a judgment call.
Also, moderators aren't dictators, and everyone is entitled to
dispute a moderator decision. If you find a post moderated in a way
with which you disagree, please send me a private message.
Please
let me know what you think about moderation and the guidelines I've outlined. And let me know if
you have any thoughts for improving the forums and forum activity.