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--- moderation [2025/10/07 01:04] – GlitchyZorua
+++ moderation [2026/09/20 18:18] (current) – [How to work with other moderators] melon
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 One of the main activities within moderation is the approval of new members; other recurring activities are the discussion of the correct reaction to reported postings, the merging of duplicate topics and to filter out spam.
+===== How to work with other moderators =====
+Dealing with moderation issues can be stressful and scary. Working with other moderators should help reduce that stress, however there are a few things you can do to aid that.
+Firstly, remember to be humaine but emotionally detached. If you are emotional about a moderation issue, suddenly the other moderators are not only dealing with the issue, but also your emotions, and that's much more draining for everyone. Secondly, remember that a moderation chat is not a forum thread, keep it simple!
+When you encounter an issue that you need to discuss in the mod chat, follow these steps:
+  - Briefly describe the issue clearly in a few sentences, mentioning who it relates to.
+  - Specify exactly what rules from the [[guidelines|guidelines]] that this issue may be breaking.
+  - Quote and/or link examples that demonstrate where or how the issue is breaking those rules.
+  - Propose a clear action you think should be taken, or describe the question you'd like other mods to answer.
+Following those steps helps other moderators to work with you to figure out the issue. It's important to remember that when you bring up an issue, you are not on trial. You don't need to defend that position or bring in your personal thoughts along side it. Moderators just deal with facts, and we discuss issues to help fact check each other, and ensure the actions we take are fair. If you were picked as a moderator, your assessment is already trusted; the other moderators are here to help you figure out the best way to find a solution to an issue; your job is to help them to do that too!
 ===== Hints for moderating =====
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   *   Make sure topics have descriptive titles, so people find what they search and need.
   *   Moderation should be as transparent as possible. Leave PMs to Melooon, for they can be tricky.
 ===== Tools for moderating =====
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 The Holding Board contains also a thread named "Moderation Chat". It is mainly used to post away-messages, and to answer and discuss questions regarding the moderation. (This article is essentially a write-up of this topic).
-**When a thread is moved to holding its a good idea to send a PM to the OP (and potentially very active posters in the thread) to let them know that the thread is held back but not deleted.** People tend to become very unhappy if they think their thread has been wrongly deleted!
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+**When a thread is moved to holding; It's a good idea to send a PM to the OP (and potentially very active posters in the thread) to let them know that the thread is held back but not deleted.** People tend to become very unhappy if they think their thread has been wrongly deleted!
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 ==== Splitting ====
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 Topics can be merged with other topics; this is especially done when two topics have a nearly identical content. To do this, click the "Merge"-Button (either above or beyond a threads text corpus). You can then either select a board and a target topic, or enter the target topics ID. In the next step, the name for the merged topic can be selected.
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 Its a good idea to add a [mod] note to the thread, either to the OP or as a new message to let people know threads have been merged and there may be a slight context shift.
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 ==== Editing ====
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   - name is appropriate
-  - E-Mail looks real
   - has set any visible effort in their application text (applications that complain about the min-character limit are a no)
   - has social media or websites linked (also check the profile, sometimes new users only set the link there). Are these compatible with the Rules and Guidelines?
   - have creative projects or express an interest in making things rather than just consuming media (this should be a hard yes)
+  - do they answer the "why are you interested in web craft" question in any way?
   - is old enough (minimal age is 15!)
-  - are there any other "red flags" you spotted? (insincere tone, references to chan sites, military or violent content etc)
+  - are there any other "<fc #ff0000>red</fc> flags" you spotted? (insincere tone, references to chan sites, military or violent content etc)
+  - Look for AI-tells; use of "—" symbol, use of "its not x, its y" phrasing, use of 3's e.g. "i like the web, code and cats", and overly flowery phrases e.g. "playful spirit of the indie web".
 If you think that everything is in order, select the account and use the "Approve and send E-Mail"-Action. If there is a problem or you are unsure, write a short note at the "Moderation Chat"-thread. If it is obvious spam do "Reject" if its a person that does not fit the requirements do "Reject and send E-Mail"; this will send them an e-mail informing them that their application did not meet all requirements.
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 The following sections try to give some more in-depth information about moderation and related topics, and tries to give hints for tricky questions and situations.
-===== Tips for Member approval =====
-xxx
 ===== Policy towards links =====
 The Melonland-Rules and Guidelines are also applied to links posted in the forum and member sites in the Profile, but are usually less strictly enforced, especially if numerous links lie between a posting and the problematic content. Sites that promote or enable hate, crime, or other highly problematic content should not be linked, promoted, or in any other way discussed here.
-===== Board Vibe =====
-xxx
 ===== User safety / Banned Topics =====
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 ===== Netiquette =====
-The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_technology|Netiquette]] is a list of informal rules for online communities that developed over the last decades. Upholding the Netiquette isn't required at the Melonland-Forum. Users are, however, expected to interact in good faith with each other, and forgo behavior that might be disturbing or annoying to others.
+The [[wp>Netiquette]] is a list of informal rules for online communities that developed over the last decades. Upholding the Netiquette isn't required at the Melonland-Forum. Users are, however, expected to interact in good faith with each other, and forgo behavior that might be disturbing or annoying to others.
 ===== Politics and Activism =====