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--- moderation [2026/09/20 18:01] – melon
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 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 get 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.
+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:
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   - 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 an 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. 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!
+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!