Friday, February 8, 2013

The Powers of a Moderators on any Forum

Dear Visitors
Recently while surfing I come across one web site In which the
Duties and responsibilities of a Moderator on any forum and blog
Is clearly explained
 And how a moderator can enable the settings so that all the mails
Addressed to the forum will come to the moderator first and after his
Careful examinations the message can be published to the group mail
This procedures ensure the clean atmosphere of the forum

RESPONSIBLITIES OF A MODERATOR FOR ANY FORUM OR BLOG
A forum moderator oversees the communication activity of an Internet forum. He monitors the interchange of contributors and makes decisions regarding content and the direction of threads. Moving discussions from one section to another to keep topics organized is also a common job for a forum moderator.
If the tone of a forum becomes hostile or starts to move in the direction of personal attacks, the forum moderator usually has the discretion to lock the discussion to prevent heated, interchanges. He may also be able to hide discussions he deems unworthy of further discussion. Conversely, topics he feels deserve further examination can be posted indefinitely by the moderator even if they garner no comments.
Moderator duties are as diverse as the forum topics themselves. Some moderators are virtually invisible; they surface only when situations arise that do not seem likely to resolve themselves. Other forum moderators are always there, ready to intercede at the smallest hint of discourse. Public forum moderators often have to enforce many rules of conduct and decorum, as public contributors tend to communicate without abandon, which can sometimes upset other commenters.



Moderating messages
As group owner, you can choose whether or not to review messages sent to your group before they are posted. To do so, visit your group's homepage and click on the "Group settings" link on the right side of the page. Next, click on the "Access" tab and select one of the following "Message moderation" settings located towards the bottom of the list.
- "No moderation - messages are delivered directly" - you won't need to review any messages. When someone sends a message to your group, it will be posted on the website and/or emailed automatically. - "All messages are held for moderation" - when anyone sends a message to your group, you'll need to approve it before it goes live.
After you've made your choice, be sure to click on the "Save Changes" button.
If you select "No moderation" you'll also be able to place messages from new members on moderation. Check the box next to "Messages from new members are moderated," and you'll be able to review messages from the members who've recently joined your group before they're posted.
To approve pending posts, click the "Management tasks" link on the right side of the page. Under the "Review pending messages" tab, you'll see the list of pending posts you need to review. Click the subject line of each post to review it or click the "expand all" link to see the full text of all pending messages at once. After you've reviewed a message, select "Post" next the message title. Click the "Moderate messages" button to send it to your group, or select "Remove" and click "Moderate messages" to remove the message.
It's now possible for owners and managers to write an explanatory note when rejecting messages that were held for moderation. This setting is on the "Group settings"|"Email delivery" page. It should be noted that the text you input in the text box on the "Email delivery" settings page only sets the default message that gets suggested for you. When you are actually moderating a message from the "Review pending messages" moderation queue page, you're allowed to type in whatever you want for the note by clicking through to the actual message. Finally, when sending the email indicating that a moderated message has been denied, moderators can choose whether or not the email appears to come from the groupname+owner@googlegroups.com or from their actual username/email address.
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