DeadSlug.com - Forum Building and Forum Management

Forum Staff is one of the most important parts of any forum. It can make or brake your forum with even a few bad decisions. I’m going to talk about my process of looking for a good mod or staff. Of course it all depends on your niche and members but knowing what will hurt is always a good way to get the ball rolling.

Now , First you want to make sure your staff member doesn’t abuse his power. So those members really dying to be staff usually have a separate agenda than others. So those are members you really want to interview and make sure they don’t go power crazy. The last thing you want is a staff vs members issue on your forum. You as the Admin would have to try and side with the staff to show a unity (depending on the issue) but if you see the staff member is really wrong , then you will have to address the situation as you see fit. Even if its letting the staff member know he/she was wrong and you’ll be reversing the decision.

So to avoid from this happening you want to know the staff member coming on board. So make sure the mod has a mature , responsible head on his shoulder and don’t just add a staff member cause they ask or you just want to create content. A lot of admins add a staff member and ask them to fill up a section or create traffic just cause they don’t want a dead forum. So try to concentrate on content and when you need a staff member just look at your members and try to find the best qualified.

An uncontrollable staff member will be a future issue if you don’t nip it in the butt. So once you start seeing something that doesn’t sit right with you , You have to speak up and guide the mod in the right direction.

Tags: forums, management

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