User blog:King Dragonhoff/Being a Discussion Moderator

This guide is to help new Moderators, present and future, to become acquainted with their new rank and abilities.

What does it mean to be a Moderator?
Moderator is a set of ranks that is typically given to Rollbacks. Being promoted to Rollback and Moderator means that you have been recognized as a helpful and trustworthy user and are ready to be given some extra tools to help manage the wiki.

What can I do now that I am a Moderator?
Moderators are given tools that allow them to manage Forum threads, article comments, Live Chat, and Message Wall threads. Moderators can:
 * Close, reopen, remove, and restore threads
 * Remove and restore replies
 * Highlight and un-highlight threads
 * Move threads between boards
 * Manage boards (editing names, descriptions and order)
 * Delete and edit other people's article comments
 * Kick and ban users in the wiki's Live Chat

Expectations
Moderators should use their tools to enforce thread related rules such as the following:
 * No post or comment should contain inappropriate content, profanity, bullying, or scams. Any offending posts/comments should be removed.
 * A Task Force should not have more than one thread about them. Any threads about a Task Force that already has another thread should be removed.
 * Threads should be posted on the correct Board. Any threads on the wrong board should be moved.

Moderators/Rollbacks should not have to worry about highlighting/unhighlighting or managing boards. If a change to either of these things is needed, it should be discussed with a Staff Member.

Being a Rollback
If you are a Moderator, you should also be a Rollback. Click here to read about being a Rollback.