Moderator Positions Are Now Available

[GreyGoose]

Greetings

Anxiety Zone is currently seeking one (possibly two) additional Moderators to assist with the management of the forum, chat room and shout box (but especially the chat room). At least one Moderator is needed to regularly cover the night shift. For example, somewhere between the hours of 1:00AM and 5:00AM EST (Eastern Standard Time).

Being a Moderator is an important responsibility that requires patience, maturity and people skills. Since Moderators represent the site itself, it is vitally important that they set a good example for other members and assist them when issues arise as well as keeping the forum, chat room and shout box safe and free of spam. Being a Moderator is a volunteer position.

Moderators are appointed based on a number of criteria:

All types of Moderators should...

* Greet new members and make them feel welcome
* Possess good verbal/communication and people skills.
* Be fair, impartial, reasonable, measured, consistent and open-minded.
* Be professional and courteous at all times.
* Be active on the forums or chat rooms on a daily basis.
* Have a friendly, compassionate, supportive disposition.
* Be dependable, responsible and trustworthy.
* Be mature, level-headed and a "hands-on" type of person.
* Be ambitious, motivated and results-oriented.
* Be a good example/role model for other Anxiety Zone members
* Respect other member's privacy (this includes the privacy of any/all administrators, Moderators and members). Use the PM system to discuss sensitive information and only discuss it with the person entitled to know about it.
* Be willing to report spam, solicitations, diffuse problems (when they arise) and play an active role in YOUR community here.
* Be a "team player", willing to keep in touch and collaborate with staff and other Moderators here as the need arises.
* Check the "Show unread posts since last visit" link on a daily basis and lock, move, delete or report posts when appropriate (ie; spam, double posts, troll posts, posts posted in the wrong forums, etc).
* Have been an active member for 4 months.

The WikiPedia link below loosely/generally describes what it means to be a forum Moderator (with some exceptions as it relates to this forum - of course, each forum is different)...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_moderator

So, are you up for the challenge?. If you are interested in giving back and playing an active role here by generously volunteering your time and people skills, please PM me or respond via this thread. Please include a little information about yourself, what you think you can contribute as a Moderator and why you are interested in the position.

- Thanks in advance for your interest, Sincerely, GreyGoose

[Si]

Hi Grey Goose,

I sent you a PM about this.

All the best
Si

[GreyGoose]

Greetings

A BIG thanks to all who sent private messages, emails and posted in this thread expressing their desire in making a positive difference in their community by volunteering to become a Moderator. Thank You! .

If you didn't make the "list", please understand that the focus this time around was on covering as many time zones as possible. For example, if we have 5 Moderators who all reside in the U.S., this leaves the night-shift largely unattended. This is why Great Britain, Australia, South Africa and other English speaking countries (other than our U.S. and Canadian friends) were a priority this time.

During this session, only one new Moderator was brought onto the team and she is from Australia.

Again, thank you for your interest!.

- Regards, GreyGoose