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Carlie

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Posted July 16, '08 10:22pm UTC

This is a compilation of an introduction to the moderators, answering questions on how to become a moderator, and what our merit standards are.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. The Moderation Team
2. Want to be a Mod? Want Merits?
3. Our Merit Standards
4. Our Moderator Standards

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The Moderation Team

Questions can normally be answered through the Help page, so if you have a general site question, please make sure to look there first.

The Moderators on Armor Games make sure that users are following the Rules and Regulations, and help enforce these rules. You may see them around the site, answering users questions and taking care of SPAM. Moderator comments show up in blue in the forums, so it is easier to tell when a moderator is responding on a topic.

Without further ado, here are the Moderators:

Asherlee

Calm

dank

Devoidless

DragonMistress

Moegreche

Strop

ubertuna

Armor Games also has a Community Manager, who acts with the Moderators to help improve the community.

Carlie

Much thanks to all of the Moderators that help keep the site clean of SPAM and abuse!

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Want to be a Moderator? Want Merits?

Then DON'T ASK!

We love that you love Armor Games enough to try to become a moderator or that you want extra points for writing a great review but we will not make you a moderator or give you a merit if you ask.

Why?

Because we choose our moderators by selecting members of the community who are responsible, mature, and contribute in great ways to the site. We watch in our own eyes and suggest to each other who should become the next mod. If you say to us "hey, I want to be a mod!" you are hurting this process because we want to choose based on qualities of users we need... leadership, responsibility, maturity, respect, and dedication to make the site awesome. Saying "I should be mod!" makes us think twice... mod material comes from people who SHOW US they can be a mod, not ASK US.

So don't:
Ask a mod to make you a moderator on the site.
Ask an admin to make you a moderator on the site.
Suggest a user to become a moderator on the site.

As for merits, we don't want you shoving your merits in our faces. We have quite a few people scouring the site looking for awesome comments to merit so if you wrote something good most likely it will be found. If it isn't found, that isn't to say you didn't do something great for the site. People who write lots of good comments end up becoming mods as well, so maybe you won't get the merit but you might get something even better!

So help the site by being good Armor Games users, but let us choose the next mods and merits on our own accord.

Thanks!

(Thanks to John for this section)
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Merit Standards

We have been getting a lot of complaints lately about people not getting merits for their comments. This is not necessarily because we have not seen them, but because we have heightened our standards of what constitutes a merit worthy comment. We have put our standards into some guidelines, so that you guys can see what we look for in a merit:

1) Perfect or near perfect grammar. Remember to use capitalization and proper spelling.
2) Structured - try to give some flow and structure to what you are writing. Don't just around from topic to topic.
3) Comprehensive, and with unique insight into the game that we somehow deem to be valuable.
4) Coherent. A lot of reviews that follow the recommended template become an exercise unto itself i.e. they don't really make sense when you actually read them. They sometimes even contradict themselves. These sort of comments don't get merits. Just because it is long, does not mean it will get a merit. It has to make sense too.
5) Contains constructive criticism of the game. Tell us the changes that you would make to the game, and why. What do you approve of? What don't you like?
6) Do not ask for a merit. Chances are, if you have to ask for a merit, you will not get one. It highly reduces your chances of receiving one, and makes us sad every time you ask

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For further hints and tips, check out the N&N and Greg Merit Guide. But remember to always follow the guidelines listed above.

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Moderator Standards

"If you would like to become a moderator, you first need to show that you are responsible on the site; show a good posting record and maturity and you may be granted these exclusive rights! We will usually hand pick moderators, but if you feel you have what it take, contact us on the Contact page... we are really, really picky though!" -Courtesy of the Help page.

Now here are some of this things we look for in moderators:

1) Responsibility. Potential moderators must be responsible, mature, honest, and trustworthy. There is not a specific age requirement, but maturity is a big aspect of moderation. This is why we do tend to choose members who are older.
2) Good posting record. We look for members who have a good posting record. This means they have an adequate amount of forum posts, game reviews, and merits. We look for people who post clearly and intelligently with very few spelling or grammatical errors. We will never choose someone who spams any of their writing for points. We look for people who post comments to help improve the site, instead of just posting for points.
3) Helpful. Potential moderators are members who are very helpful and courteous to other members of the community. They answer questions for other members when possible with a friendly attitude. They are active and constructive with suggestions and support. Moderators have a genuine interest in helping improve the community.
4) Activity. We only ask members who are moderately to very active on the site. This helps us ensure that they will be accessible to members of the community, and be around to help enforce the rules of the site.

If you would like to be a moderator, please do not ask a moderator or administrator directly. Chances are, if you have to ask to be a moderator, you probably should not be one. We normally hand pick moderators, and none of the moderators that we currently have were chosen because they asked for it. We don't really go by the 'Ask and you shall receive policy.'

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Last updated by Carlie on July 16, 2008

This is a compilation of an introduction to the moderators, answering questions on how to become a moderator, and what our merit standards are. \r\n\r\n[b]TABLE OF CONTENTS [/b]\r\n\r\n1. The Moderation Team \r\n2. Want to be a Mod? Want Merits? \r\n3. Our Merit Standards \r\n4. Our Moderator Standards\r\n\r\n\r\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-\r\n\r\n[b]The Moderation Team[/b]\r\n\r\nQuestions can normally be answered through the [url=http://armorgames.com/page/help]Help[/url] page, so if you have a general site question, please make sure to look there first. \r\n\r\nThe Moderators on Armor Games make sure that users are following the [url=http://armorgames.com/page/Commenting-Rules]Rules and Regulations[/url], and help enforce these rules. You may see them around the site, answering users questions and taking care of SPAM. Moderator comments show up in blue in the forums, so it is easier to tell when a moderator is responding on a topic. \r\n\r\nWithout further ado, here are the Moderators: \r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_85_80.80_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/Asherlee]Asherlee[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_52_80.80_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/Calm]Calm[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_15_80.80_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/dank]dank[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_18_80.80_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/Devoidless]Devoidless[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_21_80.80_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/DragonMistress/]DragonMistress[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_79_80.80_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/Moegreche]Moegreche[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_4_80.80_c.png[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/Strop]Strop[/url][/b]\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_34_80.80_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/ubertuna]ubertuna[/url][/b]\r\n\r\nArmor Games also has a Community Manager, who acts with the Moderators to help improve the community. \r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_112_80.80_c.jpg[/img]\r\n[b][url=http://armorgames.com/user/Carlie]Carlie[/url][/b]\r\n\r\nMuch thanks to all of the Moderators that help keep the site clean of SPAM and abuse! \r\n\r\n\r\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-\r\n\r\n[b]Want to be a Moderator? Want Merits?[/b]\r\n\r\n[b]Then DON'T ASK![/b]\r\n\r\nWe love that you love Armor Games enough to try to become a moderator or that you want extra points for writing a great review but we will not make you a moderator or give you a merit if you ask.\r\n\r\nWhy?\r\n\r\nBecause we choose our moderators by selecting members of the community who are responsible, mature, and contribute in great ways to the site.  We watch in our own eyes and suggest to each other who should become the next mod.  If you say to us "hey, I want to be a mod!" you are hurting this process because we want to choose based on qualities of users we need... leadership, responsibility, maturity, respect, and dedication to make the site awesome.  Saying "I should be mod!" makes us think twice... mod material comes from people who [b]SHOW US[/b] they can be a mod, not [b]ASK US[/b].\r\n\r\nSo don't:\r\nAsk a mod to make you a moderator on the site.\r\nAsk an admin to make you a moderator on the site.\r\nSuggest a user to become a moderator on the site.\r\n\r\nAs for merits, we don't want you shoving your merits in our faces.  We have quite a few people scouring the site looking for awesome comments to merit so if you wrote something good most likely it will be found.  If it isn't found, that isn't to say you didn't do something great for the site.  People who write lots of good comments end up becoming mods as well, so maybe you won't get the merit but you might get something even better!\r\n\r\nSo help the site by being good Armor Games users, but let us choose the next mods and merits on our own accord.\r\n\r\nThanks!\r\n\r\n\r\n[i](Thanks to [url=http://armorgames.com/user/John]John[/url] for this section)[/i]\r\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-\r\n\r\n[b]Merit Standards[/b]\r\n\r\nWe have been getting a lot of complaints lately about people not getting merits for their comments. This is not necessarily because we have not seen them, but because we have heightened our standards of what constitutes a merit worthy comment. We have put our standards into some guidelines, so that you guys can see what we look for in a merit:\r\n\r\n[b]1)[/b] Perfect or near perfect grammar. Remember to use capitalization and proper spelling.\r\n[b]2)[/b] Structured - try to give some flow and structure to what you are writing. Don't just around from topic to topic.\r\n[b]3)[/b] Comprehensive, and with unique insight into the game that we somehow deem to be valuable.\r\n[b]4)[/b] Coherent. A lot of reviews that follow the recommended template become an exercise unto itself i.e. they don't really make sense when you actually read them. They sometimes even contradict themselves. These sort of comments don't get merits. Just because it is long, does not mean it will get a merit. It has to make sense too.\r\n[b]5)[/b] Contains constructive criticism of the game. Tell us the changes that you would make to the game, and why. What do you approve of? What don't you like?\r\n[b]6)[/b] [b]Do not ask for a merit.[/b] Chances are, if you have to ask for a merit, you will not get one. It highly reduces your chances of receiving one, and makes us sad every time you ask :(\r\n\r\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-\r\nFor further hints and tips, check out the [url=http://armorgames.com/community/thread/1174971/nn-and-greg-merit-guide]N&N and Greg Merit Guide[/url]. But remember to always follow the guidelines listed above.\r\n\r\n\r\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-\r\n\r\n[b]Moderator Standards[/b]\r\n\r\n"If you would like to become a moderator, you first need to show that you are responsible on the site; show a good posting record and maturity and you may be granted these exclusive rights! We will usually hand pick moderators, but if you feel you have what it take, contact us on the [url=http://armorgames.com/contact]Contact[/url] page... we are really, really picky though!" -Courtesy of the [url=http://armorgames.com/page/help]Help[/url] page. \r\n\r\nNow here are some of this things we look for in moderators: \r\n\r\n[b]1) Responsibility.[/b] Potential moderators must be responsible, mature, honest, and trustworthy. There is not a specific age requirement, but maturity is a big aspect of moderation. This is why we do tend to choose members who are older. \r\n[b]2) Good posting record.[/b] We look for members who have a good posting record. This means they have an adequate amount of forum posts, game reviews, and merits. We look for people who post clearly and intelligently with very few spelling or grammatical errors. We will never choose someone who spams any of their writing for points. We look for people who post comments to help improve the site, instead of just posting for points. \r\n[b]3) Helpful.[/b] Potential moderators are members who are very helpful and courteous to other members of the community. They answer questions for other members when possible with a friendly attitude. They are active and constructive with suggestions and support. Moderators have a genuine interest in helping improve the community. \r\n[b]4) Activity.[/b] We only ask members who are moderately to very active on the site. This helps us ensure that they will be accessible to members of the community, and be around to help enforce the rules of the site. \r\n\r\nIf you would like to be a moderator, please do not ask a moderator or administrator directly. Chances are, if you have to ask to be a moderator, you probably should not be one. We normally hand pick moderators, and none of the moderators that we currently have were chosen because they asked for it. We don't really go by the 'Ask and you shall receive policy.' \r\n\r\n\r\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-\r\n[i]Last updated by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/Carlie]Carlie[/url] on July 16, 2008[/i]

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florglee2

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Peasant

Posted August 6, '08 5:20pm UTC

If that was the case, someone would just make like 20 accounts to tell a mod that so and so needs to be a mod. You won't be a mod for having buddies that like you, you will however, have a chance at being a mod if you make lots of merits, don't ask to be one, be nice to people, support the community, and don't break the rules.

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NoNameC68

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Shepherd

Posted August 6, '08 6:09pm UTC

You won't be a mod for having buddies that like you, you will however, have a chance at being a mod if you make lots of merits, don't ask to be one, be nice to people, support the community, and don't break the rules.

There are a lot of people on this site with the intentions of becoming a mod. A lot of people are very helpful and show plenty of the basic characteristics, but it takes more than knowing how to be a mod, knowing the rules, and maintaining the basic characteristics to become a mod.

Here are the 4 characteristics looked for in mods acourding to Calie:
1) Responsibility.
2) Good posting record.
3) Helpful.
4) Activity.

These 4 characteristics are required by mods but this information is also fairly misleading. Look carefully and see if you notice anything about these 4 characteristics...

...do you see it? These are the characteristis that are expected of you to become a good member, not just a mod. Of course you need to be a good member to become a mod but those 4 characteristics are expected from you even if you don't plan on becoming a mod.

What realy bugs me is that I find a lot of people who think they figured out the secrets of one day becoming a mod and they become overly active, they try to be helpful even though someone else beat them to the punch (then you turn into Captain Obvious when your the 4th person to say "this does not belong here&quot. People try to act responsible but sometimes it becomes anoying, they try to hard.

If you want to become a mod, becoming a good member is only a basic requirement. To become a mod you must also know how to handle certain situations. For example, mods must know how to police AG without policing it too much.

There are many other characteristics needed to becme a mod and I do not know them all. The other characteristics I do know of (or have an idea about) I shall not mention. There is a reason why mods do not explain every single characteristic needed to become a mod, because if you are to become a mod... you must be able to figure out all of the required characteristics yourself!

And even after understanding all of the above, there are other things that are taken into acount so even if you do know the secrets of being a mod, odds are you still won't become one.

I may not be a mod, but so far none of the mods or admin have said I was wrong.

[quote]You won't be a mod for having buddies that like you, you will however, have a chance at being a mod if you make lots of merits, don't ask to be one, be nice to people, support the community, and don't break the rules.[/quote]\r\n\r\nThere are a lot of people on this site with the intentions of becoming a mod. A lot of people are very helpful and show plenty of the basic characteristics, but it takes more than knowing how to be a mod, knowing the rules, and maintaining the basic characteristics to become a mod.\r\n \r\nHere are the 4 characteristics looked for in mods acourding to Calie:\r\n1) Responsibility. \r\n2) Good posting record. \r\n3) Helpful.\r\n4) Activity.\r\n\r\nThese 4 characteristics are required by mods but this information is also fairly misleading. Look carefully and see if you notice anything about these 4 characteristics...\r\n\r\n...do you see it? These are the characteristis that are expected of you to become a good [b]member[/b], not just a mod. Of course you need to be a good member to become a mod but those 4 characteristics are expected from you even if you don't plan on becoming a mod.\r\n\r\nWhat realy bugs me is that I find a lot of people who think they figured out the secrets of one day becoming a mod and they become overly active, they try to be helpful even though someone else beat them to the punch (then you turn into Captain Obvious when your the 4th person to say "this does not belong here"). People try to act responsible but sometimes it becomes anoying, they try to hard.\r\n\r\nIf you want to become a mod, becoming a good member is only a basic requirement. To become a mod you must also know how to handle certain situations. For example, mods must know how to police AG without policing it [i]too[/i] much.\r\n\r\nThere are many other characteristics needed to becme a mod and I do not know them all. The other characteristics I do know of (or have an idea about) I shall not mention. There is a reason why mods do not explain every single characteristic needed to become a mod, because if you are to become a mod... you must be able to figure out all of the required characteristics yourself!\r\n\r\nAnd even after understanding all of the above, there are other things that are taken into acount so even if you do know the secrets of being a mod, odds are you still won't become one.\r\n\r\nI may not be a mod, but so far none of the mods or admin have said I was wrong.

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Carlie

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Blacksmith

Posted August 7, '08 12:47am UTC

Can someone become a mod if MANY people suggest they be one.

Nope, we choose the mods, and they are often not the people who a lot of members first want to be a mod.

And NoName, yea that is pretty darn true...

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kevin44

1,780 posts

Jester

Posted August 7, '08 5:46pm UTC

So don't:
Ask a mod to make you a moderator on the site.
Ask an admin to make you a moderator on the site.

There's your answer GMSaitanGM.

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GMSaitanGM

93 posts

Nomad

Posted August 7, '08 5:47pm UTC

yes hi i can be a mod alot of ppl ask me question i tell them ask a mod but they say im just like a mod and im atleast on AG each and evry day?

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killingman

541 posts

Nomad

Posted August 7, '08 5:55pm UTC

ya what kevin said but they mite say no cause they have alote they can hold i bet

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florglee2

1,778 posts

Peasant

Posted August 7, '08 9:18pm UTC

Sorry, GM, if mod responsibility was being tossed around like that, I'd already be one.

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NoNameC68

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Shepherd

Posted August 7, '08 9:22pm UTC

Just read what I typed and it will answer the reason why you would not become a mod just because of those reasons.

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chowdollas

672 posts

Nomad

Posted August 7, '08 9:27pm UTC

this is a good guide

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NoNameC68

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Shepherd

Posted August 7, '08 9:31pm UTC

This is not a guide. If it was a guide it would explain how to become a mod. You need to understand that what Carlie said does not explain how to be a mod but some of the things they look for in mods.

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jason49

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Nomad

Posted August 9, '08 2:46am UTC

i didnt even know anyone could become a moderator i thought it was just sent and permanent this changes a lot for me on here armor games is way more interactive and cooler then most websites and umm if anyone can answer this what do merits do?

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Carlie

6,843 posts

Blacksmith

Posted August 9, '08 2:51am UTC

Merits are worth 25AP, if you look at your profile, you will see that there is a section for them. Hope this helps

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Danstanta

1,702 posts

Blacksmith

Posted August 11, '08 9:00pm UTC

I will be a Moderator some day! Some day!

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J4son

405 posts

Nomad

Posted August 13, '08 4:49am UTC

Where do you post if you have two merits and don't know how or what you got them for?

I'm glad people think I speak better than monkey squabble but what did I get them for? They should be listed, if this is a suggestion.

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Carlie

6,843 posts

Blacksmith

Posted August 13, '08 5:59am UTC

We have considered implementing a system that allows you to see where you got your merits. It just has not gone through (and may not) to production.

Some of the moderators have gotten in the habit of notifying people when they award them a merit. However, not all mods do this. So it is hit or miss as to whether or not you will be alerted as to who have you a merit and for what game it was on.

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