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Carlie
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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. All site moderators and administrators can be viewed on the About page.

Without further ado, here are the Moderators:
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Asherlee

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Calm

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dank

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Devoidless

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DragonMistress

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Moegreche

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Strop

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ubertuna

Armor Games also has a Community Manager, who acts with the Moderators to help improve the community.
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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 August 29, 2008

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juan999999
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I agree with Eddie13.
We should have a vote on who to be.
That way it can be much easier.

theone
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theone
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Nomad

Cool I would love to be one, but now I am so busy with school.

juan999999
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juan999999
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Jester

Yep Carlie showed me the lesson the hard way.Now I'm gonna dedicate my time to make armorgames a better place.

jessman613
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jessman613
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WOW! Carlie i see from all of your comments and letters that you are dedicated in making it a better site.

skater_kid_who_pwns
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Eddie13, I like that idea. I am probably the ONLY person who dosn't like estel...My opinion dosn't matter really so owell. And dank...he is in college at 15?!?!

dank
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dank
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No, I am no longer in college. I was, but now I am attending a prep. boarding school. There are actually quite a few kids that do go to college, though.

Flite
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By the way... What about when alot of people do the purpose missplelling of words such as LIEK or TEH?


Many people type words such as like and the as liek and teh because they type so fast the accidently hit the "h" a quarter of a second before they hit the "e" key.

People who accidently switch letters around normally are just typing fast. Sort of like when you accidently spelled misspelling with an extra "l".
shayneii
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Peasant

[quote=Flite]Many people type words such as like and the as liek and teh because they type so fast the accidently hit the "h" a quarter of a second before they hit the "e" key.[/quote]

Yes, but some people just type like that because they think it makes them a H4X0Rz.

If you can't type... use a spell checker.

juan999999
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juan999999
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Moderator and admins do everything well organized.

skater_kid_who_pwns
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wow, Dank.......do you get like really good grades or something? I never talked to you even once, i thought it was becuse you didnt like talking but now i know its cause you were in college!

kingryan
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Haha....voting for mods...Wouldn't that be interesting...Wouldn't SS have ended up being a mod then??

With the topic of spelling things 'liek' and 'teh' if they are meant to be on purpose then they can usually be determined as purposeful.

For Example:

I went to teh Shops.
This is obviously a key mistake.

I liek teh mudkipz
Obviously, this person has intended to write like this, for sake of grammatical errors and for 'teh lolz.'

Basically, a low form of humour! :P xD

KingRyan

shayneii
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Lol, I'm not sure that I liek teh mudkipz is helpful, but it is funny :P

leton
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leton
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i'm confused too too

frankcoef
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frankcoef
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Nomad

tanks alot but plzz comect mi profiel how get meris i dont undersoond it good

DarkSold1er
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i love the merit thing idea, its so challenging, it makes the players work a little harder for their points, i have yet to get one but when i do i will be happy ; )

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