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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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ulimitedpower
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good idea, this thread. celebrate the hard working moderators who pretty much lean all our dirty work up. people should help by NOT littering armor games with crap.

ajajaj92
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hey Armor Games,about wining merits,i do not speak English,so...my grammar isn't perfect,how about a community for other country's players?

ShintetsuWA
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Agreeing with FireTail, almost all of the community is English, for there to be another country's server, there will also have to be moderators that have the same language too. Not too mention the amount of work that is put into making a server.

ShintetsuWA
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exactly. This can only happen if AG was BIG and had many investments for it.

firetail_madness
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Which we don't because we are just starting, and it's all free...

gamerdog999
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Excellent post. This was very helpful, and im not really a newcomer, though it depends who you ask. But great job, anyways, because I had no idea before how to get merits.

entity101
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wow... great you need good grammar for your comments to get merrits... so much for that, either i bother to improve my gramar or choose to drop this site... then again no one well notice if i stop going to this site...

this is a predicument to me, thats stupid thou the grammar thing i meen you shouldnt be penalized because your not good at spelling or have bad enlish thats like saying people who arent geniuses can't be mods

TinMan8
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What exactly is a merit? What does it do?

thingthingfreak
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@TinMan 8- Carlie made a thred explaining that. It is actually stickied in this fourm.

TinMan8
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Which page?

thingthingfreak
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http://armorgames.com/community/thread/1761198/moderators-merits

Read the first comment made by Carlie on this page.

thingthingfreak
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What's O.I.C stand for?

firetail_madness
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Re-write the link please.
And what's O.I.C?

thingthingfreak
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Oh, TinMan8 said thanks, OIC. but for some reason his comment got deleated, and before it got deleated, I asked wht does OIC mean? (I hope that made sence, it was hard to word)

thingthingfreak
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http://armorgames.com/community/thread/1761198/moderators-merits/page/1

There is ther re-writin comment

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