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 is a list of the most current Moderators:
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!
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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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"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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how are you qualified to be a mod. i know that the mods like check you and things but are there like basic requirements like at least this number of merits or something.
how are you qualified to be a mod. i know that the mods like check you and things but are there like basic requirements like at least this number of merits or something.
There's no point in asking that..basically you want to know if you can be one..think of the mods as police...or something..responsible, mature, and sensible..and one other quality.
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.
how are you qualified to be a mod. i know that the mods like check you and things but are there like basic requirements like at least this number of merits or something.
There are basic requirements. Being responsible and reasonably mature are some of them, as well as a certain continuous activeness on the site and the ability to make comprehensible posts (good grammar/punctuation never hurts either). There is no specific number of merits or a post/comment ratio that needs to be there, though writing a lot of merit worthy comments can show that you are at least capable of using words.
well i wouldnt go off to the mods like a noob saying "I Want To Be A Freakin' Mod!11!" over and over again. i would just let them do there job and leave them alone. i am pretty helpful at being a tester to games before put on the net but just cause im pretty helpful, nice and not a guy that spams (even though i double post and all that by accident cause theres no edit button i can find) doesnt mean i go and tell them for me to be a mod.
so yea every word from the first post (the one that made this thread) is very helpful for new people and all that.
besides im a member of other sites and im always like this (as long as the site doesnt have a guy that hates people like me and fights cause when that happens and they completly go to far i get angry at them and then get banned when they dont. then i put them on my "worst forums" list) and i never ever go off wanting to be a mod by making the mods and admin do it. though i have seen alot of people do it in alot of forums and sometimes they get too out of hand and get banned which is why i never go off doing it.
also if i want to get a merit i have to earn it which is a good thing cause if i was forcing a mod or admin to give me a merit over and over again i would either never get anymore merits, get my merits disabled or both.
well i wouldnt go off to the mods like a noob saying "I Want To Be A Freakin' Mod!11!" over and over again. i would just let them do there job and leave them alone. i am pretty helpful at being a tester to games before put on the net but just cause im pretty helpful, nice and not a guy that spams (even though i double post and all that by accident cause theres no edit button i can find) doesnt mean i go and tell them for me to be a mod. so yea every word from the first post (the one that made this thread) is very helpful for new people and all that. besides im a member of other sites and im always like this (as long as the site doesnt have a guy that hates people like me and fights cause when that happens and they completly go to far i get angry at them and then get banned when they dont. then i put them on my "worst forums" list) and i never ever go off wanting to be a mod by making the mods and admin do it. though i have seen alot of people do it in alot of forums and sometimes they get too out of hand and get banned which is why i never go off doing it. also if i want to get a merit i have to earn it which is a good thing cause if i was forcing a mod or admin to give me a merit over and over again i would either never get anymore merits, get my merits disabled or both.
Yes...you learn fast. Just that I don't get the part on disabling merits....
Mods don't "disable" merits, meaning that they take away your previously-earned merits, they just won't give you one for your current review. They have to look at it themselves without any spoonfeeding. They appreciate having threads given to them to be locked or moved, though =)
Everything else you pretty much got. For a new guy, he's pretty smart. I can tell he's been on forums before, and not just because he said he was. Why can't we get more guys like him?? >_>
I HAVE BEEN POSTING VERY LONG AND NICE COMMENTS EXPLAINING WHY I HAVE ENJOYED THE GAME AND HOW IT CAN BE IMPROVED AND I STILL HAVE NO MERITS!!!!! I HAVE POSTED OVER 300 NICE COMMENTS AND HAVE GOTTEN NOTHING
I HAVE BEEN POSTING VERY LONG AND NICE COMMENTS EXPLAINING WHY I HAVE ENJOYED THE GAME AND HOW IT CAN BE IMPROVED AND I STILL HAVE NO MERITS!!!!! I HAVE POSTED OVER 300 NICE COMMENTS AND HAVE GOTTEN NOTHING
Please do not post in caps. It casts you in an obnoxious light, givng you the appearance of hollering on the net.
Merits are earned for. You write reviews for the sake of writing, to improve the site. Not to get merits. They're the icing of the cake.