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how do you become a boards. ie moderator ?

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  • 18-01-2012 9:38pm
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    Alan_H_1991
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 107 ✭✭


    how do you become a boards. ie moderator ? What the difference between moderator and subscriber on boards


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,313 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    You're asked to be a mod, usually based on history and contributions in a forum.

    Subscribers and mods are very different. While mods get most of the advantages of a subscriber (custom avatars etc), subscribers get no mod abilities and otherwise just normal users.


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    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭mathepac


    Would it true to say that after someone accepts the invitation to moderate, "Moderator" appears under their user-name? Are some "Registered Users" really "Moderators" outside of their home forums, so to speak?


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    Shield
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 9,812 CMod ✭✭✭✭Shield


    Moderators are treated as "Registered Users" outside of the forum they moderate. We only have moderator powers in the forums under our names, but that doesn't mean that every time we post in 'our' forums that we're posting in the capacity of a moderator. We usually highlight the difference by using regular font for posting as a regular user, and bold font when we're posting as a moderator.


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    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭_AVALANCHE_


    Shield wrote: »
    We usually highlight the difference by using regular font for posting as a regular user, and bold font when we're posting as a moderator.
    Bold font makes it look like ye are shouting, how about changing bold to a fiery red.


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,313 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    _AVALANCHE_ wrote: »
    Bold font makes it look like ye are shouting, how about changing bold to a fiery red.

    The use of bold is a widespread convention, but not a requirement so ultimately it's a mods own choice. Also red may not work well on every theme or for those with colour blindness.


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