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14-05-2009, 10:37pm
“Moderator Agreementâ€
By accepting the volunteer role of Moderator of the Australian Hayabusa Clubyou agree to abide by the terms and conditions and the spirit of this Moderator Agreement.
Overview. Your primary duty is to ensure that the Forum meets the expectation of the Australian Hayabusa Club by ensuring that the Membership abides with the Membership Agreement.
In general Moderators and Administrators are also Members of the Forum and have the same privileges to participate in the Forum as all other Members, with the exceptions mentioned in this agreement.
As a Moderator
Posts:
You may post, as a Member on any subject and in any manner or style allowed by the terms of the Membership Agreement.
However if you post on a matter regarding the Moderation of the forum, you will endeavor to ensure your personal opinions and comments are clearly distinguished from any official Moderation posts.
Confidentiality:
Any information that you may learn that is of a confidential nature, pertaining to the Australian Hayabusa Forum, the Australian Hayabusa Forum or a Member of the Forum is to be treated as confidential and must not be shared with others without the prior consent of the Member in question. (Confidential information includes but is not limited to real names and email, IP or “real†addresses.) You agree to maintain this confidentiality even if you leave the Moderating Team.
Note for Members: PMs or emails sent to a Moderator regarding the Australian Hayabusa Forum or a Moderation action may be shared with other Moderators and recorded in the report log for public view.
Note for Moderators: Permission should be sought from the Member if you believe their PM or email reveals private or personal information not already known to the forum
Duties
Responding to Reports:
You must have an active email address that you regularly check for Reports generated by Members. When you receive a Report you should check to see if it has been dealt with and moved or copied into the “Report Log†for public view. Any action taken regarding a Report must be recorded in the Report Log entry along with any relevant information, if a warning has already been issued then ensure the warning thread generated is linked to the Report Log entry.
Requests and Warnings:
You have the responsibility to ensure requests and warnings are issued in an appropriate manner. Warnings should be made and copied into the Report Log. You may also chose to make a request to a Member via a PM or email or you may chose to make the request or warning public as a post in a thread or as an announcement thread. The general guideline is that if the request or warning will serve a purpose then it should be made public.
Deleting Posts:
Posts may only be deleted to remove instances of spamming, flooding or duplication. You may delete posts to remove any content that you consider is detrimental to the expectations of the forum. All posts deleted must be copied to the report log for public view.
Editing Posts:
Post content may only be edited to remove or alter content that is in violation of the Membership Agreement. Editing that does not alter the content (e.g. to correct formatting or links) is allowed. Edits should be clearly marked by using the “Edit Boxâ€. (Ensure that your name and the reason for the edit are clearly stated.) A copy of the original unedited post should be made and added to the Report Log under the name of the post's author.
Moving threads
Threads may be moved at your discretion. When a thread is moved to a more appropriate Forum section.
Deleting Posts
Threads may be deleted to remove instances of spamming, flooding or duplication. You may delete threads to remove any content that you consider is detrimental to the expectations of the forum. If you permanently delete a thread from a section a copy of the deleted thread should be placed in the Report Log under the name of the originating post's author.
Closing Threads
You may temporary or permanently close a thread. You should post a reason for the temporary or permanent closure. Also ensure that the closure is noted in the “report Log†along with your reason for the closure.
Transperancy
All your actions as either a Moderator or Administrator must be recorded in the Report Log and be transparent to all members.
The report log is to be listed as a separate section on the board and only accesable to current forum members. The report will not accept posts from any member other than a moderator as its intent is to make moderator action open and transperant to all.
Moderator actions are subject to appeal. The appeal will be handled by a Moderator not involved in the action.
If you do not agree to be bound by the above rules then you will notify the Administrator and will immediately step down as a Moderator.
By accepting the volunteer role of Moderator of the Australian Hayabusa Clubyou agree to abide by the terms and conditions and the spirit of this Moderator Agreement.
Overview. Your primary duty is to ensure that the Forum meets the expectation of the Australian Hayabusa Club by ensuring that the Membership abides with the Membership Agreement.
In general Moderators and Administrators are also Members of the Forum and have the same privileges to participate in the Forum as all other Members, with the exceptions mentioned in this agreement.
As a Moderator
Posts:
You may post, as a Member on any subject and in any manner or style allowed by the terms of the Membership Agreement.
However if you post on a matter regarding the Moderation of the forum, you will endeavor to ensure your personal opinions and comments are clearly distinguished from any official Moderation posts.
Confidentiality:
Any information that you may learn that is of a confidential nature, pertaining to the Australian Hayabusa Forum, the Australian Hayabusa Forum or a Member of the Forum is to be treated as confidential and must not be shared with others without the prior consent of the Member in question. (Confidential information includes but is not limited to real names and email, IP or “real†addresses.) You agree to maintain this confidentiality even if you leave the Moderating Team.
Note for Members: PMs or emails sent to a Moderator regarding the Australian Hayabusa Forum or a Moderation action may be shared with other Moderators and recorded in the report log for public view.
Note for Moderators: Permission should be sought from the Member if you believe their PM or email reveals private or personal information not already known to the forum
Duties
Responding to Reports:
You must have an active email address that you regularly check for Reports generated by Members. When you receive a Report you should check to see if it has been dealt with and moved or copied into the “Report Log†for public view. Any action taken regarding a Report must be recorded in the Report Log entry along with any relevant information, if a warning has already been issued then ensure the warning thread generated is linked to the Report Log entry.
Requests and Warnings:
You have the responsibility to ensure requests and warnings are issued in an appropriate manner. Warnings should be made and copied into the Report Log. You may also chose to make a request to a Member via a PM or email or you may chose to make the request or warning public as a post in a thread or as an announcement thread. The general guideline is that if the request or warning will serve a purpose then it should be made public.
Deleting Posts:
Posts may only be deleted to remove instances of spamming, flooding or duplication. You may delete posts to remove any content that you consider is detrimental to the expectations of the forum. All posts deleted must be copied to the report log for public view.
Editing Posts:
Post content may only be edited to remove or alter content that is in violation of the Membership Agreement. Editing that does not alter the content (e.g. to correct formatting or links) is allowed. Edits should be clearly marked by using the “Edit Boxâ€. (Ensure that your name and the reason for the edit are clearly stated.) A copy of the original unedited post should be made and added to the Report Log under the name of the post's author.
Moving threads
Threads may be moved at your discretion. When a thread is moved to a more appropriate Forum section.
Deleting Posts
Threads may be deleted to remove instances of spamming, flooding or duplication. You may delete threads to remove any content that you consider is detrimental to the expectations of the forum. If you permanently delete a thread from a section a copy of the deleted thread should be placed in the Report Log under the name of the originating post's author.
Closing Threads
You may temporary or permanently close a thread. You should post a reason for the temporary or permanent closure. Also ensure that the closure is noted in the “report Log†along with your reason for the closure.
Transperancy
All your actions as either a Moderator or Administrator must be recorded in the Report Log and be transparent to all members.
The report log is to be listed as a separate section on the board and only accesable to current forum members. The report will not accept posts from any member other than a moderator as its intent is to make moderator action open and transperant to all.
Moderator actions are subject to appeal. The appeal will be handled by a Moderator not involved in the action.
If you do not agree to be bound by the above rules then you will notify the Administrator and will immediately step down as a Moderator.