How does someone become a moderator?

[mantler]

Just curious about subject question.

[C1D]

I don't really know the answer to that but I pretty sure Its going to take allot of Rep!

[mantler]

I don't really know the answer to that but I pretty sure Its going to take allot of Rep!

Like a good reputation? or can you actually accumulate rep points or something here by having good posts?

[C1D]

You can accumulate rep points, some one with allot of Coins have allot of rep points. Eg. Me and you both have 1 coin because were newbies. Also people need to know you or at least of you and like you.

[mantler]

Cool.  Thanks.

[DannyHamilton]

If you would have taken the time to read the "NEWBIE README" post (and read the posts linked to from there) pinned to the top of this Newbie sub-forum, you'd know the answer.

So you may be wondering whether you should trust someone based on those fancy coins under their name, or perhaps their post count. The short answer is: Do not use these rankings to determine trust!
This post is intended to show you as a future trader how easy it is to get a rank, so that you can be wiser when conducting a trade. As a side note, I always recommend using escrow when possible, especially when you have not previously traded with someone. Always read their posts in their profile to help determine whether they are contributing positively and to attempt to determine trust. Search the forums for more detail and read the other stickies relating to trading discussions and trust.

All the main ranks that can be handed out to normal users are: Brand New, Newbie, Jr. Member, Full Member, Sr. Member, and Hero Member.
Special notes for Newbie status: If a user has been whitelisted manually by forum administration, they will retain Newbie status regardless of their post count, until they have fulfilled a minimum of 4 hours logged in.

In addition to the main rankings, there are also sub-rankings that can be applied, and those are: SCAMMER, Donator, and VIP. Besides the colors, Donators and VIPs get other perks such as access to a secret subforum dedicated to them, and the ability change their usernames whenever they want from within their profiles. SCAMMERs have several restrictions, but are still allowed to post unless they are banned for another reason. SCAMMERs cannot change their profile (including signature, avatar, etc), cannot edit their posts later, and other things.

Finally, staff sub-rankings are as follows: Staff, Moderator, Global Moderator, Administrator, and Founder. Staff members have access to a special "Staff" board where forum moderation is discussed, as well as to the Donator board. Any staff member can whitelist a newbie, just ask!

Rank	Description	Tag
Brand New:	Zero posts, gets 1 gold coin under his name.
Newbie:	Has less than 4 hours of logged in time, and gets 1 gold coin under his name.
Jr. Member:	Between 5 and 100 posts, and gets 2 gold coins under his name.
Full member:	Between 100 and 250 posts, and gets 3 gold coins under his name.
Sr. Member:	Between 250 and 500 posts, and gets 4 gold coins under his name.
Hero Member:	More than 500 posts, gets 5 gold coins under his name.
Sub-Rank	Description	Tag
SCAMMER:	Manually applied by administration, regardless of post count and gets 5 red Xs under his name.
Donator:	Manually applied by administration after 10 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name of which the last is half green. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a Donator.
VIP:	Manually applied by administration after 50 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name of which the last is half purple. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a VIP.
Staff Rank	Description	Tag
Staff:	Shown when moderators (see next point) post outside of the sections that they moderate. Always shows 5 gold coins.
Moderator:	Shown when moderators of specific sections post within those sections. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is shown as half faded-out green.
Global Moderator:	Applied to Staff that have moderation privileges in all boards. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is half teal colored.
Administrator:	Has all available permissions and can appoint moderators and perform other administrative tasks. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is shown half red regardless of post count.
Founder:	Reserved for Satoshi, gets 5 platinum coins under his name.

To become a Donator or a VIP, send a PM to theymos to get a unique donation address.

[Jaw3bmasters]

That wall of text didn't answer the OP's question.

I was always under the assumption one has to be a stonecutter to be moderator. 

[DannyHamilton]

That wall of text didn't answer the OP's question.

I was always under the assumption one has to be a stonecutter to be moderator.  

Of course it did. Here's a smaller quote to make it easier for you:

Administrator: Has all available permissions and can appoint moderators and perform other administrative tasks

So, one becomes a Moderator by being appointed by an Administrator.


The rest of the "wall of text" was correcting the assumptions made here:

You can accumulate rep points, some one with allot of Coins have allot of rep points. Eg. Me and you both have 1 coin because were newbies. Also people need to know you or at least of you and like you.

[mantler]

If you would have taken the time to read the "NEWBIE README" post (and read the posts linked to from there) pinned to the top of this Newbie sub-forum, you'd know the answer.

So you may be wondering whether you should trust someone based on those fancy coins under their name, or perhaps their post count. The short answer is: Do not use these rankings to determine trust!
This post is intended to show you as a future trader how easy it is to get a rank, so that you can be wiser when conducting a trade. As a side note, I always recommend using escrow when possible, especially when you have not previously traded with someone. Always read their posts in their profile to help determine whether they are contributing positively and to attempt to determine trust. Search the forums for more detail and read the other stickies relating to trading discussions and trust.

All the main ranks that can be handed out to normal users are: Brand New, Newbie, Jr. Member, Full Member, Sr. Member, and Hero Member.
Special notes for Newbie status: If a user has been whitelisted manually by forum administration, they will retain Newbie status regardless of their post count, until they have fulfilled a minimum of 4 hours logged in.

In addition to the main rankings, there are also sub-rankings that can be applied, and those are: SCAMMER, Donator, and VIP. Besides the colors, Donators and VIPs get other perks such as access to a secret subforum dedicated to them, and the ability change their usernames whenever they want from within their profiles. SCAMMERs have several restrictions, but are still allowed to post unless they are banned for another reason. SCAMMERs cannot change their profile (including signature, avatar, etc), cannot edit their posts later, and other things.

Finally, staff sub-rankings are as follows: Staff, Moderator, Global Moderator, Administrator, and Founder. Staff members have access to a special "Staff" board where forum moderation is discussed, as well as to the Donator board. Any staff member can whitelist a newbie, just ask!

Rank	Description	Tag
Brand New:	Zero posts, gets 1 gold coin under his name.
Newbie:	Has less than 4 hours of logged in time, and gets 1 gold coin under his name.
Jr. Member:	Between 5 and 100 posts, and gets 2 gold coins under his name.
Full member:	Between 100 and 250 posts, and gets 3 gold coins under his name.
Sr. Member:	Between 250 and 500 posts, and gets 4 gold coins under his name.
Hero Member:	More than 500 posts, gets 5 gold coins under his name.
Sub-Rank	Description	Tag
SCAMMER:	Manually applied by administration, regardless of post count and gets 5 red Xs under his name.
Donator:	Manually applied by administration after 10 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name of which the last is half green. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a Donator.
VIP:	Manually applied by administration after 50 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name of which the last is half purple. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a VIP.
Staff Rank	Description	Tag
Staff:	Shown when moderators (see next point) post outside of the sections that they moderate. Always shows 5 gold coins.
Moderator:	Shown when moderators of specific sections post within those sections. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is shown as half faded-out green.
Global Moderator:	Applied to Staff that have moderation privileges in all boards. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is half teal colored.
Administrator:	Has all available permissions and can appoint moderators and perform other administrative tasks. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is shown half red regardless of post count.
Founder:	Reserved for Satoshi, gets 5 platinum coins under his name.

To become a Donator or a VIP, send a PM to theymos to get a unique donation address.

Thanks for pointing that out, even though you did it in kind of a douchy way.

[DannyHamilton]

Thanks for pointing that out, even though you did it in kind of a douchy way.

I apologize for acting in "a douchy way". Unfortunately after repeatedly pointing out to newbies that they wouldn't have to ask their newbie questions if they would just read the "NEWBIE README" post pinned to the top of the Newbie sub-forum, I occasionally get a bit exasperated, resulting in some slightly sarcastic posts.

[Jaw3bmasters]

So just ask, eh. Kinda misleading if you ask me. Bitcoin is like a cult/religion to many. You just don't walk up to the holy-gates and simply ask for God like abilities.

/TROLLING]

[mantler]

Thanks for pointing that out, even though you did it in kind of a douchy way.

I apologize for acting in "a douchy way". Unfortunately after repeatedly pointing out to newbies that they wouldn't have to ask their newbie questions if they would just read the "NEWBIE README" post pinned to the top of the Newbie sub-forum, I occasionally get a bit exasperated, resulting in some slightly sarcastic posts.

No problem man.  I understand your frustration with explaining the same thing a million times, I'm starting to feel that with my family members and friends all asking me what Bitcoin is and then they have 2 million other questions once we get past the basics.  The world needs to know about BitCoin though, so I explain it to anyone who will listen.

[greyhawk]

As a moderator of another board myself: One of the main rules with regards to forum moderation is you never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never EVER make someone a moderator who asks to be or how to become a moderator. Never.

[mantler]

As a moderator of another board myself: One of the main rules with regards to forum moderation is you never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never EVER make someone a moderator who asks to be or how to become a moderator. Never.

lol I'm not looking to be, just curious.

[Maged]

Make good reports of posts that break our rules (such as off-topic posts or thread in the wrong board, but not much more than that) and you'll be noticed. With the new report system that is integrated into the forum, theymos can just see who has made a good amount of reports and has the best ratio of good reports to bad reports with a single query the next time we need more moderators. Of course, a full manual evaluation of the person is done from there once he has some names. If you become a moderator, you'll start off moderating a single board. If you do well there (again, with a full manual review), he'll make you a global moderator.

[mantler]

Cool thanks.

[Lauda]

Well, that guy who just slammed "never never never" a lot of times, is actually not that right.
Trust me

Anyways nice wall of text that you quoted, really usefull and answered the op's question.