how do mod get selected? do they get paid?

[cafter]

how anyone can become mod of a specific board? what mod does when they become mod and how the interface on this forum look like after becoming mod?

do mod get paid? who pays to mods and how much they earn?

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Theymos will request for it if moderator is needed. They get paid.

who pays to mods and how much they earn?

These questions are not necessary.

[Nwada001]

how anyone can become mod of a specific board? what mod does when they become mod and how the interface on this forum look like after becoming mod?

do mod get paid? who pays to mods and how much they earn?

All staff get paid, but how much is something you should not worry yourself about. But why all this question? Do you want to be a moderator? I see all this survey you are doing is unnecessary, and I doubt any moderator will come here and give you an answer to those questions.
 
The forum admin Theymos selects moderators based on boards he knows they are best suited for. I don't know how it's done, but for the local boards, I think the moderator must be from the local area in order for them to understand what's going on there and know what they are moderating.

[cafter]

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But why all this question?

just for general forum knowledge.

[PX-Z]

As far as i remember^[1] staffs/mods get selected through their number of good reports, knowledge, of course, how you understand the forum's rules and policies, but that was before. I don't know now and if rank matter, maybe trust as well.

For the payment, i remember^[2] some mods mentioned it that it depends on the number of handled report, and some stuff. Here's the financial details[3] of this forum way back 2018.
Well, let me find those threads.

Edit: added url source.

[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=925534.0
[2] cant find it yet lol
[3] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2659454.msg51952928#msg51952928

[rat03gopoh]

how anyone can become mod of a specific board?

I think they're appointed independently, but for local staff usually theymos first ask the local community to suggest candidates who then hold a vote to determine 1 or more users.

do mod get paid? who pays to mods and how much they earn?

At every forum ad space auction event in the past, theymos mentioned that in the first paragraph. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=920291.msg10110267#msg10110267

About 25% of ad income goes to the forum moderators as thanks for all of their work. (There are many moderators, so each moderator gets only a small amount -- moderators should be seen as volunteers, not employees.)

[knowngunman]

how anyone can become mod of a specific board? what mod does when they become mod and how the interface on this forum look like after becoming mod?

do mod get paid? who pays to mods and how much they earn?

Souds like someone who's interested in moderation job but I don't think you stand a chance to become one for now. Trust matters when such position is involved. You shouldn't expect the forum to be pilot under the care of someone with questionable trust or into the hands of new account who knows nothing about the forum works and the principles guiding it privacy.

Concerning their payment, you are asking irrelevant questions. Even the civil servants do not entertain questions about their earning because it's like an invasion of privacy. The amount they earn as moderators is personal and the forum has made it clear that they should be seen as volunteers who wish to sacrifice for the forum willingly not like Forum employees.

[LoyceMobile]

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But why all this question?

just for general forum knowledge.

Mods have a Bitcoin address in their profile. The blockchain is public, you can look it up.

[Asiska02]

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But why all this question?

just for general forum knowledge.

Mods have a Bitcoin address in their profile. The blockchain is public, you can look it up.

He might still not get the answer to his question. Even if the blockchain is public, he can’t tell whose funds received by the moderators is that of the one they’re paid by the forum for their moderation work. If he’s not also knowledgeable about the blockchain system, he’ll need someone to explain that for him too.

[Welsh]

Beauty contest, it just turns out there wasn't many contestants my year,  but yeah on a serious note theymos selects moderators based on whether the forum requires one. Obviously, frequent reporters will be on top of that list, but ultimately theymos is the only one who knows all the criteria. I expect, there's quite a few different factors that play into it.

[Mpamaegbu]

how anyone can become mod of a specific board? what mod does when they become mod and how the interface on this forum look like after becoming mod?

Certainly, the forum interface for mods is the same as it's to the general registered members; only that the mods have access to more features we don't have. I write from experience as a mod in one forum that has now gone defunct. The method of selection for us in that forum was based on activeness and then those who wanted to moderate indicated interest by saying that on a thread dedicated to such. Qualified members were picked and communicated to.

do mod get paid? who pays to mods and how much they earn?

But of course, every labourer deserves their wages. Just like I was paid on that forum, I know mods here too are paid. The only difference would be that I was paid with a shit token created by that said forum while mods here are paid with Bitcoin.

[hugeblack]

how anyone can become mod of a specific board? what mod does when they become mod and how the interface on this forum look like after becoming mod?

For many years I wanted to know what the account would look like when you are a mod. I haven't found any screenshot yet, but it seems that the situation is not much different because when I had the ability to add members to my whitelist, all I got was whitelist bottom at the  of each account.

There is a hidden board that only admins/mods can access and the ability to delete some posts based on board, that's almost the only difference.

[LoyceV]

Even if the blockchain is public, he can’t tell whose funds received by the moderators is that of the one they’re paid by the forum for their moderation work.

Just look for the one transaction that pays to different addresses. If they're all owned by Mods, it's likely you found a forum payment.

If he’s not also knowledgeable about the blockchain system, he’ll need someone to explain that for him too.

If that's the case, he should learn how Bitcoin works before worrying about Mod payments

For many years I wanted to know what the account would look like when you are a mod. I haven't found any screenshot yet, but it seems that the situation is not much different because when I had the ability to add members to my whitelist, all I got was whitelist bottom at the  of each account.

If you create a self-moderated thread, you'll get "delete" button on every post. I assume Mods have that button on every board they manage, and I also assume they have a "Nuke" or "ban" button on profiles they're allowed to ban. As far as I know, Newbies can be Nuked by more Mods than more established members.

[jokers10]

how anyone can become mod of a specific board? what mod does when they become mod and how the interface on this forum look like after becoming mod?

For many years I wanted to know what the account would look like when you are a mod. I haven't found any screenshot yet, but it seems that the situation is not much different because when I had the ability to add members to my whitelist, all I got was whitelist bottom at the  of each account.

There is a hidden board that only admins/mods can access and the ability to delete some posts based on board, that's almost the only difference.

That's right, there are some additional buttons which allow to work with posts and topics and some additional pages which allow to do some other things like reacting on reports, managing groups, banning, etc. Depending on rights of exact mod group on an exact forum. I'm not a mod in here but I've seen different mod interfaces on different forums including based on SMF.

But main things are the same. Mods are the same users as others, they just have some options of making the place cleaner for everyone.

[Halab]

Beauty contest, it just turns out there wasn't many contestants my year,

I was lucky, Theymos made me take an IQ test. Trolls will say I was the only contestant

For many years I wanted to know what the account would look like when you are a mod.

OK, I will satisfy your curiosity. Here's what I see from the main page.
Sorry, you have to zoom in a lot

[Little Mouse]

Just look for the one transaction that pays to different addresses. If they're all owned by Mods, it's likely you found a forum payment.

I had a look a few months back, just out of curiosity and it didn't seem like a huge payment unless theymos is paying them secretly too lol. I expected mods used to get more than a few thousand dollars per month as the workload should be huge considering all the spam generated in the forum and many other things.

For many years I wanted to know what the account would look like when you are a mod. I haven't found any screenshot yet, but it seems that the situation is not much different because when I had the ability to add members to my whitelist, all I got was whitelist bottom at the  of each account.

Create a forum. This will give you the basic idea. I had the advantage to be a moderator on another forum software, wasn't a mod on SMF until I had to check it out through creating a forum for another purpose lol.

OK, I will satisfy your curiosity. Here's what I see from the main page.
Sorry, you have to zoom in a lot

There's one extra option in the menu, can't see what's that.

[hugeblack]

OK, I will satisfy your curiosity. Here's what I see from the main page.
Sorry, you have to zoom in a lot

We have 8 buttons in our list and you have 9 so I suppose the extra is like 'MY MESSAGES' where report notifications go to you.
Below there are 3 hidden boards and one of them appears to be the trash board where deleted threads go.
The other one is for mods and VIP members, and I couldn't read the last one.

Create a forum. This will give you the basic idea. I had the advantage to be a moderator on another forum software, wasn't a mod on SMF until I had to check it out through creating a forum for another purpose lol.

AFAIK, this is a modified version of SMF, so things may be a little different.

As far as I know, Newbies can be Nuked by more Mods than more established members.

This is interesting, I think there are some normal accounts who can Nuked newbies under 30 activity, I'm not sure about that since I'm not very active reporter. only have 426 posts with 98% accuracy.

[LoyceV]

I think there are some normal accounts who can Nuked newbies under 30 activity

Correct. Example: MindlessElectron.

[tranthidung]

I think there are some normal accounts who can Nuked newbies under 30 activity

Correct. Example: MindlessElectron.

They are called as patrollers if  I am correct.

Also, local mods don't immediately become patrollers. That's a separate thing.

Q: Where can I find all the moderators/staff/administrators?
A: Just go to the Member search page (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=mlist;sa=search), untick all the boxes and then tick "Search by position". To find all regular moderators like board moderators, local moderators or patrollers (site-wide newbie moderators), search for "Staff" (without the quotation marks). To find all global moderators, search for "Global Moderator". To find all admins, search for "Administrator".

Heh, you could add founder to the list of staff ranks. I have no idea what powers Satoshi's account has, I'd say probably adminstrator priviledges, but I'd imagine that has been changed years ago, since administrator accounts aren't left unattended for long. So I suppose it would be more apt to say Satoshi would have admin powers if they come back.

Admins: can do everything imaginable on the site. They however can't delete their accounts.

Global Moderators: can perma ban, nuke newbies, see and handle reports from all sections, and see reported PMs.

Moderators: can see and handle reports from their sections and nuke newbies

Patrollers: Are essentially Moderators but can only do moderator tasks for newbie members.

[hugeblack]

They are called as patrollers if  I am correct.

If this option is available, I would apply. Does anyone know what the criteria are for patrollers?

Sorry we went OFF-TOPIC