Do inactive staff members damage your forum?

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January 17, 2014, 3:04 pm

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Do inactive staff members damage your forum?

If you are relying on your admin and mod staff to run your forum, it can be very damaging if the staff just decided not to show up and moderate or post. Has your forum ever been damaged by inactive staff?

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Avery

Avery

If your forum moderators decide not to clean up spam, your forum will soon become inactive as the more active posting members get frustrated with spam and decide to leave for a more active site.

11 years ago

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Keith

Keith

Only hire people who have a proven track record as a moderator or admin and then only carefully promote those who have spent time on your site doing a good job.

11 years ago

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Justin

Justin

If you have staffers who don't show up or do spam patrol, then your site will quickly get over run with spam. Just hire someone new for the job.

11 years ago

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spotondot

spotondot

You won't have this problem if you employ more than one moderator or admin to over see the various aspects of the site. One person cannot possibly handle everything necessary to be done on a forum.

11 years ago

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Ashlyn

Ashlyn

Inactive forum members could be a sign of a bigger problem, such as them feeling undervalued or under utilized. If someone is not used to their best capacity, and don't feel useful, they are not likely to volunteer for the job.

11 years ago

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Corzhens

Corzhens

This reminds me of the adage that it is more of availability and not capability that counts in all situations. No matter how good a person is in his craft, he is nothing if he is not present. Definitely, a mod or admin who is away from the forum frequently is of no use and may even cause damage because of his negligence on the duty. That’s why a paid admin can be trusted than a volunteer admin that you cannot force to be online on specific periods.

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