After going through the topic Nairaland Needs Moderators Urgently and reading poster 49 by Redman44 who said this

@ Aspiring Moderators and Assistants

Moderating on Forums is not a child's play. Apart from all the rules Seun Osewa has laid, you have to be very knowledgeable to keep the threads fresh. It is not just about holding the position, and banning and unbanning posters or contributors. A moderator has to constantly conceive new ways to keep a thread going. He or she must be able to come up with new angles and approaches to the issue being discussed. Good internet and archival research skills should be a virtue of Nairaland Moderators. Moderators should also be able to present their ideas clearly and possess good writing skills. I'm not saying you have to be another Wole Soyinka to be a good Moderator, but you've got to be good with words. A Moderator must also be able to edit posts and urge posters to come up with new angles to the information they provide.

Nairaland is growing in leaps and bounds and there are many foreigners travelling through the site. Seun, you need to get quality Moderators if you want to get solid investors. If you care to know, your site was discussed recently on the Jubilee Line on the London Underground recently.

I feel aspiring moderators should go to www.gumtree.com and check the site's forums. Look at how Bluey and Montezuma are doing their thing as Gumtree forum moderators. You can learn a thing or two from them. Have a nice weekend. Cheers.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-322421.32.html#msg4527943

As Nairaland's newest moderator (monday 5th of October is my 8th day to be precise) i can honestly say that i can't boast of any of the above (apart from being on nairaland about 400 days a year) but i've taken note of the points made by redman44 and i'm working on them.
So to all you aspiring moderators out there i want you to say why you want to moderate? How you'll improve Nairaland if your selected? And What Makes A Good Moderator? 


A good moderator should be:
1) a good referee (not let personal feelings or sentiments get in the way when making decisions to ban delete move etc)?
2) a regular contributor (spend a minimum of 45 minutes on nairaland everyday and have a minimum of 5 posts everyday?
3) a good communicator (someone with good writing skills)?
4) somebody who is knowledgeable about the section he/she is moderating (and be passionate about the job)?
5) somebody who always participates in new threads (if no one else dose) and is very creative in keeping good threads alive (to stop them dieing prematurely)?

All of the above

2 votes ko

all but methinks the 4,1 and 5 are more imprt.

just a qucik question,

do you guyz get paid?

Apart from 2 which is not to be taken exactly, all the above is welcome.

Those are all good points, but i think a good moderator should spend more than 45 minutes on naira land.

My first day on NL was a shock. The fist comment i read was someone calling another person a goat, all in the name

of argument. This is not too good for NL, cos i believe so much that no moderator wouldn't have deleted such a

comment, and God knows how many thousands more read that comment after i did.

Everyone can be a moderator with all these outlined characteristics, but few can be a 'good moderator', because it

takes extra effort to attain that 'good' as one's qualification

Thanks to Redman44

remoranger:

just a qucik question,

do you guyz get paid?

i think this is an NGO, in that case the answer is No.
moderators, i lie??

I spend more time on Nairaland than even reading my books. 24/7 am online,either on phone or on my pc. Am Always on phone section.i hardly branch to other sections.But right now i chose to visit other sections.

remoranger:

just a qucik question,

do you guyz get paid?

its a voluntary dude

A good moderator should be fair, knowledgeable and not vindictive.

Moderators here are quick to delete posts and ban people. I wonder what else they can be good at!

Mcheeeeeeeew.

You should have enough time to spend on it, be patient and above all you should love doing it if not, you'll get stressed up, upset and discouraged.

just the thread i was looking for.


Seun please tell me who "TheMist" is.
this guy has been flooding the front page, and most of the time with senseless threads.
im not trying to be rude but some of the DUMBEST of the dumbest threads have made front page.
why?
and why are there 20+ topics being thrown on everyday.
what happened to posting threads that would be good to bring attention to.
some people may not ever go to the politics section or anything like that but they do view and go pass the front page.
so posting threads there to bring real light to should be the priority.
not dumb jokes, controversial issues with nut-heads in them, and things that just make no sense whatsoever.
lately this place has turned into a jungle and its not as organized as it used to be.
im just saying, cause for the past couple of days, its been really annoying.


as for good moderators.
ah, idk.

just Seun im begging you ooo!!   

hmmm someone's post was deleted.
strange.

THE AMAKA:

hmmm someone's post was deleted.
strange.

are u surprised? . . , .some goons hate hearing divergent opinions . . . .

i dont want to be banned, but we should NOT BE STOPPED FROM EXPRESSING OURSELVES AND OUR VIEWS ABOUT THIS SITE.
gosh, some people.

why cant we speak anymore?

but seriously this site is turning into a jungle and the new mod/site administrator is not doing a good job either.

Manmustwac is now a mod? 
@Topic,a mod should not engage in YIM amebo and gbegborun.When u climb a palm tree and start pointing accusing fingers to ppl putting on torn clothes,someone down there is also seeing and laughing at your torn rotten pants. 
BTW,mods cant ban.

THE AMAKA:

i dont want to be banned, but we should NOT BE STOPPED FROM EXPRESSING OURSELVES AND OUR VIEWS ABOUT THIS SITE.
gosh, some people.

why cant we speak anymore?

but seriously this site is turning into a jungle and the new mod/site administrator is not doing a good job either.

This is a universal chorus sang by several forumites . . . . .

Guys: I wanted to reply to that post that was deleted and suddenly found out that it was not there anymore. I dont think that it is such a nice thing to do. . . to delete people's opinions. As far as i know, there was nothing derogatory or insulting on that post. It may have been a bit sarcastic, but nothing too bad!

Epiphany:

Guys: I wanted to reply to that post that was deleted and suddenly found out that it was not there anymore. I dont think that it is such a nice thing to do. . . to delete people's opinions. As far as i know, there was nothing derogatory or insulting on that post. It may have been a bit sarcastic, but nothing too bad!

welcome to nairaland, where future leaders are made 
are u surprised that yaradua, obj, ibb et all always clamp down on the media when ever they are criticized? . . ,  . this is where it begins from. . .not having a tough skin to accommodate criticism. . .it also explains why the likes of Dele Giwa was killed.


can u imagine our resident mod as the president of nigeria. . . . .would he/she fair any better? I guess not. 

noetic15:

welcome to nairaland, where future leaders are made
are u surprised that yaradua, obj, ibb et all always clamp down on the media when ever they are criticized? . . , . this is where it begins from. . .not having a tough skin to accommodate criticism. . .it also explains why the likes of Dele Giwa was killed.


can u imagine our resident mod as the president of nigeria. . . . .would he/she fair any better? I guess not.

Abeg o, make you take sofry dey talk. Make dem no ban us!

Epiphany:

Abeg o, make you take sofry dey talk. Make dem no ban us!

Na true talk ooooo !!!!!!!!!!

i cant believe u guys are scared . . .does any mod/super mod/site admin feed me?NO
Do they pay my bills?NO
who are they?faceless ppl like me

ifyalways:

i cant believe u guys are scared . . .does any mod/super mod/site admin feed me?NO
Do they pay my bills?NO
who are they?faceless ppl like me

With the power to ban you and stop your favourite past-time!

Impartiality is the major thing. If A gets banned for one offence, B too should get banned for the same offence

ifyalways:

i cant believe u guys are scared . . .does any mod/super mod/site admin feed me?NO
Do they pay my bills?NO
who are they?faceless ppl like me

We are not scared o. . . just being a bit playful.

Personally, i enjoy reading and contributing to these threads. Some of them are outright hilarious and keep me laughing for days. It is amusing to see how we as Nigerians, think, act and relate to one another concerning certain issues. Banning me will just make me angry with the moderators and put a sour taste in my mouth. Even tho i can always re-join again (with a different name), it wont be the same.

However, i think that instead of outright banning someone, the moderator. . . or whoever is responsible for it should call that person aside and give reasons why whatever the person wrote is not acceptable. Probably give a warning or two. I dont know if that is being done now o, so forgive my ignorance if it is a process that is currently followed.

ifyalways:

i cant believe u guys are scared . . .does any mod/super mod/site admin feed me?NO
                                                        Do they pay my bills?NO
                                            who are they?faceless ppl like me  

We weren't scared, just a funny way to tell them to stop

Thank God say they don unbann me sef!

I am short of words. Well, what can i say, nice post.

@poster, if you are the same punk bigot I sometimes see in the religion section throwing insults around then Seun don fall my hand as you come be mod. If you aint the one then I'm truly sorry, just think of me as Big Brother!

@ topic

Una too dey complain. Make Seun make una moderators now, you'll start complaining about the members.