02-13-2017, 11:37 AM
Equating having somebody who enforces rules for the good of the community with somebody who is the de facto leader of the community is the kind of thing I was talking about. Admins and moderators should never be faceless enforcers and arbitrators they absolutely must be pillars of the community. They should be routinely active and approachable, even if they aren't needed to enforce rules they should be seen to foster activity and content within the community.
You don't need or even want strong, rigid leadership, you need good leadership from responsible users.
In case I'm not being clear, the admin(s) and moderator(s) should not be people who are in charge because somebody has to be they need to be people that the community as a whole knows and trusts. If you appoint either because you need somebody to fill the position you'll open yourself to shitty conduct from your team and piss off users who see how little you care about the well-being of the community. You don't need to put new moderators to a public vote, but the majority of the community needs to find your choice at least tolerable, and your choice needs to understand that their new responsibilities do not change that they are a common user.
You don't need or even want strong, rigid leadership, you need good leadership from responsible users.
In case I'm not being clear, the admin(s) and moderator(s) should not be people who are in charge because somebody has to be they need to be people that the community as a whole knows and trusts. If you appoint either because you need somebody to fill the position you'll open yourself to shitty conduct from your team and piss off users who see how little you care about the well-being of the community. You don't need to put new moderators to a public vote, but the majority of the community needs to find your choice at least tolerable, and your choice needs to understand that their new responsibilities do not change that they are a common user.
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