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petitrc · 12-25-2006, 01:42 PM

For me, 3000 members, 3000 visites per day, i have 5 moderator.

laura66b · 12-27-2006, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheTrust

You can not compare numbers of mods to numbers of members
You may have a good team of few good expert mods, much better that having 10s of non expert team
I mean "good team of mods are making a good forum name in the net"

I agree that the number of users is irrelevent. Moderators need to be managing areas of the board, not users.

Laura

shon · 01-20-2007, 11:12 AM

I think 4 mods for 200 mbrs what you guys think

relaxx · 01-20-2007, 04:25 PM

4admins
6 super mods
~3500 users

**Pompidou** · 04-13-2007, 12:31 AM

I think it depends on the type of users your forum gets. For instance, a forum for forum admins probably won't need a large staff. The entire community would be comprised of people who know proper forum procedures. In my forums every member is handpicked by me, public registration is locked and I make all accounts by hand. My forums are more like a private club than the large megacommunities most people strive for. I don't need any staff beyond myself, and really, aside from occasionally moving an offtopic thread, I don't even need me. The members self regulate quite nicely. Staff shouldn't be added by an arbitrary ratio. A small site full of rowdy individuals might need extra staff, whilst a large site with knowledgable members might be able to trim down in that regard.

**Adam** · 04-13-2007, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juanto

Currently my staff consists of 7,
3 admins
3 Super Mods
1 General Mod
If you would like you could send me a link and i could advertise on my forum for ya, and send some trafic your way.

Never really noticed that post. I'll PM it to you.

**british** · 04-16-2007, 03:34 AM

No matter how many mods you have in your staff, I always thought it was best to have an odd number of Admins + Mods + Supermods. That way, when you need to make a decision concerning your forum, there's always a staff member weighting the balance one way or the other. That's been my experience anyways.

talenak · 08-02-2007, 04:27 AM

I have mods assigned to "sections" of my forum. I have rather a lot more mods than needed to moderate MEMBERS. But I don't have them to moderate the members, I have them to keep their sections of the board moving. It's their job to bring interest to their sections. So I have 13 moderators. lol, it seems like a lot, but I could use more to actually get the wheels turning smoothly.

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12-25-2006, 01:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
User Profile petitrc Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 38 Posts: 13 Total Points: 321 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0) My Mood:	For me, 3000 members, 3000 visites per day, i have 5 moderator.

01-20-2007, 11:12 AM	#19 (permalink)
User Profile shon Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 25 Posts: 12 Total Points: 202 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0) My Mood:	I think 4 mods for 200 mbrs what you guys think

01-20-2007, 04:25 PM	#20 (permalink)
User Profile relaxx Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 10 Total Points: 203 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	4admins 6 super mods ~3500 users

04-13-2007, 12:31 AM	#21 (permalink)
User Profile Pompidou FH Customer Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 30 Posts: 11 Total Points: 508 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	I think it depends on the type of users your forum gets. For instance, a forum for forum admins probably won't need a large staff. The entire community would be comprised of people who know proper forum procedures. In my forums every member is handpicked by me, public registration is locked and I make all accounts by hand. My forums are more like a private club than the large megacommunities most people strive for. I don't need any staff beyond myself, and really, aside from occasionally moving an offtopic thread, I don't even need me. The members self regulate quite nicely. Staff shouldn't be added by an arbitrary ratio. A small site full of rowdy individuals might need extra staff, whilst a large site with knowledgable members might be able to trim down in that regard.

04-16-2007, 03:34 AM	#23 (permalink)
User Profile british FH Customer Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5 Total Points: 157 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0) My Mood:	No matter how many mods you have in your staff, I always thought it was best to have an odd number of Admins + Mods + Supermods. That way, when you need to make a decision concerning your forum, there's always a staff member weighting the balance one way or the other. That's been my experience anyways.

08-02-2007, 04:27 AM	#24 (permalink)
User Profile talenak Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 31 Posts: 29 Total Points: 648 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	I have mods assigned to "sections" of my forum. I have rather a lot more mods than needed to moderate MEMBERS. But I don't have them to moderate the members, I have them to keep their sections of the board moving. It's their job to bring interest to their sections. So I have 13 moderators. lol, it seems like a lot, but I could use more to actually get the wheels turning smoothly.