RRORC

Moderator Guidelines

1. Post's are not to be deleted for content. They can be moved to the member's forum or locked. This will allow us to review the post and see both points of view involved.

2. Keep posts on the forum topic. If the post needs to be moved, notify the originator of the thread why and where the post was moved.

3. If someone becomes angry because their post was moved, please remind them that you are doing a job. The boards are most effective when they are clean and organized.

4. When a single question is posted in multiple forums, keep the topic that is in the appropriate forum and delete the duplicates. PM the originator as to why.

5. Tech questions need to be in their specific forums, if the topic is too broad for a single forum, place it in Question /Help.

6. Remind members about the search function, as well as the edit functions that allow them to delete multiple posts and  such. If a multiple post is not deleted by the originator, please do so yourself.

7. Someone may ask for their post to remain in the wrong forum, simply to get an answer in a timely fashion. leave the  post in the forum for 24hrs and let the originator know that it will be moved the following day to the correct forum.

8. If a post gets out of hand, make sure that you, as the moderator, get in the last word! Be professional, but be blunt.  Explain why the post is being lock, then do it!

9. Your not the IC, tell the user to direct all questions or problems to the ICs' email address.

10. Keep your forum clean. Any posts that go unanswered for more than 30 days can be deleted. All other post's keep for at least 90 days, if the post has more than 10 responses, read it and determine if it should go into the "best of archives", if so move it there, if not delete it!

11. No Third-party commercial advertisement, we are a non-profit organization and cannot allow these types of ads. Members advertising their own businesses should contact the secretary for legalities.

12. These rules must apply to EVERYONE, please do not play favorites!!

13. You are not paid to do this job, so please don't act like you are...it's a hobby remember!

14. Check all the forums for potential problems, even if the post isn't in your forum. We can head off allot of problems if we help each other.

15. The Off-topic forum is the only forum with a disclaimer, so try to keep the subject matter outside of that forum respectable.

16. Most of all, enjoy the forums! You are the ones that will insure that the RRORC remains a great place for our members to meet!