Comments on: The polls are in on learning the basics of being a moderator… http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/ Your home for Yahoo! Groups updates! Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:14:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brandi Peters http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/comment-page-1/#comment-8941 Brandi Peters Tue, 27 May 2008 16:41:31 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/#comment-8941 Tina, I have been looking for you for a long time, the last time that I saw you was when you were stationed in corpus christi. I drove down from houston to see you. We were in boot camp together, if you are the tina that I think you are!! We were in KO26 in orlando. I have a really great life now and IO have the most wonderful husband. Not he asshole I was with the last time I saw you. Brandi Please email me if you get this message. peters_brandi@att.net Tina,

I have been looking for you for a long time, the last time that I saw you was when you were stationed in corpus christi. I drove down from houston to see you. We were in boot camp together, if you are the tina that I think you are!! We were in KO26 in orlando. I have a really great life now and IO have the most wonderful husband. Not he asshole I was with the last time I saw you.

Brandi

Please email me if you get this message.
peters_brandi@att.net

]]> By: Vickie http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/comment-page-1/#comment-2351 Vickie Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:52:00 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/#comment-2351 I was a moderator for several years before I stumbled upon yg-alerts only because a moderator on a group I was on posted one of the alerts, that lead to Moderator Central, and I just recently found the Moderator Groups. I still get frustrated at the non-response to questions there. I know several other moderators that have never heard of either and are surprised when I first give them info from one. I don't believe I participated in the poll but I would have to say that for my first several years I did all my searching, and got all my frustration, from Groups Help link and non-responsive Customer Care. I know other moderators/owners that do the same and don't know there is another venue for information. I think a great feature would be that when someone becomes an owner or is changed to a moderator that Yahoo Groups would send them an email telling them about Moderator Central, the Moderator Boards, and other helpful places. I was a moderator for several years before I stumbled upon yg-alerts only because a moderator on a group I was on posted one of the alerts, that lead to Moderator Central, and I just recently found the Moderator Groups. I still get frustrated at the non-response to questions there.
I know several other moderators that have never heard of either and are surprised when I first give them info from one.
I don’t believe I participated in the poll but I would have to say that for my first several years I did all my searching, and got all my frustration, from Groups Help link and non-responsive Customer Care. I know other moderators/owners that do the same and don’t know there is another venue for information.
I think a great feature would be that when someone becomes an owner or is changed to a moderator that Yahoo Groups would send them an email telling them about Moderator Central, the Moderator Boards, and other helpful places.

]]> By: RS http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/comment-page-1/#comment-2225 RS Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:07:43 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/#comment-2225 Moderator Central sort of implies by name that all you need to know is right there. You could add a support board for each Q in an FAQ then users and you can delve more into each topic via Q&A, and later delete questions and refine the answer on the FAQ. So, each Question would feature a link titled 'more info on this subject', takes you to a MC type board dedicated to that topic. Other users and MC staff can take up the answering role there. Moderator Central sort of implies by name that all you need to know is right there.

You could add a support board for each Q in an FAQ then users and you can delve more into each topic via Q&A, and later delete questions and refine the answer on the FAQ. So, each Question would feature a link titled ‘more info on this subject’, takes you to a MC type board dedicated to that topic. Other users and MC staff can take up the answering role there.

]]> By: Dick Lackmond http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 Dick Lackmond Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:53:13 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/#comment-1416 I look at moderator central as a way for us neophytes to educate ourselves in the fine are of running a group site. I think a more organized approach as to the help and contibution that all can enter to aid others in betering their groups would be helpful. I have participated in several online education sessions from various schools using a format similar to this and have fond it to be quite a good tool . that is what I was looking for here.iortw I look at moderator central as a way for us neophytes to educate ourselves in the fine are of running a group site. I think a more organized approach as to the help and contibution that all can enter to aid others in betering their groups would be helpful.
I have participated in several online education sessions from various schools using a format similar to this and have fond it to be quite a good tool . that is what I was looking for here.iortw

]]> By: interested but confused http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 interested but confused Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:50:40 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/#comment-1401 quite frankly ..... I'm totally confused as to exactly what Moderator Central offers! It appears to me as thought ModeratorCentral is merely a directive to other sites that offer actual information. quite frankly ….. I’m totally confused as to exactly what Moderator Central offers! It appears to me as thought ModeratorCentral is merely a directive to other sites that offer actual information.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/comment-page-1/#comment-1355 Sandy Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:11:39 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/#comment-1355 is anyone going to ever fix the Moderator Central Forum? it has a glitch. when someone posts, the poster no matter what shows on the main page as someone else being the one just leaving the message. makes it very confusing to look for updated posters is anyone going to ever fix the Moderator Central Forum? it has a glitch. when someone posts, the poster no matter what shows on the main page as someone else being the one just leaving the message. makes it very confusing to look for updated posters

]]> By: Brandi Peters http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/comment-page-1/#comment-1285 Brandi Peters Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:24:43 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/#comment-1285 This message is for tina grogg. I am interested in talking to you after reading your message. If you could e-mail me at peters_brandi@att.net, that would be great. Thanks, bep This message is for tina grogg. I am interested in talking to you after reading your message. If you could e-mail me at peters_brandi@att.net, that would be great.

Thanks, bep

]]> By: jonathon http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 jonathon Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:49:06 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/#comment-1284 I was a list moderator for at least three years before I found out about Moderator Central. Or any of the other yahoo specific moderator lists/groups. When I needed to know something, it was either the O'Reilly book on list administration and management --- the one that describes how to set up and run MajorDomo --- or the various RFCs. xan jonathon I was a list moderator for at least three years before I found out about Moderator Central. Or any of the other yahoo specific moderator lists/groups.

When I needed to know something, it was either the O’Reilly book on list administration and management — the one that describes how to set up and run MajorDomo — or the various RFCs.

xan

jonathon

]]> By: Stephanie Hunt-Crowley http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/comment-page-1/#comment-1261 Stephanie Hunt-Crowley Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:32:20 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/#comment-1261 Re the poll - yes, I am a member of Moderator Central - but I may not check the blogs for days or even weeks! Time available to do so is my problem - I DO check when I get an e-mail that there is something important that needs reading. I checked here today because I saw the Poll mentioned in a link on the BETA group home page - and it was my first time there in a week. Not for lack of interest - lack of TIME! Re the poll – yes, I am a member of Moderator Central – but I may not check the blogs for days or even weeks! Time available to do so is my problem – I DO check when I get an e-mail that there is something important that needs reading. I checked here today because I saw the Poll mentioned in a link on the BETA group home page – and it was my first time there in a week. Not for lack of interest – lack of TIME!

]]> By: SANDRA LINDGREN http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 SANDRA LINDGREN Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:46:52 +0000 http://ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-polls-are-in-on-learning-the-basics-of-being-a-moderator/#comment-1251 How can I get more people to join my group? How can I get more people to join my group?

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