The qualifications of a moderator at writing sites

I think one of the best moderators I have ever known was Gil. He knew the Terms and Guidelines backwards and applied them consistently but with humanity, lenience where needed and with a sense of humour. He did not involve himself in member disputes but took a strong and impartial line when asked to help solve them. He made himself available and was always ready to answer questions about the site with politeness and forbearance. He was absolutely dedicated to the well-being of the site in general. There is a lot that goes on in the background that members don't even know about. Things like banning spammers quickly, even before they post anything, checking for plagiarism and dealing with harassment and personal abuse which isn't seen publicly. The remit of the moderator of a writing site will vary considerably, depending on the site. If the site insists on a certain standard of grammar and spelling, then he or she will need to have a good grasp of English (or whatever language the site uses). If the site is less insistent on those things, then he or she should, nevertheless, have a good knowledge of English but would need not to be a 'grammar Nazi'!

I would look for a moderator who is impartial and polite, a person who doesn't allowed bullying or harassment and steps in when it is necessary. I have been a member of a site where the old admin/moderator didn't do his job. A member was bullied in the most extremely way, and instead of locking or deleting the thread the admin/moderator started bullying that member as well. Some of the members who partipated in the bullying wrote things that were way out of line. If it had been my site they would have been banned.

Gil (Alex) was a perfect Admin and Moderator here. A moderator must first be a humble person who knows that even a Moderator can make mistakes and be ready to admit it. This is why Alex was perfect, we can discuss with him and he was ready to listen. I would never want to be a Moderator, it's a too hard task.

I think Gil did a wonderful job. That would be something I have zero interest in doing.

And you want to be a moderator here?

I would say all the above plus he/she should have enough time to devote to the site. It would be a responsible job and also a demanding one. So one should have a heart to do that.

I was ever become a moderator at a chat site and found that there are users who create multiple accounts and spam.

I am not even sure what a moderator is supposed to do on writing sites. Tell me, please.

Have been a mod on a site that closed, there were several of us, and considering none of us had been a moderator before, it worked out pretty good. I have also been a tester on a site, that had offers, and surveys, I had to try them to see if offers worked, and report back to tech. They wanted to make sure that offers on the page were working, and people would get the incentive. There were perks on both sites for me, they were point based sites, and I earned points for cash outs.

I would not want the job. But you got what is needed

I cannot guess! No I have not and I would not want the job.

One who knows the rules of website. One who can handle a situation if occured. And spend some time for website. I never got a chance to be a moderator.

They shouldn't be rude and mean.

I would like the moderator to be a good person first and foremost.

haven't came across such things ever