Should we pay for Forum Moderators?

Discussion in 'Forum Management' started by traffic97, Feb 28, 2007.

  1. Martindale

    Martindale Well-Known Member

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    No. Don't pay. If there's a community large enough to require a moderator, there's another person willing to volunteer in their place.
     
    Martindale, Mar 16, 2007 IP
  2. Ratman2050

    Ratman2050 Well-Known Member

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    Well I had a great fortune in finding a good mod.

    I first set out in when I made my newest site www.fantasy-pc.com . During the first month, I went here frihost.com to ask for mods. In frihost they used fake currency that you could pay users. I used that and at first paid the user Fireboar on there. He joined and we had progress done the first month. The end of the month I paid him his amount (not in real money, fake currency).

    He said he would do the job for free, since he liked it so much. He helped quite a lot, so I felt he must be a commited user. So since I was amazed and his devotion, I promoted him to Junior Admin, after a few months, he became a real Administrator of the site and still is. He is a skilled developer and programmer, and he contributes a lot.

    So thats my 2 cents, I think you shouldn't offer real money, but if the persistency comes to that level, then it's really your choice.
     
    Ratman2050, Mar 16, 2007 IP