PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE POST BEFORE APPLYING
Note: This is a 2 part application process.
Hello community!
The time has come where we look to expand the moderating team here at loseit. If you read our state of the sub post found here (Link) you will know this is long overdue and a must for us to move forward as a community. A community, which in case you missed it or were unaware has now surpassed THREE MILLION USERS!! I have been hanging around this sub for 5 years now and it really is incredible how much it has grown.
First and foremost I want to state loud and clear PAST MODERATOR EXPERIENCE IS NOT A REQUIREMENT but of course is an asset.
So what does it mean to be a moderator of loseit?
First, we expect maturity and common sense. It's important to keep in mind that often when people first visit this subreddit, they're in a particularly dark time of their life. You're going to interact with a lot of people. A few of those people want nothing more than to take advantage of those people and turn a profit. Being able to weed those types of people out is going to be important for daily moderation duties. In short, you need to be able to shift from courteous, to stern but fair, based on the circumstances. You'll deal with plenty of trolls, so please take that into consideration before applying. Being a moderator has its fun moments, but you deal with plenty of jerks anonymity on the internet brings out.
Second, it is important to remember not every situation will require the same answer as the last one. Everyone comes here with unique experiences and situations and while the main premise of “weight loss” is universal, ones individual battle to do so will be different from others and we need to be welcoming and open to discussion. That being said it will, at times, feel like you’re saying the same thing for the 10,000th time. That poster does not know that and you need to express compassion and care like its the first time you’ve ever said the words you are about to type.
Third, the most important thing for everyone reading this to remember is this is 100% a volunteer position. There is no secret compensation from reddit for doing this job. You will have to be willing to invest time several days a week to this sub both from a mod perspective and from a user interaction perspective.
Preliminary Questions
Below are a list of 6 questions to help get the process rolling. These are fairly simple and easy to answer. Feel free to add as much information to each answer as you like. Once we go through these initial responses we will send out more detailed questions to applicants we wish to interview further.
- WHat is your timezone? What hours do you typically browse reddit? How much time daily can you commit to being a moderator? Please be realistic with your answer. Saying 4-5 days 1 hour a day is better than 7 days a week 3-4 hours!
- Who are you? Give us a quick summary of who you are. Your weight loss journey, your time spent on this sub etc.
- Any past mod experience on any internet platform? Or maybe in real life work situations?
- Do you have any experience with CSS or automd?
- Why do you want to become a moderator of loseit?
- Can you provide us an example of a time in your life either personal or online where you have to problem solve/figure out a solution for something?
Please submit all answers to the above questions to MODMAIL. Please use title “Moderator Application” (under other) so it stands out to us as modmail can be a busy place.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. This post will remain live/pinned for 7 days.
The Mod Team
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