How do you become a mod?

[Captain Del]

Originally Posted by andyspins

i'm not asking for someone to make me a mod, i'm asking how to earn being a mod. Any answers?

Originally Posted by Jack I

the staff here at pof is chosen by the administrative staff based off a variety of factors.

1. good grammar: your posts and messages must make sense if you wish to properly communicate with users.
2. able to communicate clearly: this goes along with #1. If they can't understand you, then it's hard for you to do your duties as a mod.
3. clear understanding for the rules: should be self explanatory. If you understand the rules and have a mostly-clean history you're in good running. Rule-breakers do not make good moderators.
4. some knowledge of the game and forums: if you don't know what's going on or how the forum works, it's kind of hard to help others with it.
5. maturity: maturity is an important part of the selection process. While there is a point where you can just be "too young" to be a mod, it's more based on how you present yourself than how old you really are. There are younger members on the staff that you would really expect to be full-blown adults, but are not.
6. helpful around the forums: the users that are selected to be moderators usually have contributed to the site in some way that has been very helpful to the community, or is constantly seen answering user's questions.
7. doesn't beg to become a mod: it's ok to ask how one becomes a moderator, but when a user begs for the position that usually shows the admin staff that the user is not okay for the spot.

the best thing to do if you want to be a moderator is just to go about your business as a member, and when the admin staff goes looking for a new moderator they may contact you if they feel you are right for the spot. It goes with the age old motto though, "don't call us; we'll call you."

Don't know why the quote was in all lowercase letters.. guess it's the rum