Agree 100%. Treat admin on the forum like root on the server - an account to be used when necessary, but not an account that belongs to an individual - a tool, not an identity.I always keep the admin account a very "machine like" account. I do not joke, laugh, or anything like this. It is simply there to inform people of what is happening on the forums, and to give warnings. I do have my own account which I joke around on, but not linked to the admin account. I believe the admin should be faceless and just a figure. That is just my opinion though.
I always keep the admin account a very "machine like" account. I do not joke, laugh, or anything like this. It is simply there to inform people of what is happening on the forums, and to give warnings. I do have my own account which I joke around on, but not linked to the admin account. I believe the admin should be faceless and just a figure. That is just my opinion though.
This is exactly how I behave. I sometimes joke around too but from my same id.I always keep the admin account a very "machine like" account. I do not joke, laugh, or anything like this. It is simply there to inform people of what is happening on the forums, and to give warnings. I do have my own account which I joke around on, but not linked to the admin account. I believe the admin should be faceless and just a figure. That is just my opinion though.
thats how i do it as well.I always keep the admin account a very "machine like" account. I do not joke, laugh, or anything like this. It is simply there to inform people of what is happening on the forums, and to give warnings. I do have my own account which I joke around on, but not linked to the admin account. I believe the admin should be faceless and just a figure. That is just my opinion though.
thats how i do it as well.
the majority of our members are refugees from two other boards, one of which was run by a pro yet somewhat corrupt admin and the other by a noob raging alcoholic bully. in order to avoid even the appearance either scenario i set up a hal-like admin which is used to make technical announcements and the like. he has strict rules he follows, such as never replying to threads, dont 'like' things, dont quote, dont accept or initiate pm, dont refer to/address/acknowledge individual members, etc.
moderators are pretty much the same case. they are separate accounts that are forbidden from being used socially. there are rules posted and the policy is to address behaviour rather than personalities. we are pretty hands-off provided one follows the posted rules.
So you split the different. Your normal user account is a moderator account. That gives you some authority and respect. Then, to show you aren't "all powerful", go over the top once, just once. Then come in and correct yourself as the administrator. You establish that, as a moderator, you have boundaries and "someone else" is more powerful.
it still goes a long way.The majority of my members on one board know me as the admin already. There are offline networking connections.
I really like this in theory but not certain it would work for me. Since it's known I am admin anyway.
I've kind of done something similar by making a point of being self critical, and apologising for what I did wrong.
Also I routinely make a point of giving a positive comment alongside a negative one if speaking as admin. To at least say I understand the point of view which I usually do.
But I can see that edging me towards the pedestal dammit.
<------------------ plods away into the Celtic mists, thinking ....
So you split the different. Your normal user account is a moderator account. That gives you some authority and respect. Then, to show you aren't "all powerful", go over the top once, just once. Then come in and correct yourself as the administrator. You establish that, as a moderator, you have boundaries and "someone else" is more powerful.
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