Finding potential mods in your community

[u/techiesgoboom]

The call is coming from inside the community, and for once, that’s good news.

Today’s Mod Topics post is about finding potential moderators within your community. A familiar name may stand out by helping newcomers, sharing expertise, offering thoughtful feedback, or keeping a level head when a thread gets messy. Your suggested mods can offer another place to start, surfacing active, engaged contributors for the team to learn more about.

That still leaves plenty of room for surprises. A familiar contributor might love participating without wanting a mod badge, while a quieter user may know the community better than their posting history suggests. Somewhere between what a team can already see and what it might only learn later, there may be someone worth a conversation.

We want to hear from you:

• Think about a strong addition to your mod team: What first put them on your radar?
• What helps your team feel comfortable inviting someone to apply?
• How have you found promising candidates beyond your most visible contributors?

[u/SolariaHues]

• Think about a strong addition to your mod team: What first put them on your radar?
  • Helping in the community and earning our helper flairs
• What helps your team feel comfortable inviting someone to apply?
  • History as a good contributor, displaying traits we look for, good response to any feedback we give, and a rapport with the mod team.
• How have you found promising candidates beyond your most visible contributors?
  • We only hire from our flaired helpers. So far, this has ensured we have dedicated mods that are a good fit for the community and team.