Title: When is a new mod no longer a n00b? Author: jerrysarcastic Published: July 23, 2014 Last modified: June 30, 2015 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jerrysarcastic/) [jerrysarcastic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jerrysarcastic/) 11:51 am _on_ July 23, 2014 Tags: [New Moderators ( 10 )](https://make.wordpress.org/tv/tag/new-moderators/), [training ( 6 )](https://make.wordpress.org/tv/tag/training/)    # When is a new mod no longer a n00b? A long time ago, there was a mod (let’s call him super-mod) who used to schedule all videos for publication, and all the other mods tagged their videos READY FOR PUBLICATION, to let super-mod know that they, well, ready for publication. That didn’t scale very well, so we implemented what we have now. All mods schedule their own posts, no super-mod needed with one exception: New mods. For new mods joining our merry band, we ask them to use the old READY FOR PUBLICATION tag so current mods can double check to make sure everything is great, and then schedule the video if it is. After _an ill-defined period of time_ we let these new mods know that they are good to start scheduling their own video, and all is good with the universe **The problem though is that this doesn’t scale well either. ** Given the possibility of growing our squad even more, and expanding our role to include other activities like post-production and translation, I wanted to ask you all (new and current mods alike) what you think a better system for on-boarding new team members could be? How can we create a system that makes new mods feel welcome and gives them a place to go for questions, ensures that videos are moderated correctly, and is a little more sustainable than the current READY TO PUBLISH tagging system? 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Michael 1:05 pm _on_ July 23, 2014 3. One issue is giving faster feedback to new mods so they can get up to speed. Most issues I have seen is just consistency (missed the slides in this one and in another missed the description). 4. At one point (briefly) a new mod was assigned to a super-mod who monitored the new mods videos. After a few videos when they were consistent, according to that super-mod, they were ready to schedule their own videos (be a super-mod). 5. Since the super-mod is familiar with the new mod this does make individual feedback easier and gets new mods scheduling (or publishing if we stop scheduling) videos faster. 6. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a307812359d3cac3e637b64bf3b5d48b39d38b5da2eb073116b8bc95785ad3? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Jerry Bates](http://jerrysarcastic.wordpress.com) 1:59 pm _on_ July 23, 2014 * I was also remembering this in the distant past, something like a “buddy system” or a mentorship of sorts. Do you recall why this fell by the wayside? - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee4239f37edd3c1b3c9ebb35fc27369060cff3c03945f4fccbc83cad7bf8e8e4? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - Michael 2:17 pm _on_ July 23, 2014 - There was a period when the videos coming in was slow and people just wandered off. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a307812359d3cac3e637b64bf3b5d48b39d38b5da2eb073116b8bc95785ad3? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Jerry Bates](http://jerrysarcastic.wordpress.com) 2:46 pm _on_ July 23, 2014 * Gotcha. The “other” problem we have I guess. 😉 - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee4239f37edd3c1b3c9ebb35fc27369060cff3c03945f4fccbc83cad7bf8e8e4? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - Michael 3:31 pm _on_ July 23, 2014 - Maybe not for long. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a307812359d3cac3e637b64bf3b5d48b39d38b5da2eb073116b8bc95785ad3? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Jerry Bates](http://jerrysarcastic.wordpress.com) 4:39 pm _on_ July 23, 2014 - [@myroseapple](https://profiles.wordpress.org/myroseapple/) you are correct. 😉 * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b637d7016c15fb187906a8bad791f77ebf740c160f1a70bf5593a59372b01c54? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * stk 11:07 pm _on_ July 23, 2014 * I agree on “giving faster feedback”. The only one I (n00b-Mod) see is: the moderated items are scheduled. Everything correct? Some corrections made? Which? Not corrected but still incomplete just to get it online as fast as possible? I don’t know. E.g.: I adjusted 2 posts I moderated after being scheduled as I mentioned that I forgot to adjust the thumbnail (because this can’t bei done on the iPad). Who ever published these posts felt they’re ok even they weren’t in my own opinion. * On behalf of “faster publishing”: as far as I can see 4 posts are published en blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. within 24 h. As we cover the world – why not using an interval of 12, 8 or even 6 h? May be with less videos per release. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a307812359d3cac3e637b64bf3b5d48b39d38b5da2eb073116b8bc95785ad3? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Jerry Bates](http://jerrysarcastic.wordpress.com) 12:23 pm _on_ July 24, 2014 - Those are good points [@stkjj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stkjj/) and [@arkonisus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arkonisus/): We have had added so many mods lately that I admin that is has been hard to keep up, both with feedback and with keeping track of who is doing what, and where. - That is what prompted this post. 🙂 - Regarding feedback, I think restarting the “buddy” system that [@myroseapple](https://profiles.wordpress.org/myroseapple/) mentioned is a good place to start, so that something of a mentorship is created between new mods and experienced ones. - Regarding faster publishing, we are looking at doing away with the scheduling system we use now, in favor of publishing as soon as the content is ready; no more scheduling. - We are not ready to start doing that yet, but soon. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/688e591b5d1baee94cff30ae8308c1ff5b54e336deabc134eb625d0de86020d3? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [ubernaut](http://iwantmachelp.com) 12:29 pm _on_ July 24, 2014 * i think that having a regular schedule is beneficial to returning users especially. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/59a13892362a2eabded06f3be82a47996c43e9b09de08de59b836dcf1741ec7d? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [arkonisus](http://arkonisus.wordpress.com) 1:52 am _on_ July 24, 2014 * Yes, the faster feedback or feedback at all as Stefan said would be good. If there are not so much new mods at a time i think the READY FOR PUBLISH – System should work. But, if there are more and more mods it could be necessary if there are some “senior-mods” regarding quality issues. 7. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/688e591b5d1baee94cff30ae8308c1ff5b54e336deabc134eb625d0de86020d3? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 8. [ubernaut](http://iwantmachelp.com) 5:53 pm _on_ July 23, 2014 9. i think the system you have makes sense from a noob perspective i think with the uploaded videos being pending posts already not sure how the workflow could be improved much but maybe ill have more opinions once I’m not as noo. ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/tv/2014/07/23/when-is-a-new-mod-no-longer-a-n00b/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Ftv%2F2014%2F07%2F23%2Fwhen-is-a-new-mod-no-longer-a-n00b%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← @myroseapple I read your post dated July 15th…](https://make.wordpress.org/tv/2014/07/19/myroseapple-i-read-your-post-dated-july-15th/) [What can we do to improve translations/subtitles? →](https://make.wordpress.org/tv/2014/07/23/what-can-we-do-to-improve-translationssubtitles/)