Journal Journal: How to get the most out of your mod points 8
These are my thoughts on how to use your mod points effectively:
1. Look first to moderate up good posts at +1 or +2-- if a post gets to +3, far more people will read it than at +2... Most people don't set display limit higher than +3 unless there are multiple pages of posts. In that case, look first to mod up the good +3 posts. This will make your mod points the most effective.
2. Never moderate up a pro-Apple or a pro-Linux post. These posts will probably be modded up quickly by someone else. Seek posts that have a viewpoint that goes slightly against the grain that most mods will overlook. This makes Slashdot far more interesting to read. It is highly unlikely that you'll be punished in meta mod.
3. Always mod up funny, on-topic jokes that make fun of races/ethnicities/religions. Everybody likes to have their blood pressure raised and read a well written, on topic flame war.
4. Look to mod up the missing Cowboyneal options in the poll comments. You're doing a service to those of us who miss them.
5. Let other people worry about moderating down trolls. It's not the best use of your time.
6. Give low uids the benefit of the doubt.
7. Don't mod down plagiarized posts. These are often the best posts on a particular topic although you never want to be caught modding a post up.
8. Add user's whose posts you moderate up to your friends list. You probably want to hear what they have to say in the future.
9. Surf at -1, nested, newest comments first. You'll see the comments that most moderators haven't seen yet.
1. Look first to moderate up good posts at +1 or +2-- if a post gets to +3, far more people will read it than at +2... Most people don't set display limit higher than +3 unless there are multiple pages of posts. In that case, look first to mod up the good +3 posts. This will make your mod points the most effective.
2. Never moderate up a pro-Apple or a pro-Linux post. These posts will probably be modded up quickly by someone else. Seek posts that have a viewpoint that goes slightly against the grain that most mods will overlook. This makes Slashdot far more interesting to read. It is highly unlikely that you'll be punished in meta mod.
3. Always mod up funny, on-topic jokes that make fun of races/ethnicities/religions. Everybody likes to have their blood pressure raised and read a well written, on topic flame war.
4. Look to mod up the missing Cowboyneal options in the poll comments. You're doing a service to those of us who miss them.
5. Let other people worry about moderating down trolls. It's not the best use of your time.
6. Give low uids the benefit of the doubt.
7. Don't mod down plagiarized posts. These are often the best posts on a particular topic although you never want to be caught modding a post up.
8. Add user's whose posts you moderate up to your friends list. You probably want to hear what they have to say in the future.
9. Surf at -1, nested, newest comments first. You'll see the comments that most moderators haven't seen yet.
