Become an OpenStudy Moderator
OpenStudy is a fantastic website used by tons of students who need a bit of homework help. Becoming an OpenStudy moderator can take time and responsibility, but is quite fun, too. Read on to start helping students in no time.
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Steps
- Make sure you are 18 or above. You must be an adult due to legal issues. Don't lie about your age - if you want to help but are underage, keep in mind that you're still allowed to answer questions.
- Act mature. If your history is clean and you have never been blocked, you have a higher chance of becoming a moderator. People who are trolls, spammers, and have been blocked have a harder time being chosen, though it's still possible.
- Be respectful. Have the ability to interact and intervene with others in an appropriate manner. Use your knowledge to moderate, as well. Choosing moderators often relies on your participation, courtesy, and respect, so be sure you can demonstrate each.
- Know how to break up a fight. Let the administrators and moderators know if an argument starts getting to the point of intervention by them, and be sure you're willing to at least try to solve or prevent the dilemma.
- Have a long track record. A big part of becoming a moderator is spending time on the website! Your account should be about six months or older in order to be a moderator. That way, you know how OpenStudy works and how it flows!
- Be an good and active user on the site. Going once a week or less makes it harder to become a mod. Try going on thirty minutes to an hour a day.
- Have a good rapport with fellow users. Be kind, respectful, and cool. Try helping users that need it.
- Have a good sense of justice. Know what's wrong and right. Be fair, and don't try to follow troll's ways.
- Avoid bias. When breaking up fights, try not to side with one person or the other. Instead, stand on neutral grounds. Accidentally joining fights is the last thing you need when trying to become a moderator.
- Be an expert in some field. If you've majored in a subject that is available on the website, show off your knowledge to help others! If you haven't quite yet, think of something you're good at - biology, algebra, history, e.t.c. - and use what you know.
- Be a part of the ambassador program. In its training period, you'll learn how rules work on OpenStudy and how to make the right decisions. This can help you to become a good moderator.
- Be patient. They choose when to add moderators, so you'll simply have to wait and hope you are chosen.
Tips
- Do not message them about how badly you want to be a moderator. This will only work against you. Instead, have a great record and be a good user.
- Be kind! You heard this a lot but it's true. If you are kind you will eventually be noticed.
- Don't be a sockpuppet. It loses the OpenStudy trust, and you will lose your chances of being a moderator.
- Have a squeaky clean history. It will be best if you have never been blocked.
- Never swear. If you're in an argument, show you are not upset. You can always report the user rather than cursing.
Warnings
- Don't be mad if they don't choose you. That makes it harder for you to reach your goal.
