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Originally Posted by Chris
The only 'power' moderators have is to clean up. That makes us janitors! As such, quite low down on the totem pole.
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Some call it "clean up" while others call it "censorship".
You guys are enforcing the rules of DR1, rules which have been approved by the top administrators of this site.
For certain, you guys may not have as much "power" over this site as the administrators, but you do have more "power" than perhaps 99% of DR1ers. Just below you guys would come those who are influential, but can't do the "cleaning up" as you put it.
Some moderators have "cleaned up" certain threads after certain non-moderatoring members suggested them to do such.
Also, the fact that who becomes a moderator and who doesn't is decided by the administrators, that makes it clear that its an exclusive title/position on this site or any other forum.
I'm sure any DR1 can't "promote" himself to moderator category. That's something that is decided by the administrators based on various aspects of the member being considered, but the fact lies that who becomes a moderator and who is rejected or removed from such is a decision that lies with the administrators.
Once accepted as a moderator, such person will have the ability to close threads, censor posts, etc according to the rules and sometimes, according to personal beliefs or preferences.
-NALs