Topic: Perhaps we'll need a new moderator for the Spanish board (Read 334 times)

I don't think there is a lot of spam, just as there is not a lot of activity on that board if we take into account that it is the fourth most spoken language in the world.

What I don't think should happen on that board either is that reports go unresolved for weeks, and I've said that this is not the first time this has happened.


I don't know if anyone has tried to contact him but IMO most likely scenario is that little by little he has become disinterested in the forum, notice that many moderators don't write at all, and if they are people who have been on the forum for a long time and did their homework by buying bitcoin a long time ago, surely entering the forum to handle half a dozen reports from time to time is not part of their list of priorities. Although this is just a speculative hypothesis of mine.

Continue reporting, local mods are usually chosen based on the number and quality of their reports, if there is a lot of spam in the Spanish section and there are a lot of good reports, the best member with good reports will be chosen as a moderator.

Adding statistics about board activity and spam rate will speed up the possibility of adding a new mod.

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Does anyone have any contact with Welsh? I hope he is well.

Well, a week after opening this thread it seems that Welsh is still too busy on a desert island with no internet connection, so he can't handle half a dozen reports from the Spanish board. I have just reported another thread, hopefully in half a year it will be dealt with.


He's about 4 weeks away now. Seriously in 2024 you can't log in for 27 consecutive days?

No, I don't think he's going to come back or not come back. What I do think is that if you have a moderator job and you are not to log in frequently to the forum, that job should be given to someone else.

Hold on man, Welsh is away for less than a month and you are already thinking he is not coming back.
I know he is not actively posting since February of this year, but did he announced anywhere his plans about leaving bitcointalk for good?
Maybe he is just busy this days.

Fixed! Hope he's okay wherever he is.

Of course. Surely you and our local moderator need 3 week breaks on a desert island without internet. Every two months, too, because as I said in the OP it's not the first time I've reported something and it takes more than a week to be dealt with.

If you notice, I started by saying ‘perhaps’ so I don't know why it stresses you out so much that you want me to give you a break.

Jesus Christ! Didn't you read what Xal0lex just posted? The G.Mods can handle and sees every reports on the forum. There were times when I was away, and the G.Mods handled all of my reports.

OP Your moderator has just been gone for a few weeks; please give him a break. Moderators also have personal life outside of the Forum; just keep reporting

First of all, I don't think OP was trying to say that Welsh should get removed or replaced only because he has been missing for some days, but his motive and reason behind creating this thread is probably to bring it to everyone's notice that the whole board is left unmoderated since he isn't active anymore for reasons only known to him.

Secondly, having a real life or wanting to take a break is no excuse for going missing without any notice. You can't just disappear when you have responsibilities. Can you take a break from your office for days without letting anyone know and expect nothing to happen? Would you not think of what would happen to your responsibilities based on your position? So, you're mistaken if you say that we shouldn't be discussing this or saying anything even if he is taking a break because someone is supposed to let at least the higher authority know that they are leaving for any reason.

I know that Welsh is a great member of this forum, and I know he can't be so irresponsible to just leave to have a holiday without letting at least theymos know about it, or maybe he did leave him a message and he didn't see it yet, we can't know, however, I wish that he is okay and will return, but until then, the section will need to be taken care of and OP is right about this. Either global moderators should take care of the board or another mod should be assigned for it.

I'm afraid this ain't a potential reason to depose your moderator; Welsh has always been very active except for these few months/ weeks. Haven't y'all realized these moderators have a real life ourselves the forum and would wanna take a break sometimes? That's one of the reasons why theymos selected and created a position for GLOBAL MODERATION instead of assigning an assistant moderator for each LB as we may look at it.

Off topic: I don't even know (and wouldn't wanna know) if Theymos pays for moderation or not, but I've seen the impact of having GLOBAL MoDS -- go take a look at the curtailed shit posting in the gambling section. Most threads that had ran due course and slowly turned into a spam fest for bounty hunters have been Locked.
So, what I don't normally get is if y'all READ THE POST THROUGH BEFORE WRITING WHATSOEVER..?? Do you mind reading the post above your comment?

I guess you should try to read and understand the reply above you from the question i asked,

That's good to hear. The question is how often they go to local boards to manage reports. The linked thread of OP is obviously merit and money begging yet it's still not managed (moved to trash).

Global moderators section of managements in the forum is center on the general boards except local boards. Perhaps local board moderators are basically jobs for indigenous especially one who's conversant with the traditional languages of the region.
But though I support he's being checked upon by contacting him before any action is taken.

Global moderators can handle any reports on the entire forum.


Incorrect, theymos can restore any deleted post or topic.

I don't think that is the reason why global moderators do not intervene with the moderation of that or any specific board; we have translators that can help global moderators understand what they are moderating. They can even use AI models to translate reported posts and the reports to understand them before they make their decisions.

Xal0lex has been moderating our local thread (Pakistan) very efficiently since it has been created. He even distributes merits to constructive posts in our thread. You can judge by his post history that he doesn't understand or speak our language (Urdu) in general but he uses translation tools for that, and he does it for other local threads or sections as well that he moderates.

This is just an example to prove that a moderator doesn't necessarily need to understand or speak the language to be able to moderate a section.

The reason why this issue with Spanish board isn't being moderated much is probably because this issue has been unnoticed as there have been no posts or any reports regarding this. Now that there is a report, I'm sure the matter will get the necessary attention from other mods and the admin as well.

For sure they have. The problem I see with why the global moderators do not intervene in the local board reports is that they may not understand the report or the post that reported. As far as I know, once a post is deleted by moderator it cannot be restored unless the original poster reposts it. Mr. Big is not active when it comes to posting here in the forum, but he is quite active in member reports especially in our Local Pilipinas board.

Reporting record is key for selection but there are other extra criteria too. Reporting record is most important because if you don't have good reporting record, it shows that you probably didn't care of contribution to forum community in moderation, and it's difficult to assess that you are able to do moderation well. Good report record with high number of reports, high accuracy rate can help forum admins to know who you are, and your understanding about the forum, as well as how good you can assess posts are good, bad that is important for your moderation role.

Some threads from theymos.
Who is able and willing to moderate the Politics & Society section?
New moderator needed
Moderator
Moderatorul sectiunii Romane

If anyone has a special connection and contact with the current moderator, they should at least try to reach him or her to know if all is well or if he just decided to take a little break and is occupied with other things. 
 
I don't know how moderator selection works, but if there is anything I believe will capture the attention of the admin real fast, it is if anyone can create a thread in your local board or meta where such an issue can be raised and discussed, and possibly a vote for who you guys want to take over the moderator role.
 
Just a suggestion though, but I believe that will help since it's not just supposed to be one man's decision.

Is global moderators have the privilege to manage reports on local boards too? Although the inactivity of the mod Welsh is not that long it's unjustifiable to remove him or assign a new one in exchange of him.
Note our local mod doesn't make posts since last year, but too active to manage forum reports.

Español (Spanish) (Moderator: Welsh). Welsh used to be one of most active moderators with his moderation and posts to help forum members understanding more about moderation process. I read that Welsh was appointed as a forum moderator based on his active reports in 2016 to 2017. He shared this information in some of his posts and after some years of moderation, he was assigned more boards for moderation including Spanish.

A new moderator will need to be an active member, and you can pick most active members in Spanish board for list of Spanish moderator candidates.
[CHARTS] Brief monthly overview of the local boards activity with a latest update in September.

The last few times I reported something in the section it took quite a while to be dealt with, and now, after having reported a thread for begging (merits and paypal money) days ago I see that Welsh is not active since 22 September and has not written anything on the forum since 28 February this year.

Maybe we should give the opportunity to someone from among those of us who are more active there. There will be few reports but I think a moderator who is active and actively participating in that local forum is more suitable.