What is a Moderator?
A Genius moderator is someone who has proven that they are an exceptional contributor and community leader who consistently contributes to the site in one or more of the following ways: crafting high quality annotations and bios, creating new initiatives, contributing at a higher level (e.g, writing Genius articles), and/or effectively leading, inspiring, and mentoring other contributors to become editors and mediators. Moderators are also responsible for managing user roles and should be very critical of who they choose to propose as members of the editorial and moderation teams.
Moderators are the most trusted Genius users and are held to an extremely high standard. A moderator must make active contributions to set the standard for content quality and ensure that Genius remains inclusive and innovative. Moderators who do not make active contributions for more than a three month period should get in touch with staff, or otherwise step down from their role. If the moderator does not take action, they may lose their privileges.
The status of a moderator's role is staff's discretion and if a moderator continuously breaks guidelines, makes poor judgment calls, or inadvertently or purposefully uses their role at the detriment of others, a community staff member will reach out to give feedback and guidance. If a moderator ignores or fails to act on multiple rounds of feedback to a satisfactory level, they will lose their role. If you have an issue with a moderator or feel like they are not serving the community to the best of their ability, contact a community staff member. Your feedback will be anonymous.
