I wanted to start a discussion about the shift in how moderation is going to work on the new site. I realize that
new jargon might be confusing my explanation of the shift.
As you browse the site, you'll see that each topic (or groups page) on the site has 3 tabs at the top of the page for: Overview, Documents, Discussions. The discussions and documents related to that topic are collected in this same topic area. Take a look at
Patron Training for example.
The topic moderator role, in addition to moderating the discussions, includes moderating and soliciting contributed documents on that topic. And with tagging, comments and rating, there are additional means of engaging with the content as moderators.
Overall, the role retains all the features of the welcoming moderator, but adds the benefit of encouraging members to engage more deeply and immediately as contributors of content as well as "discussers".
We'll be rolling out the process this month, so please, share your thoughts and suggestions, and we'll keep you posted!
