The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[themidlandmaster]

Originally Posted by Twistedsymphony

I appreciate that you feel this forum is well run; though, I feel I should point out that while we have an international community here, this site is based out of, created, and run by an American

I've Moderated and Admined many forums, many times larger than this one so I'd like to think I know what good moderation practices look like.

In general, I've found that most corporate forums (meaning "official" forums) have the worst moderators. There are three reasons for this
1. They're only there because they're being paid (so they have little interest in the actual community)
2. They wield a lot of power (since official forums have lots and lots of users)
and 3. They have almost no oversight (since the corporate owners have better things to do than watch over the moderators).

You can see how that can quickly lead to a very unruly moderation staff, regardless of which country it's based out of. A good forum will have an Admin that promotes the moderation staff from within the community, and they will hold that staff to a higher standard than the general members.

That and many 'official' forums are unwilling for you to criticise thier work.