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Dramatic Consequences of Having Multiple Moderators

March 4, 2011 - Last Modified: March 4, 2011 by Murugappan

Multiple Moderators

The person who said “Blogging ain’t an easy job” is not an abnormal idiot but an avid thinker. Blogging is tough, and group blogging gets tougher. I am not speaking about the concept of guest blogging but of the moderators themselves. I know several blogs, including my own, that have multiple moderators who review, edit and publish posts.

When two people have near equal powers, problems are.. well, they happen often. But it is about how you handle them. Read on to learn more…

Dramatic Consequences of having multiple Moderators

1. Mutual Suspicion: “Is my fellow editor drawing a plan to oust me?” This question may rise up in the minds of admins or editors if their counterpart seems to just be better than themselves.

2. Inferiority/Superiority: Forgetting that they are the moderators themselves, they wait for the suggestions and views of their co-editor in performing certain actions. This, in turn, leads to the next consequence, a superior feeling (feeling what)? by an editor. When one person feels inferior, the next one should feel superior, naturally, and it does happen. Say an editor, after lots of hesitancy, trashes a post and the superior asks “Did I tell you to trash that post? Why did you do that?” How would you take it? Wouldn’t you feel like being stuffed with half a kilogram of red chilli on your mouth?

3. Mutual Mistrust: “What if the editor, Mr. XXX, deletes the post I have written?”
Would an editor do it? No, is the straight answer. Even if he does, a qualified editor would be wise in making decisions. He does everything with a reason.

4. Criticism: Don’t Criticize your fellow editor. Just think about how you’d feel when he does the same to you? You’d stop criticizing then, automatically!

Remember: Nobody’s perfect – Neither you, nor him!

5. Tiny, Really Tiny, Misunderstandings: I have scheduled a post for the next evening, and I have a plan to edit it further. But mister fellow editor is too haste and he publishes the post. I receive comments saying “you left that point”, “you must have covered on that”, “your insights were incomplete,”etc.

editorHow do you overcome these issues? I’d suggest that the moderators not touch the posts by other moderators until and unless advised by the author himself to edit/publish the post.

  1. Let him do whatever he wants, and you do whatever you want. Criticize, but do it right – be polite.
  2. TRUST. HAVE FAITH.
  3. If someone feels inferior, make him feel superior, and cheer him up. If someone acts superior, be smart – Teach him fine lessons.
  4. Don’t think he will betray you. After all, what you think is what will happen!

Related: Why people don’t prefer Guest blogging

Have you faced any of the problems listed above or anything else which is not mentioned here? Feel free to have your say in the comments section. 🙂

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Music freak, Facebook addict, Cricket crazy, Tenth-Grader, Part time blogger. In short, A typical teenager who falls in love with everything except studies ;)

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{ 13 Responses }

  1. Amy says:
    You're right! Blogging ain’t an easy job. A lot of things to consider when blogging, the content, the niche, designs, etc. and you also need to deal with the comments. But the thing I like most is the things that you learned , the knowledge that you're readers gained and the bloggers that you've meet!
  2. TJ McDowell says:
    A post like this makes me think I should keep my blog single-author =) I guess I will until I see a good reason to switch. Have you found that the benefits outweigh the cost?
  3. Dennis Edell says:
    I've experienced this on forums and wonder why it can't be handled the same way...give each moderator a category pr categories of their own, and each moderate what they are given?
  4. Alison Moore Smith says:
    Sounds like you've dealt with a tricky situation! Business partnerships of all kinds have related problems. It takes good communication to navigate it.
  5. Mani Viswanathan says:
    Polite talk will solve the problem out. If you start showing authority on your fellow editors then are surely gonna plan to oust you.
  6. Sandeep says:
    the issues you have put up are very much valid in a multilple moderator blog, i like your pointers that you've put down to combat these issues... I had a partner very long time ago, but she left herself because she realized that the quality of her posts were not as it should be. She quit blogging as she was'nt interested.. it was just a stop gap option for her to keep herself busy... I guess finding someone with the same level of mindset is a difficult task..
    • Murugappan says:
      Though I haven't experienced your problem, this is something I've quite often heard about. If someone blogs for a month and then leaves, that shows they have been blogging not for passion but for... hmm.. money, in all probability. And good luck to you in finding a new partner! :)
      • Sandeep says:
        no more partner my friend, im good all alone... slow & seady hepfully wins the race :)
  7. Bryan Hollis says:
    Murugappan, Wow, found your post excerpt on my Facebook page, and it is certainly true that titling your article / post will increase traffic. Never really had to deal with this type of situation. I moderate / edit 5 blogs everyday and it can drive me absolutely mad sometimes. But honestly, after reading this, I would trade my level of insanity any day over dealing with feelings of inferiority, mistrust, and general unprofessionalism. I mean, you offer good solutions - don't get me wrong, but goodness I would feel like I would living in a soap opera! Take care, Bryan
    • Murugappan says:
      Haha, I'm literally all smiles after reading your comment. BTW, Thanks for sharing on facebook, Bryan! :)
  8. Nikoya says:
    Yes, I can see how it can be an issue and I have experienced it before as well! It's always good to have a solid clear plan when you divide the power of a blog multiple ways. My thing is, if you can't trust the guy - don't bother! Great points :)
    • Murugappan says:
      Glad you liked it, thanks for dropping by! :)

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