L-WORD.COM
MODERATOR APPLICATION

Thank you for your interest in becoming a moderator for the l-word.com message boards.  Please fill in this Application and return it via email attachment to ModApp@l-word.com. 

Background Information:

1.  Username:

2.  Date Registered at l-word.com under this Username:

3.  Please list any other Usernames you have registered at l-word.com:

4.  # of posts for this Username:

5.  Are you at least 18 years old or older?:

7.  Have you ever moderated a message board?  If yes, please list any other message boards for which you have moderated in the past, or are now moderating, along with the dates you moderated.

8.  Please list the forums you visit most at l-word.com.

9.  Please rank the following Forums in the order of your interest in moderating each forum, with "1" being your first choice, "2" being your second choice, and so on. 

                _____       The L Word (includes "The Planet", "The Dish", and all other L Word sub-forums).

                _____       The L Life (includes "Coming Out", "Looking for New Friends", and all other L Life sub-forums).

                _____       Fan Fiction

                _____       Games

                _____       Polls

                _____       Links Out

                If you are chosen to be a moderator, you will be assigned to one or more forums.  We will do our best to take your rankings into account in assigning you to a forum.  However, there is no guarantee that you will be assigned to your first or even second choice forum.

10.  Please indicate how much time you can commit on a daily basis to moderating a forum at l-word.com.

The "Interview" --  please provide short, narrative answers to the following questions.  There are no right or wrong answers to these questions.  However, your answers will be used to determine whether your vision of a moderator's role matches ours.

1.  In your opinion, what is the role of a moderator?  What makes a good moderator good at her or his job?

2.  In your opinion, how much time should a moderator spend on her or his forum in an average day?

3.  Do you believe that a moderator should act any differently than any other poster on a board other than the one s/he moderates?  Please explain why or why not.

4.  What types of threads do you feel should be closed, edited or deleted, by a moderator, and why?

5.  If you were a moderator and encountered a disruptive poster on your forum, how would you handle the situation, and why?

6.  Please list at least three other posters at the l-word.com forums who would provide you with a reference in support of your application to become a moderator.

Again, thank you for applying.  If you are not selected for a moderating position at this time, please indicate whether you would like this application to be kept on file for consideration when there is a future moderating vacancy. 
            _____   Yes, please keep my application on file.
            _____   No, please remove my application from your system if I am not accepted as a moderator.

Full name of Applicant: _______________________                      Date of Application: _________________