What does a moderator do: advantages and disadvantages of the profession

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Responding to comments and messages, checking user publications, deleting spam on social networks and websites - these and other duties are performed by a moderator. In this article, we will tell you about the specifics of the profession, the necessary skills and the main tasks.

A moderator is a specialist who maintains order on web resources, promptly responds to visitor requests, and controls the correctness of information provided by users of the site, forum, and social social media marketing service networks. Depending on the type of resource, the moderator's tasks may differ.

Site moderator
checks information posted by new users;
monitors comments;
deletes messages that violate the site rules;
warns visitors about violations.
Forum moderator
controls the topic of discussion;
removes negative comments, duplicate messages;
posts links, pins topics;
may blacklist the user.
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Social Media Moderator
approves or rejects requests to be added to the group;
posts and designs the page;
removes spam in posts;
responds to messages;
follows the discussions in the comments.
It can be said that the specialist acts as a judge and a police officer in one person, he can make comments, temporarily restrict access to the resource or block dishonest users. Without the supervision of a moderator, the web resource becomes a dump of suspicious links and negative comments.

What competencies should a specialist have?
Moderation is practically not taught anywhere; many specialists, having experience in a certain field, independently master the necessary skills and become moderators. This profession is suitable for attentive, diligent and stress-resistant people who understand the subject of the project well, are able to find a common language with any person and have creative thinking in order to respond to complex comments.

Benefits of the profession
Possibility to work remotely or part-time.
Low entry threshold into the specialty.
Constant communication with people.
Disadvantages of the profession
Irregular working hours.
Monotonous work.
The hh.ru website has 598 vacancies for the search query "Moderator" throughout Russia (November 2021).