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==Definition==
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A moderator on the [[Art of Problem Solving]] website is a non-administrator user who has powers for a particular forum which non-moderators don't.
  
A moderator on the Art of Problem Solving website is a non-administrator user who has powers for a particular forum which non-moderators don't. That is: they can lock topics in a forum, move them, delete them, comment about certain posts and so on. The short form for moderator is mod.
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The short form for moderator is mod.
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When a user is a moderator, their username shows up in green.
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=Powers=
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*Lock topics in their forum
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*Move topics to other forums
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*Delete topics
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*Edit other users posts
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*Invite users to the forum (If the forum is private)
  
 
==Moderators vs. Administrators==
 
==Moderators vs. Administrators==
  
Administrators are more powerful in Art of Problem Solving than moderators. Moderators are answerable to moderators, and not vice versa.  
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[[Administrators]] are more powerful in the [[Art of Problem Solving]] than moderators. Moderators answer to [[Administrators]], and not vice versa. [[Administrators]] can edit who is a moderator or [[administrator]], but moderators cannot.
 
 
==Moderator Wars==
 
  
If a person has been picked as moderator, he/she will not be removed. You are discouraged to start a "Demod this person" campaign.
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==See also==
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* [[Administrators]]
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* [[AoPS Administrators]]

Latest revision as of 14:35, 19 July 2020

A moderator on the Art of Problem Solving website is a non-administrator user who has powers for a particular forum which non-moderators don't.

The short form for moderator is mod.

When a user is a moderator, their username shows up in green.

Powers

  • Lock topics in their forum
  • Move topics to other forums
  • Delete topics
  • Edit other users posts
  • Invite users to the forum (If the forum is private)

Moderators vs. Administrators

Administrators are more powerful in the Art of Problem Solving than moderators. Moderators answer to Administrators, and not vice versa. Administrators can edit who is a moderator or administrator, but moderators cannot.

See also