Announcement: Group Mod Challenge
Hello Moderator Team
I’ve got a challenge for you! Are you ready?
- Take a look at the communication styles as shown in the image above. Which four of the styles fit your communication style best? Let us know that in the comments below!
- Find a mod to partner up with to go mod and foster healthy conversation in the chat rooms for half an hour at least 6 times in a two-week span.
- Observe and take notes on the communication approach of your mod partner and the mod partner will be doing the same for you. (Please note that communication styles and approaches can and will vary and that’s alright!)
- Participate in the Group Mod Zone Room and compare your notes and share with fellow mods to learn about each others’ communication styles. Also, share the vibe of the room you both were modding to share in the Mod Room. The vibe of the room here means how was the room environment at the start of joining and when you left. You could share it on a scale of 1-10 where 1 would be “Meh” and 10 as “Awesome”.
Your mod partner can be:
- Any community moderator on shift (just let them know 1-1 before you join as a partner with them on their shift).
- A fellow community-centered chat room moderator of the same community who could be present at the same time as you will be able to participate in the room.
- A global moderator who could be present at the same time as you will be able to participate in the room.
To complete the challenge of visiting and moderating the rooms at least six times in a two-week span, your mod partner can be different if the same mod partner can’t be present. If you have more than one partner, you will simply take notes of different mods' communication styles and approaches and share them with them and fellow moderators in the group mod zone.
Every time you complete one session, drop it in the comments of this thread to log your active participation.
The goal of this challenge:
- Identify your own communication approach in the group dynamics and how it changed/evolved as the situation in the room changed.
- Identify how having a partner with you changed/ helped to foster a supportive and compassionate environment in the chatroom.
- What were the challenges? What surprised you? What type of communication approach works best for you?
At the end of this two-week challenge, you will receive information for the next one! And at the end of the quarter, the top 3 chat room moderators who complete all the challenges successfully will be awarded the most prestigious award: Award-Winning Mod!
Criteria of Award-Winning Mod
- Being passionate about group support chat rooms
- Being compassionate and engaging with the community members
- Being professional and ensure the safety of the room
- Using active listening and de-escalation with all chat participants.
- Being supportive to the fellow chat room moderators and room supports
- Being an open-minded communicator
- Being yourself and having fun while being there in the rooms.
Fun fact! To this day, only 12 chat room moderators have earned this exclusive award! And for extra incentive, every chat room moderator will be awarded 100 cheers per activity they complete.
I am signing up for the challenge and I invite every moderator to accept the challenge too! May we grow together as the best moderators of the community!
Activity #31
Partner: @CommunityModElliot
Session date: April 20th, 2021
Session time: 11:15pm-11:45pm
Room: Support Room 24/7
Notes: Co-hosted SR check-in and stayed a bit after after the 15 min session to support members. ^_^ It was an engaging supportive session.
Activity #5
partner: community mod jennie
session: april 21 @ 3pm
room: support room
notes: i am pretty sure jennie is the relator since they relates a lot with members, are calm, warm and friendly, and work well in a team. I'm the thinker, of course, as always.
Activity #32
Partner: @CommunityModElliot
Session date: April 21st, 2021
Session time: 12:00am-12:30am
Room: Member Community Room
Notes: This session was a challenge but it was an interesting learning experience. Thank you for letting me partner up with you again! Elliot was still a socializer and I'm a mix of thinker and relator.
Activity #6
partner: @LoveLilly
session: april 21 @ 18:40 pm
room: teen community room
notes: i think LoveLilly is the relator and im more the thinker. but they are able to enforce rules as needed which is important. the room needed some love.
Session #3
Partner: @vivelespatates
Date of Session: 21st April 2021 (EST)
Time of Session : 6:40- 7pm (EST)
Room: Teen Community Room 24/7
Notes: The session was reasonably busy and we had a lot of activity within the room. I would say the vibe of the room sat at a 7. Vive is definitely more of a thinker with a more efficient and strong perfection in the way she moderates a room. Vive is a great moderator and is very good at giving warning where necessary and is still able to joke around with the members in a room. I saw a bit of realtor when she greeted members as it seem warm and welcoming. Thank you for moderating with me Vive. *potatoes for your amazing work* ❤️
Activity #3
Partner - @DonaldDraper
Date - 22nd April 2021
Time - 2 am ET
Room - Special Events
Notes - Woohoo, yet another amazing session to host and be a part of! Loved the vibe of the room , the participants enjoyed our session too and it was overall a great modding and hosting experience .
Speaking about the modding styles , I feel as a moderator and a host , both our (Donziee and I) styles are very similar in special events room, that's a mix of a relator and socializer , to keep the room engaged and fun for all , while also being mindful towards anything that may require modding attention ❤
Activity #3
Partner : @Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Date and time : 22 April 2:00 am
Room: Special Events
Notes: Agreed and concurr with Shine. Thank you for being an amazing co-host 
Activity #7
Partner - @CommunityModRobin
Date - 22nd April 2021
Time - Somewhere between 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. EDT (for 30 m +)
Room - Sharing Circle and Support Room 24x7
Notes - I dropped in SC at some point before my assigned time and tried to support the mods + hosts in the room in de-escalation Also checked out the SR for a bit and got some help from Robin to de-escalate. Robin was very helpful and encouraging. I really appreciated that they validated me and that they told me I was doing the right things because sometimes I doubt myself as a mod. We were probably more of Relators and Thinkers to an extent in the SC. Maybe Socialisers + Relators in SR? Hard to tell xD
Thanks so much for all the support <3 It was great doing this with you.
Activity #33
Partner: @CommunityModElliot
Session date: April 21st, 2021
Session time: 9:15pm-9:45pm
Room: Support Room 24/7 (Adult side)
Notes: Co-hosted SR check-in on adult side. Thank you so much for letting me join you again, it was an amazing session. Speaking of modding style, I've noticed that I work best with socializers. They bring the fun factor while I focus a bit more on maintain rules.
Side note: I'm behind on updating logs so apologies if I've worked with you and you don't see it posted here right away. I'll get to it as soon as I can.
Activity #33
Partner: @CommunityModRobin
Session date: April 21st, 2021
Session time: 10:15pm-11:00pm
Room: Sharing Circle (Adult)
Notes: Co-hosted sharing circle session. Shout out to jovial for stopping by session and helping out with de-escalation. Robin is very kind, encouraging, and helpful as others have probably already mentioned. Appreciate all the support you've given me Robin! I think Robin's style is a mix of relator and socializer while my style is a mix of thinker and relator.
Oops. That meant to say Activity #34.
Activity #35
Partner: @CommunityModRobin
Session date: April 22nd, 2021
Session time: 8:45am-9:15am
Room: Sharing Circle (Teen)
Notes: First time hanging out teen SC. I was a bit nervous as I didn't know how teens would react to seeing me as a new ATL. I'm glad Robin helped make it a pleasant experience with introductions and such. Appreciate it! 
Robin is super friendly and kind. I still think my previous observation about Robin being a a mix of socializer and relator is accurate.
