{"id":4159,"date":"2012-04-13T15:52:31","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T15:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help-o.ning.com\/?p=4159"},"modified":"2019-09-05T15:39:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T15:39:18","slug":"get-help-moderating-your-ning-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/help\/get-help-moderating-your-ning-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Help Moderating"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moderating your Ning Network – and doing it right – is key to building a positive reputation. When your Ning Network is just getting started<\/a>, we recommend a reactive approach to moderating.<\/p>\n

Although your Ning Network is equipped with all\u00a0the tools<\/a> to let you review new members, Photos, Videos, Groups, Events, and Blog Posts before they’re added, turning any of these moderation controls on tends to slow down the rate of participation in your Ning Network.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As your Ning Network continues to grow, we recommend turning on moderation only for those features that you’ve specifically seen would benefit from this.<\/p>\n

After learning\u00a0which administrative tools<\/a> an Administrator has access to, you may want to promote your most active members to Administrators for a little help with your network. You can\u00a0also appoint multiple levels of Administrators<\/a>,\u00a0so that you can delegate\u00a0individual members to moderate a specific feature on your Ning Network, without giving them full access to\u00a0the administrative tools.\u00a0For example, if you have a very active Forum, designating someone as a Forum Moderator would help prevent such an active thread from unravelling into something unrelated to the original topic.<\/p>\n

To create different levels of Administrators on your Ning Network, go to the My Network\u00a0tab, then click on Management under the “Members” section.\u00a0From\u00a0the Manage Members page that opens, click on the “Administrative Roles” tab. Here, you will see the option\u00a0to “Add a Role.” Click on that link, then\u00a0set the permission levels\u00a0that you’d like to assign to this new role you are creating.<\/p>\n

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You can check boxes next to the features you’d like this particular role to have administrative privileges over, or you can click on the “Add a Content Item” link to get very specific. Here, you can include the URL for a particular item and designate this new role the moderator of that specific item. If you leave the features all unchecked, this URL will be the one item the new role will have control over.<\/p>\n

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Click on the “Add” button to put this designation into effect. Click “Save” to finalize all these changes. Then click on the “Members” tab\u00a0to take you back to the Management page, where you can then check the box next to the member you wish to promote to this new role. Select the role from the “Select An Action” drop-down menu. You should be all\u00a0done after that!<\/p>\n

Getting members to help you moderate your Ning Network is great for a few reasons:<\/p>\n