Moderators help to ensure a positive working environment at ProZ.com by encouraging new members, answering member questions and otherwise helping people to get the most out of ProZ.com. Moderators also field complaints and intervene when necessary to ensure that site rules are followed.

Moderators contribute to the leadership of ProZ.com by making proposals and providing feedback on proposals in a dedicated moderator forum. This forum acts as a sounding board for new site development and policies.

Also, off line meetings have periodically been held among moderators to discuss site issues in a concentrated manner.

Moderators are volunteers; they are not compensated in any way. Those who are platinum members have purchased platinum membership (but platinum membership is not required of moderators.) Moderators who attend moderator meetings pay their own way.

There is no set frequency at which moderators are expected to contribute. It is understood that each moderator has other priorities (work, family, hobbies, etc.), which will take precedence over moderator tasks. Moderators are therefore free to contribute as much or as little as they like, whenever they can.

Moderators are given a means to remove KudoZ postings that violate site rules. Misplaced KudoZ questions and postings can also be reclassified.

Some site members have, on a volunteer basis, accepted the role of moderating specific forums. If you have a question about a particular forum, you may contact the moderator of that forum, or any other person among the list of forum moderators.

Postings by platinum members and VID (verified identity) members appear immediately. Postings from non-platinum and non-VID members are vetted. Therefore, there may be a delay between the time a posting is made and the time it becomes visible.

Moderators are given a means, and have the right--at their own discretion--to:

• edit posting titles, for purposes of clarity and organization of the archives

• move postings to the most pertinent sections of the forums

• remove/hide postings that violate these Rules

• contact members regarding infractions of these Rules

• issue warnings to members who have violated these Rules

• suspend the right to post of members who are deemed to have violated these Rules, in letter or in spirit

Moderators are given a means to remove forum postings that violate site rules

Moderators also vet job and forum posting from visitors who are not platinum or do not have verified identities.

When there is reason to believe that someone has attempted to use the site in a way that was not intended, moderators may investigate and take steps to prevent further abuse.