# Clarification of "junior modding"

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**Created:** [August 3, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-of-junior-modding/694703 "2014-08-03T10:32:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-of-junior-modding/694703/1 "2014-08-03T10:32:16Z")

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There seems to have been some confusion about what constitutes “junior modding.” On re-reading, I can see that our [glossary definition](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320298) could be misinterpreted.

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> **Junior Modding** – When someone who is not a moderator tries to dictate how another poster should act. Thus, usurping the role of moderator when not entitled to do so. (At one end of the practice, this is just seen as annoying and arrogant on the part of person playing “junior mod”; at the other end of the practice, this is a rules violation and warnable offense.)

When I wrote this originally, I guess we thought “dictate how another poster should act” clearly meant “usurping the role of moderator” – i.e., about SDMB rules. I suspect that the first sentence has been read without the second. Thus, we intend to change the definition as follows:

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> Junior Modding – When someone who is **not** a moderator tries to dictate how another poster should act. Thus, usurping the role of moderator when not entitled to do so. (At one end of the practice, this is just seen as annoying and arrogant on the part of person playing “junior mod”; at the other end of the practice, this is a rules violation and warnable offense.) NOTE: If you see what you think is a rules violation, hit the REPORT button (little ! in red triangle in upper right of post) and let the mods make that call.

I thought I would open this for some discussion before making that change. It’s NOT a change in policy, it’s just removing possible ambiguity from the definition.

And, just to be clear, the following has never been considered “junior modding”:

- Telling someone to act like an adult (This could be an insult, depends on circs, but it’s not junior modding.)
- Suggesting a forum change
- Noting clear spam (and noting that it was reported)

OK?

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