# What is a Super Moderator? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 11, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906 "2008-05-11T10:50:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/1 "2008-05-11T10:50:16Z")
I’ve probably missed something, but what is a super moderator - as in **Marley23**? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/2 "2008-05-11T11:08:03Z")
Linky? ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/3 "2008-05-11T11:11:04Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] Linky? [/QUOTE] [Linky](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=467478) Post 2 ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/4 "2008-05-11T11:14:18Z")
[QUOTE=NineToTheSky] [Linky](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=467478) Post 2 [/QUOTE] Someone’s having a bit of fun. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/5 "2008-05-11T11:16:23Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] Someone’s having a bit of fun. [/QUOTE] Fair enough. Can I be a super member then? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/6 "2008-05-11T11:20:53Z")
[QUOTE=NineToTheSky] Fair enough. Can I be a super member then? [/QUOTE] I don’t know. How big is it? ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/7 "2008-05-11T11:42:09Z")
Big enough to qualify. Small enough to fit in easily. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/8 "2008-05-11T12:42:44Z")
I’ve moderated on other vBulletin boards. There’s an option to have different ranks of moderators, with differing powers, eg Junior Moderator, Moderator, Super Moderator, Administrator. I’ve never seen the ranks used here though, other than Mod and Admin. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/9 "2008-05-11T12:47:49Z")
Probably a minor administrative hiccough. We’ll look into it. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/10 "2008-05-11T12:51:34Z")
[QUOTE=NineToTheSky] I’ve probably missed something, but what is a super moderator - as in **Marley23**? [/QUOTE] The title “flunky apprentice” was in the wash that day, so we had to do _something_… ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/11 "2008-05-11T13:10:27Z")
Just spare a thought for **Marley23**. One minute elevated to the heights, the next just dashed down again. My, you treat your mods badly. I might even have to summon up some sympathy. Ok - on second thoughts…maybe not. I still want to be a Super Member. If only for a short while. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/12 "2008-05-11T13:25:50Z")
That being said, C K is now an administrator? Big changes coming, it would appear. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/13 "2008-05-11T13:44:49Z")
[QUOTE=Tristan] That being said, C K is now an administrator? . [/QUOTE] I thought he always was- or is this a whoosh? ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/14 "2008-05-11T13:45:29Z")
The Super Moderator gets to decide who the new Cecil is once the current Cecil ummm… gets sent to live on a big farm where he can run around all day and chase squirrels. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/15 "2008-05-11T13:45:46Z")
[QUOTE=Tristan] That being said, C K is now an administrator? Big changes coming, it would appear. [/QUOTE] He’s always been. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/16 "2008-05-11T13:46:39Z")
**CK** ’s been an Admin. since, well, forever. To answer this, the VBulletin default administration setup permits two styles of moderator: “Moderator” has Mighty Mod. Powers in only the forum(s) he/she is assigned to moderate. “Supermoderator” has global Mighty Mod. Powers in all forums, though customarily he/she uses them outside his/her assigned forums only in the absence of the people assigned. (This may have changed; it was the standard several years back when I was working with VBulletin.) All SDMB moderators are, technically, Supermoderators. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/17 "2008-05-11T13:49:09Z")
[QUOTE=Amp] The Super Moderator gets to decide who the new Cecil is once the current Cecil ummm… gets sent to live on a big farm where he can run around all day and chase squirrels. [/QUOTE] The Dread Pirate Cecil theory? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/18 "2008-05-11T14:15:50Z")
Is he faster than a speeding troll? More powerful than a trainwreck? Able to leap long threads in a single bound? Look? Up in the sky! It’s a poster. It’s a mod. It’s SuperMod! Yes, it’s SuperMod - strange visitor from another planet\* who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal mods. Supermod - who can change the course of mighty threads, bend socks with his bare hands, and who, disguised as **Marley23** , mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights the never ending battle for Truth, Justice and the SDMB Way. - NYC ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/19 "2008-05-11T14:39:16Z")
[QUOTE=Amp] The Super Moderator gets to decide who the new Cecil is once the current Cecil ummm… gets sent to live on a big farm where he can run around all day and chase squirrels. [/QUOTE] This is offically the funniest thing I’ve heard all weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906/20 "2008-05-11T14:55:46Z")
[QUOTE=Polycarp] To answer this, the VBulletin default administration setup permits two styles of moderator: “Moderator” has Mighty Mod. Powers in only the forum(s) he/she is assigned to moderate. “Supermoderator” has global Mighty Mod. Powers in all forums, though customarily he/she uses them outside his/her assigned forums only in the absence of the people assigned. (This may have changed; it was the standard several years back when I was working with VBulletin.) All SDMB moderators are, technically, Supermoderators. [/QUOTE] That sounds about right; I know we’re all technically supermoderators. Why my title reads Super Moderator right now is beyond me. Sam told me about it in an email earlier but I thought he was making fun of me. It can’t be an administrative foulup because our administrators don’t foul up. 😉 Might’ve been those gamma rays I was exposed to the other day. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-super-moderator/448906.md?page=2)