Helpinghand - 4:07 pm on Apr 30, 2007 (gmt 0)

Moderators aren't friends - they are working for you, and are the same as employees. Mods can be very useful or utterly devious and controlling and in some cases plain vindictive and if that is the case they aren't the ones for a successful forum.

I own a forum, and haven't begun recruiting Moderators, as I'm unsure they can be trusted to be totally loyal and not upset members because they want to be God basically.

And you can't have that domineering attitude, it sets a bad example for members and potential members - it also lowers the overall image of the forum.

Not good.