Moderators and Super Moderators: Lead Your Community
6502ish is built on the idea that the best communities are run by the people who care about them most. That is why we have a two-tier moderation system that puts real power in the hands of dedicated members.
Forum Moderators
A Forum Moderator is responsible for a single forum. If you create a forum or get appointed by an admin, you gain a set of tools to keep your space running smoothly.
What moderators can do:
- Pin threads — stick important threads to the top so they do not get buried
- Lock threads — close a thread from further replies when a discussion has run its course or gone off the rails
- Move threads — relocate a thread to a more appropriate forum if it was posted in the wrong place
- Delete and restore posts — remove problem posts (soft delete) and bring them back if it was a mistake
- Edit the forum description — keep your forum's description current as the community evolves
- Ban users from your forum — block a disruptive member from posting in your forum specifically, without affecting their access to the rest of the site. Bans can be temporary (1, 7, or 30 days) or permanent
- Assign other moderators — bring on help by appointing sub-moderators to share the workload
- Escalate issues to the SysOps — if something is beyond your scope, escalate it directly to the admins with a detailed report
The Moderator badge appears next to your name in every post you make within the forum you moderate, so members know who is running the show.
Everything is logged. Every moderation action creates an entry in the Mod Log, accessible from the forum page. This keeps things transparent and accountable.
Super Moderators
A Super Moderator oversees an entire category — every forum within it. Think of them as the section chiefs. Super Mods are appointed directly by the SysOp and have broader authority.
What super moderators can do:
- Everything a forum moderator can do — in any forum within their category
- Remove or assign forum moderators — manage the mod team across their category
- Lock or pin forums — control which forums are active and which are featured
- Edit category and forum descriptions — maintain the overall structure and messaging of their section
- Escalate to SysOps — flag category-level issues for admin attention
The Super Mod badge appears next to your name in any forum within the category you oversee.
Super Moderators can only be appointed by the Super Admin. This keeps the hierarchy clean and ensures category leadership is intentional.
Why Moderate?
Running a forum is one of the most rewarding things you can do in a community like this. You get to:
- Shape the conversation around a topic you care about
- Build a community of like-minded retro computing enthusiasts
- Keep things civil without waiting for an admin to step in
- Mentor new members and help them find their footing
- Leave your mark on the site by creating a space people want to come back to
How to Get Started
Want to moderate a forum? Start one. Head to the forums page, click Create Forum, and pick a category. As the creator, you are automatically the forum owner with full moderator powers.
Want to moderate an existing forum? Reach out to the forum owner or an admin. Active, trusted members who show good judgment are exactly who we want moderating.
Interested in becoming a Super Moderator? That is a conversation with the SysOp. Demonstrate leadership in a category and it may come your way.
The Bottom Line
Moderation on 6502ish is not about policing — it is about ownership. These are your forums, your categories, your community. The tools are here. Use them.
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