Time.
Properly moderated groups demand a great deal of time. Other moderators may be fortunate enough to have a sponsor who pays for their time. In such an ideal situation, the moderator can afford the amount of time that is expended.
Commitment.
No moderator can start a serious group and then allow it to languish. It is necessary to be prepared to support it for a long time to come. Yes, the group can simply be changed to unmoderated status when a poor moderator loses interest, but that would destroy all of the work that was invested in the group until that time.
Furthermore, any good moderator has a moral obligation to his subscribers to continue running the group in the right way.
Future moderators may want to consider the following issues:
If there is no money involved in it, then why do people run these discussion groups?
Find out more about moderating these groups
Find out more general guidelines that apply to all of our Jewish groups
Find out more about other Jewish and Hebrew groups
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