[Zero Two]

Welcome to the team. Work through this in order before taking any moderation actions.

1. Read first

• Site-Wide Rules (Rules & Guidelines forum)
  
• Posting Etiquette & Community Standards
  
• Security & Hacking Topics guide
  
• Warnings, Bans & Appeals Policy
  
• Moderation Standards & Consistency Guide (this forum)
  
• How to Handle Reports (Reports & Mod Queue forum)
  

2. Familiarise yourself with the tools

• Locate the Moderator CP - it is linked in the header when logged in as staff
  
• Practice using the inline moderation tools (split, merge, move threads)
  
• Find the warning system - Admin CP > Users > Warnings
  
• Understand how reports appear in the Reports & Mod Queue forum
  

3. Shadow for one week
For your first week, do not take unilateral action on anything beyond obvious spam or clearly rule-breaking content. Flag everything else here first and discuss. This is not a trust issue - it is how you build pattern recognition for our specific community.

4. Ask questions here
If you are unsure about a situation, post it here before acting. There are no stupid questions in this forum. A wrong moderation action is worse than a delayed one.

5. Check in regularly
Staff are expected to check the forum at least a few times a week and respond to reports within 48 hours where possible. If you need to step back for a period, post here so we know.