Originally Posted by
Boonana
Not sure what you mean by mod's.
But assuming you mean local mods, they moderate boards to make sure shit doesn't pile up.
Smods are forum police, they clean up the shit and deal with posts that get reported.
Local moderators (the "mod" you mentioned) also report posts and sometimes warn users
before reporting them, on the specific board they are associated with. In a nutshell, they maintain the board and make smods' job easier.
Smods are staff who deals with forum punishments (bans, infractions etc). They also lurk around the forum and moderate. On occasions, they also maintain the lower tier staff like GMs etc. They are backbone of forum staff.
If you are interested in knowing more about staff, check
this thread.
Last edited by Hero; May 18, 2012 at 02:52 AM.