TERMS OF MODERATOR PARTICIPATION

All Moderators participate voluntarily with no expectation of payment or remuneration of any kind. They donate their time and efforts as a support to the implementation of the NAMS recommendations to improve motorcycle safety. The MSF and NHTSA are grateful for your desire to become a Moderator and, upon completion of your tenure, will include your name on a special recognition page of the implementation site.

As a Moderator, you are agreeing to the following terms:

1. Moderators commit to perform their responsibilities for a term of six months.
2. There are two types of Moderators: Section Moderators and Sub-forum Moderators. Section Moderators will serve as a back-up to the Moderators assigned to the sub-forums within their section.
3. Sub-forum Moderators will check their assigned sub-forum at least once a day. They will also check the Moderators' Forum regularly for any general forum alerts or notifications.
4. Section Moderators will check daily for messages for questions or alerts from their Sub-forum Moderators. They will also check the Moderators' Forum regularly for any general forum alerts or notifications.
5. The Moderators will be responsible for enforcing the Rules of Conduct. The primary directive is to ensure each and every citizen's personal respect and dignity.
6. Should a post appear that belongs in another sub-forum, the Moderator will move it to the appropriate sub-forum with a reference note in the original post location.
7. In response to an unacceptable post or other action the Moderators will make edits or comments within posts containing unacceptable content. They should also remove unacceptable content and issue warnings or temporary forum bans.
8. A Moderator may put a member on "probation" whereby their posts must be first approved by the moderator before they are actually posted to the forum.
9. A private message should be sent to any offenders with the reason why a post was removed or altered.
10. As a matter of record, a brief report should be submitted to the Moderators' forum for each action taken.
11. A member may be deactivated after repeated offenses upon the agreement of both the Section and Sub-forum Moderator. The Section Moderator will always perform the deactivation and email notification to the deactivated member.
12. The Section Moderator should be notified in advance of any anticipated absence, e.g. vacation or illness. The Section Moderator will assume the Moderator's responsibilities during this period.

These terms for participation as a Moderator exist to ensure fair and consistent management of the site. The Moderators are invited to submit any questions, comments or suggestions to the site facilitator via email to facilitator@implementnams.org .