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== Types of Members ==
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There are four types of members on the [[Art of Problem Solving]]-[[MathLinks]] forums.
 
 
 
# Regular member
 
# Moderator
 
# Administrator
 
# Bot
 
 
 
=== Regular Member ===
 
A regular member has the basic abilities on the forum.
 
 
 
=== Moderator ===
 
The moderator of a certain forum has the ability to edit or delete any post in that forum.  Additionally, the moderator can split posts from a topic, merge posts from one topic into another, move an entire thread to a different forum and lock/unlock any topic.  Finally, the moderator can make topics become stickies or announcements (and vice versa).
 
 
 
==== Becoming a Moderator ====
 
The selection of moderators is done by the administrators.  There is no set process.  New moderators will be chosen only when there is a need for them such as when a new forum is built, other moderators step down, or a forum begins to require additional supervision.
 
 
 
The process of choosing moderators is not democratic.  There is no election.  The administrators choose moderators based on their trust and confidence in a member.  Being a good, productive member is the best way for one to improve their likelihood of becoming a moderator.
 
 
 
'''''Please do not ask to be a moderator.'''''
 
 
 
=== Administrator ===
 
The full-time members of the Art of Problem Solving staff are administrators.  Administrators basically have unlimited power and complete jurisdiction.
 
 
 
=== Bot ===
 
The bots are screen names created by search engines that crawl around the website collecting data so that the [[Art of Problem Solving]]-[[MathLinks]] sites will show up in the search results of their engine.
 
 
 
Examples of bots are AskJeeves, GigaBlast, Yahoo! Slurp, Gamebot, GoogleBot, and MSNBot
 
 
 
See the [[AoPS-Mathlinks Rules and Tips]] page.
 
 
 
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