As an admin at the Aztek Fan Club (www.aztekfanclub.com), I thought I might throw in my .02...

On our forums, there are very specific rules that some don't agree with, but that guarantee that everyone has an enjoyable experience.

Yes... It is MY website, technically speaking, but it is the members that make it worth having. Therefore, once a member has been active (more than 100 posts), proves to have useful info, and truly "gets it", we nominate that person to be a moderator. All the other mods vote on whether or not that person would serve well as a mod, and then if the majority shows that it is favorable, I approach them and ask if they have any interest in doing so. If they do, then I go over some details with them, and they are in. In over a year, we have about 6 moderators. We don't just go around nominating everyone, but by selecting the best of the board so to speak, we not only have good mods, but the board actually gets run "by the members" so to speak. It really works out well, and everyone is happy. We have a policy about deleting "questionable" posts... It is moved to the moderators area and then voted on by the mods. If the majority say "delete it" then it is gone... otherwise, it goes back to where it came from.

You can't make everyone happy all the time, but if you can make most happy most of the time, then you have something!Just thought I would share.