How Can I Become an Moderator in local Guides connect? Can You Guide Me How??..
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@Hxrish_offl In short, just keep contributing in Local Guides Connect, and if the Local Guides team feels you’re a good fit, they will reach out to you at some point.
The article below may give more insight about the current Connect Moderators, and also at the very bottom of the article, you will find some information about becoming a Connect Moderator
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/Help-Desk/Meet-the-Connect-Moderators/ba-p/928909#M28871
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Interested in becoming a moderator for Local Guides Connect? Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Local Guides Level 5+ who actively and consistently contribute to Google Maps and Local Guides Connect, following our program rules and 5 cores values of Connect.
- Friendly and respectful community members who help keep Connect a warm, welcoming and informative place with their knowledge, accuracy and tone.
There is no application or nomination process. Keep contributing and engaging with your fellow Local Guides and the Local Guides team will be in touch if you are selected.
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@Hxrish_offl I also want to add that the 100 characters restriction exist for a reason. Please don’t try to avoid this by putting dots at the end of your sentence, or any other characters. This is actually one of the things that might give bad impression to the Local Guides team.
If you want more info on how to create a good post here on Connect, please take a look at the articles below
These two posts will give you better understanding of what this community is:
14 helpful tips for using Connect
These two posts will help you to create engaging posts here in Connect
How do I write a post on Connect?
How to choose a topic for your Connect post
Looking forward to read your future posts!
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If you wish to become a moderator, I suggest you check out and study the contributions made by moderators both on Google Maps and here on Connect.
You can find the list of Connect Moderators here.
Just click on their profiles and you will be able to find all their contributions both on Connect and on Google Maps.
Cheers
Morten
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Hi @Hxrish_offl “Welcome to Connect! If this is your first visit, you’ve come to the right place. This post will serve as a guide for everything you need to know about contributing content and engaging with the Local Guides community on Connect”. This is the first of the information that you will find in “Your guide to Connect” , the introductory Guide of the community. In there you will find all the necessary information to know how to better contribute in here.
What do you mean when you say “How Can I Become an Moderator” ? As you can read in Who are the moderators on Connect? "Connect Moderators are Local Guides just like you. They apply the knowledge they’ve gained as active members of our community to moderate Connect and help improve the experience for everyone … " while “Google Moderators work on behalf of the Local Guides team to help with challenges you may be experiencing on Connect”
If you are interested to become a Connect Moderator (a volunteer that is helping to moderate the community) please follow the great advice shared by @MortenCopenhagen and @iyudhi
If you are interested to become a Google Moderator (A Google employee), please keep in mind that Google Moderators are hired by Google based on the competencies and skills required to moderate a social community. If you want to check if there is a position available for your skills in your area please check https://careers.google.com/
Do you have a doubt about how to do something here or in Google Maps? The Help desk is here for you,with a long list of post with detailed indications on how to post.
Which kind of contents we share in the community? What are Connect topics? will give you an explanation
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