I’m a moderator on a writing loop.
A moderator on a busy loop
only has to moderate.
A moderator on a slower loop
has the additional responsibility
of being a facilitator.
My biggest challenge
is to keep the loop from being the K show.
I do this by sourcing information
from other authors,
by quoting other authors,
and by asking questions
rather than replying with comments.
I step back,
and wear my facilitator hat.
Create Learning
has a great post on
the 10 Sins of the Facilitator
and one of those sins is
“Interprets or modifies
the words spoken and
records the “spin” on the input
rather than documenting
what is actually said.”
A good facilitator will be
as invisible as possible.