Is a Discord moderator application different from a staff application?

Moderator is a staff role. Use the mod template for Ban Members / timeout work. Helpers and admins get their own templates with different scenarios.

Should we do live interviews?

For the shortlist, yes. Use the written form first. The interview question bank covers raids, tickets, recusal, and burnout.

How do we stop two staff approving the same person?

Assign a reviewer on Pro. Notes live on the application so the next person sees why you said trial.

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Discord moderator application

Discord moderator application built for judgement, not vibes

A Discord moderator application should tell you who would recuse a friend, not who writes the nicest “I want to help the community” paragraph. ApplyDesk ships the form, the scorecard, and the interview bank.

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Filter on the form, confirm on a call

Written Discord moderator applications exist to fail people who should not get Ban Members. Voice or ticket interviews exist for the shortlist: raids, tickets, recusal, burnout, owner-offline. Do not interview everyone who submitted. Do not hire from the essay alone.

What to ask moderators

A raid at 1am: mute, lock, ping who, write what in the log.
A friend in a ticket: recuse, or explain why not.
A leaked screenshot of staff chat: who you tell, what you salvage.
Hours you can actually take — timezone, not “I’m always here.”
Prior staff: where, why you left, a Discord tag we could message.

The generator and the moderator template already include those. The interview tool is a live bank for the call. The scorecard keeps integrity as a veto.

Trial mods before full perms

Approve into a trial role with a time limit. The bot can promote when probation ends. Pair the form copy so applicants know approval is not Administrator on day one.

Questions

Is a Discord moderator application different from a staff application?: Moderator is a staff role. Use the mod template for Ban Members / timeout work. Helpers and admins get their own templates with different scenarios.
Should we do live interviews?: For the shortlist, yes. Use the written form first. The interview question bank covers raids, tickets, recusal, and burnout.
How do we stop two staff approving the same person?: Assign a reviewer on Pro. Notes live on the application so the next person sees why you said trial.

Run this on ApplyDesk

Use the moderator template, review in a queue, interview the shortlist, then let the bot assign the role.