Mumsnet not paying staff disgusting

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Just read that mumsnet do not pay their night staff.
This cannot be true can it mumsnet?
If it is true then what is going on at mnhq
Aibu to be shocked by this
Or do fellow mumsnetters think it is ok to work for free
If the story is true

Link??

But my immediate thought it that you have got the wrong end of the stick! 😂

How are people supposed to comment without a source?

The night watch have always been volunteers.

It is true that are unpaid.

Source? My first gess is that there a few trusted volunteers who do a bit of moderation in their spare time? Quite normal on forums

I've read posts here which mention that night staff are volunteers- they don't have all the same abilities as mods, they just hide posts.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/3431337-Volunteer-for-the-Night-Watch

Volunteers don’t get paid. I assume they accepted that when they volunteered for the role.

I am a school Trustee responsible for 20 schools, I don’t get paid either but knew that when I applied for the role

Do you know why
It seems wrong not to pay the night shift

I assume similar role to moderators on community Facebook pages

Actually op I think I’m mistaken. I’ll ask mn to remove my post.

I did know this. But can't see the problem. Lots of forums have help from volunteers. And if they want to do it why not.

It's true op. The Samaritans don't pay their their staff in the phones either. Not even when I work until 2 am or overnight. It's a travesty. All these volunteers, volunteering voluntarily. It should be banned.

I thought it was quite well known that the night watch are volunteers. It comes up a lot when people post about trolls taking over the site. It's been the case for a while now that those who want to target the site know it's vulnerable at night, and over the weekend as moderation is very patchy. (i'm not blaming the volunteers for this)

It's not unusual for volunteers to help admin and moderate online platforms. I'm sure if it became subscription only they could afford to pay all staff.

Every forum volunteer moderators.

That has always been the way with forums.

They aren't staff. They don't need to do it. They volunteered because they wanted to be forum moderators. Some people like that for some reason.

Why I think was a hot topic of debate when it was set up.

there was no night moderation prior to it and obviously it’s not something MNHQ value enough to pay for. The two schools of thought are it’s fine as an act of community or that it’s taking advantage of kindly minded people for profit.

Personally I wouldn’t be doing it but if others want to it’s up to them.

The Night Watch is a specific thing. People choose to volunteer for it, that's their choice. If you see some of the disturbing or worrying stuff the night watch hide, you may understand it's a bit like volunteering as a pcso or on the samaritans. It's a social role some people take seriously, of protecting the vulnerable.

What on earth are you talking about?
I read this morning that the night shift
do get paid
It is on another thread.

Samaritans mind you are a not for profit org.

Because they aren’t a night shift. Not in the same way as the day shift are staff.

From what I remember, they are a small number of posters who have the power to hide posts until MN staff can moderate them in the morning.

Eh? They’re volunteers

Well yes but still, no one is forced into being a volunteer. It's voluntary.