As some of you probably realize, Mike (mbdorfer) decided to step down from being a moderator recently, so that has put a hole in the staff that needs to be filled.
The last time I added a new moderator, I just selected a guy at random ( :grin01: ) who seems to be working out well. But as Jeff told me, his time is rather limited to do this sort of thing, but that was OK because I already had three mods in place anyway. But now with Mike gone, the workload is heavier on the main people taking up the slack, and I need to step in and get them some more help.
So what I want to do is basically the same thing I did initially. Yeah, I could just ask someone privately, but quite honestly, the voting process back then was actually a lot of fun, I think. So, I want to get a list of people interested in being a moderator here, with the understanding that the job DOES need some time in the ring to help do what moderators need to do for the health and welfare of this site and it's members. Traffic here is increasing, which naturally means more posts need to be reviewed, and more fires will need to be put out before they become widespread conflagrations.
So that's the scoop. Please submit the "application" to be a moderator HERE within this thread, as this is where I will pull the names from to generate the poll for the membership to vote on. What I want is for someone to volunteer, knowing what is hoped for while being a mod, or a third party can recommend another, as long as the recommended member accepts that nomination with the same above understanding.
I'll give this application process a week, figuring that I will close the application period sometime on December 18th. After that date I will compile the poll in another thread and then let the voting run maybe till Christmas. That should give both phases of the process enough time for most people. If it appears that more time is required, then I will adjust that as needed.
So all those interested, raise your hand, please....
The last time I added a new moderator, I just selected a guy at random ( :grin01: ) who seems to be working out well. But as Jeff told me, his time is rather limited to do this sort of thing, but that was OK because I already had three mods in place anyway. But now with Mike gone, the workload is heavier on the main people taking up the slack, and I need to step in and get them some more help.
So what I want to do is basically the same thing I did initially. Yeah, I could just ask someone privately, but quite honestly, the voting process back then was actually a lot of fun, I think. So, I want to get a list of people interested in being a moderator here, with the understanding that the job DOES need some time in the ring to help do what moderators need to do for the health and welfare of this site and it's members. Traffic here is increasing, which naturally means more posts need to be reviewed, and more fires will need to be put out before they become widespread conflagrations.
So that's the scoop. Please submit the "application" to be a moderator HERE within this thread, as this is where I will pull the names from to generate the poll for the membership to vote on. What I want is for someone to volunteer, knowing what is hoped for while being a mod, or a third party can recommend another, as long as the recommended member accepts that nomination with the same above understanding.
I'll give this application process a week, figuring that I will close the application period sometime on December 18th. After that date I will compile the poll in another thread and then let the voting run maybe till Christmas. That should give both phases of the process enough time for most people. If it appears that more time is required, then I will adjust that as needed.
So all those interested, raise your hand, please....