Les,

I agree with all your points but somehow I feel this is not the best way to appoint moderators. The last few processes for appointing moderators & changing forums were not ideal but is your strategy an improvement?

Lately, I have been wondering if this board is becoming too insular. Maybe we might use this opening to move some moderators up from the script or starters forum & introduce some new blood. Our current moderators are some of the best on the web but new blood is necessary for any long term survival.

Jpols has been very active lately & he would probably be an excellent moderator. Also, if Glenn Barnas keeps contributing at his current level for a few more months, he might be a good moderator for starters. There are several other high quality members who might be a good addition to the moderator pool.

Don't get me wrong, I agree DrillSergeant should be replaced & NTDOC is probably the ideal choice as moderator for this forum but on the other hand we should always be on the look out for new recruits.

I think there is a bigger picture here & maybe we are forgetting it.

For what it's worth, my suggestion is to ask which of the 4 moderators in Starters & Scripts would like a change & we use the resulting opening to bring in someone new. One out of many possibilities is NTDOC goes to UDF, Howard moves to Scripts & the current group of moderators chooses a new replacement in Starters.

[ 24. February 2003, 17:11: Message edited by: Jack Lothian ]
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