Dear,
Some feedback from us
- did someone mail DrillSergeant about it?
- the effort for the UDF forum isn't very big. Only the moderator
must more accurate. Accurate before forum becomes rabbish. Impor-
tant is the subject description, the way an UDF is submitted and
the way we are discussing an UDF. - Indeed we must prevent that this board is becoming too insular,
but it is in our opinion nearly related to moderatorship. More the
way we are acting as members can be reason for that. - It isn't strictly necessary that new blood will introduce as
moderator. Important elements for a moderator. He has a good histo-
ry record, he is a member of TOP25 and he is of course willing to
play a moderator rule. Also it can be necessary to read a lot of
posts, which can require too much time for a specific forum. To pre-
vent problems with the amount of posts required for a TOP25 position
we can use also minimal amount of posts based on a good recent record
history.
At least this person shouldn't be a moderator at this moment, when
enough TOP25 members are willing to do it.
See our BB MM Club about complex history tracking.
See our BB Specials page about 100-posters list and their last
day of posting. - introducing some new blood on heavy changing forums isn't a good
suggestion. Some forums doesn't requires much work and attention. No
much new topic aren't created on those forums.
See our BB History statistics about forum developments. - As millennium guy and based on history record jpols is a good
candidate to become a moderator. We think also about Richard Howard. - We should always be on the look out for new recruits. First thought
handles about moderators with more than one forum. Secondly thought
what will be the effects, when a forum doesn't need much adjustment.
Third those forums are in very good hands by regular posters.
At least we should forget what was the goal in the past. Relieve Henri
from an enormous amount of work. Prevent that forums becomes a big
chaos, because Henri doesn't have much time to do it and because the
post-creator was the only person who could change his topic.
In simple words to keep a forum in order.
In our opinion about reasons for changing by moderators are
- current moderator doesn't have enough time anymore.
- current moderator want to move to another forum. other forum doesn't cost much time.
- current moderator simply want to stop with it.
- current moderator doesn't act as moderator. f.e. deleting all kind of posts and topics
forum not related. btw at the moment we doesn't see such persons on the board.
In short terms: there must be a vacancy for that forum.
Impose a shuffle works in our opinion contra productive. - always there will be a moment, that a member/moderator want to go with
retruiment. Currently all moderators are less than one year on duty.
Only Shawn is moderator since January 2002. Most of the other
since summer 2002.
The question is now:
- is there a vacancy on UDF forum. First we must try to get a reaction from
DrillSergeant. - yes, there is a vacancy. are there moderators who want to move to it?
- yes, there is possible a new vacancy.
- yes, there is really a vacancy. which can be candidate for it? a person
who match the important elements for a moderator.
Of course Jack, we must invite first someone new into the moderator
group to replace him or to take place on another forum.
greetings.
btw: we are available to create a detailed history record of possible
candidates for moderator task. Of course it is only information, but
for us it isn't decisive factor here.
