Moderator nomination thread

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by Kagen4o4

nah i wouldnt be a good moderator but thanks for the nomination

hey kagen, I nominated you on another thread.
I didn't know you were sexy from your words* wink* but you deliver teriffic one-liners.


I'll nominate kagen on this thread too since he's jonsen for attention :p

[Ibby]

Originally Posted by Tonchi

That's why you have to do it by hemispheres. We manage just fine at the site where I am administrator: Greece comes online and I can go to bed because it is the middle of the day over there. It goes Greece, Argentina, Mexico, California, and back to Greece again. I really need somebody who is located in Asia, but there is nobody fluent in English and Spanish who qualifies so that means some of us have to check in throughout the day just to make sure nothing slipped through. The Cellar could easily use the same principle, with a PA or NY person handing off to WA or CA, then passing it to Australia who then waits for a Brit to get online. The time zones in Asia will be an empty spot here too, although you might want to ask Ashke to hang out at a certain time and email the next person in line if something happens which needs attention.

Well, I am on for two and a half solid hours (give or take a few minutes) every day between about 12.30 and 3 here, which is midnight-thirty through three AM on the east coast, so I can be a moderator's helper-monkey and keep an eye out then if someone likes...

[Undertoad]

Nominations so far, then:

xoxoxoBruce
Wolf
SteveDallas
Lumberjim
Nothing But Net
Happy Monkey
BigV
Elspode
RichLevy
Kitsune

It wasn't clear whether skysidhe's mention of maggie was a real nomination or just a personal endorsement. Please clarify, skysidhe.

Otherwise, nominations remain open and nominees can say whether or not they accept the nomination, and let's say we vote on like Thursday.

What do you think of a one year term through 6/1/2007?

I like Tonchi's idea of "rolling" mods. For example, Kitsune or Bruce could cover the Eastern time zone, Big V or Tonchi herself, if she has the time, could cover the Pacific zone. We need an Aussie for that part of the world and I seriously nominate Kagen for that. Cyclefrance could do Europe and then hand it over to Bruce again. Just a thought. A one year commitment sounds reasonable to me.

[BigV]

I like the nominations already put forward: xoB, wolf, HM, lj, SD, Els, rl. I also think tw (despite his current tagline) and dar would be good moderators. I am basing these nominations on what I know of the temperment displayed by these users, and on the little I know about the duties and responsibilites of the postition. I think it should be taken seriously.

I accept my nomination. (thx glatt and zippyt!)

I have some questions about the responsibilites of the role itself. In the envitable case of a spam thread being created, and perhaps warned about with the notice going to email, what is the acceptable window for response time for deletion of such a thread? Golly, if I found one, and I have, I wouldn't mind if it were there as long as a day before deletion. I know I don't want to give aid, comfort and bandwidth to such parasites for one moment longer than I must, but if it happens and I don't get to it until I login/check that email address/see the smoke signals/etc, for a little while, is that a dereliction of my duty?

I also am a fan of terms of office. I am apprehensive (normally so, not abnormally so) that I will be able to do the job (if elected). and I would want to know that there was an "out" if I wasnt' fit. Short of banning me, of course. What are we talking here? Some number of months?

Multiple mods. Are we talking working in shifts? Or is it more like a distribution list and the first one to get to a ticket/email is the one to handle it?

Limited mods. I respect NBN's point that he would prefer to mod only a subset of threads. I think this is a good idea. I also think NBN would be a good moderator for the scope he defined.

Well, I can see by the big clock on the wall that I have to get back to class. I'll be back later.

[thrillhouse]

SteveDallas
or

Happy Monkey

[Tonchi]

Mari, we have lots of guys on the West Coast and nobody wants me to be a mod here, even if I did have the time But as for what BigV is asking, the only real critical issues would be blocking spammers and flamers immediately and getting the trash off the board. What I have been doing at my other website is we created an ADMIN FORUM, and the messages are moved there to get them off the board and to allow us as a group to analyze what happened afterwards. Nobody can see this forum except me and the mods. This preserves the IP for me to trace and check against previously banned or troublesome persons to make sure they are not back under a different identity. It also allows us to decide how we will handle certain issues in the future, and if one of the mods disagrees with removing the message he can explain his reasons. We have found this to be very satisfactory, and it protects us too because people who do not like our forum rules are always writing letters to the webmaster and Thalia or her record label to demand our removal or death and that way we can demonstrate the chain of events to the final authority (although not once has this been necessary).

[barefoot serpent]

I'll nominate the magster (magstress? MaggieL).

edit: but what about this idea: Urbane Guerilla AND tw!!! wouldn't that be a hoot! Each one gets emailed every day HALF of the new password -- that way they'll have to work together to decide who to show the door...

[skysidhe]

I nominate Kagen.


barefoot already got the magster

[lumberjim]

i think jinx would be good at it. she's on a lot more than i, and has experience. plus, she's smarter than i am.

[lookout123]

i'm going with bruce and wolf.

[SteveDallas]

If nominated, I will not run to the liquor store for some Scotch. If elected, I will not serve quiche. Sure, I accept.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by lookout123

i'm going with bruce and wolf.

Yes, but you haven't heard about my $100 gas rebate idea.

[richlevy]

Ok, really.

Obvious spam. Delete.
Banning users. Only after consultation for any kind of established user. A unilateral ban should only be for extreme cases such as hit-and-run spam.

Thats about it.

Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

edit: but what about this idea: Urbane Guerilla AND tw!!! wouldn't that be a hoot! Each one gets emailed every day HALF of the new password -- that way they'll have to work together to decide who to show the door...

I love it! Or how about me and LJ? My, my the sparks would fly!