moderators

[Pamela]

Yes, according to the definition, a moderator is rather an invigilator who scans threads and bans obscenity, off-topic posts when required and should not be necessarily involved in answering questions. I agree that Alex, Tom and ultimately Nina would make excellent moderators but I also second the list of candidates for a mod position submitted by Tom. Since the ‘English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms’ forum poses a core forum attended by a great many of members, Amy, Mr. Pedantic and Jamie (K) would receive a majority if the voting took place

[Pamela]

[Stew.t.]

Hi Pamela

That is what it comes down to; does the effort balance out with the benefit. Lots of moderators here and otherwise need to consider if they can be the "only paid contributor" or do it for other forum/ learner centered or altruistic reasons. We don´t all get such a privilege, do we. ; )

It is nice to have the time, but we all need to be paid to pay the bills. ; )

cheers stew.t.
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[Yankee]

Hi Pamela

Yes, in addition to answering questions, the splitting, moving, locking and unlocking of threads (along with a number of other things) all seem to be pretty standard moderator responsibilities elsewhere. Spam deletion, too.
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[Yankee]

Hi Torsten

In case you haven't seen this thread yet, I thought I'd just bump it up so it would once again be "current".
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