moderators

[Yankee]

Hi

Ralf was recently made a moderator here. (Congrats again, Ralf.) There are also some other active members here who would make good moderators for the site, in my opinion. I don't know whether they'd actually want such a "job" or not, but I can certainly imagine Tom, lost_soul, or NinaZara, for example, taking on some moderator duties.

Any thoughts on this?
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[lost_soul]

Hi, Amy

Thank you for your trust
I wouldn't mind being a moderator, or seeing Tom or NinaZara as moderators, that's fine with me.

[NinaZara]

Oh, it feels nice that you thought that of me, Amy. But honestly, I don't think I can be a moderator if you are not one. Seeing all the work, time and energy that you've contributed to this forum, I think they should consider making you a partner.

[Yankee]

Hi Nina

When you look at the explosion in new members here, it seems to me that a couple of new moderators might well be needed. (That's just my personal opinion.)

Even though I chose to give up my moderator status here, I think you'd make a great addition to the "green team".

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[NinaZara]

Thanks, Amy. Hmmm, now you've made me wonder how I'd feel if my name was in green... I must admit, I don't hate it.

[Tom]

Dear Amy

First of all, thank you very much for the heartening suggestion. You really made my day.

...but, Amy, I really believe that my language skills do not allow me to do a moderator's job on the forum. That said, I would love to see the following people as moderators here.

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

Sorry, Tom, but you can't convince me that you don't have the language skills.
I do think you have the language skills to do it, and you certainly are a devoted member of this site.

It seems to me that the very nature of a team is complementary. Teammates complement each other. (Compliments are always nice, too. )
In other words, Mod A might be better at doing X than Mod B is. Mod B might be better at doing Y than Mod A is. Mod C might be too busy to do X on a particular day, but Mod D isn't. Mod E might have a different way of explaining something than Mod A. And so on.

Naturally, Torsten and Alan will ultimately decide what does and doesn't happen on their site, or how many moderators they feel they need. This is a very open site, though, and since the topic of moderators has been in the air recently, it seemed an appropriate time to make some suggestions.
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[Mister Micawber]

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Anyway, there is nothing to say that any particular level of language skill is required-- just a level head. Here is the definition that appears in English-test.net's FAQs:

[Yankee]

Hi MM

Oddly enough, I was not aware that I could lock, unlock, move or split threads when I was a moderator. Or is that something new? I don't recall ever having seen anything that would have enabled me to do those things. Delete and Edit functions, yes, but not the other things.

I agree that a level head is very important for a moderator, and I must say you are one of the most level-headed people I've ever known.

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[Ralf]

Totally agree with Amy.

Though I've never met him in person, I feel I could entrust MM with balancing a handmade powder keg on one foot
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[Mister Micawber]

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Ak! I hope I'm never put to that test, Ralf!

(I don't know whether the button has always been there, Yank, but I finally stumbled on the 'Move' etc access down at the bottom of the page.)
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[Tom]

[MrPedantic]

[NinaZara]

It's amazing, considering you live in Japan, MM, where people tend to be long-winded. But I think that explains the patience.

[Mister Micawber]

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I guess you're all too far away to hear me grinding my teeth, eh? But thanks for the strokes. Now let's see if we can get another Mod or two.
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