New Moderator

[Lycaon]

Noted and will be discussed.

The main reason to appoint a new moderator would be that the forum maintenance needs another hand. At this point we are doing just fine, but we will see into it nonetheless.

[Danhod]

I don't see why he wouldn't be a great mod

[DarkLink]

Oh, it's been a while since I came over here ^^

As I mentionned it somewhere else, I don't see anything bad in promoting a member who has been active and loyal for years here to the role of moderator.

However, many people here are have been also promoting the forum and try to make it a lively place even if there iss always more to do. That being said, I agree with LYCAON regarding the needs and occasions when one is needed.

As I see it, it is more a maintenance role than a priviledged one, and I don't want to add my fair and kind comment to any pressure that could be made regarding a step-up process.

One last thing if I may: when you have not been here for months (or years?), I guess it is always better to show your dedication and regularity in participating than just writting on every topics very actively for 2 months and asking for something in return.

As mentionned in the rule set, using this forum is not a right but a priviledge.

[Lycaon]

The role of a moderator mainly exists out two parts. Firstly, there is making sure that forum is used according to the house rules. Well-behaved as you are, this not a grant effort. Secondly, there is the maintenance, selecting genuine first posts form spam, making a back-up every once in a while, keeping the system nice and tidy. At this point we have got all of this covered. In that sense – as Darklink puts it – no, being a moderator is not a privilege. It is mostly voluntary maintenance of a website.

If what you want is making this forum a more lively place – or something else in general – well, it’s a My Dying Bride forum with a couple of trivial house rules. Most of all it is a forum, and it becomses what its users make it to be. Changing the forum is something everyone could initiate or contribute to, there are no moderators needed on that account. By that I mean, being a moderator or a regular user would not make the slightest difference, yet of course I would be willing to play a part in it.

So if changing the forum somehow is what this thread boils down to, then I propose to start a thread in this section where we can discuss how we – as a group – could achieve such a thing.