It's long overdue (my fault, I apologise to the community!), but I have now appointed two new moderators - kiang and Pertinax, who have graciously accepted my request to help out with running the forums. They will primarily be looking after the UK / Europe sections of the site, but will help out elsewhere where they can.
Moderators are a volunteer position, they commit their time for the benefit of the community and in return, I think they should deserve our gratitude and respect (I am certainly grateful for the help they give me!).
Please make them welcome in their new roles and be a bit forgiving as they find their feet! I'm sure they will do a great job.
Just for your reference, I choose moderators based on their contribution to the site and for their balanced personality as community members. I look for people who I believe will add value above and beyond what they already do and would be willing and able to help out.
I do not accept requests to be made a moderator, indeed, asking if you can become a moderator is likely to have just the opposite effect and make you unlikely to be considered. Someone who is overly keen to become a moderator is not likely to make a good choice in my opinion.
Moderators are a volunteer position, they commit their time for the benefit of the community and in return, I think they should deserve our gratitude and respect (I am certainly grateful for the help they give me!).
Please make them welcome in their new roles and be a bit forgiving as they find their feet! I'm sure they will do a great job.
Just for your reference, I choose moderators based on their contribution to the site and for their balanced personality as community members. I look for people who I believe will add value above and beyond what they already do and would be willing and able to help out.
I do not accept requests to be made a moderator, indeed, asking if you can become a moderator is likely to have just the opposite effect and make you unlikely to be considered. Someone who is overly keen to become a moderator is not likely to make a good choice in my opinion.
