Thread: Please welcome Art Rock to our Moderation Team!

Originally Posted by HenryPenfold

. . . Out of interest, what's the process for joining the staff? Criteria and all that.

There is no "process" or application ... in fact asking to be a moderator will get you on the 'don't ever ask that member to be a moderator' list

The only "criteria" is just be a member in good standing ... one without any warnings and/or infractions, or temp bans.

All staff members were originally hand picked by the forum owner, Frederik Magle when he felt the need to add moderators. I was chosen in 2007, after having been asked to be on staff at our sister forum, MIMF, the year before, I was made Sr. Moderator, then Assistant Administrator in 2008, and Administrator in 2011.

When the time comes that we feel additional staff are needed, we come up with a list of names to consider. After much internal discussion we finalize that list, and then we will ask that/those member(s) if they are at all interested in joining the staff.

If they don't accept that is fine ... there will never be any problem with decliniing nor would we ever think differently about that member in the future.

Originally Posted by Krummhorn

There is no "process" or application ... in fact asking to be a moderator will get you on the 'don't ever ask that member to be a moderator' list

The only "criteria" is just be a member in good standing ... one without any warnings and/or infractions, or temp bans.

All staff members were originally hand picked by the forum owner, Frederik Magle when he felt the need to add moderators. I was chosen in 2007, after having been asked to be on staff at our sister forum, MIMF, the year before, I was made Sr. Moderator, then Assistant Administrator in 2008, and Administrator in 2011.

When the time comes that we feel additional staff are needed, we come up with a list of names to consider. After much internal discussion we finalize that list, and then we will ask that/those member(s) if they are at all interested in joining the staff.

If they don't accept that is fine ... there will never be any problem with decliniing nor would we ever think differently about that member in the future.

Thanks for the explanation.

Originally Posted by TalkingHead

That's reassuring. I therefore ask that you annoint me as a moderator.

Lol! I think you'd make a great moderator!

Originally Posted by Art Rock

Thanks all. I hope to do a good job.

Well done, sir! I'm sure you will be a good Moderator.

I hope one day I can be one, too.

Originally Posted by Merl

Another essential new moderator meme.

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I really love your memes - maybe you should start a thread!

Here's one you made earlier.

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Great to have Nereffid and Art Rock as mods - I do think the party has become more vibrant in the past week.

Welcome and enjoy it, my friend! The community is great and become even greater with the right people in the admin team.

^Is that a phot of Art Rock? I thought it was a photo of some modern/20th century composer.

The moderator's Etiquette Guide?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqLT3PmOKtQ

Congratulations, AR! Two new great mods for the forum...