# Moderators Wanted **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [November 12, 1999, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396 "1999-11-12T00:35:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 1999, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/1 "1999-11-12T00:35:00Z")
Please note, at the top of entry page, Ed has posted a notice that we are looking for a few new moderators. The link: [Wanted. New Moderators. Apply within.](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getannounce&ForumNumber=5&Start=2451180.99&End=2451545&Session=2451494.1822) ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Rey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/77aa72/32.png) [@Ian\_Rey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_Rey)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 1999, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/2 "1999-11-12T14:42:00Z")
Noted. ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 1999, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/3 "1999-11-12T14:51:00Z")
Hey, this doesn’t have anything to do with a Mailbag column! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 1999, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/4 "1999-11-12T17:49:00Z")
… and this was posted here to draw attention to the advert, not to start discussion. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 1999, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/5 "1999-11-13T06:01:00Z")
Does that mean we have to move this to Great Debates now? ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 1999, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/6 "1999-11-13T06:06:00Z")
> [@](#): > > … and this was posted here to draw attention to the advert You mean it’s spam??? 😉 * * * Livin’ on Tums, Vitamin E and Rogaine ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 1999, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/7 "1999-11-14T14:18:00Z")
Sorry, Dex, I was just showing potential job seekers how a moderator should react to a non-topical message. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 1999, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/8 "1999-12-17T01:59:00Z")
Ah David but you do have a point. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2000, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/9 "2000-01-05T14:38:00Z")
So, did you find your moderators or what? Don’t just leave us hanging! There are no current announcements, and I cannot seem to “link” to previous announcements. Still ISO moderators? * * * I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy - Hawkeye 4077th ---
**Author:** ![MidnightVa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@MidnightVa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightVa)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/10 "2000-01-07T12:52:00Z")
How does one go about applying to be a moderator? ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/11 "2000-01-07T13:53:00Z")
There was a link posted, for about a month, asking for people to apply for position of moderators. There were a LOT of responses, and the Committee is weeding through them now. There were far far more responses than Moderator positions, so there will be many disappointments, and there are a lot of very well-qualified and impressive candidates… so the hiring process ain’t an easy job. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-wanted/1396/12 "2000-01-07T14:15:00Z")
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