Is moderating this forum a full time job for either of you? If so, I’m torn between thinking you’re the luckiest individuals on earth, or lost souls.
Keep up the great work
I vote for “luckiest lost souls”
Is this BB actually monitored (watched) 24/7?
If so, do you work 12 huors/day, etc.?
- What is your educational background?
- Do you have another job?
- How do you get rid of those nasty grass stains?
Well, until they show up to speak for themselves, I can tell you that moderating is a volunteer position. The only reward they get is the undying love of the Teeming Millions and a coffee mug. Because they all have lives beyond this little corner of cyberspace, they don’t spend all their time here. I’m sure there are times when we’re moderator-less, though there are enough of them now that those times are probably rare.
What kind of training do the moderators receive?
Do they all live in Chicago? If not, how are they recruited?
Do they ever have get-togethers? Have they seen Cecil and Ed in the same room at the same time?
Actually, were all a single person. Lynn, Ed and Cecil included. I just use many psuedonyms to make you guys think I’m omnipresent. I get more coffee mugs that way, too.
And since I haven’t actually been outside in years, I don’t hafta worry 'bout grass stains.
Mods are just plain folk, like you and me, gang. Except for the coffee mug, of course.
They are just people who have been around the block a few times and have demonstrated, through their posts, that they are intelligent, patient, helpful, level-headed and certifiable (take that last one however you would like).
If you’re interested in Moderating, send an email to Tuba. It wouldn’t hurt to put something like, “Moderator Application Request” in the subject line since she gets two or three emails a day, I’m sure :).
Good luck!
And where are the web sites with their nekkid pitchers?
This page should take you to a neat little cove. The guy with the hat on is Cecil.
Aside from the mug, it’s strictly a volunteer position. We can be from any which place (Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Montana, in that order, myself). We’re chosen from among the ranks of the members, mostly, although I suppose that different criteria must have been used for the original moderators way back when in the Olden Days. Logic would show that we’re not on 24/7 (we have to do something else to earn a living), but I think you’ll understand if I say I won’t tell you when we’re not :). And I would have a naked picture on the Web, but I’m still having a hard time getting my Web page finished and posted.
Here are the nekkid pitchers.
Interestingly, if you look at the page source, some of the posts have hidden words which don’t normally show up. I’ve added them back in below:
I’m not sure what this means, however. Probably nothing.
Wow. Talk about a long and difficult birth!
Wherever you guys are from, [buttkiss] Thanks for all your hard work, Moderators!!! [/buttkiss]
We dopers DO appreciate it, even if you sometimes hurt our feelings by locking/moving our Q’s from time to time!
Well spotted ZenBeam. What on earth is it there for? Me thinks the moderators have something to hide…