WELCOME TO OUR NEW MODERATOR: LIZ3564

[_Dr. Shades]

Hi everyone,

As we all know, the volume of posts here has steadily been increasing. Even so, up until now I've been able to (barely) keep up with my moderating duties.

This past week was the tipping-point, though. It's clear that there's no longer any way I can keep up with it on my own.

This was compounded by the fact that I recently decided, on a lark, to do a Juliann-style search and input various swear words into our "search" feature and see what comes up. Holy cow, I was amazed by how many I'd missed!! Like I said earlier, I thought I was doing a good job keeping up, so I was surprised by how many posts I'd completely missed.

So if it wasn't clear before, it was perfectly clear afterward that I simply can no longer keep up.

THEREFORE, a new moderator has been brought onboard: Liz3564.

Now, let me state, for the record, that there are many, many people here who are eminently qualified to moderate this message board. The reason Liz has been made a moderator (at the exclusion of everyone else) is for one simple reason: She volunteered. That's it.

Keene and I discussed this at length, and we both feel that she's neutral enough to moderate effectively. So we extended the offer, and she has accepted.

So, she's coming onboard for a two-week (or so) trial period to ensure that this move works out for everyone. She has been mailed a long list of instructions on how to moderate the way MormonDiscussions does and how NOT to moderate like MA&D does. IF ANYONE HERE HAS A PROBLEM WITH LIZ'S MODERATION, please PM either myself or Keene and we'll work it out.

You're probably asking yourself, "what's the big deal? Why is this even being announced?" Well, the answer is simple: We want to avoid the very appearance of MA&D. We want to avoid any and all similarity to it. Over on MA&D, moderators are hired behind the scenes and given anonymous sock-puppets, allowing them to escape all accountability and rule with an iron fist. There's no accountability; they run roughshod over their participants and dispense threats like candy.

Here at MormonDiscussions, on the other hand, there is no "stealth moderation" whatsoever. The list of moderators is clearly posted at the top of every forum. Currently, there are four moderators here: Keene, Negative, myself, and now Liz3564. Keene is extremely hands-off, to my knowledge only deleting one post (one of mine!). Negative stays pretty hands-off too, only making (very minor) changes when I specifically ask him. So if you see any sort of edit or moderator post, up until now it's been mine, but from here on out it will be either mine or Liz's. If you have a problem or an issue with either of us, then by all means, don't just leave--send Keene or me an e-mail and let's work it out together.

See? Unlike MA&D, there's no mystery about moderator identities.

Now back to your regularly-scheduled programming, and thanks to EVERYONE for making MormonDiscussions.com such a success!

[_Yoda]

Thanks, Shades! :)

I will try to keep the vision you have for the board.

[_Bond...James Bond]

All Hail High Moderation Priestess!

[_Gazelam]

Good luck liz, and congratulations.

[_moksha]

Liz will do wonderfully. I suspect the biggest task should be directing the R-rated content to the Telestial forum. That will help insure the continuing success of this board.

[_keene]

I do very much enjoy the hands off approach. I'd really like to see the board evolve to self-moderation. Until then, I like to take the policy of not touching anything unless it's brought to my attention. If no one takes the responsibility upon themselves to complain, then no one gets moderation. I'm hoping to kill the "Someone else will take care of it" mentality.

If anyone has a problem, please PM liz, shades, negative, or myself. Any problems with the moderators, bring to me, because I don't care just enough to tell a moderator to screw off. ^_^

[_Dr. Shades]

If anyone has a problem, please PM liz, shades, negative, or myself. Any problems with the moderators, bring to me, because I don't care just enough to tell a moderator to screw off. ^_^

I echo that. Keene has put the smackdown on me or otherwise vetoed me in the past, so if you have a problem with me or Liz, Keene is the person to whom to lodge an appeal.

[_OUT OF MY MISERY]

Liz
Welcome and I trust you to be fair and impartial. I read your reposnes and know you can maintain that moderate view that is needed here. I will play nice and please, please let me know when I step off cause I know I can at times.

[_Yoda]

Thanks for the support, guys! :)

[_Who Knows]

Liz will do wonderfully. I suspect the biggest task should be directing the R-rated content to the Telestial forum. That will help insure the continuing success of this board.

I'll second that. It might help keep some of the TBMs - we all want that, don't we?