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Yes, M&R is my usual area and it seems the least spammed, however, I believe it could use one more mod as it takes a while for the offending threads to be taken care of. Longer than in most places. The only reason M&R is okay is that the spammers are too lazy to go all the way there.

While I think more ED mods is a necessity, I think the current "definition" of ED is rather vague. Quite often it's hard to spot what's actually rubbish and what's merely uninteresting/unegaging to you. Perhaps a stronger outlining of ED could be made, which would lead to less reports, which would lead to a lesser need for mods.

I think I should be a mod.

People keep saying that we need more mods, but no ones steps up to the task.

Could we perhaps start a petition to get me modship?

I'm here all the time, and have been since 2004.

I used to be Ari-san

For the most part, I'd say that the ED sub-forums (P, S&T, M&R, S&P) are running pretty decently. They don't see nearly as much traffic as the main forum, which helps.

Let's hold back on nominating ourselves for Moderator positions for right now. I'm sure that most of Gaia's members would love to be put in such a powerful position, and that the Administration is well aware of that fact. They'd pick who they'd pick, for their own reasons.


Indeed: ED and GD often converge, as do GD and the Chatterbox. Stricter definitions might help, but I'd be lying if I thought that the majority of new, casual members paid the guidelines any heed at first.


I'd agree with you that Gaia needs more Moderators, but cleaning up the Chatterbox is simply a statistical impossibility. The Chatterbox is, far-and-away, the most post-heavy forum on Gaia. There are hundreds--maybe even thousands--of posts made there every second, or so it seems. The Mods of the Chatterbox will be swamped, no matter how many there are (unless, maybe, their numbers reach into the hundreds).

Seriously, we need more mods. I understand how life can be busy so perhaps more mods would be helpful. Perhaps if we had stricter rules and a heavier watch (more mods watching more carefully) then maybe we could clean up the ED a little.

I have a slight idea... I don't know if it was raised earlier but perhaps if we could help Fuben ask for more mods, perhaps they will realize that the ED needs the help and clean up.

The need for more mods is a tough subject with no easy answers. Yes, we need mods who are actually online and check reports. I have reported pointless boards only to see them still up and even longer the next time, and some people who are trying to help seem to only encourage the trolls.

I'm not sure if more mods are the answer. I think what we need are different mods, as what we have isn't working. Look at me purposefully not saying my opinions on specific mods, but they're not working. A nomination system would be good, especially for helpers. The current apprenticeship style to becoming a helper is too discriminatory, and just because the mod likes you doesn't mean you're good at what you do. I love some of our helpers, but others... no comment on how they got their position. They could also really use some more powers, they are way too limited.

On a more specific note? I really miss Cloverina. Maybe it's just because I'm an '04er, but it seems like the ED started to go downhill after she left.

Actually? Not really. IP banning is a serious thing for them to do, and since alot of ED haters are from 4Chan and/or savvy enough to just change their IP adress [it's really, really easy, especialy if you're on wireless], it's alot of trouble for little profit.