Firstly - it is a thankless job. It can be a lot of work - and, if you are doing it well - most people don't even know things are being done - like last week when we repelled the attacks of GoKnights for about the 20th time I think (with much help from Willow, twizzle and others).
I've had my finger on the pulse of the moderating of this section and the whole site as much as anyone i think - and I would rate the job antonius does as 10/10.
He is fair and evenhanded - but he is also very quick to see a problem and act for the good of everyone. When I was doing the job antonius is doing now, I liked to give people every chance to sort out problems themselves - and I used to get many, many pms from people telling me just to step in and sort out the problem. antonius has had very few complaints, and rightly so, because his judgement on when to step in and when to let problems ride is spot on, and on the rare occasions he makes mistakes, he is ready to apologise and make things right.
On the guest moderator thing - it was my idea, but I handed it to antonius to implement. My idea was to give lots of people a chance to see how moderating was done, so we would have people ready to do the job when we are ready to stand down, and just to give people a bit of a boost. it was supposed to be a very positive thing. In practice - it has been a problem nearly every time we have used it - which is not good.
Lastly - I'd like to say I am a fan of Gene Krupa. He proved he is a very capable guy by winning the survivor comp - which was really a great way for us to find out who amongst us has 'talent' at organising etc - and I am not reluctant to say I have been thinking of him as someone who could take on a leadership role in this forum someday soon. On the other hand, if anyone thinks it is fair to undermine antonius to support Gene - they are barking up the wrong tree. antonius has done a ton of work, and done it very, very well - and he has my total support for one.
cheers
roopy
I've had my finger on the pulse of the moderating of this section and the whole site as much as anyone i think - and I would rate the job antonius does as 10/10.
He is fair and evenhanded - but he is also very quick to see a problem and act for the good of everyone. When I was doing the job antonius is doing now, I liked to give people every chance to sort out problems themselves - and I used to get many, many pms from people telling me just to step in and sort out the problem. antonius has had very few complaints, and rightly so, because his judgement on when to step in and when to let problems ride is spot on, and on the rare occasions he makes mistakes, he is ready to apologise and make things right.
On the guest moderator thing - it was my idea, but I handed it to antonius to implement. My idea was to give lots of people a chance to see how moderating was done, so we would have people ready to do the job when we are ready to stand down, and just to give people a bit of a boost. it was supposed to be a very positive thing. In practice - it has been a problem nearly every time we have used it - which is not good.
Lastly - I'd like to say I am a fan of Gene Krupa. He proved he is a very capable guy by winning the survivor comp - which was really a great way for us to find out who amongst us has 'talent' at organising etc - and I am not reluctant to say I have been thinking of him as someone who could take on a leadership role in this forum someday soon. On the other hand, if anyone thinks it is fair to undermine antonius to support Gene - they are barking up the wrong tree. antonius has done a ton of work, and done it very, very well - and he has my total support for one.
cheers
roopy
