a mod doesnt need a million posts or be noticed by everyone on the board. It isnt a popularity contest, it isnt based on who has the most posts. For the most part we throw around some names and what qualities they may have that would make a good mod, or the exact opposite. Being able to keep a level head is a quality you seem to be overlooking. notice theres no bitching and moaning from PTS about the slack you guys have given him. thats what im talking about. im sure greg has his own criteria for what kind of person he wants overlooking his board when hes away, and i doubt someone who is always complaining and starting arguments or constantly degrading other members is part of that criteria.

Just give the lad a chance. I'll admit, I thought it was a bit out of the blue to choose perfection, but whatever, we'll give him a chance. No one was happy when SATCHMO was made mod either, then everyone loved him for it in the end.

was that aimed at me? if so, say so please....i'm not very good at reading between the lines and have a tendancy to take things the wrong way.

perhapse you're right, in fact i'm sure of it, i'm sure that someone who has absolutely no discernable personality and is willing to do the grunt work and stay quiet about it is a far better choice than someone who actually has a lot to say......
but we sure as fuck got sidetracked, if you read my original post, i was also a little pissed that the wast majority of the mods are from the us......as soon as you rectify the situation, i'll stay quiet for all eternity..... or not.....

my original point was that there's like 20 mods when it's evening in europe, and perhapse 1 when it's morning or afternoon, i just thought i'd be nice to relieve AITA of some of the work, as i know she does a lot.....and noone seems to take that into consideration when naming new mods, we have plenty of great mods from america, but only 1 for the rest of the world....and i guess i just thought that was a bit unfair, to AITA aswell as to the boards......

That maybe true, but that doesn't apply to perfection because on america we have all mods on the east coast, so after 6:00pm none of them come on because their in bed and the boards are left to sit around with no mod, till AITA comes on.

I agree it would be nice, however in the whole scope of things where a person lives is just not very important in deciding who should be promoted. It's a bonus, but definately not a key factor.

I'm going to close this thread. If anyone has any more thoughts about the topics dicussed in here can PM me or another staff member.

I know the thread is closed, but I felt it was neccesary for me to get my 25 cents in.

First of all the time issue. Time is probably the last thing we care about when picking a mod. I can think of one time when a time issue was important, and that was by the spamming of the mygot forum. It took 3 hours, but it was taken care of. More issues....

We're picking a mod, not having a popularity contest. One of the most important quality is being able to get along with the rest of the mods so we can all try to be as even and fair as possible, but also have similar reactions to problems.

The job of being the mod is to moderate the forums, not be a nazi at what is this and that type of music. 99.999% of all moderation takes place in the lounge anyway. Makes that point useless. I'm completely down for giving out special titles or even colored names to those that specialize in a certain topic of music, but one's expertise in an area isn't one of the biggest qualities we look for when giving someone the spot. David Frost, knows a lot about music, but he's a d-bag. No chance he should be a mod.

PM if you have any questions on what I wrote. But it is really that simple.

I would also like to throw my thoughts in, and several people I will be PMing because I would like to continue this privately.

Since very few of you would know this, MB tried the local moderating. It failed for two reasons. The spam was often not curtailed in the forums where the moderator wasn't on, while a mod in another forum, who was on, couldn't do anything about it. Plus, we're not big enough a board, and probably won't be for another year or so to support all these moderators. MusicBanter has roughly 50 regular posters. and another 50 or so that stick around for a couple months than leave. That's not alot at all. I'm on boards with 400+ regulars. When we reach that level, local modship will be a good idea.

And to adidasss, music comment, serious or not, metal and rock is my main staple of music. I have recently been getting into electronic and other styles. If I like it I listen to it, but regardless, I police the other forums. Because it is my job. Not because of what I listen to.