??? Help Wanted

ghost_user_nameghost_user_name
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
We have some openings in the mod squad and we're open to applications.



If you're interested, please <a href="http://mailto:jonathan@appleinsider.com"; target="_blank">email me</a> with your name, age, and a short statement about your reasons for wanting to become a moderator.



Please make the subject of your email 'mod application' so my mail rules will throw it into the right folder.



Applications will be accepted until this coming Friday, July 19.
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  • Reply 1 of 31
    mikey offendermikey offender Posts: 412member
    Good luck. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
  • Reply 2 of 31
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    So in other words, the people who apply have no shot, right?
  • Reply 3 of 31
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by Fran441:

    <strong>So in other words, the people who apply have no shot, right? </strong><hr></blockquote>



    in other words, yes.



    Who's gonna apply? EmAn maybe?
  • Reply 4 of 31
    qaziiqazii Posts: 305member
    Seems like bad timing...after all, many or most of the people who would be good moderators will be in New York for MacWorld and will therefore not have the time to write books on the joys of moderatorship.
  • Reply 5 of 31
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Defiant:

    <strong>





    Who's gonna apply? EmAn maybe? </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Well I was already a mod. It's nothing special
  • Reply 5 of 31
    jonathan brisbyjonathan brisby Posts: 318member
    Oh! Oh! Let me be a mod! Oh wait... I have a life.. (no offense mods!). It was more of a jab at seeing this thread. Didn't we just talk about this in the "Kudos" thread? So we both know that anybody who has aspirations of being a mod (GOD KNOWS WHY THEY'D WANT THAT!) has no chance in hell. Right? So this thread is really a joke on us. (which is kinda crappy to do seeing as how I'm sure you'll get dozens of emails from Mac happy SOBs from the board). So why tug our chain Jon? I mean really....



    PS. Don't worry, my application will be in the mail in all of 5 minutes... oh wait. Never mind. I'm admin on my own board elsewhere. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 7 of 31
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    To the doubters: your ideas of the mod selection process are not true at all.



    I will not lie and say that all appointments have been made through the application process.



    I will not lie and say that it's a perfect system- However, I will say that this is the way that we feel selects the best candidates for the job.



    Of course the admins and existing mods have a group of people who we'd like to see apply in mind- we're human, and certainly not impartial in all things. However, it's not to say that we necessarily just go and immediately say YES if we receive an application from them. Frankly, this time, we don't have any pre-set candidates in our heads for the most part- no automatics, as it were.



    With 5000+ members, it's very easy to overlook good candidates. Certain people are very solid candidates for moderatorship, but aren't necessarily the most prominent posters. When we receive an application from such people, it's sort of like 'oh yeah, he'd be really good for the job too'.



    It's generally a difficult decision.





    This time around, it's quite probable that you will see a LOT of new mods. Not just two- because the whole 'global moderator' thing doesn't give individual forums enough attention. Not guaranteeing anything, but it's my personal belief that we need to inject a lot of new people into the mod pool.



    Jonathan Brisby- if you read the 'Kudos' thread again, you'll notice that we didn't say that those with aspirations of becoming a moderator were ignored, but rather those whose aspirations caused them to ask many many times, without solicitation, to become a mod. Now's the time that these people should send me an email. In short, i'm not tugging anyone's chain.



    [ 07-18-2002: Message edited by: Jonathan ]</p>
  • Reply 8 of 31
    andersanders Posts: 6,523member
    Is it okay to use this thread to nominate/encourage people to seek the position?
  • Reply 9 of 31
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    [quote]Originally posted by Anders:

    <strong>Is it okay to use this thread to nominate/encourage people to seek the position?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I think that's better suited to PMs or email, Anders.



    Nominations, then, are also welcome in my inbox.
  • Reply 10 of 31
    cdhostagecdhostage Posts: 1,038member
    Yo Duudz! Mek me the ultimate modship, man! I wanna smack dem beeyatches DOWN!
  • Reply 11 of 31
    jonathan brisbyjonathan brisby Posts: 318member
    Okay, you asked for it. I emailed ya Johnny me boy. Hope you have a soft place for guys like me. (or a hard place which can be soften by my words)
  • Reply 12 of 31
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong>



    Well I was already a mod. It's nothing special </strong><hr></blockquote>



    why aren't you anymore ?
  • Reply 13 of 31
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Defiant:

    <strong>



    why aren't you anymore ?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I think it had to do with me posting too much.
  • Reply 14 of 31
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Please also include the top 3 forums that you would like to mod, if you had to pick one.



    A top-3 list, as it were.



    OH! and your forum name, too.



    [ 07-14-2002: Message edited by: Jonathan ]</p>
  • Reply 15 of 31
    jet powersjet powers Posts: 288member
    Jonny, m'lad: ygm.



    ting5
  • Reply 16 of 31
    bartobarto Posts: 2,246member
    [quote]Originally posted by Jonathan:

    <strong>Please make the subject of your email 'mod application' so my mail rules will throw it into the right folder.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Will anyone who does not follow this simple instruction recieve an autographed "ban4life" e-mail?



    Barto



    [ 07-16-2002: Message edited by: Barto ]</p>
  • Reply 17 of 31
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    Make me a mod, I will rain fire on the infidels of posting in the wrong forum and murder with a horrible murdering the trolls of redundant topics.



    My top 3 forums of preferred moderation:

    1) EmAn's Mom

    2) EmAn's Mom

    3) Orangeinsider



    Allahu Akbar!



    [ 07-16-2002: Message edited by: groverat ]</p>
  • Reply 18 of 31
    nx7oenx7oe Posts: 198member
    Well, i think that um, i shouldn't be saying this but i am going to apply to be a moderator. Not that i need to, but i HAVE ASKED FOR THE POSITION FOR SO MANY TIMES





    I think jonathan just posted this thread to hear my response (or to read it <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> )
  • Reply 19 of 31
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    I know one thing, I want a tempermental whiner as a mod!







    "I will hold my breath until you make me part of your club!"
  • Reply 20 of 31
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    AI's newest member, EmAn's Mom will become a mod.



    <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
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