Today we passed 600 members -- that's a lot of folks on Cavaliertalk, and more than I can keep an eye on at one time given that I also have a job and an offline life! :lol:
I have been planning for some time to introduce a team of moderators to the board who can make sure the board always feels like a comfortable place to be and to make sure we don't get any rogue posts or legally problematical posts, and to manage threads that may step off into a direction that is outside the ethos or remit of Cavaliertalk. Those who have been on the board for a while will know that there are very few restrictions on what can be posted here -- those areas are outlined in the Getting Started section -- and I don't expect moderators to run into many problems while helping mind the board. I've had almost no problems and I don't expect any of this to change much. But 600 people, growing at about 5 new members daily, is getting to be too much activity for me to look after alone. :cffee:
So, I've asked two people to join a new moderator team that will likely grow a bit more in future: Cathy Moon and Jen, both of whom are actively on the board most days and also are in a different part of the world from me, which is very helpful as many use the board in places that have their daytime and evenings when I am asleep here in Ireland. :slp:
I am very appreciative of their willingness to shoulder this task which, though I hope it will work around the time they already spend here anyway and won't be a great burden to them, nonetheless carries responsibilities. They have been generous in volunteering to freely give their own time to this community and help it remain a place I hope people enjoy visiting.
Please note this is not a team of police 8) but more a team of helpers.
I have confidence in their capabilities and their judgement. Also please note that they also have the right to their own opinions and in that sense remain normal, active members of this community too!
I have been planning for some time to introduce a team of moderators to the board who can make sure the board always feels like a comfortable place to be and to make sure we don't get any rogue posts or legally problematical posts, and to manage threads that may step off into a direction that is outside the ethos or remit of Cavaliertalk. Those who have been on the board for a while will know that there are very few restrictions on what can be posted here -- those areas are outlined in the Getting Started section -- and I don't expect moderators to run into many problems while helping mind the board. I've had almost no problems and I don't expect any of this to change much. But 600 people, growing at about 5 new members daily, is getting to be too much activity for me to look after alone. :cffee:
So, I've asked two people to join a new moderator team that will likely grow a bit more in future: Cathy Moon and Jen, both of whom are actively on the board most days and also are in a different part of the world from me, which is very helpful as many use the board in places that have their daytime and evenings when I am asleep here in Ireland. :slp:
I am very appreciative of their willingness to shoulder this task which, though I hope it will work around the time they already spend here anyway and won't be a great burden to them, nonetheless carries responsibilities. They have been generous in volunteering to freely give their own time to this community and help it remain a place I hope people enjoy visiting.
Please note this is not a team of police 8) but more a team of helpers.
I have confidence in their capabilities and their judgement. Also please note that they also have the right to their own opinions and in that sense remain normal, active members of this community too!
