New list moderators needed!
It is high time we added additional mailing list moderators. The current moderators have been in place for years, but in the meantime their day job responsibilities have changed, or other distractions are preventing them from giving list moderation the attention it deserves. While the current moderators will make the final decision, it would be helpful to hear nominations from the list for several new moderators. Who are some regular posters with the "right stuff" to keep the list civil, productive, and interesting? Actually moderating postings doesn't take a lot of time, since only postings from new posters need manual moderation. But we need moderators who read all or most postings, and step in when guidelines aren't being observed. --Beman
Well, I haven't actually asked if he's interested, but Steven W's gotta be a candidate. - Rob.
On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Beman Dawes <bdawes@acm.org> wrote:
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Actually moderating postings doesn't take a lot of time, since only postings from new posters need manual moderation. But we need moderators who read all or most postings, and step in when guidelines aren't being observed.
In a private message, I was asked:
How many messages tend to need moderation each day?
Good question. It varies, but I'd guess about three on an average day. Perhaps two thirds get approved right away, and because the poster seems to follow the guidelines, I check a box in the moderation interface that says "Clear this member's moderate flag". Many of the postings that get rejected have a subject line problem, such as not indicating what library was involved. For example, "Boost compile failure". I've got a canned response for those, encouraging the poster to fix and resubmit. Only one moderator needs to deal with any given message. Once in a great while something comes up where other moderators are queried for their opinions, but that's rare. HTH, --Beman
Beman Dawes wrote:
While the current moderators will make the final decision, it would be helpful to hear nominations from the list for several new moderators. Who are some regular posters with the "right stuff" to keep the list civil, productive, and interesting?
Steven Watanabe Vicente Botet Escriba
While the current moderators will make the final decision, it would be helpful to hear nominations from the list for several new moderators. Who are some regular posters with the "right stuff" to keep the list civil, productive, and interesting?
Although I'm not a regular poster (actually I'm quite a novice), I'd like to give something back to the boost community. So, in case my help is needed, count me in. Best regards, Christoph
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Thomas Klimpel