Suggestion: Moderator Applications?

True.. I see there now. But I really don't think that way would work out.. xD I still think that the idea is a little meh though. I think I see what you are saying.

I wouldn't seen an issue with members KNOWING that staff positions are open. I just don't think applications for why you think you want to be a mod is good.
Here's what a popular gaming site/forum does.

They allow members to contact the owner/head staff member
They can EXPRESS interest for being a moderator by e-mailing an address
They say their username on the forum

But like what I see on forums besides applications like the other forums is a forum open for people to express interest in a mod position.

This would just be like a "i'm interested in becoming a mod" thread. This would just show higher staff that these said people are interested in the future. It would not mean whenever a position is open they'd get it.

Yoruichi said:

Here's what a popular gaming site/forum does.

They allow members to contact the owner/head staff member
They can EXPRESS interest for being a moderator by e-mailing an address
They say their username on the forum

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I can see someone replying with this already, and this is the first thing that came to my mind when I read this. Even though I sort of agree with the notion of having members express interest in joining the staffing team. The majority of the members on PC are rather immature and would express interest just because they want a position on the staff not because they think they are well suited for the job.

Anyway: "That's another forum. PC runs things differently." or... something along those lines. Basically, just because it works on one forum doesn't mean it will work on another. And judging from some of the long time PC members' replies, something like this has happened in the past. Seeing as how it isn't here today, I doubt it worked well. I mean, PC has been open for what? Seven or eight years or so? If it worked, it would still be here today and in those seven or eight years, I'm pretty sure something like this was done in the past.

I'm surprised to see that people are still posting in this thread despite giving the same answer someone else said.

On PokeChamps we have Mod applications.
At most, we have 15 active users.
And me and the other 3 admins go check everything, before they get modded.
And then they get demoted for inactivity.

Much as I'd LOVE to sign up for(and GET)a mod position, the whole application thing wouldn't be good. I can tell you right now that if any troll with any intelligence found out PC had staff applications, they'd register a sockpuppet, bs an application, and go on a rampage if they got a promotion. A while back I actually suggested bringing the choice of who to mod out of only the admins hands and into the community's, in a vote. That was a stupid idea. But some of the other things, like making it known what positions are available and figuring out who'd actually want a promotion, those sound good.

And idea I have is holding forum-wide elections for positions.

FreakyLocz14 said:

And idea I have is holding forum-wide elections for positions.

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And yet another dumb idea from you. What you're wanting is a stupid popularity contest for the Staff spots. Lets forget about how good the person is for the spot, lets just vote our friends in. Lets vote out all the current Staff because they're evil and give me infractions. Lets get some real Staff in there who do nothing.
Got any other bright ideas that needs to be shot down?


Years and years ago back when PC was ran by a handful of people we had Mod applications. Back then the idea wasn't that bad because PC was still small, one person (maybe 2) replied to the requests, asked them a bunch of questions, and then posted what that person said so that the Higher Staff could review and vote. We Modded a few people by that way of Modding (Hiroshi Sotomura being one of them). And some of them were pretty good.

But it wouldn't work these days because PC wasn't as n00by back then as it is now. And PC was a lot smaller so we weren't flooded with stupid PMs asking to be a Mod.
But if we had it today it'd just be a great big mess. Yea sometimes it can be hard finding a good person for a forum, but we try our best, and try to find the right person for the job. Not saying we're perfect, we have Modded a few bad apples. But over the past 7 years Erica and I have been on the Staff (longest running Staff) I think I can safely speak for both of us in saying it's been a pretty good run, and the way we handle Moddings now is the best way. We've seen lots of ways to Mod on PC, friends requesting such as such to be Modded, people signing up to be a Mod, Staff just randomly Modding people, Staff pulling Mods from other forums, and so on. The system we have now works, that's all there is to it.


I would quote Zet's post, but I guess I'm one of them people. At least I give it from a point of view of someone who's been there... done that (not just someone who posts "Well, that wouldn't work"). And with that....

*Closed*