(April 10, 2015 at 12:46 pm)Norman Humann Wrote: Just out of sheer curiosity and definitely not because I am planning to take over the site... what are the criteria for choosing new staff members?
Here's how the process works -
* if someone is leaving staff, they often give a recommendation that we consider.
* current staff members throw a name or three each in for consideration.
* we debate the nominees and narrow the list to the best-supported
* it goes up for a vote, which continues until there is a majority consensus of voters
Everyone has their own ideas of who would make a good mod. I'll share some of my criteria.
* very established as a regular - say at least 9 months to a year with regular posting.
* broadly liked and respected within the community
* fair-minded and not afraid to give an opinion
* would fit in with the rest of the staff
