As Oxygen is stepping down as a moderator, the Religion forum is in need of a moderator. I've already received a few offers, but I've decided to try something new. I'll be choosing the new moderator(s) of this forum by a public vote.

This thread is the first step. I'm merely making my intentions clear, and would ask that anyone who would like to have their name included in the vote speak up here. The public vote will follow later, and candidates can make the case for their appointment then.

At the moment, Zero, Tyler, Asguard, Thor (maybe), Xev, Cris, GB-GIL Trans-global,
CounslerCoffee and James R are interested. Anyone else?

Please nominate youself only.

I'm interested, but I think I may have a biased view towards certain members that I think drag down this particular area.

I'll have to sleep on it

Make our cases? Do you mean we get to campaign?

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There is no god, afterlife or divine love. There is only Entropy, the mother from which we were all born. She tugs our souls with the beautiful, maternal love of chaos. Why do you keep Her waiting?

-central philosophy of Zero, Sage of Chaos

i like to nominate whatsupyall

I think it should be moderated jointly. By an athiest and a theist. That way there would be some balance and people can't say "He did that cos he's a Christian!!"

agreed but not a bigoted one or s/he'll abuse moderator powers.

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There is no god, afterlife or divine love. There is only Entropy, the mother from which we were all born. She tugs our souls with the beautiful, maternal love of chaos. Why do you keep Her waiting?

-central philosophy of Zero, Sage of Chaos

Two open minded people, one athiest, one theist. That way both sides voices are heard and dealt with accordingly

I vote for any person that doesn't have a bias against the people here...which, as is the nature of humans, this kind of a person may be hard to find. Though, i'm willing to listen to peoples 'campaign ads'

Who better than Xev?

:cool:

Xev would be so good at moderating this area for all the wrong reasons unfortunatly. I would love to see it happen though

Make our cases? Do you mean we get to campaign?

Well, it's the members who will be voting, so do whatever's necessary to get the votes. :)

Oh, please nominate yourself only.

Porfiry;

What duties does being a moderator entail?

Good question. Is there a list of duties, you know, what mods can or can not do?

I'll do it. Hell, it's not like I have a life. :p

I wouldn't be yelling at everyone who said something stupid. I think I would try to keep whatsupmuscles in line, a bit, but I would not censor him or anyone else....even Nelson. I'd just want to enforce the rules so that we could have a semi-intelligent debate.

If not me, I definitely say Tyler.

Nebula,
Moderators essentially have complete control over the content of a forum. They are encouraged to guide, focus, and stimulate discussion. To do this, they are given the power to edit, delete, and move all threads and posts in the forum.

Okay, thanks.

Well, if you're really stuck for someone, I would be willing to co-moderate with someone, but I think there are people more qualified than myself (I'm thinking Tyler, Adam, or Xev).

I say the next mod should be someone like Oxygen, makes sense doesn't it?

I've seen only one member able to handle himself like no other in the religion forum:

Raithere

Me. But I'm not too popular with some theists.

But really the most neutral and one of the brightest people here in whom I have immense respect is James R. Being an agnostic kinda puts him in the middle. And apologies for nominating someone else.

But having co-moderators seems like a good idea as well.

I'd like to nominate. It could be interesting. As Cris says, I'm somewhere in the middle as far as religion is concerned. I'm not an atheist, but I do not follow any established religion. I came up on the beliefnet survey as Unitarian Universalist, but I'm not sure how accurate that is, either...

Oxygen has covered the Philosophy section of sciforums, for as long as I have been here. I do notice that on occasion that Oxygen still comes by. It is a sad day to see this as there are very few left that were here when I came. I understand the real world calls and nothing in life is static forever.

We have all seen the kooks come through, in every section of the board at one time or another. One of the more outspoken members has been mentioned within this thread. I think we all understand that there are times when folks are just too disruptive to the site in general to remain. (Mallory Knox comes to mind with this statement) No, I am not calling for a banning here as I think there is already a thread dealing with that.

If the body is to vote on who is to moderate the forums, we should have some info from those nominees. I would like to see some tooting of horns so to say, from the nominees. The Philosophy section, in particularly the Religion forum itself is one if not the most active of the board. It will require someone that is dedicated to what is best for scifourms and with a good head and fair stance. At times, something not easy to do. This is my take on it...

Uhh... me?

Cris is probably the best idea, but I'm sure I have more free time than anybody else that ever frequents these forums (not that I currently spend it all on Sciforums, but that could be arranged ;))

About the 1 theist 1 atheist idea... which Theist would we choose? I would say CounslerCoffee or Tiassa, they seem to be the only theists who aren't 1. dumb 2. insane or 3. almost never visit. lol.

Thanks for nominating me GB. You have no idea how many times I get the "Your not a crazy theist" thing from people.

If you wanted me to moderate then id do it. I love sciforums and I think that I get along with many people here. The 1 atheist and 1 theist is a good idea though. Give the religion forum some balance.

Woo! An idea of mine is actually good. This calls for a celebration.

After thinking about it last night. I'm leaning towards Asguard but that's only because he's the only one who's put a strong case forward to me.
Others who would be more than qualified for it are Cris, Counsler and Tiassa.

Just a thought, but having someone moderate TWO forums seems unfair. It might be a good idea to let someone else try, and give newbies first consideration.

I think nominating oneself is not a good idea because some individuals, for many reasons, simply will not do it, even though they may be interested. Therefore, I nominate Raithere or Q.

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Inspector,

I think that Porfiry wants people to Nominate themselves because the person that you nominate might not want to be a Mod. They put up with a lot of stuff.

*EDIT* And if they really want to do it then they should step forward, not wait for someone to nominate them.

Counsler Coffee

Coffee, are you interested in the position? You would fulfill the role of moderator in a professional manner, also, IMHO.

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Inspector,

Yes I am interested in the Moderator position. I am a theist as you undotubly know, but I am not bias. I will not favor a theist over an atheist in any position and vice versa. My main goal would be to keep the forums clean.

Counsler Coffee

While I am new to this forum I do think that Zero and James R are (pun maybe?) capable of the job. I am not sure about the rest of the users because I have not had time to read many of their posts. However both Zero and James post in areas I enjoy so I know a bit about them. I am new, but I thought my input might be helpful.

I will definetly do it.

Personally, I think sciforums needs something of reform. A few people have told me they aren't going to delete a thread if they become mod. I'll be completely honest - I will.

http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13614
http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12725
http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13437
http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12318

And other such threads would be done away with. My policy (and I assure you this is my policy right now, I'm willing to bet that discussion with other mods and a better understanding of how the job works would change the policy in some small ways) would be to close these threads and then after one or two days at the most, delete them.

And if it's not myself, please, can we get a long-standing member? I'm all for Xev, Cris or JamesR from the list you gave us Dave. If I had to pick one I'd say Xev, but it really just comes down to who's not going to deal with bullshit.

And if it's not myself, please, can we get a long-standing member? I'm all for Xev, Cris or JamesR from the list you gave us Dave. If I had to pick one I'd say Xev, but it really just comes down to who's not going to deal with bullshit.

Tyler Ive been a long standing member, look at my join date.:p

Oh and vote for me, the theist! (But Im fair)

I still think the 1 atheist and 1 theist idea is good.

Q and inspector:

Thanks for the nomination and the vote of confidence!


Everyone:

I am interested but I am afraid I wouldn’t be able to dedicate the necessary time consistently. Perhaps if oxygen could let us know about how much time he needed to dedicate to the task, if it isn’t too demanding I might reconsider.

I’ll hold my vote for now but as it stands, my vote would be for Cris or James R who have both shown themselves to be considerate, of moderate temper, articulate, and well learned across a range of topics. If Tiassa decides to nominate himself, I would also give him my confidence.

In particular, I think we need to find someone who will be fair, take the time to listen to reason, and not be performing under some ulterior agenda. I also think it should be someone who has demonstrated some dedication to the forum by having been here a while and posting in a somewhat consistent manner.

Having two moderators might cause undue difficulties in the task as they would not only have to dedicate their time but coordinate their schedules so that they could confer properly. It might be best to simply declare one moderator and if someone has a problem with their actions to report it properly.

I also think that each nominee should post a brief statement about themselves, how they plan on carrying out the duties of the job, etc. rather than campaigning in the forum and in private messages. This would keep unnecessary posts and topic out of the forum and place a sort of position statement here where everyone can look at them. Not everyone knows everyone after all.

~Raithere

Hmmm....

I think Tyler, Xev and James R, are all good canidates. However, I would rather see Xev as the mod for General Philosophy, and Tyler and James R as duel mods for Religion.

I'd like the mod to be the invisible kind only removing the stuff that inhibits debate and the exchange of ideas. eg. nuisance posts and only the very worst kind of verbal abuse. In my book an over modded forum is the seventh circle of hell.

I don't care whether it is a theist or a freethinker, most of these seem to find the idea of bias repugnant.

Sometimes it is hard to just let the forums go without some kind of guiding hand, Voodoo Child. I think you will find that most of the mods do try to allow for individual expression without the attempt to be overbearing.

Inspector

Thanks for the nomination!

I don't think I could dedicate the time necessary to moderate a forum. Besides, moderating would force me to reserve disposition and not allow my posts to exhibit a certain "edge."


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i would like to nominate myself, but would also like to add that i would never vote for myself...and neither should you

http://members.truepath.com/sapphoo/horse.gif

Wow, I was actually put on the voting thing. I hadn't said for sure if I would do it. But meh! Probably won't get it anyway.

Glad everyones liking the joint mod idea though :)

Excuse me, Wet1 and Porfiry, but when was CounslerCoffee nominated?

And Counsler-- if we needed a moderator from any of our religion members, it would not be you I chose. But if it had to be a Theist, I'd choose Tiassa, with you selected as well.

GB,

You said in a previous post that you would nominate me. So I just went ahead and nominated myself. I would vote for Tiassa to but hes not running, Im the only theist in this election... I think. Go back and reread this thread... Its obvious when you nominate me and I respond...:bugeye:

GB you seem a little hostile as of late. Especially towards me. Whats up with that?

-CounslerCoffee

*EDIT* GB click here (http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13652&perpage=5&pagenumber=5) and read your post, and then read my response.

About the 1 theist 1 atheist idea... which Theist would we choose? I would say CounslerCoffee or Tiassa, they seem to be the only theists who aren't 1. dumb 2. insane or 3. almost never visit. lol.

Hypothetical, that was.

Thanks for nominating me GB. You have no idea how many times I get the "Your not a crazy theist" thing from people.

If you wanted me to moderate then id do it. I love sciforums and I think that I get along with many people here. The 1 atheist and 1 theist is a good idea though. Give the religion forum some balance.

At what point in that post did you nominate yourself?

GB you seem a little hostile as of late. Especially towards me. Whats up with that?

...so says Bush to Gore before the polls close.

Don't worry buddy, it'll all end when the polls close. Of course, I may be a bit bitter if I lose, but... lol.

Anyways, back to the topic at hand-- you're obviously dumber than am I, so you shouldn't be allowed to be a candidate. ;) j/k

If you wanted me to moderate then id do it. I love sciforums and I think that I get along with many people here. The 1 atheist and 1 theist is a good idea though. Give the religion forum some balance.

At what point in that post did you nominate yourself?

The part in Bold italics is where I nominateed myself.... GB you arent smokin crack again are you?

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Originally posted by CounslerCoffee
The part in Bold italics is where I nominateed myself.... GB you arent smokin crack again are you?

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How is that nominating yourself? Especially considering that I don't want you to unless it has to be a Theist. :p

I suggest that Counsler be disqualified for lack of a nomination, and that his votes be transfered to his "nominator", me, the one who rightfully deserves them. :mad:

you backstabber, coffee. :(

I would definitely like to see Raithere as moderator of Religion. Why? Apart from being rational, he is willing, unlike me, to write long posts to carefully explain things to religious nutters. Cris, too, is rational and willing to write long posts for the benefit of nutters. One of those two people.

GB,

I don’t really think you are being serious here, are you? However, just for fun -

Counslers comment – If you wanted me to moderate then id do it.

And your comment “ which Theist would we choose? I would say CounslerCoffee or Tiassa

The IF statement is true since you specifically named Counsler as someone you would want to moderate, which then leaves the statement ”then id do it” which effectively amounts to a self nomination by Counsler.

Agreed?

Adam,

I would definitely like to see Raithere as moderator of Religion.I totally agree. IMHO Rait is the brightest member here at present, apart from perhaps tiassa. Unfortunately he has declined for the moment. If he ever changes his mind then we should make an effort to accommodate him.

I dont think that GB is being serious. I mean, you have got to be kidding, right?! Cause if you aren't....

I would of voted for Rait to. But he's not running so...

-CounslerCoffee

Raithere would have my vote purely for his Avatar :D

Nah, he is probably the most level headed guy who posts in the Religion area and has a sort of unbiased view...I think. I'll have to check, it is getting kinda late :(