RFC: Adjusting the Rules as They Pertain to Moderator Terms and Rotation of Mods

[anon29622970]

Can’t win em all

[anon29622970]

@anon29622970

To this point, goofyballer correctly pointed out (paraphrasing here) that if I have such a great interest in fixing the forum and how mods should perform their duties that I should to some level back up my words by volunteering for mod duty. While I am unable to immediately serve in this duty, my commitment to the forum is that if rule 2 passes as written, I will volunteer to take my turn in the barrel with the mod rotation that starts January 1st 2022. If approved and the community approves of how I serve in the job, I will likely continue volunteering to serve a 6 month term starting January 1st of each year for as long as this community stays viable and interesting to me.

I’m withdrawing this promise and withdrawing my support from rule 2 (rule 1 seems to make common sense regardless). If anyone wants to see these passed, they will need to carry them across the finish line in my place.

[All-InFlynn]

@anon29622970

If anyone wants to see these passed, they will need to carry them across the finish line in my place.

OK, I’ll do it.

[bobman0330]

Is this RFC good for a final vote then?

[All-InFlynn]

My understanding is that it is, and that the procedure is for one of the admins to create a binding-vote poll in a separate thread. @admin can that be done? I’d suggest putting both polls in the same thread if that’s deemed acceptable, seems less cluttered than separate ones, but if separate seems clearer or something, that’s fine too.

[otatop]

@spidercrab @anon46587892, your admin powers are requested.

[spidercrab]

Ok, I think everything has gone according to the process laid out here:

Request For Comments (RFC) Procedure

poll Rules pertaining to standards of user conduct or forum moderation, including selection, tenure and conduct of moderators, shall be introduced through the request for comments (“RFC”) process. Any user may initiate an RFC for a proposed rule by creating a thread in the About Unstuck subforum. The purpose of RFC threads is to facilitate community input on proposed rules. The initial post of an RFC thread should describe the proposed rule. Any user may provide input on the proposed rule by …

I’m creating a new thread with a yes/no poll for each of the 2 proposed rules, and will make it a banner. My reading of the linked post is that the poll will be open for 7 days, and the proposed rules will pass with 60% of votes.

Let me know if there’s any objection or I’ve misread anything. (Adminning after beers is probably not a good idea.)

[MrWookie]

Thanks. Looks good.

[anon29622970]

FYI, since this passed, a thread should have gone up today requesting volunteers to be a mod for a 6 month term starting 9/1/21.

[anon10387340]

Marty volunteered. And did we have any more left over on the reserve list from before?

[anon29622970]

It has to follow the process outlined to be an actual nomination. I’ll do it this first time, but probably messed up by not assigning this task.

[anon10387340]

We got a batch of fresh mods for the 6th month term starting 9/1 - correct? Or are there overlapping terms?

[anon29622970]

Overlapping terms since they started in the interim. Their terms will end on 3/1/22 along with anyone appointed through the current process.

Why did I make myself forum parliamentarian?