Originally posted by Azrael

Originally posted by Incidents Happen
[QUOTE](some of them are very passive, I might add, in
moderation).

well - you have to see that this site is very well working and peeps know how to behave (unlike some other boards where there is war all day long). so it is hardly ever necessary to edit or delete posts, which is the main task of a mod - to keep the site clean.
But i do agree on the participating side - some mods have not been seen in ages..

Right, I was leaning towards your 2nd idea when I wrote that. I believe Mods should be very active in participation, and some of them really aren't. I haven't seen EducatedFilm around in ages, Lalimacefolle just came back after a long break, etc. There are alot of mods here that are active, and I'm glad to see that, but to see someone with a Moderator position not participating, well to me, that tells something. To me, that says that you don't think very much of the position, and aren't really using it for the gain of the group. Then I ask the question "Why even be a moderator if you don't want to help out? If you want to sit on the sidelines, don't ask to be team captain". Do you know what I mean?

Of course, we've been blessed with a relatively clean forum, but participation should really be a factor. I once asked the duties of a moderator (I believe it was a year and a half ago), and either Lal or Lord responded, saying that the person needs to have a certain amount of discipline, needs to have knowledge on the topic in whatever forum it is, needs to help people out, needs to be active. Why am I not seeing this?