When I read the above comments plus the comments about creating another forum in the COM's forum, I found myself getting very confused about were to go next.
I think this board has grown to the point where a management structure or policy is required. The issues of creating & maintaining forums plus the choice of moderators are becoming bigger & more complex issues. Unfortunately, I have no clear vision of where to take this.
I find myself thinking masken's suggestion of a an official crew might be a solution but as I said above I feel very uneasy about this solution because it seems to run counter to the culture & spirit of this board. I was one of the first to find this board & what attacted me the most about the board was I was accepted as one of the "in crowd" almost immediately. This spirit still exists today because I see 1 or 2 new members each month being recognized almost immediately as part of the central core.
On the other hand, I recognize this openness caused us to make the mistake of putting the newcomer "martijnl" as a moderator of the UDF forum. Also, this openess seems to be leading to an explosive creation of new forums seemingly without end.
I sure wish MCA was around, he always seems to have level headed suggestions about where to go next.
Anyway, I think these issues are too big to solve right now so I am thinking about going in the direction suggested by les.
[ 28. August 2002, 17:36: Message edited by: Jack Lothian ]
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