Here's some f**king feedback Options

[sadolakced acid]

deleting applications for mod is a pretty shitty thing to do.

[*superstitious*]

Before I do anything else, I would like to apologize for not responding in this particular topic sooner. Long story short, I just moved (again) and there is far too much detail regarding the move than I would rather post in public. At any rate, here I am and I will slowly do my best to catch up with everything that has been going on the past few days.

I will also apologize for any spelling, grammar, sentence structure, comma usage, et al, ahead of time.

Now, to address a couple of things -

This (in part, I realize that there is a "bigger" picture here) topic was started because someone was angry with me because I deleted their application. Thing is, I thought I had made it clear in the original post that anything that wasn't an application would get deleted. Sure there were folks that didn't meet the requirements but there was also a caveat to those requirements for those who may be exceptionally qualified. Your application wasn't the only one deleted and a few didn't get the courtesy of a PM letting them know that their application would be deleted. I did my best, but at the time I had several things going on personally, including my aforementioned move.

I wish you had responded to the PM I sent you because I honestly meant no harm. I was doing what I would have done no matter who had posted that way. (Akward sentence, my apologies)

As far as having Forum specific moderators go, that has been discussed, rediscussed and discussed some more. Yes, it's frustrating when people keep talking and talking with nothing happening as a result.

Bottom line, as of the here and now is that there isn't an "interest" staff position open. Forget that it doesn't exist (yet, it's not a terrible idea at all), there isn't an opening for it.

Perhaps after we get through this next hiring session, which should be very soon we can see some of these ideas actually happen.

The clique thing? Well, I've never really been a part of any clique. I never go to CBC. I can see how one might feel separated though. Meaning, there are times when people chat in there, bring some of that chat to the forums and I have no clue what the heck is going on. It's a little of that outsider looking in type feeling. I just don't let it get to me. How that relates to hiring is that you can be assured that CBC will have NOTHING to do with any decision I will make because I'm never there. The mods really aren't a clique. We're like a work group, but not a clique. I'm not sure if it's cool of me to say this or not, but honestly, I'm like an old lady Backstage. I only post site related replies back there. When I think of a clique, I think of a group of people that are really close in their personal lives (well, e-lives in this case) and although I feel like for the most part there is mutual respect and a good working relationship between staff members, I wouldn't consider it a clique. Then again, maybe I'm being too literal, maybe I'm not being literal enough.

The mentor thing? It's not automatic, I'm not sure why people (Kathleen isn't the only one to have thought this) think that it is but I know that this has come up before. We did publish (well, it was posted) the finalized By-Laws a while back, although I just read through them and mentors aren't really addressed. The FAQs talk about, but it really isn't specific:

This is an exclusive member group, because only ex-admins and ex-head staff can be mentors.

The FAQs are sadly dated though. I feel bad because that was something I needed and wanted to do (updating cBFAQs) and just haven't had a great deal of time to do.

So that was a bit off topic, but that's ok with you guys hopefully.

Something Fae said was really spot on and something I think would be appreciated. I PM Ju-Sun A LOT. I feel bad sometimes because I feel like my PMs are like a plague in his PM Box. I've PM'd him several times regarding ideas that come up in Feedback, the Offical Members Lounge is just one of those ideas I've PMd him about. However, I don't think that I ever let anyone know in the Community that I did so. We should start doing that more often, if we PM Ju-Sun about something regarding an idea or suggestion we should let people know that we have done so, so that they don't think that suggestions are just being ignored.

Ok, I have "mom" things I have to do for a spell. I'll come back when I can and try to address some other issues that have been brought up.