Moderation:
TheDwarfer, while I understand what you're going for, and while you have a naturally humorous way of putting yourself across, you're definitely heading into personal attack territory by calling Eliza a well-renowned nutjob. This is a caution. Disagree with her stance and her words as strongly as you like but please stop short of straight-up insulting her, no matter how ridiculous you maythink her words may be. Every forum member has a right to be here until they forfeit that right by breaking enough rules that their presence is no longer healthy. This includes people who may possess viewpoints you find objectionable or even hurtful.
And with my moderation hat now firmly off:
Eliza, the best thing you can do is:
1. nominate one or more women you think might make good mods,
2. Talk to women on the forum who you think might be interested, and see if you can drum up support/bring them to our attention,
3. Comport yourself in a manner that might befit consideration for the position and
4. Most importantly, remember that lack of representation is not, in and of itself, deliberate or indicative of oppression. It can be, but it doesn't have to be. Just because you smell smoke doesn't mean a house is burning; it might well be a bonfire contained safely in a fire pit.
I know, I know, weird analogy. Still, the point is made.
Also, thank you for creating your own thread for this. You didn't really address the points made in another thread about it, but now that you have made this into its own topic, can I gently encourage folks who do want to talk about it to stick to this particular thread to do so? I suspect it'll die out fairly quickly, but you never can tell.
I do, however, happen to agree with the sentiment that spewing acrimony at the forum in a time of turmoil, particularly the sort that you can't really back up, does more harm than good. Maybe consider your words and condemnation a little more next time. I'm saying this as a fellow user, not as a mod. I certainly don't want to silence your opinion or your viewpoints, but i'd prefer if they were a bit more constructive.
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