MAJOR EDIT for those reading this thread for the first time.
All of the questions that this thread was intended to answer (listed in this first post) have either been answered or have ongoing discussions in other threads. I will ask the admins to lock this thread to help eliminate the redundancy in this forum. If you have questions about the nature of the decisions that have been made, view the other threads in this forum or email me at Jnyusa2005@yahoo.com and I will be glad to provide additional info.
This is the first of several threads that I will post, each covering a broad topic concerning our governance. [Please see my post of Jan 31 in the Future of B77 thread for the list of topics.]
In going through our business threads, these are the questions that seem to require answers regarding How We Will Mod. I thought we could discuss each of these questions, winnow our options to a few alternatives, and then hold a vote on each question.
Please feel free to add questions to this list. It will be helpful during discussion if you make it clear which question you are commenting on.
How to choose mods
There is already consensus that Mods should rotate.
• Should there be mods in addition to admins? (Leoba)
• How many mods do we need?
• How long should mod tenure be?
• Can someone serve two terms in a row?
• How long should someone be a member before they are eligible for modship?
• Should modding be voluntary?
• Should mods intervene only upon request? Are there exceptions to this? What are the exceptions?
• Should mods have separate id's? (Farawen)
• Should mod decisions be made public, for example in a sticky thread for that purpose? (Laureanna)
Should there be a conflict resolution process?
• Should there be a mediation vs. arbitration choice available to posters?
• Should there be something like jury duty?
• Should jury duty be voluntary?
• Should there be people who help resolve conflict when posters want to ‘take it off the boards’, e.g. a conflict reduction team?
Banning
•Will there be such a thing?
• Who will make the decision? Should we have a ‘ court’ for serious problems? If yes, how will it be structured?
• Will there be a time period after joining when ‘instant banning’ is possible?
• Can trolls be instantly banned? How do you define ‘troll’?
Jn
one substantive edit for clarity