Update on this new system:
Since Saturday, Admin has reviewed 731 Mod requests and approved 533 of these.
The overwhelming thing we've seen is that people we've never heard of, who have been here for years, with very few deletions and no Admin notes are requesting to help out on boards that they've posted on for years. This is what we had hoped would happen. People who have never had the opportunity but are good citizens can now play a bigger part in their community.
Yes, of course, there were also some people who requested to Mod every board they have ever posted on and other people who rushed to post on boards they never had to get a Mod spot. And, of course, after reviewing 700 requests, mistakes were made by Admin. Some of those have already been brought to light and corrected but we fully expect that others will come to our attention as well.
I know some people are very unhappy with this change. Much of the feedback that we've gotten has been from people upset that someone from the "other side of the fence" is now in a Mod role. But, we've also heard frustrations with the system by a few really good Mods and some have chosen to resign as Mod. That's a shame and we (the entire community) will miss your contributions.
We are encouraged by the overwhelming addition of hundreds of new people participating in a vital way to their community. AND despite this hugely impactful change, we are only seeing disruptions on a handful boards.
Yes, there will still be things to iron out and, yes, conflicts will arise. But, the result of what we've seen happening thus far make us believe this was indeed the right path for iHub.
Thank you to all who are embracing, or at the very least reserving judgment, at this point. And, thank you to all who have stepped up the last few days to assist in moderating boards.
