Forumites: mod volunteers and improvement suggestions here

[EnigmaFish]

So, first, I know that most of us who want to moderate have volunteered several times already. This is just to collate all those Facebook and forum threads in one place.
If you want to help out with moderating the forum, could you post in this thread? I will keep this first post updated with all the names.

Mod Volunteers

Enigmafish
Marron
MilkyJoe (QBM)
Cofa's Tree
HappyFeet
sabrina fair
LucyLastic
StJuniper
lizandimo

[Marrow]

I'm in.

[qbm]

Count me in too please.

[UnhappyRightFoot]

Me too. Happy to mod and name change.

I like the idea of having first post "approved" by mods.
Can we de-criminalise the kroom.
Minimum number of posts before allowing access to FC??

[sabrina fair]

I'm in.

[StJuniper]

Me too

[LucyLastic]

Moi aussi. I have free time and am happy to muck in.

Is there maybe a way of disallowing links in FC?

[EnigmaFish]

[lizandimo]

I'd be happy to help too.

What HF said about minimum number of posts before access to FC seems like a good idea - it'd only have to be 10 or 20 to keep spammers out I reckon, they don't seem to stick around that long?

[Marrow]

The issue with that is the name changer.

[ches]

Spammers are usually robots. Be careful not to make rules that are hard to sustain.

[UnhappyRightFoot]

[Marrow]

[Cofa's Tree]

Happy to post this on the fb page as well if it's appropriate to have the debate there, but I think we need to have an honest conversation with Aitch about the future of this site. I've offered numerous times to help mod (as have you, and others, EF) and am more than happy to put my name forward again. However, Aitch has (obviously) moved on interest-wise now her girls are older and I believe there are running costs involved in keeping this site online. I donated the previous three years (was a bit too busy this Christmas!) but does Aitch honestly want to keep the site going? Is she happy for us to take it forward or would she rather the site quietly died down, particularly as blw now has a watered-down middle approach promoted by health visitors in the UK so is there a need for this site anymore, or is it just a social meeting place for us, in which case, is it fair to ask Aitch (and Jem?) to put time and effort into keeping it going for us? Just thinking out loud, but I know if I was Aitch, there wouldn't be much desire to put any effort/time/money into this place... But from a personal point of view, I don't want it to stop!

[EnigmaFish]