Ian Wong Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Hi all, As a followup to the above general announcement, I've started this thread for you to add any suggestions for either moderators, or ideas on how to make the forums better. Please keep all replies in this thread on topic, and avoid duplicate threads. I will work on getting the forum software upgraded once I am able, which should be around mid-December. Until then, I will not have much access to the forums. Thanks! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviathan Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Hey Ian, I think a few simple things will fix the forums: one of those captcha-type programs to prevent spambots, and some new moderators to tie up any loose ends. Good to see you posting on the boards again. Thanks! Levi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I think it goes without saying that RMorelan would make a lovely moderator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 IMO: rmorelan is the most qualified. Also, I would advise against appointing as moderators anyone who is not, at least, a medical student because many undergrad posters are just not mature enough to act as mods. Also, moderators should have been around the forum for a while, and should, ideally, have a threshold post count to indicate active participation. It might also be a good idea to have one or two mods specifically to delete spam and others to actually regulate and enforce proper forum behavior. I'm not sure if the current software allows such intricate control though. Thank you very much Ian for responding to our requests! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I think it goes without saying that RMorelan would make a lovely moderator.And yet, I'll say it again. RMorelan for pm101 mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLO Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 future_doc should NOT be a mod - even though I'm sure she has requested it many times. She will turn this place into an immature, unhealthy place that censors and belittles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawalac Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 And yet, I'll say it again. RMorelan for pm101 mod. Definitely agree with this. But I'm not sure about making a post threshold in order to become a mod. It will only create more meaningless posts as people try to up their post count in an attempt to reach the threshold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj89 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 We should open up the private Clerkship/Internship forum to the public. This is something SDN does and that we can improve on. We may want to also limit who can post in there so that all can view but only clerks/interns/residents can post on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinch Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I think rmoreland would be by far the best choice. Knowing him in real life as well - he is a fair, smart, analytical guy that is good with computers as well. My vote goes for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewfieMike Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I'd like to be a mod. While not a medical student, I've visited this forum just about daily for the last 3 years. The forum has gone to complete garbage thanks in part to a lot of spam and I wouldn't mind being able to just get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInVan Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I'd like to be a mod. While not a medical student, I've visited this forum just about daily for the last 3 years. The forum has gone to complete garbage thanks in part to a lot of spam and I wouldn't mind being able to just get rid of it. I'd second NewfieMike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafield Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 rmorelan ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 rmorelan ftw. supafield would also be a good choice (assuming he's up for it). also thatonekid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oto Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 future_doc is a fantastic contributor and a kind person. However, that isn't the criteria for choosing a mod. A mod is chosen based on neutrality and maturity foremost (in addition to many other factors like contribution, posting history, etc..) For example, the mods didn't delete threads discussing religion or smoking even though a lot of people went berserk opposing them. They did however shut down threads to do with people discussing ethnicites and judging different countries and their people because they soon were on the verge of racism. These tough decisions require putting personal biases aside and being very neutral. I applaud the mods. Also, I think rmorelan seems pretty neutral and a consistent mature contributor. Make rmorelan a Mod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosuperman Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Depending on how much moderation we can get - account restrictions on new accounts may be viable. Something like no hyper-linking until your tenth post is used on a number of popular websites. I'd like to see an additional forum for just general discussion so that the general premed forum can focus more on specifically pre-medical discussion. I don't know if they're around that much lately but moo and ploughboy should be considered as mods - if not general then perhaps for the residency forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 make me a mod! I'll clean up the forums, Putin-style ... besides me, moo would be a good choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnb88 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 rmorelan and LostLamb would be great mods- they'd both be very fair, very good mods. rmorelan might be a good choice as a second "super mod" if you find yourself really busy- he seems to know quite a bit about computers and would be an excellent mod (I might be biased though- he was the the one to respond to my first (rather noob) post over a year ago:o). moo would also make a great choice if he's (I'm assuming moo's a he) willing. I was thinking too- would it be possible to have "honourary" mods- in memory of the two active pm101ers (and MAC meds students) that died in September? Could we make them both (nemesis and gb37) "honourary" mods in their memory? Nemesis was a very kind, very helpful member of the pm101 community (and I'm sure in life as well), he would have made an excellent mod. As much as I don't want to call out anyone on here, I agree with others about not having future_doc as a mod (even though she has stated she wants to be one in other threads). She may help lots of people and give good advice on occasion, but the future mods on this site shouldn't have started threads like this (and other posts personally attacking members on the forum): http://premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44441 regardless of the reason behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloh Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Add me to the list of people objecting at making future_doc a mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itimebomb2 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Add me to the list of people objecting at making future_doc a mod. I think this point has been made more than enough. The request was for suggestions of mods - not suggestions for who shouldn't be a mod. Stop being so ridiculously malicious. Suggestion: Perhaps it would be useful to have Mods specifically from each university to help answer questions/clean up their respective forums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhopeful64 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I think this point has been made more than enough. The request was for suggestions of mods - not suggestions for who shouldn't be a mod. Stop being so ridiculously malicious. +1 future_doc has helped me numerous times, and I appreciate her help Also, I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet: we need more specific sections on the forum, like an off-topic section. The "General pre-med" is too general, and often people start posting about religion or what-not in here. Glad to hear the forums will be getting cleaned up, thanks Ian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oto Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 +1 future_doc has helped me numerous times, and I appreciate her help Also, I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet: we need more specific sections on the forum, like an off-topic section. The "General pre-med" is too general, and often people start posting about religion or what-not in here. Glad to hear the forums will be getting cleaned up, thanks Ian! Uhh, general pre-med IS for anything 'general'. All other sections cover everything else. We have TOO many sections already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebouque Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 I can be a mod at least for the French forums anyway. I'm a med student. And Future doc is a sweet and helpful person on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8kg6 Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 If new mods are needed, I might put my name in the hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soleil Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 I can be a mod at least for the French forums anyway. I'm a med student. And Future doc is a sweet and helpful person on this forum. This guy is not really appreciated on the french forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMaverick Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 Newfie_mike and rmorelan are both great choices as mentioned earlier. Other people that should be considered include Madz25, AndreaM (although not as active since starting med), and Cnussey. Edit: I forgot moo - a really really good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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