Alex, let me be a mod? O_o

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Not everyone is cut out to be a moderator. It can be a fairly easy thing most of the time, but you've also got to keep your personal biases out of moderation.

It's possible WP needs a few more moderators, but given that WP is privately owned and operated that's entirely up to Alex; I haven't seen too many problems since I've been here, and while Tubgirl is disgusting it wasn't the end of the world.

And still i'm getting misunderstood. You lot really need to read more and stop seeing what you want to see

I think to be fit as a mod here is; someone never does name calling, they are always supportive, they don't insult others, they don't pick fights with others here, or get into arguments by hijacking threads, not a trouble maker.

They also don't want anyone asking or volenteering to mod. Something I still don't understand.

I'm totally with you on that, why is it bad to ask to be one? Also that guy seems far to immature and bitter to be a mod.

benjiman, as much as you're not liking having your words twisted, I have to point out that for a first time mod, you're certainly soiling your chances of staying as one. Quater is probably the most active mod around here and keeps this place clean and sheenin'. He was just getting into detail about why recruiting more mods can be more difficult than you think, and certainly that sort of thing can easily be seen as "He's going into detail to stick it to me". Trust me, I've fallen into that trap more than a few times and have had to restrain myself from going "You f-ing idiot what the hell are you talking about moron".

Jeez, see even I make mistakes. Thought you were querying why you had been made a mod, instead of being asked to be one.

And he did explain. If you're talking about his use of Latin hardly any user actually knows what it means, but we do recognise that when he uses it it's serious business.

EDIT: Actually READ the posts as you asked, and you seemed to not really be taking the situation seriously. This is the internet, but people have more important things out in the real world like jobs and family's and such. How would it look if you turned up late for work and your explanation was that you were cleaning up a flame war? You'd probably get fired. And mods are only human, thus they need sleep. As I recall alex did once try recruiting some randomly selected members who frequent the forums (one of which included the odd choice I was talking about earlier, among others), but in reality most were unsure about what they were doing to really be effective.

As for that picture thing, which I wasn't around to witness, it appears to me like that guy knew when the mods were around and when they weren't, and selectively picked a time to spam up the place. But like all things here it was just temporary, and as far as I know didn't last 24 hours before being exterminated (as well as the user).

More mods via your selection method in reality would mean having some new delinquents. The build-up to being a mod takes a great long time, as you have to show not only that you can be respectable, but can handle situations well, and show that you can be on the site consistently and for extended periods of time for more than six months. Not to mention not even ask about it. Random members who happen to post a lot don't count, and in fact may be even worse.