roguerouge
First Post
With EN World 2 just around the corner and with a new edition coming out, I was thinking that the time might be ripe to discuss making one change: have one moderator be elected by those with Community Supporter accounts.
Advantages:
* Money. Another tangible advantage liking voting rights to being a community supporter may lead to more money flowing to the creators of this site, which would especially help at this time period in the gaming industry.
* Many Hands Make Light Work. Extra moderators means distributing the burdens more lightly among them all.
* A Republic, not a Mob. Since community supporters are rather like delegates (they're heavily invested in the system and the society), such a representative would be both responsible and open up the process of site governance.
* Promotes Discussion. A Community Supporter Representative would have more influence with moderators to express particular viewpoints.
* Influence, not Anarchy or Disruption. Obviously, when there's just one elected moderator, the other moderators and site owners have the power. The real-world analogy would be that this moderator acts more like a "citizen advisory board member" than like a governor.
Advantages:
* Money. Another tangible advantage liking voting rights to being a community supporter may lead to more money flowing to the creators of this site, which would especially help at this time period in the gaming industry.
* Many Hands Make Light Work. Extra moderators means distributing the burdens more lightly among them all.
* A Republic, not a Mob. Since community supporters are rather like delegates (they're heavily invested in the system and the society), such a representative would be both responsible and open up the process of site governance.
* Promotes Discussion. A Community Supporter Representative would have more influence with moderators to express particular viewpoints.
* Influence, not Anarchy or Disruption. Obviously, when there's just one elected moderator, the other moderators and site owners have the power. The real-world analogy would be that this moderator acts more like a "citizen advisory board member" than like a governor.