People say lots of things that may or may not be true.

People say lots of things that may or may not be true.

Hmm... Lip service? Empty words? Propaganda? BS? Yeah, I know... ;)

Eric has said it is not him and he no longer is involved with the forums.

People say lots of things that may or may not be true.

Would you telling us, Eric is a liar?

Would you telling us, Eric is a liar?

Is your point that you missed the context of the comment entirely? Given that you did not quote an important part of the argument as it was presented?

Since the new whatevertheyare is anonymous, there is no way one would ever know who it is, or is not, at any given time.

So emailing Eric is just as good as any other method, and it might be him. So who knows?

Eric has said it is not him and he no longer is involved with the forums.

Since the new whatevertheyare is anonymous, there is no way one would ever know who it is, or is not, at any given time.

So emailing Eric is just as good as any other method, and it might be him. So who knows?

Eric has said it is not him and he no longer is involved with the forums.

So does that mean the new admin (anonymin) has the ability to change the way mods are chosen, selected, blessed, vetted, or otherwise appointed without Eric's involvement or approval?

Maybe the new anonymin should make an appearance and answer these pressing questions :)

Since the new whatevertheyare is anonymous, there is no way one would ever know who it is, or is not, at any given time.

So emailing Eric is just as good as any other method, and it might be him. So who knows?

Eric has said it is not him and he no longer is involved with the forums.

So does that mean the new admin (anonymin) has the ability to change the way mods are chosen, selected, blessed, vetted, or otherwise appointed without Eric's involvement or approval?

Maybe the new anonymin should make an appearance and answer these pressing questions :)

I believe that the mechanism for switching moderators and admins is set by the S@H team at berkeley, not by a single admin. There is one admin that is more active with the moderators, and is the point of contact for day to day stuff.

Since the new whatevertheyare is anonymous, there is no way one would ever know who it is, or is not, at any given time.

So emailing Eric is just as good as any other method, and it might be him. So who knows?

Eric has said it is not him and he no longer is involved with the forums.

So does that mean the new admin (anonymin) has the ability to change the way mods are chosen, selected, blessed, vetted, or otherwise appointed without Eric's involvement or approval?

Maybe the new anonymin should make an appearance and answer these pressing questions :)

I believe that the mechanism for switching moderators and admins is set by the S@H team at berkeley, not by a single admin. There is one admin that is more active with the moderators, and is the point of contact for day to day stuff.

So is it correct to state that the current (non-Eric) admin is one of the SETI Berkeley staff, not an elevated mod?

Do the moderators have access to the setiforums@ssl.berkeley.edu email account?

Do the other admins not currently on forum duty have access to the setiforums@ssl.berkeley.edu email?

I think it may be a good idea if the admin take note of those who do not wish to consider the position.

I'll start the ball rolling...........

On no account e-mail me regarding volunteering for mod position - it will be deleted instantly without reply.

No offence intended.

I think it may be a good idea if the admin take note of those who do not wish to consider the position.

I'll start the ball rolling...........

On no account e-mail me regarding volunteering for mod position - it will be deleted instantly without reply.

No offence intended.

So is it correct to state that the current (non-Eric) admin is one of the SETI Berkeley staff, not an elevated mod?

I think it may be a good idea if the admin take note of those who do not wish to consider the position.

I'll start the ball rolling...........

On no account e-mail me regarding volunteering for mod position - it will be deleted instantly without reply.

No offence intended.

If it's anything like last time, you wake up one morning, go to read/post and BAM! There's a mod tag by your screen name! Even if not, do you really want no news to be assumed to be good news? Meaning, not reading an e-mail "No" could be interpreted as "Tes."

I think it may be a good idea if the admin take note of those who do not wish to consider the position.

I'll start the ball rolling...........

On no account e-mail me regarding volunteering for mod position - it will be deleted instantly without reply.

No offence intended.

If it's anything like last time, you wake up one morning, go to read/post and BAM! There's a mod tag by your screen name! Even if not, do you really want no news to be assumed to be good news? Meaning, not reading an e-mail "No" could be interpreted as "Tes."

They shouldn't be making assumptions. I run my own servers & business forum. My e-mail is heavily filtered, so hopefully, it will never get through. Should I wake up & see it so tagged, I will be very displeased!

Well why i asked the admin to be my friend is a secret..but I can assure you that everyone on my friend list is there because there is something i like about them.

So is it correct to state that the current (non-Eric) admin is one of the SETI Berkeley staff, not an elevated mod?

Do the moderators have access to the setiforums@ssl.berkeley.edu email account?

Do the other admins not currently on forum duty have access to the setiforums@ssl.berkeley.edu email?

"I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me

Well then why doesn't Admin ask one of the mods to collect names of those who have stated an interest, or a disinterest? Save Admin a lot of work later when extra names have to be found.

It poses a question though:- If the admins are that busy, just how are mods selected?
Randomly by computer? Names tossed into a hat? Personally, I class myself as too imperfect. I'm one of those people who just does what they enjoy.
No offence to ANY moderator, I just do not have the patience & I also know my own limits - this alone excludes me from any postion of authority.