- Yoozel
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- Master Forum Ninja
There is a very large flaw in your idea here. First off Frankie, KP, Achronos and Ninja On Fire are not Moderators. (Though because of NoF's job, yes he is required to spend more time online) Yes they do help out and assume the roll sometimes but they have jobs at Bungie that may require them to spend time on Bungie.net but they are not like us regulars whose duty it is to patrol the forums, interact with the community and other various tasks. That being said you cannot assign such people to moderate a forum when they spend less time on the forums and more time working. Also not every Moderator is active at the same time or have a rotation that they pick up, this is a volunteer gig. We're not paid, we have lives and we have jobs/school so we pick up whatever we can when we can.
Thusly like TGP already said, you cannot simply assign a Moderator to a forum and expect them to stay there. We patrol all areas of Bungie.net to ensure we cover as much as we can, granted yes some forums go uncovered when we are on a different one but in the end we always come back and double check where we've been. TGP made an excellent point that when the bulk of the Moderators that live in America are asleep he is able to freely patrol the forums. Maybe a little overwhelmed at times but it comes with the territory.
Needless to say it's not a practical idea to assign Moderators to a forum. Sure we all have our preference but we're a very colorful (especially stosh) cast of people and Bungie.net benefits from having us moderate and interact in as many forums as possible. Plus you said you'd assign me to the Classifieds, the Classifieds is a slow forum. Am I supposed to sit on my hands while someone is in need of help in the Halo 3 forum? Nope, Moderators use many different tools to contact each other and identify where they need help or receive help from one another about questionable posts and the like. Over all, it's just not practical to assign an individual Moderator(s) to specific forums. With the differences in schedules, time zones and other factors it's best if the system stays how it is. As long as you – the member – continue to do your part by reporting inappropriate threads/conduct and setting an example then Bungie.net will continue to be a better place.
[Edited on 7/12/2006]