New Moderator...What would you want from them?

[Bug_out_Bag]

Ha! Actually I'm just about to go on holiday! I'm pleased to see that you at last have some active assistants helping you moderate the forum! 73

[NorthernRaider]

Good luck new Mods, thanks for picking up the baton.

[Devonian]

Hi BoB,

Good to see you active on here again.

Reporting and getting moderator attention to every time a thread goes off course will soon result in no moderation at all.

I honestly believe that a good deal of misdirection of threads is down to individuals communication style.

I still think that an OFF TOPIC response and not engaging further with the diversion is the best way.

The report button will work best if reserved for major infringements.

LS is of course correct and if something is flagged with say an off-topic smiley, then if it is worthy of a separate thread/discussion, it gives the opportunity for any member to start up a separate thread through which the discussion can be continued without affecting the original thread. We have all seen S13 successfully do this on multiple occasions.