Hmm, I agree that this forum could be constructed a bit further other than topics and discussion (stickying rules, feedback + suggestions and all that stuff). I was thinking of having this forum rise in imagery (headers and banners) but maybe it's still unneeded at the moment considering the stats and everything,

It's a bit of a Catch-22 (man I love that book) situation. Do we add things that an active forum would have to try and gain activity or do we wait until activity rises to add things and make it look "official"?

Just wanna say if there's anything that the smods would like help with regarding this forum, I'm willing to help out. Obviously there are plenty of candidates here already willing to help this forum but thought I'd throw my name in as well

I'd like to reconsider the idea of a mod for this forum.

If you'll remember I was actually against this idea, and in many ways I still am. But I recognise that those with the power to help this forum out - SOz particularly - have much to attend to and this forum wouldn't be anywhere near the top of the list. Not criticising them in any way, it's just a matter of fact; at this point there's not nearly enough activity to warrant frequent attention.

But as you've illustrated, if there's no one who can implement the suggestions we make as quickly as we come up with them it will take a long time at best for this forum to become any good. In that respect a mod could be very beneficial, just someone who doesn't have quite so much on their plate. As far as SOz and others would be concerned it would be a sort of 'fire and forget' solution in that there'd constantly be a representative for them here and they could focus on more pressing issues.

Just a thought. What do you reckon?

I think you're onto something with that PL. Even though I haven't been in this forum long, what I have seen is that the activity of the supers is, well, not exactly noticeable. This is not a downfall on their behalf - they are incredibly busy with other, more important things as you said - but even if it doesn't meet the PPD requirements or doesn't have a big enough community to seem to warrant a mod of its own, the forum would definitely benefit from one.

You pushing for a spot for yourself?

I think a temporary mod to try and get the place up and running might be a good idea.

A temporary moderator is definitely better than a full-time moderator, I think. I like this forum because I can come here and nobody is above anyone else or acts like that either. Debates and disagreements are done and resolved without subtle attempts to belittle each other. I don't think a full-time moderator is going to be greatly beneficial.

You might very well find that introducing a temp. mod might build activity to the point that it needs a permanent mod anyway. The problem being, of course, that it's a bit optimistic to expect that if the activity doubles everyone's going to keep behaving this way in the absence of a moderator.

I mean to return to this forum more often, but I've actually been semi-away from Neoseeker for a good while. I'll look at something for here tonight anyway, maybe a temp mod with the possibility for extending that to permanent as and when. I'd like to add another dimension to the forum which I don't think is covered much yet, which is what I originally got excited about with the forum, and that is sort of "the pursuit of knowledge", rather than the education system itself.

How do you mean "pursuit of knowledge"?

I'd like to make a suggestion. If a thread refers to the education system of a specific country, this should be mentioned in the title of that thread. I've already seen people becoming confused by internationally ambiguous phrases or words being used. SATs are completely different in America to what they are here. Their "college" is our "university", and they don't seem to have an equivalent of our "college". These are just examples of it.

quote Irish Gamer

How do you mean "pursuit of knowledge"?

quote Superfast Oz

I'd like to add another dimension to the forum which I don't think is covered much yet, which is what I originally got excited about with the forum, and that is sort of "the pursuit of knowledge", rather than the education system itself.

quote Galacticdramon

I'd like to make a suggestion. If a thread refers to the education system of a specific country, this should be mentioned in the title of that thread. I've already seen people becoming confused by internationally ambiguous phrases or words being used. SATs are completely different in America to what they are here. Their "college" is our "university", and they don't seem to have an equivalent of our "college". These are just examples of it.

quote Q22

I believe the forums original intent wasn't to discuss education or the education system, although it does fall under the forums umbrella, but more the idea of wanting to learn more about a subject, with like minded individuals or to develop/ask questions and gain understanding. Say I was ignorant over a topic in Islam, and didn't comprehend some key issues, I could perhaps discuss it and learn in the process.

Okay guys I've just appointed PL as moderator here. We shall see how that goes.

Sphinx, apologies again I never really did much with your intro post thing, but I've passed it on to PL for his editing so something may still come of that.