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| Sun, 02-28-2010 - 11:35am |
I saw the link at the top of the board has gone missing - the one asking people to apply to be a CL. I kept checking here hoping to see that someone was chosen. I think a board fares much better with a "hostess" to make sure people are welcomed, not ignored, etc.
Did anyone here apply to be a CL?
I thought about it once or twice, but never did, because I seem very sporadic in my interest in all my message boards - I'll be super interested in one for awhile, then another, etc. I'm always lurking here, but I only open topics I'm interested in or ones that seem to have gone off onto the second page unanswered. I guess I've never wanted to have the responsibility of reading everything and keeping up with it all. Must be exhausting LOL - hats off to all who have taken on the job in the past! I also never felt I was a frequent enough presence to be "accepted" as a CL.
But I can't believe no one applied. Surely some of you have?
And even if there's a lack of applicants for the moment, did IVillage decide to just let this one place go with no CL? Just wondered about the link disappearing.


Hey, Lexi.
A request to become a CL can still be made, even though there's no link on this particular board. I think there's a general interest link somewhere where you can tell them you want to moderate MAS.
I'm one of the former-cl's from this board. What has happened to most of us is that we've moved on to different stages. Kim, the cl over at AAS, had a D-Day and now runs that After the Affair Support board. Shadowz was cl around here for a while, then her relationship ended and I think she formed the AAS board and was its first cl. Rain had things going on in his life, so he moved on. And I was cl while Kim was here. My AP/BF was in a near fatal car wreck three years ago. So while I stayed on for many months after that, it was in name only, really. Kim pulled all the weight here and did everything that was necessary. I'm not really familiar with anyone from the last couple of years since I only check back every now and again.
A CL can be active at any level that s/he feels that they can fairly sustain, but they are asked to pledge to visit the board and comment at least 2-3 a week, at the minimum. I was cl and was on here DAILY. Until my BF was in his wreck. Then I wasn't hardly here at all. Kim can only sustain sporadic activity on her board. She's not there every day, but she's there often enough to check on folks, make sure she has a feeling for what's going on with everyone and all over it if she's needed for support or whatever. I Kim, lol. She's the freaking best, lol.
If anyone clicks on a link on a board about what is asked of CL, there are several things, but the biggest are...
1. Facilitating discussion
2. Making sure everyone plays nice
3. Welcoming new members, keeping up with current ones (which is the driving force behind the check-in polls you see)
4. Watching for insulting posts, troll posts, spam posts, etc, and report to the Powers That Be (what we all used to call the PTB, for short, in our posts)
5. And every Friday, a simple form needs to be turned in to the PTB documenting how many new members posted, how many new threads were started, approximately how many posts there were for the week and what the most intriguing threads were, the most responded to, that sort of thing.
Be aware of a few other things:
1. That the CL has NO authority What.So.Ever. to delete posts. Even if you want us to delete one of yours for whatever reason (prying eyes and all that). But it doesn't need us. Everyone can report one. At the bottom of each post is a link for reporting it. A form will open up for you to fill out. The PTB will review it and if they agree that it is not in keeping with the terms of agreement, then they'll yank it.
2. It can be hard to maintain the level of involvement of cl, given the clandestine nature of affairs. I think the transitory nature of most affairs and the fear of discovery from such frequent posting are things that tend to inhibit applications for CL.
3. That a cl is not necessary if a few really involved, active, and moderate members make sure to make the board a cozy place to be. I know that Rain, Kim, I, BigMachine, Mrs, and a few others (whose usernames I no longer remember, even though I know their IRL names, lol) essentially "ran" the board after Rain took off his CL-hat.
4. If people have fun, if they feel empathy, if they feel lack of judgement (which is different from acceptance of actions, btw), then folks will stay here and the community will be a safe and happy one.
Hope that helps anyone who may be thinking about putting on the hat.
Lucky
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Hey there Lexi -
As a 'former' CL of the board - I would LOVE to see you step in and take the reigns - I know you would be great!
During my
Lynn, thanks so much! All the CLs since I found this place were super awesome, and that's one reason I don't think I could do it. When I was first here, Kim and Shadowz were co-hosts and they were great. Then Kim left and Lazy took her place - Lazy and Shadowz were a great duo also. When Shadowz left to start the "AAS" board, you co-hosted with Lazy, as I recall, until Lazy left, and then you co-hosted with Cubbies for awhile I think. When Cubbies left, IVillage seemed to go with a "one CL" thing here - and that was you. You were over the top in being here and answering everyone - but it made this place really jam for awhile LOL. And it left huge boots to fill. Anyone who remembers would expect a lot from a CL - more than I could give! As I recall, Lazy took a lot of flack for not "posting enough" or "being here enough" or something so there CAN be a reaction to a CL who isn't always here.
Congrats on your upcoming "new" status!! I know you've been wanting this for a long time, and it's just one more step to your happily ever after. :-)
You've got a lot of choices. I