It's time for us to bring on some new moderators -- but before you roll your eyes and click away from this page, please hear me out.

As you all know, DU is an incredibly busy discussion forum and we rely on the help of dedicated volunteers to keep the place running as smoothly as possible. Moderating discussions on DU is a challenge -- judging alerted posts can be more of an art than a science, and not everyone will appreciate the work you're doing. Meanwhile, having a Democrat in the White House has definitely shifted DU's focus over the past three years, from mostly-united GOP-bashing to internecine feuds over the direction of the Democratic party and the country. We expect this to change somewhat as the Republican presidential field solidifies and we move closer to the 2012 elections. But in the meantime, moderating these debates is no easy task.

Despite the challenges, the good people who serve as DU moderators continue to perform vital work on behalf of our community. But the fact is that we are currently short on coverage at certain times of the day and we need extra help sorting through alerts during those times. If you are on DU regularly during weekday afternoons, or in the middle of the night, we could really use your help. Otherwise alerts get backed up, people get ticked off, and the whole community suffers.

So if you can spare a few hours a day -- if you are on DU already, posting, or just reading -- then we would very much appreciate it if you would consider serving as a moderator for the next few months.

We have streamlined our application process -- to learn more about how to become a DU moderator, click here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discu...

Thanks for reading, and please kick & recommend this thread so as many people as possible get a chance to see it.

EarlG
DU Admin