Hey friends!
We’ll be looking for one moderator for the time being, to help us out a bit. I know that many of you are here that recently spent a lot of time at another community that I ran for a bit, and I’m bringing that up because I want to acknowledge our shared image of what a moderator has been under the same leadership in the recent past. I want to call attention to it so that I can tell you that this role will not be like that at all. We’re going to be taking a different approach here.
There are two ways to view a moderator:
- The guard watching the gate.
- The greeter at Walmart.
Here, you’ll be the greeter at Walmart. Sure they do some security type work as well, but your first interaction with them is a smile and a hello. Here, you’ll be cultivating a sense of community. You’ll be committed to adding content where you feel inspired, developing relationships with community members, and making sure everyone is treated with the respect they deserve. Sometimes that might include some cleanup, banning a spammer, etc. I’m sure we can work out some kind of compensation, we can talk about that afterward.
I’m going to do two more things that might not be expected. First, I’ll ask that the application be left here in this thread for all to see. Second, I’ll note that though this is public it is not something that members will vote on.
Here is the simple application:
- Who are you?
- Why do you want to be a moderator on HostBalls?
- Tell me about a time that you helped someone who was struggling to accomplish their goal.
) As you may or may not know, starting about a month ago I’ve been running a node with 10 KVM’s given out for free to those who needed a home for their projects or to learn/experiment with. This is my attempt to give back to a community that has helped me learn a great deal in the short time I’ve been there. So far it’s been a rewarding experience as I’ve gotten a glimpse into what a provider deals with on a daily basis (the good and the bad). Naturally a few of the VM owners needed extra help (which is totally fine), whether it be troubleshooting network connectivity, enabling/testing features (e.g. nested virt, tun/tap, etc.), or general program-specific help (e.g. nginx configuration, gitlab ci setups, etc.). Obviously, I’m not making any money for providing this and support for it, but at the same time I enjoy helping others accomplish their personal/non-profit projects.
