Hey guys, Pj here.

As you know, there a lots of people in line for moderator. It's such a powerful and highly received rank... So many people in this community would like to have it. Take a look at our moderators. Have you seen the spreadsheets? Most of the time, these moderators aren't even on, non-active, non responsive. This is a serious problem that must be fixed, and my idea will not only fix this problem, but another one as well.

My idea is called "Apprentice".

Apprentices are users that have everything in line to be a moderator. They got the reputation points. They have the respect on the community. They got the trust of high ranks, they've got activeness and drive for the rank, but are missing one thing. Experience. They can't truly enter the moderator spot as a true great moderator until they've gained the experience of being in a mod's shoes.

The apprentice rank will change everything. Full fledged moderators will train these "Apprentices" to work as a moderator. These apprentices shadow a moderator's daily work and learn commands, monitoring different rooms and jrs, and the code a moderator must live by.

Once a moderator feels that their apprentice has learned enough and is ready for something more, they can be submitted to Damen for moderator evaluation. If the user is up to par, they become a moderator. If not, they are sent back to their moderator trainer to do more work. An apprentice must have been working for at least 3 months to be sent for evaluation.

This idea will...
-Make mods more active. They must train an apprentice or get demoted.
-Employ more moderators and ensure that they are up for the job 100%.
-Provide another source of moderator hiring. These days, the only way to become a mod is by wining mod comps. No one pays attention to applications, sadly.


And this doesn't have to be done just for moderators. No, this can be done for just about any rank. It will keep current owners of the rank in check and active, all while training those who are in line for that rank.

Like this idea? Dropping a like really helps. Questions? Have anything against the idea? Reply below. I read every single one.

Thanks for taking your time to read this, I spent a long time thinking this one up.

Until We Meet Again...