In a little less than 1 hour, the crashdown poll will open up for voting for the next Roswell 1 board moderator. The poll will remain open till 9PM Pacific time. We hope that everyone will give some serious thought to the issue of who they want to represent them in this postion. You can go to the following threads, if you want more of a feel for each of the candidates:<\/p>\n
Candygirl: support thread
\nbuffster: Support thread
\nCelestialAngel*: Support thread
\nJBehrAddict: Support Thread
\nCourtneyLynn: Support Thread<\/p>\n
Also you can read the two debate threads where questions were answered:<\/p>\n
Admin thread: Admin ?
\nXander1600’s thread: questions<\/p>\n
Also, all candidates were given the opportunity to write a short statement about why they should have the position, to be posted here. In the order they were received, here are those replies:<\/p>\n
buffster<\/p>\n
\nI’m buffster and I would like to be a Roswell moderator for many reasons. I feel I can keep the bashing off the boards and make the Roswell board even more enjoyable than it is already.<\/p>\n
A little about myself. I post on various threads and respect others. I can spend close to 3 hours a weekday on the boards to make sure everything is okay. I can probably spend close to 6 hours a weekend day on the board. I know I can be a good Roswell moderator.<\/p>\n
THat’s all if you need anything else, just PM me and let me know.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
JBehrAddict<\/p>\n
\nI’m pretty sure that many of you aren’t familiar with me mainly because I
\ndon’t belong to any of the groups, such as Dreamgirls, Candygirls,
\nStargazers, etc, etc. I usually lurk throughout those threads, somtimes
\nsharing my thoughts, but thoroughly enjoying everyone’s creativity!<\/p>\nI found the FanForum community, last Christmas, while searching through
\nCrashdown.com. From that point on, I have been an avid poster on several
\nboards…I may not be the right person to moderate the Roswell board, but I
\ndo know that I’ve learned several things from moderators throughout this
\ncommunity…<\/p>\n#1 – If you want to make your board feel like a community, then you get to
\nknow the posters…find out what their likes\/dislikes are…etc. Basically
\njust the general information and make them feel as though they are welcome to
\nthe boards!<\/p>\n#2 – Make the posters feel special. Not too long ago, probably a month ago, I
\ngot an electronic card thanking me for posting on one of the boards…you
\njust can’t even begin to know how special I felt when I got that card…it
\nshowed me that I was wanted and welcomed on that board! Same goes with my
\nbirthday, the same mods sent me a birthday card…they didn’t have to do
\nthis, but they did and it made my day…little things like this can mean so
\nmuch to someone.<\/p>\n#3 – If you’re going to close a thread, a simple explanation is all it takes.
\nI notice that the reason so many people get upset about closed threads
\n[throughout ALL the boards] is because they don’t understand WHY their
\nthreads are being closed.<\/p>\n#4 – As we all know, Roswell 1 & 2 are highly active boards. Threads are
\nbeing started constantly and sometimes these threads aren’t to others
\nlikings. It’s important to know that this is an open-forum, and we’re here to
\nrespect EVERYONE’S opinions. We may not agree with them, but you don’t attack
\nthat person for their beliefs. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read
\nthreads where someone says something that nobody else agrees with, and people
\njust jump down his\/her throat. If you don’t like their opinion and feel
\nstrongly about it, then that’s when you should either a) e-mail that person
\nor b) private message them. These battles should not be discussed on these
\nthreads.<\/p>\nFinally, here’s a little information about myself!
\nI’m 21 years old and live in Phoenix, Arizona. I’m currently in my 4th year
\nof college and will graduate next Fall with my Bachelors degree in Special
\nEducation.
\n-My favorite shows are Roswell, Ed, Friends, The Real World, and ER.
\n-My favorite movies are Runaway Bride, Never Been Kissed and The Patriot!
\n-I love books by Jane Austen [especially Pride & Prejudice] and am a sucker
\nfor teen romance books [my guilty pleasure!].<\/p>\nI hope that some people agree with me about what a Moderator should be and if
\nthey like what I have to say, then by all means, vote for me, b\/c that’s what
\nI will be. Wow, that sounds too much like a campaign slogan!<\/p>\nAnyhow, the bottom line is this: I want everyone to feel as though they have
\nthe right to say what’s on their mind, within the proper guidelines of not
\nbashing an actor\/actress\/fellow posters\/monderator\/administrator, etc., and
\nfeel as though their opinion counts. I want everyone to feel as though they
\nbelong and I think with the team of Moderators already established, this task
\ncan be done, with just one additional member…me!<\/p><\/blockquote>\nCandygirl<\/p>\n
\nHi everyone! First of all, I love Roswell. That is probably what best suits
\nme to the job of Roswell moderator. I have an even temper and tend to handle
\ncriticism well. I am an odd blend of conventional and unconventional
\nshipper. I am a big time dreamer, partial candygirl, with a little
\ncliffhanger and polarist mixed in. On the hot topic of Tess, I think the
\ncharacter is a wonderful addition to the show. I believe she adds spice even
\nif I’m not too much of a Hussy. I can spend a lot of time moderating
\n(between 3 and 5 hours on weekdays and almost all day on weekends). I
\nbelieve all threads deserve a warning before they are colosed. If the thread
\nis not reformed, it should be closed along with an explanation. I love to
\nparticipate in role playing games (I play Liz, Mrs. Whitman, and a
\nfictionary evil alien named Raven). I also love to read fanfic, especially
\nones with happy endings, Roswell Elementary, and stories with a future arc.
\nThe things I hope to bring to the moderator position are a new perspective,
\nand a willingness to help MoonFire and Drcy the best that I can. Thank You!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a little less than 1 hour, the crashdown poll will open up for voting for the next Roswell 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[660,659],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-1202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-roswell","tag-candidates","tag-roswell-moderator"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1202\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1202"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}