Kelly Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) Join the team! We are looking for three more members of the AVEN Declassification Team. See more about that here: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123437-introducing-avens-new-declassification-team/ We are now taking nominations. If you are interested, throw cookies, cakes, your hat, turnip, or whatever you have into the ring. Just be sure to make it clear that you wish to run. Eligibility requirements include being a member for at least 6 months, and having at least 100 posts that are not in the Just for Fun or Welcome Lounge forums. You also cannot run with an active, current, warning. Also, see the following for election rules: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/90514-rules-and-procedure-for-elections/ Voting will be by a vote of confidence. A bio must be sent to me before voting starts. This is the timeline for this election: Sunday, 9 October to Friday, 14 October: Nominations Friday, 14 October to Monday, 17 October: Dedicated Q&A Monday, 17 October to Saturday, 22 October: Voting Edited October 11, 2022 by Kelly added more openings 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn ace Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I clicked on the link, but is there any more information I can get in what the declass teams does? I’d be interests in running, but I’m not sure I have the required 100 posts outside of certain threads. Is there any way to check that? Link to post Share on other sites
LeChat Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 34 minutes ago, Autumn ace said: I clicked on the link, but is there any more information I can get in what the declass teams does? I’d be interests in running, but I’m not sure I have the required 100 posts outside of certain threads. Is there any way to check that? tagging DT @ben8884 @Life Of Tass @Topi 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Starry Sky Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I can say from my own experience that declass is very enjoyable! Definitely a great choice for those interested in being a part of the team and helping out AVEN but are hesitant about all the responsibilities that come with being an admod 5 Link to post Share on other sites
JimmyJazz Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 It crosses my mind every time there's elections that I would like to offer something to the AVEN community, so... I'm in. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Iam9man Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 14 hours ago, Skary Sky said: I can say from my own experience that declass is very enjoyable! Definitely a great choice for those interested in being a part of the team and helping out AVEN but are hesitant about all the responsibilities that come with being an admod Second this 👍 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LeChat Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 1:39 PM, Autumn ace said: I clicked on the link, but is there any more information I can get in what the declass teams does? I’d be interests in running, but I’m not sure I have the required 100 posts outside of certain threads. Is there any way to check that? Hi! You've reached the required 100 posts outside of certain forums. Do you have any specific questions in mind, to ask about what the Declass team does? If you'd like, you could post them, here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn ace Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 45 minutes ago, LeChat said: Hi! You've reached the required 100 posts outside of certain forums. Do you have any specific questions in mind, to ask about what the Declass team does? If you'd like, you could post them, here. I do have one specific question. Is there a certain amount of time I would have to dedicate a day to the declass team, or a certain amount of work I would have to get done in a week? I want to run, but with school and test prep I don’t think I could make a significant commitment in terms of time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LeChat Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Autumn ace said: I do have one specific question. Is there a certain amount of time I would have to dedicate a day to the declass team, or a certain amount of work I would have to get done in a week? I want to run, but with school and test prep I don’t think I could make a significant commitment in terms of time. I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but I'll let DT and/or former DT answer this, if they'd like to. tagging @Iam9man @Skary Sky @Janus the Fox Link to post Share on other sites
Starry Sky Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 @Autumn ace I know you asked in your earlier question about what DT does. They declassify threads from the admods forum for transparency between staff and members. After sensitive information is removed from threads, they're move to the public Admod Archives. Members can read through them and see what it is the admods do and how reports and policies are handled. As far as dedicating time, I think current DT may be better to answer since things may have changed since I was on the team. In my own opinion, it is manageable to do declass while in school. There will be days you can't contribute your time to declassifying threads and that's okay. There will be other days you may get a bunch of threads knocked out. Lighter days you can do some proofreads of threads that have already been declassed by another person and maybe even find a few small threads to redact information from. Days you have plenty of time, you could get through some longer threads. They don't need to be finished in one day either, so you can do what you can and come back later. Declass still has a decent backlog to get out into the archives, so it'll be great for them to get some help! 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Starry Sky Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 8 hours ago, JimmyJazz said: It crosses my mind every time there's elections that I would like to offer something to the AVEN community, so... I'm in. Woohoo!! Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn ace Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 @Skary Sky Thank you for the information! I see that nominations are open until Friday, and I’m on the fence right now as to whether or not I should run, so I’m going to wait a few days to make my descision. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Iam9man Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Autumn ace said: I do have one specific question. Is there a certain amount of time I would have to dedicate a day to the declass team, or a certain amount of work I would have to get done in a week? I want to run, but with school and test prep I don’t think I could make a significant commitment in terms of time. No specific time commitment is required, it’s a pretty chill team. The general agreement is that you’ll commit (to yourself) to aim for x tasks a day/week or y hours, but no problem if you need to for example take a week off for exams. I enjoyed my time as part of DT, but was never one of the busiest. I probably averaged 1-2 hours a week, which was enough to make a difference. Some of the other current and former members spend a lot more time than this and really make a huge contribution 😊 It’s overall an interesting role with no stress, and you learn a lot about the history and running of AVEN in the process. Edited October 11, 2022 by Iam9man 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn ace Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Thanks @Skary Sky and @Iam9man for the information. I was worried about whether it would be too much, but it sounds manageable. I’ll throw my hat into the ring. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
awadama Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 If declass has such a big backlog, why restrict this election to one "winner"? There are currently two people offering to help. You're always begging people to volunteer for stuff. There's a lot of work to be done. I don't see the point of turning away offers of help! 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Ceebs Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, awadama said: If declass has such a big backlog, why restrict this election to one "winner"? There are currently two people offering to help. You're always begging people to volunteer for stuff. There's a lot of work to be done. I don't see the point of turning away offers of help! That's an excellent question. For some positions at least, I fail to see why AVEN even has elections. If a member meets the eligibility criteria and seems like a competent individual, why don't admins just say, 'Thanks, it's great that you volunteered!' and give them the position. Someone can always be booted from the team if they're not suited for the job. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Starry Sky Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Autumn ace said: I’ll throw my hat into the ring. Another woohoo!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 5 hours ago, awadama said: If declass has such a big backlog, why restrict this election to one "winner"? There are currently two people offering to help. You're always begging people to volunteer for stuff. There's a lot of work to be done. I don't see the point of turning away offers of help! This has been brought up. Stay tuned. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 8 hours ago, awadama said: If declass has such a big backlog, why restrict this election to one "winner"? We could use more. I have edited to state that we could use more. 9 Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 I will say as a former declass team member, it's a good opportunity to get a peek into what moderating is like to see if you'd like to run for that kind of position in the future. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 *closes to start campaigns* Link to post Share on other sites
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