Actually i agree with both your comments,First let me say though that i do have years of working the wheels of a community, in fact thats what i seem to do, build the sites for people,who have the idea that they wish to have a forum but no nothing about the actual running of it, or how to handle people when things get a bit sticky, or you get clashes between people and so on.So i just keep an eye on things to keep thing running smoothly, which then lets the admins get on with what they want from see more the site.

I think this is where the pundit status to moderator status fails myself. I was very kindly put forward as a pundit, when in all honesty i dont really qualify,as i understand what it is to be a pundit anyway (site tester, good with code and so on). Im no coder, im more of a people person, but you have to become a pundit first before being able to put yourself forward as a moderator, and this is where my skills IMHO lay, and where i can be of more help to our community. The comment you made juker " I have been a CEO and Corporate Executive for 40 years and I am a real stickler for business protocol and nominating yourself is a "Taboo" practice" This is exactly where i believe my attributes are. With respect, Im really not so interested in the business protocols and the whys and wherefores, im here for the users, the members who need help and guidance,to get the most out of the visits here.

Let the admins worry about the business side of things, let the pundits do their bit with testing and so on, and let the moderators take care of the people.

regards

tyke