I'm since here on this forum since 2004 and active since 2005. I have been here with much joy. Reading the most interresting topics and learning from them. These topics were moderated by good moderators, who had a honest and great opinion and did their job well. Who were often were needed to end a discussion in the heat of the fire. Since 2004 many member have left the forum. Sometimes they are only only online but never active with new postings. Even some moderators have left this forum. Nobody have any clew were they are or why they have left.
I know moderating a website can cost much energy. And a moderator must be much online and active to do his/her job well. I want to thank all the "active" moderators who do their job with pleasure and such passion. I appreciate that so much.
Still our forum is growing with new members, some have great knowledge about "Royal", history, who probally also can do a great job as a moderator, such like Sarushka, LisaDavidson, Lucien and Svetabel. But because we also must think about the future of this Forum and learn from things happened in the past (there were discussions which ended in such disagreement, that some some member of great knowledge have left, like BlueToria, Elise_1972 and others) I hope to be of advice to the ForumAdministration.
There are a few moderators, who have been offline for years, like PrinceLieven (last active in 2010), cimbrio (last active in 2009) and VladM and ChristineM (both last active in 2008) and moderators who appear online, but never moderate.
On the moment on this forum, everything seems perfect. Everything goes as it goes. But there can be a time, that this forum need good and well informed, educated moderators, who can jump into a discussion to end it. There are too many "moderators" who are "sleeping moderators". So I want to say, is it maybe not an idea to replace at least the above mentioned "moderators", who did not appear online overhere for years by members who have the quality of a moderator or have such a great knowledge of Royalty, that they can act like a moderator?
I think of, Helen Rappaport, Suzanne and Marlene Eilers (who both have a great website about Royalty) Inok Nikolai (who is busy writing a book about the correspondence of the Imperial Family), Helen (who wrote the book about the correspondence between the Empress Alexandra and her brother), Coryne Hall, Greg King, Penny_Wilson. Just a few names which I think, who are able to do a good job as a moderator. Who can give us a lively discussion on different subjects and topics. And who can give us more knowledge about the subjects who are most dear to us all, "Royal", history. But ofcourse, most important, they have to be here online and active on this forum, so that they can act as a moderator.