Reply #4: I don't think we are.

[The Philosopher]

I've commented in both my posts now about the image that's created with the Admin/Mod interaction and the GLBT Forum. Apparently, from your perspective, you see an effort on your part to please a section of DU and that section not doing their part, except to continuously complain; while from our perspective we experience something we can see with our eyes closed, come to the Admins for help only to be told time and time again that it's on our head for a solution and that the Admins are http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1299874&mesg_id=1299874">washing their hands of us or that a software that has an unknown release date (so far as I know, and I'm probably not alone in that) will solve all the problems. Now that may work for the Admins and the majority of DU members and we could talk about it 'till the cows come home, but those are actions which aren't working for us in the forum.

So, let's put that aside for now. You say you never got an answer about this:

2. Do you want Democratic Underground to create a new "forum liaison" position for the GLBT forum (and any other forum that wants it), who would have the power to block any person from their assigned forum for any reason? If so, which person (or people) would you like to serve in this position?

Whether it's accepted or not, I'll answer on behalf of the forum: yes. Yes we want a Forum Liaison position. We want that person to be someone who understands what we're going through and who we can trust will do the right thing by us. We want at least three. But the particulars we would like you to discuss that with us. Once the Admins and the Forum get on the same page, you can help us selecting the 1-3 people needed for the position.

I was always a supporter of this idea. I always felt it was someone who could have access to the reasons behind actions taken by the regular moderators, who could take care of the bigoted posts that are left alone by mods because they don't see it as bigoted, someone we can trust and go to rather than having to express things angrily at y'all all the time. So if you're still interested in solving the problem, you have your answer from the community. All we need is your answer.