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Q Shoe Guy
Respectfully Gleff, having said the above, what are your thoughts on the OP of this thread? As this proposal would no doubt affect you considering you are Senior Moderator(appointed), Talk Board President(elected), and power FT blogger(commercial)?!
Not sure what the 'commercial' reference is? (Other than that Randy sells ad space ont he blog)
But as to the issue at hand I don't see any conflict between serving as a moderator and as a TalkBoard member. Quite the contrary,
(1) greater time spent with Flyertalk as both a member and as a volunteer is a signal of significant dedication
(2) it provides wonderful perspective in making judgments that TalkBoard members are wont to do.
(3) it's precisely folks that have demonstrated commitment and competence in one form that you want to ask to do so in others
If you want something done, ask a busy person. If you want the best for the community, ask someone who has demonstrated commitment tot the community.
That doesn't mean necessarily moderators, of course. But I don't see an inherent conflict between the two roles.
That having been said, I'm more than comfortable with asking folks to take a break from both roles every now and then. Which is a different issue entirely.