While I (still) kind of like the fact that this forum is unmoderated... a bit of a "wild west" feel, given our rise in popularity, things are getting a bit hectic around here.

I actually volunteered to serve as a moderator for this forum around 5 years ago, but was pretty much ignored by the FT people. No hard feelings because: 1) I didn't crave unpaid work; and 2) there wasn't much of a need.

While I still don't desire additional responsibilities, I am in favor of a platoon approach that affords those of us who post here the most the ability to clean house. Basically, I envision 5 or 6 moderators,... unprecedented on FT, perhaps.

Moving on, following are some topics that I would love to see consolidated:

-DCC
-the teahouse scam
-drivers pretty much anywhere (we should have a big thread in which we post city names and phone numbers)
-the whole "organized tour v. not using one" topic
-flying between Beijing and Shanghai
-airline ticket pricing in general (i.e. the mechanics of it)
-Chinese visas (including the stopover rules)
-trains
-Shenzhen to HK
-hotels in cities X, Y, and Z

That's all I can think of for now. In the event none of us are "moderator material", it would be nice if an actual moderator would pay us a visit once or twice a month. Speaking of that, I fully appreciate the efforts of the moderators that do help us out.