There will be no rigmarole process. Someone will nominate an Ambassador, or they will nominate themself, most likely those exact same wonderful people to whom you refer, the TB will vett the nominee, and the title will or will not appear.
cblaisd queries:
Is there at least some level of disciplinary action that would rule someone out from being an "ambassador"? One suspension, three years ago; is that okay? What about seven warnings, two seven day suspensions, and two 30 days suspensions in the past 18 months? Is that too much? Is there some point at which putative "ambassadors" have demonstrated they don't respect the rules that govern our common life?
Since TalkBoard does not have access to the secret moderator suspension log, we would have no way of knowing who was suspended, when, how often or why. My understanding of the progressive nature of susensions as set forth in the TOS, however, would indicate that in the scenario you lay out as an example, most of those theoretical suspensions were found capricious and overruled.
In answer to your question, if someone is permanently banned, they would not be able to serve as an Ambassador during their lifetime ban.
This thread, however, is not about the TOS, nor is it about suspensions. It is about providing new and exciting opportunities for more members to become actively involved in making FlyerTalk an even better, friendlier and more welcoming place.