Originally Posted by
kokonutz
If the ambassador program becomes a breeding ground for moderators then so be it. But it was NOT conceived in any way to replace or supplant moderators or the excellent job you all do. It was also NOT conceived in any way to replace or supplant the moderator-in-training program that the mod corps has apparently initiated.
That's why, in the third or so post of this thread I said that " really, really, really hope we can keep the ambassador program entirely separate from moderation issues and focus on recruiting, rewarding and encouraging positivity..."
I think that we actually agree here. Ambassadors might eventually become moderators, and most of them probably will not. I just don't want any formal walls to prevent moderators from working closely with Ambassdors who want to develop their online interpersonal skills, working toward future service as a moderator. I didn't read any such walls into the proposal itself (or else I certainly would have commented on that), but I'd like to point out the necessity not to erect such walls. In fact, I'd prefer that the proposal explicitly allow moderators some additional flexibility to share PMs with Ambassadors and vice versa. For one thing, the left hand should know what the right hand is doing.