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The SquidU Leadership Council

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Your Elected SquidU Forum Moderators

On June 6, 2011, nine Squidoo lensmasters were elected to run and moderate SquidU: The Lensmaster Lounge -- a place where lensmasters can to discuss all things Squidoo and even some things that aren't. It's supposed to be a friendly, supportive place, and most of the time it very much is.

Prior to June 6th, the forums were moderated by members of the Squidoo staff. But no more. Instead, they decided to hand over management and oversight of the busy forums to the lensmasters, specifically a group of lensmasters elected by their peers. Squidoo staff will post their own news and take comments on the Squidoo HQ blog. According to Megan Casey, Squidoo Editor-in-Chief, staff will no longer be following forum threads.

And now to introduce the SquidU Leadership Council, who'll be working for all of us to keep SquidU that friendly, supportive place it's supposed to be, keep the spammers at bay, and organize things to help us get the most benefit out of our forums....

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These are posts leading up to the changeover in the SquidU forum moderation system and the voting....

Help Shape the Future of SquidU

Elect Your SquidU Leadership Council

Election Rules, Notes, and Candidates

Now There Are Six: Meet the Current SquidU Moderators

Thank you, Leadership Council, for volunteering your time.

If and when there are changes to the SquidU Leadership Council, I'll add any new member moderators and move any moderator who resigns below.

Elected to SquidU Leadership Council but....

He had other commitments that required his time.

Pkmcr, otherwise known as Paul, still participates in the forums but didn't have the time to commit to being a moderator. Perhaps he'll be back to join the leadership council in the future.

Moderated Till July 12, 2011

Thank you for your service

Tipi resigned due to health reasons. Here's her SquidU post about her decision.

Another "Retired" SquidU Moderator

Michelle did a great job during her time as moderator but must have gotten too busy with school, blogging and lensmaking to keep her volunteer position. I'm not sure when she resigned, but we thank her for her help keeping the forums running smoothly.

More About Each of Our Current SquidU Moderators

and some of their Squidoo lenses

SusannaDuffy

Susanna from Melbourne, Australia

SusannaDuffySusanna describes herself as a "writer, radio producer, civil celebrant, public speaker, reconstructionist cook" who is, "inordinately fond of kitchen witchery, arm-chair travelling and historical detectives." She currently has more than 400 lenses in her Squidoo portfolio, not to mention the more than 100 lenses made by her feline friend, Vladimir.

Find out more about Susanna and see her impressive list of lenses on her profile page.

A Few Lenses by SusannaDuffy

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PaulonBooks

Paul from the UK

PaulonBooksPaul has been a member of Squidoo since December 8, 2010, and has been very active in the forums ever since, giving helpful critiques and advice to both newcomers and veteran lensmasters alike.

As his screenname implies, Paul loves books, and he writes about them -- a lot -- both here on Squidoo and on his blog, Book Reviews, Writers I Like.

Visit Paul's Squidoo profile page to see what he's been up to since he became a lensmaster.

A Few Lenses by PaulonBooks

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Flynn_the_Cat

Flynn from New Zealand

Flynn the CatCreative and funny Flynn_the_Cat, who has more than 200 lenses to date, describes her (or him?) self as "a Marine Biology post-graduate student, digital artist, traditional artist and photographer, obsessive reader, librarian and internet addict." Flynn helps keep the forums under control with his (or her?) own brand of humor, which many of us have come to enjoy and expect, and she (or he?) also has a lot of experience and wisdom to share.

Learn more about Flynn_the_(somewhat mysterious)Cat on "this lensmaster's" (to avoid another pronoun) profile page.

A Few Lenses by Flynn_the_Cat

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Waxing-Lyrical

Now from Ohio, USA (originally from the UK)

Waxing-LyricalA lensmaster since December, 2008, Waxing-Lyrical says his first love is music, and that's reflected in many of his more than 100 lenses and his blog, Adventures in Pop Culture. Waxing-Lyrical is also known as Richard-on-Squidoo.

Browse Richard's ever-growing list of lenses by visiting his Squidoo profile.

A Few Lenses by Waxing-Lyrical

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N376

Glenn from the UK

N376I don't know much about Glen, other than what I can glean from some photos on Facebook (looks like he lives in farm country, has some dogs, goats, sheep and cows ... or has some as neighbors, anyway ... and a shiny blue motorcycle) and his eclectic collection of Squidoo lenses on topics ranging from how to shoot a short film in 24 hours to Aristotelian Philosophy. He's also got some very helpful how-to-do (things on) Squidoo tutorials, like his Advanced HTML for Squidoo, which I personally have referred to dozens of times as I've created lenses.

Check out Glen's N376 profile to browse through the rest.

A Few Lenses by N376

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Stazjia

Carol from the UK

StazjiaStazjia has been a member of Squidoo longer than most, having joined in September, 2006. And she was one of the first lensmasters I became acquainted with when I joined more than two years later. I was lucky that her high-quality lenses were some of the first I saw.

Check out Stazjia's more than 150 excellent lenses by visiting her profile page. You can also read her writings on her blog, Stazjia's Potpourri.

A Few Lenses by Stazjia

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What Do You Think About The Change in Forum Moderation?

Thank you for sharing your opinion.

Do you prefer a forum run by a group of lensmasters or one moderated by Squidoo staff?

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I think a Squidoo staff moderator is the way to go.

lensesbyjames says:

The staff because they will have the best point of view

CCGAL says:

Squidoo Staff. It's way too much to expect of a volunteer crew to moderate something that's "official" in any respect. To rely on volunteers because of short staffing makes it appear to outsiders that Squidoo isn't doing well financially. My opinion - your mileage may vary.

OhMe says:

This seems to be working out great and I plan to get more involved. I just hope it isn't requiring too much time of these wonderful volunteers

I'd rather the forum be moderated by Squidoo lensmasters.

 

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  • Ladymermaid Jan 30, 2012 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    I love the new Squidu forum moderators. They are quick to clean up any spam that hits the site, always there with a quirky sense of humor, and available at the drop of a pins notice to any comments. The Squid forums have turned into a right nice place to visit.
  • mysticmama Jun 29, 2011 @ 1:19 pm | delete
    Since Squidoo HQ no longer monitors SquidU threads, I pretty much don't see any point in this forum anymore ~ plus the fact that one of the elected moderators is one of the worst violators of Squidoo's Terms of Service...makes me not trust SquidU ~ Also the fact that Squidoo HQ has basically severed all ties with SquidU, pretty much makes the forum irrelevant to Squidoo ~ So really what's the point?
  • mbgphoto Jun 29, 2011 @ 1:03 pm | delete
    Thanks for the information. I really appreciate this lens. blessed
  • CCGAL Jun 29, 2011 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    If Squidoo was a not for profit organization, a leadership council would make perfect sense. However, Squidoo is a for-profit business, albeit a noble one given the charity aspect, and as such is relying an awful lot on volunteers to work for free. That bothers me. I do, however, wish all the council the very best and I hope there's some quid pro quo for them.
  • OhMe Jun 29, 2011 @ 4:07 am | delete
    I'm so glad that you created this lens about the SquidU Leadership Council. It is good to know more about these wonderful volunteers.
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