Hmmm...as shady as politics are, they are a lot of fun. Perhaps you could suspend moderator status, and hold elections? In certain areas of course. I mean couldn't you see us all vying for the title of "Crap Shack Moderator?" I mean, use your power in a humorous way w/o abusing it. By the way, this was inspired by the whole "Member Status" thread over at Preacher's. Posting a lot is a good red-blooded American way to get to the top, but a few elections, the appointing of people to high positions based on very little merit, it keeps things stirred up and funny. Like I said, it should only apply to certain areas. Things like Politics and the Academy should be left alone. I do think the people here have diverse enough interest to keep the rest of the board alive, even when a little drama ensues...