Discordiant for MSP Moderator
I am going to be trying really hard NOT to toot my own horn too much here. I would rather just tell you how awesome the community is, and let my passion for it do the talking.
Why do I want to be a Moderator?
A few weeks ago, shortly after I began my journey on SteemIt, I was introduced to the PAL Discord server. It has changed my experience with SteemIt, and more importantly, the concept of an internet community. The community here with the Minnow Support Project and on PALnet Discord has begun to restore my faith that there can be a pleasant and involved group of people on the mess that is the internet.
During my time here, I have seen the birth of our first sets of Moderators and the good that it has done. I have also seen the growth of the server begin to spike and with it, the unfortunate need for that moderation. More is needed, and I feel I can help.
This is important to me because I want to see this community thrive no matter how much it grows. I have been doing what I can to answer questions, guide people through the process of starting on the server, registration, delegation when the time came, and generally get people situated into the community. I realized early on that the strongest part of the MSP and it's Discord server was the social aspect. I generally have so many PM windows open, that I can barely keep up. I love it.
There is nothing better than the times between helping new members in a Private Message, where I find myself having fun and discussing whatever the randomness of the day might be in the General channel.
I want to be a Moderator to help preserve that, protect it, as well as to start being more active and involved in the direction of the community as a whole.
What do I have to offer the community?
I have decided that the community needs a way to safely arrange meetups both small and large. To this end and with the support of @aggroed I have started a channel on PALnet called 'meetup'. There you will eventually find pinned posts on types of meetups to arrange, how to do it safely and respect everyone's wishes on privacy, as well as other important information. It's just starting, but I suspect we can grow the idea to something that makes it possible to meet other Steemians near you. I am hoping this will help drive even more people to MSP and PALnet as a whole too.
Beyond that, I can only offer my love of helping others. I am a natural-born teacher, or at least I find the most joy in helping others learn. I can't keep myself from doing it either. They would have to ban me from the server to get me to stop trying to answer questions at this point. I really hope they don't want me to stop.
Nothing makes me happier than seeing a new Minnow join, learn the ropes, and then flourish here.
Your support has been amazing.
To the community, I thank you for your support while I was starting. I thank you all for the comradery and entertainment the chat channels have allowed for these past couple weeks.
A special thanks to @netuoso for being awesome and reminding me of who I should thank.
To @aggroed, @ausbitbank, @someguy123, @teamsteem, @theprophet0, and all the other founders of the MSP and PALnet Discord, thank you for providing the SteemIt community, and the internet in general, with the single greatest example of what is good in this world I have come across in a long time.
Let's make this last forever.
Thank you so much.
