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Old 5th October 2009 | 09:17
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Just what kind of CV does one need to become a Moderator on PPRuNe?
Just so you know, here's my Service history:


Joined Feb 64 South Cerney
JP3 & 4 course Syerston
Gnat course Valley
Hunter course chivenor
Hunters West Raynham
Hunters Bahrein
Hunters Chivenor
CF104s Canada
Jaguars Lossiemouth
Jaguars Bruggen
Jaguar desk officer Rheindahlen
Sqn Ldr Ops Wittering
JSDC Greenwich
MoD Army
MoD Nuclear shop
Harriers OC Ops Wg Wittering
Loan service staff officer Malaysia
Advanced Staff Course staff Bracknell
OC Intermediate Command and Staff Course at Bracknell, then Henlow, then Shrivenham
Left service and rejoined immediately FTRS to run AEF. Still doing it but finish next Feb.

I have at various times been a PAI (and tought the course), an FWI (and ditto), a QWI (and ditto), an IRE, a CIRE and a (cough, spit, splutter, retch) QFI.

So yes I am an old fart but I don't feel old yet and I don't ever pretend to know everything, or despair about the "yoof of today in the RAF". In fact I remain impressed by the quality of young person that continues to join the RAF as a career.

I try to call on things that I have seen or done in my past RAF career and in my private life to decide if posts are good, bad or indifferent, and tend only to remove stuff that is really stupid, insulting, attacking of others or could possibly damage PPRuNe. The prime role of moderators is to defend PPRuNe from people who wittingly or unwittingly post stuff that could reduce the reputation of the board or bring it into conflict with the legal world. I try to use common sense to achieve these aims.

I realise that I will not always get it right and I don't believe that you should expect me to. I do expect a bit of common courtesy though if you disagree with what I do, and - rather than posting a whining, attacking post - try to PM me and, as you have seen already, I am always open to suggestions and I am not above admitting that I got it wrong.

As far as an "anonymous moderator" is concerned, whether you have known it or not, there have always been anonymous moderators of the Mil Forum, and there still are. I have very recently rejoined the PPRuNe mod fold and - for whatever reason - I have become the "front man" in here. The one who will take the majority of the flak from the punters because I am in the limelight. I am old enough and have broad enough shoulders and a thick enough skin to be able to take it. It is - of course - now too late to have me be an anonymous moderator, because you all know that the "new" anonymous one would be me.

Furthermore, I have never "hidden" my identity since the day I first joined PPRuNe, as a very large number of people know who "Wholigan" is for real.

So basically I will try my best to get it right and if you have a problem with what I do, PM me. People are already doing that.

Thanks for your time.

Roj
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