Group seeks Administrator

In case some of you missed it, the Site has opened up the admin position for numerous groups across the forums.
This group is one of them.

Anyone interested in the job?

I've considered it. The awkward conversations I've had with group members suggests I might not be the most welcome administrator, though.

LT staff megbmore says (in the New Feature: Apply to Administer thread):

"The administrator can pin posts and edit the group description and pictures. Admins will also get notifications when new members join the group. These notifications will come to the Groups You Admin area. If it is in keeping with the spirit of the group, admins may wish to send a welcome message. Admins may also assign another admin and resign their duties. The idea being that the torch, as it were, can be passed from one member to another.

As time goes on, there may be more duties and responsibilities, but that's it for now. We welcome suggestions."

What's the pay? Do you get a free ticket to the Hugo ceremony? (Will you even be eligible for a Hugo?)

Seriously, I admin several SF&F Facebook groups, so I think I have enough on my plate. Some names that strike me as good candidates are AnnieMod, lilithcat, karenb.

>4 anglemark: You probably would be eligible for a Hugo. Odder things than LT groups have been nominated for Related Work, and as admin you'd be tapped for the ceremony. I wouldn't count on a win, though! :P

>5 melannen: I got to co-present one in 2018, I reckon that's as close to getting one that I will ever come.

Wow, cool! That's still pretty great.

I applied and I appear to have been accepted!

>8 Karlstar: Congratulations.

How do we address you now on official communications? :-)

>9 pgmcc: Emperor Ming?

>9 pgmcc: Flash, aaah! :)

>11 Karlstar: Flash, you only have sixteen hours to save the Universe!

E. T. A. Sir!

>8 Karlstar: Congratulations Your Galactic Highness! You will do a great job!

>13 Sakerfalcon: Thanks! Would you or >12 pgmcc: also like to be an admin here?

>8 Karlstar: Yay!

>8 Karlstar: Congratulations.

>15 karenb: >16 Shrike58: Thanks!

>14 Karlstar: Jim, I do not think I am active enough on this group to justify having admin rights. Besides, all that power would corrupt. It could be dangerous in my hands. One Merciless Ming is enough.

Sorry, Flash!

>18 pgmcc: But you could be Ming the Merciless' good twin!

>18 pgmcc: >19 Maddz: I guess I am stuck with the Emperor Ming designation now? I will be merciless on all spammers! That is, if I actually have any powers over them, which I don't think I do.

I for one, welcome the arrival of Emperor Ming the Merciless.

Aw, forget all this.
Let's just break out the PGGBs and celebrate!

So apparently we have new admin powers, including the ability to hide or remove individual posts in a thread.

>23 Karlstar: Use them wisely, Emperor.

>25 anglemark: Thanks for the offer! "And if you want to try out your newfound powers, you are welcome to first hide and then delete this post."

>25 anglemark: He made you disappear.

>27 pgmcc: Outrageous. Thus doth the Emperor prove hith perfidithy.

:gasp:

The Science Fiction Fans admin has remote cloaking ability!

>24 anglemark: Thanks for volunteering for testing.

>28 anglemark: Wow! All that power and the Emperor can inflict a lisp on our typing!

>31 RobertDay: He findth my lack of faith dithturbing.

>32 anglemark: No, just your lack of s's!

>32 anglemark:

He should switch to using Ψ. Here iΨ the inspiration for that:
https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/reverse-engineering-source-code-of-the-biontec...

All Hail the exalted and munificent Emperor of Space, Time and Punctuation! ....::various and very badly done obsequious prostrations all performed while holding an ailing back::

Now is the perfect time to request an increase in the popcorn budget which has fallen to extreme lows and is the sole cause of the lack of participation in SF moving picture reviews. No popcorn = no reviews as we all know and you have the power to remedy that ;-)

>34 bnielsen: Great link! I have been looking for an explanation like that of an “RNA vaccine” . Enough detail to leave me a little befuddled but respectful.

>35 DugsBooks: Popcorn for all!

>37 Karlstar: Already seeking re-election?

>38 anglemark: Not yet!