Hi. I have a bit of a dilemma right now. It appears that our super moderator over at Talk Budgies has abandoned us. She hasn't even been on the site since July 15. I have checked out two other budgie forums and she's still active on those. The thing is, up until that date she was a very active member and she seemed to really enjoy our site.

I have tried e-mailing and PMing her and I haven't gotten a response. I'm hesitant to contact her on one of the other budgie sites though as I think she might get mad if I did that. The reason why I don't want her to get mad is because she was a very valuable member to our community. She had a lot of experience and knowledge and while she was with us she seemed very loyal. If she ever decides to return I don't want her to be mad. She was probably one of our most knowledgeable members.

This is what me and my other admin have decided: we're going to give her a few more days to respond to our e-mail or PM. If she doesn't, we're going to e-mail her again telling her that we've really appreciated her time as moderator and we're wondering if she's still willing to commit to the position since we've noticed she hasn't been active for a couple weeks. We'll also say that we're giving her until a certain date (right now August 15) to respond. If she doesn't respond by then, we'll have no choice but to remove her from her position and find a replacement as we need an active moderator to keep things under control and running smoothly.

Do you think this a good route? What else do you suggest I do? Should I consider contacting her through one of the other websites she's active at? Any advice would be appreciated!

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No, stop sending e-mails to her. One is enough. By sending several e-mails it makes you look desperate.

Demote her to a standard member and carry on with your life. If she still wants to be a part of your forum, then she should come to you, and not the other way around.

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Whilst it doess sound hars, i think that EuCoRi is right, if shes at another forum, but not that one, she really needs demoting, and if she wants back in, to come to you

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I agree with EuCoRi.

It does sound a little harsh, but you cant really afford passenegers. If she comes back and contacts you, then fine, she can take on her old role.

Dont worry, you are being reasonable.

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Thanks for the advice! It seems I have no choice but to demote her. If she questions it when (and if) she returns I'll simply tell her that she was inactive for too long of a period to keep her position.

Thanks everyone!

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I also agree. After 14 days of inactivity, and no responce to mails, demotion is the next logical step. If she has a good reason, then you can promote with no problems.

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Demoting her is definitely the way to go, but as a side note, I would suggest not making a big to do about it. Dont post it as an annoucement or anything.

I agree. Just demote and if she wants to come back, she will come back on her own. If you have sent one message already and she hasn't responed to that, sorry to say, but it doesn't sound like its going to happen.

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Sorry to hear about that, goodluck with finidng a new supoer mod if she does'nt come back!

until then just wait and let her come crawling back hehe.

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