Perhaps someone can provide a reasoned explanation of the purpose of this topic? What is the fundamental difference between an elected moderator and an appointed one? An elected moderator, just like an appointed one, can and will sooner or later become inconvenient for a certain category of site users. The moderator has no special privileges, authority, and certainly no salary, and on a forum as democratic as HeroesWorld, a moderator actually has to work hard to "shut down a rude person," because rude and inappropriate users have far more rights here than on many other forums. If anyone thinks that a "their own" elected moderator will be convenient, they are mistaken—a moderator must, by definition, be an independent person, not to be confused with being tyrannical. A moderator elected by the crowd will, de facto, feel indebted to that very crowd, and each participant in the election will have the right to "remind" him (the moderator) of whom he owes his green color to. So, my opinion is that I am against elections. But what really needs to be done is to pay attention to moderators who haven't appeared on the forum for months or even years, and not wait until they deign to post in a topic about relinquishing their duties. I suggest that section coordinators analyze their areas and initiate a process to refresh the moderator team.