*** Quoting Bob Moylan from a message to All ***
BM> I think the moderator should have some personal experience of 
BM> as the parent (guardian or significant adult) of a child with the
BM> disorder; as an adult with ADD/ADHD (or both of those); or if we are
BM> fortunate enough to have a professional who works with ADD/ADHD
BM> children/adults.  Whoever it might be should be very knowledgeable of
I agree that at least general knowledge of the disorder would be helpful, but 
a moderator really does not need to know anything about the topic other than 
to know if x subject is off-topic for ADHD.
There is also a danger in having a moderator that is real close to a topic,
for example, someone who had a child that had a negative reaction to drugs 
used in the treatment of ADD/ADHD might be inclined to prevent discussion of 
those drugs because of their strong (albeit understanable) feelings.
It also works the other way, someone who had positive results with drugs 
(either for themself, child, etc) and got no benefit from non-drug methods, 
might be inclined to prevent discussion of 'alternative' treatment(s).
The IDEAL moderator would be someone who (in order of importance):
1) Meets the technical requirements of being a moderator, meaning they know
   how to update the EList and cut feeds when necessary.
2) Is OBJECTIVE, meaning they can seperate their feelings from their duties 
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   moderator.  Something which is hard to do at times.
3) Has ADD/ADHD or a child with ADD/ADHD or is a professional in one of the 
   fields that deals with ADD/ADHD (or a combination of these 3).
The moderator should NOT be:
1) Someone who has difficulty staying on-topic themselves, for example,
   someone who specializes in alcholism/drug addiction treatment who feels
   that alcholism is somehow related to everything in the world, would
   probably have difficulty keeping other people on-topic since they themself
   have difficulty staying on-topic.  Not naming names or anything...
2) Someone who has VERY strong feelings on either side of the drug/non-drug
   treatment issue(s).
3) Someone who calls a computer a 'box' and doesn't know what FidoNet is.
I'm a 20 year-old with ADHD who has been a SysOp in FidoNet for 6 years,
and if nobody else volunteers I'd be happy to volunteer for the position.
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