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Proposal?-Quiet Time in the forum on the Sabbath...

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As some of you have heard I along with others have been asked to be a moderator on the forum. This has caused me to come across a problem with doing any 'mod' work on the Sabbath:

I accepted with the understanding that I can only give my undivided attention when I am not at work (9-5) and of course Sabbath I set aside, when I feel I should only 'mod' to help a brother or sister that has fallen into a 'deep hole' to help them out.....This leads me to a important point, we need to set up a Quiet Time in the main debate forum so moderators can also have rest from their labors if posible, comparable to a Adventist nurse or doctor not working if possible on the Sabbath. I am going to present it to Tall73 to incorporate in the rules but need everyones support.

Quiet Time- A time of no debate on the Sabbath so 'mod's' can rest, they would be on 'call' like a doctor or work just as a nurse to assist as needed in case sometime comes, but there would be no debate as that causes the most common issues.
 

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Sophia7 said that Mods are allowed to take time off on Sabbath (or any other time) if they so desire, regardless of whether there is debating or reports in the SDA forum. She also said that Mods are not required to be here all the time, and reports can't be handled immediately anyway because opinions from several staff members are required before action is taken.

So my idea is we can we put up a sticky that says something like the following "There are many ways to rest and worship God on the Sabbath and sharing truth is considered one of them, but we also need to let moderators have their Sabbath. So they will not be available as a norm as they will not be looking at reports or responding to moderator issues on the Sabbath.'
 
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I agree. Sabbath should be time of worship and study.
 
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