I wouldn't have asked except that I was told that that rule didn't apply to me. Then it turns out it potentially does. Which is fine.

So far as my "arguments for resuming my posi<b></b>tion", I want to be on staff again because EoFF is a nice place to be a lot of the time, a fact I had largely forgotten over the years. Staff here is a nice group of people and it's a group I'd enjoy being a part of again. And I like to feel productive. And I'm a control freak. Most of the "issues" I had when an admin in the past prevented me from enjoying it and taking full advantage of it, and now that I've moved past those "issues" I'd like to give it another try. Those are reasons why I want it; why (and whether) I deserve it is up to someone else to decide, but I think I'm non-dumb enough to help out around here in many capacities.

Lastly I think it's gotten rather boring here lately and I could certainly help make things less boring, by any means necessary. I thought maybe Shlup would spice things up a bit but she's mellowed in her old age, seemingly. Whereas I have grown more ruthless and more imaginative in subtle yet devastating ways. (That is a joke, for those unable to tell. ......or is it?)

All I'd really like is a yes or a no, rather than an unending echoing silence from the staff. So far, I'm not allowed to know who in staff approves of me and who doesn't, or why they do or why they don't, or whether they're leaning yes or no as a group, or whether they're even still talking about it. Which is largely fine; staff business is none of my business. I guess it's also fine if everyone on staff thinks I don't deserve an answer at all, but I'd rather enjoy an answer if one is available.

In my past experience (and this may no longer be true) staff worked by consensus. When a consensus couldn't be formed on a question, the question would be left unresolved forever until someone or something brought it again to everyone's attention. I'm guessing that's what's going on with me right now to some degree. If I raise enough of a stink, it'll force someone to make a decision eventually. If only to force a "no" by annoying everyone to death. That would be preferable to silence.