Bill... No Moderator IS paid or on call... But every other messageboard I frequent have made sure they have enough mods that it's likely that if there isn't always someone around, there very likley will be someone along soon... otherwise what's the point of having them at all?

"They are not here to follow the horses and elephants in this parade, cleaning up all the droppings."
Ummm... ya it really is...

"The only way to maintain the peace around here is for the participants to be peaceful."
A nice ideal, but so is global brotherhood and peace... and while we're at it, I want a pony...

I know the powers at Mudcat WANT the world to be a certain way... but it simply ain't...