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Hi everyone,

I'm currently the only active moderator of r/esa, and I want to fix that before it becomes a problem rather than after. I plan to stay actively involved for at least the next 6 months, but I'd like to bring on additional moderators now, with an eye toward one or more eventually taking on a senior/lead role -- so the sub has real continuity regardless of what happens to me down the line.

What this means:

• New mods start with standard permissions and get more responsibility as trust builds
• I'll stay actively involved for the next 6 months at minimum, sharing rules rationale, community context, and any settings/automod config
• By the end of that period, I'd like at least one person ready to step into a lead role if needed

What's involved day-to-day:

• Modqueue and reported content
• Spam/off-topic removal
• Occasional rule or flair questions from users
• A few minutes most days, more if you want to get involved in sub direction

What I'm looking for:

• Active, established Reddit accounts with visible history (this is a succession role, so trust matters more than usual)
• Genuine interest in ESA and European space activities
• Reliability and good judgment over experience — I can teach the mod tools
• Willingness to commit to the 6-month transition and think long-term about the sub's direction

How to apply:

Modmail r/esa (not a DM) with:

1. A bit about yourself and your history with the sub/space topics?
2. Any moderation experience?
3. How much time you can commit, and whether you'd be open to a lead role after the transition period?
4. Roughly how long you see yourself sticking around beyond that?

I'll take applications through end-August and follow up with everyone. Thanks for helping make sure r/esa has a stable future.

PS: There will be a quiz to answer....

Greets to all here in r/esa! For quite some time, there have been three Mods covering r/esa. Due to extended periods of inactivity (9 months for one and 3 years for the other), I've removed both. The 9-month MIA Mod sent me a note to say he'll/she'll not oppose removal. The other account seems to be abandoned.

Looks like it's just me, now!

I will set up a volunteer mod recruitment call in the next week or so; I think we definitely need at least 2 or 3 and even a few more would be positive.

Comments, queries, questions, ideas all welcome!

I've recently had pretty good success upgrading my home internet, using several existing cable TV lines to run connections from the basement (Fritz!box 7590 router) to Fritz! Repeaters located in upstairs rooms.

I've installed three SYMARIX TGU 21 G.hn Ethernet over Coax Modems (EoC), and they are working very well (my set up is almost exactly as shown in the diagramme from the company).

I notice that this device has a secure mode, and you can configure a device password (same password in all three, I reckon) so that the transmissions through the coax cables will be encrypted.

Question: Is this necessary? My stand-alone house and its internal coax cabling are not connected to any other house or anything external, so it seems to me to be unnecessary and I suspect there may be a hit on bitrate. But, if it's better to do so, I'd like to know why.

Grateful for any knowledge.

(Image credit: Symarix.de)

https://preview.redd.it/j3vraohi9p5h1.jpg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e0017af0c6c5ada26b44567de31e44be032e677

This is a fantastic position for the right person.