I agreed.

[MineralMan]

4. Forum hosts are not selected by admins.

All a DUer has to do to become a forum host is to add his or her screen name to the waiting list. It does require 100% on the availability for jury service, which means you have to have zero hidden posts and be a Star member, but that's the only criteria. Every forum host can serve for only 90 consecutive days. When they scroll off the host list after that, the next available volunteer in the waiting list becomes a host.

Hosts do nothing but lock OPs that are not in keeping with the SOP for each forum. They have no other job or power. They exist to help keep the forums on topic. That's all.

I recommend being a host if you qualify. It takes some time, but it helps DU stay on track within all of the main forums.

The MIR Team, on the other hand, is selected by the admins from DUers who express their interest. The MIR Team's only job is to ban DUers who have less than 100 posts and who are disruptive newcomers very soon after joining DU. They can't ban anyone with over 100 posts, except in very rare special circumstances. I don't think that ever occurred while I was on the MIRT.

Disclaimer: I am a current and frequent forum host and have served on MIRT for multiple terms.