Depends on the forum niche. There's a lot of these "Staff" threads in this board and I say the same thing. It really depends on the niche. On my HP site, there are extensive applications and most staff groups are required to work 4 days a week on a specific time slot. They get to choose the days and the time slot shift. But, because the project is massive, that's why we require that. They need experience, obviously and the applications are extensive (like I said). They all start off on probation and if they can't do their jobs and follow the guides we've written we let them go and move on.