@Background Pony #87CD
While Furbooru does have a much larger scope than Derpibooru the thing is Derpi is already 10 years old at this point and it’s a significant part of the MLP fandom with a great following.
Furbi is not even one year old and has a long way until it becomes truly relevant in the furry world therefore the activity on it is still smaller.
But this is only part of the story, Derpi has some rules and policy inconsistency which we were able to refine and improve on Furbi which makes decision making also easier, all that adds to Derpi being a more challenging site to moderate.
Requirements to ever be considered for Staff is just being a hard working user, people who upload content, helps with tagging and sourcing while good history and a footprint in the community are more likely to be considered for an Assistant position.
Usually saying
you’ll start helping if you’re given Assistant role is not a good way to go about it… priority will always be for those who
already helps.