Being a normal member doesn't mean you can't contribute to the forum.

It's harder then you think but it's more rewarding to use constructive criticism (without curses or insults) and find facts to support your case in order to convince the forumer you're targeting.

It takes patience and lots of discipline to ignore all their insults and non constructive criticism such as "You kids don't know anything, LOL, Just RTFM" etc.

If you are implying that being a normal member can't contribute to the forum, then it's just similar as saying being a normal citizen can't contribute to the country. You'd have to become a politician to contribute to the country? It's actually everyone, engineers, teachers, doctors, truck drivers, hawker stall uncle and aunties who contribute most to the countries while politicians set policies only.

Similar here, contributors = members. Mods enforces policy in the forum. Staff helps out something else related to Lowyat.net such as forum codes, hosting needs, etc...

BTW, this is the first time I've read your post and it's not giving me any good 1st impression of you as a mod at all. Perhaps later in the future though.