I have a question. Is there a set time of how long you have to be on the forums to be a Member and not a New Member? I have been on the forums and have been active for about a week. Does it matter about how active you are, or about how long you've been on the forums?
To be member you need a certain amount of trophy points. Here is a thread all about this: Trophy Points | Skyblock Forums
There are 7 Trophies regarding Membership on the forums. Ancient Member 30 points: 2 years General 20 points: 1 year Lieutenant 15 points: 6 months Elder Member 10 points: 4 months Senior Member 8 points: 2 months Junior Member 5 Points: 1 month 10 day charm: 1 point: 10 days All this combined will get you active member. You don't even have to post. But your forums "rank" relies on posting and gaining likes so to speed up the process get actively involved in posting around the forums, especially in discussions.
Moderator Application Requirements | Skyblock Forums <-- Two weeks required on forums. I don't know about on the server though...
You need to have posted 50 messages and been on the forums two weeks at least to be accepted as trial mod. You can apply at any time however, but if you do most comments will be telling you that you don't meet the requirement so it's best to wait.