Yes what is an advisor????
And no smart a$$ remarks please. Seriously what's going on??? Are they some sort of mod??? What are their roles and how did they get chosen??
To quote Lee Burnett's announcement at the top of the MCAT Forum:
"In late August we upgraded the SDN Forums. Following the upgrade, a number of new administrative features were added for our volunteer staff. Some of these features changed the dynamics of our staff structure, essentially turning Mods into what was previously an SMod status.
Based on these changes, we have chosen to modify the SDN Volunteer Staff structure with more staff dedicated specifically to assisting and helping our members. Along these lines, you may notice a number of Moderators are now designated as Advisors.
Advisors are here to serve as stewards of their forums, helping and assisting fellow members. They will have similar functions as Moderators did prior to the upgrades.
Additionally, a number of SMods that were attached to specific forums will no longer display as Moderator of a specific forum. Although they may not currently display as Moderators of specific forums, they are still active in it.
Although there are just a few Advisors at the moment, this will soon become the largest group within our volunteer staff.
Right now we're working on some of the technical issues with adding a new position, including display of Advisors for specific forums. This should be resolved by the end of this week.
If you're interested in becoming an Advisor in a forum, contact the Moderator for that forum."
sweetie
Although I sorta got to know the American Chopper show 
