Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 23:07:06 08/10/00
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On August 10, 2000 at 11:21:27, Pete Galati wrote: >On August 10, 2000 at 08:56:43, Aaron Tay wrote: > >>On August 09, 2000 at 16:03:39, Pete Galati wrote: >> >>>On August 09, 2000 at 06:04:14, Aaron Tay wrote: >> >>>>But wouldn't "high profile" people be involved in most of the conversation >>>>threads? Makes it difficult for them to moderate as there's a conflict of >>>>interest.. >> >>>>One thing the 3 mentioned avoe have in common, ( Robert Hyatt, Dann Corbit, >>and Mogens Larsen ) is that i think (i could be very wrong) they have strong >>>>opinions in common? about crafty and other matters .. >> >> >>>>And we know how much of CCC posts are taken up by posts regarding almost every >>>>aspect of Crafty espically, those comparing it to commericals.. >> >>>Good. People who are involved would be better moderators if you ask me. >> >>Well..I disagree..People no matter how level headed they are, get into a lot of >>trouble when they are personally involved.. > >Or what is interpreted as trouble, that depends on your perspective. > >> >>Anyway, Dr Hyatt himself is currently keeping a low profile because of some >>disagreements with some Moderator who intervened in a thread that he (the >>moderator) was involved in.. >> >>I hope I'm not misrepresenting his views, but basically he feels that a >>moderator shouldn't intervene in a thread he is participating in.. > >Keep in mind how many threads he never did touch. There are all sorts of >subjects that he never posts a reply to. > >> >>As such, it would mean that if he was a Moderator he probably would have >>problems justifying intervening in debates over Crafty threads, or matters >>regarding deep blue for that matter.. >> >[......] > >Good. People need to start taking care of themselves anyhow. If he is involved >in a thread (same for the other moderators) and feel he now can't delete >something in it, then good. > >It completely baffles me that people think that this place should be some sort >of perfect world in here, and that there should be no conflict, and no insults >whatsoever. Everything should be peachy all the time, is that it? I don't >think so. People have to stand up, take a stand, protect yourself, protect >others. Why should the moderator do your work for you? I don't want the >moderator doing the work for me. I don't want the moderator deleting a post >before I get a chance to read it, and I also don't want him having any say about >what I should be able to read or post here. > >It sounds to me like you want the moderators to not be involved so that they >will be free to take things away from you. But I want moderators not to >moderate as much. I'm sick & tired of this place being one big padded cell. >The place more or less proves that the moderated forum concept doesn't work all >that well. > >Pete The fact that this place is so popular is powerful evidence that people _do_ want moderation to take place. If _you_ don't want moderation, I suggest using r.g.c.c., which is available 24/7 for all your unmoderated computer chess discussion needs. Dave
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