Author: Peter McKenzie
Date: 12:08:12 09/15/01
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On September 14, 2001 at 15:07:14, Dann Corbit wrote: >On September 14, 2001 at 14:27:58, Peter McKenzie wrote: > >>On September 14, 2001 at 12:34:09, Mogens Larsen wrote: >> >>>On September 14, 2001 at 12:13:08, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >>> >>>>I have been nominated and I feel the moral obligation to advise you NOT >>>>to vote for me because I would do exactly as Bruce Moreland is doing in this >>>>particular case. Few off-topic messages might be fine but if it gets out of >>>>control CCC is not the place to bear it. >>> >>>Then you're a certain contender for my vote. This ridiculous Fischer nonsense >>>has no business here whatsoever. Not because he's a certifiable lunatic, but due >>>to the fact that most messages dealing with his person revolves around hearsay, >>>rumours, speculation and nothing else. Nothing with relevance to computer chess >>>has appeared so far. There's plenty of room in the other forum for threads of >>>that nature. >>> >>>Regards, >>>Mogens >> >>If I ever run for moderator again, I think my policy will be automatic deletion >>of messages containing any of the words: 'Fischer', 'Jew', 'Nazi', 'Holocaust', >>etc. >>Hey, has anyone proposed a virtual moderator? :-) > >Sure, as a gag it has been proposed. But your post does make a thought twizzle >in my mind. We could make a bot that looks at incoming messages for offensive >stuff and sends a "possible trouble" note to the moderators. That sounds like a good idea. Wouldn't be too hard to do if someone is looking for a little project... > Decisions about >moderation always require human brainpower. > >That bot would be *especially* helpful when moderator terms near the end. >That's when the kooks come bubbling to the surface. > >Some things I would like to see: >1. A button that would "Suspend this guy for 24 hours..." which would be really >handy when you are the only one available and someone is acting up. >2. More automation on message deletion (One thing that would be helpful would >be a list of email names and a list of messages involved forming in a queue. >That would be really nice to notify the posters of what is going on) > >At any rate, it's actually not much trouble most of the time.
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