Author: Ernst A. Heinz
Date: 05:14:52 01/18/99
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On January 18, 1999 at 00:32:38, Will Singleton wrote: > >Statement from the Moderators Dear moderators, >Recently a number of messages discussing moderation issues were deleted >by the CCC moderators. We have now revised our policy and will not >delete further messages discussing moderation issues unless they otherwise >violate the terms of the Charter. In contrast to other CCC members who thanked you for the policy change, I do not think that it deserves any particular praise. IMO, the announced policy change is not an achievement but simply a reinstatement of basic conduct. >Note that this prohibits objecting to removal of messages, but does not >prohibit discussing moderation issues in a general way. This additional condition reverses your above "revised policy" back again to your previous style. Apply this condition and no CCC member is allowed within CCC itself to openly protest the removal of a post discussing general moderation issues. In this respect, your wording actually changes nothing in principle as long as you insist on the additional condition. >3) Quoting of email, without the sender's consent, is prohibited. This adds to my previous concern that nothing has actually changed with respect to your future handling of public discussions about moderational issues. Such discussions may center around moderational behaviour and *anonymously* quoted emails of moderators detailing their style in question (such as the outrageous one that I received) are vital pieces of evidence in these cases. As you said, you are keenly aware of your responsibilities. Hence, I do not understand why it should be forbidden to *anonymously* quote your responsibly formulated messages if they serve to demonstrate the point of the discussion. I totally agree with you, however, that named quoting and quoting of non-moderational email messages should require the consent of the sender. Best wishes, =Ernst= P.S. I am well aware that my above stated opinions are surely biased by the events which lead to the current moderational discussion. Nonetheless, I hope to have been able to still conduct a somehow objective analysis of the moderators' statements. If the majority of CCC members think that I did not succeed in doing so, please frankly tell me to shut up.
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