Author: Dan Kiski
Date: 12:56:34 01/18/99
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On January 18, 1999 at 14:45:36, Mark Young wrote: >On January 18, 1999 at 14:30:49, Will Singleton wrote: > >>Ernst, >> >>You make some good points about the moderation issue, I appreciate your input >>and concern in these matters. As a well-known and respected member of the world >>chess community, everyone appreciates your contribution to this forum. >> >>I apologize for the harsh tone I may have used in our private email >>conversation. Sometimes in the rush to get something done, we ignore basic >>standards of civility. >> >>To your specific concerns at this time, I can only say that we have been elected >>to do our best, and that we are doing our best to represent all the members of >>CCC. We have just emerged from a long discussion, in which we were able to get >>a solid agreement from all the moderators on the issue at hand. We spent a long >>time doing that. It's just not feasible to adjust our moderation criteria each >>time a member disagrees with us, even a member such as yourself. >> >>Let's all try to work together to make CCC a viable place to discuss and enjoy >>computer chess. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Will Singleton > >This is wrong, we the members of CCC have a right of oversight of the >moderators. If the moderators feel a need to hide, then I to must follow Ernst >example and resign as an active member of this group. If it takes six months for >me to return to CCC, then so be it. > >Mark Young I really don't see what the big deal is here, and yes I understand all principles of free speech but to me this is a place for posting and conversing about Computer Chess, it isn't a country where after losing a post we must worry about the freedom of the press, it is simply a forum so a few people who we the members elected do some things that others disagree with, this will happen regardless of whatever policy and positions are taken. It seems to me a shame that you Mark should leave over an issue to my mind so trivial, the majority wanted strong moderators thats why these three were elected. Your posts are a valuable contribution to CCC and I urge you to re-consider. Dan Kiski.
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