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Subject: Re: Nominees Question - a few simple questions

Author: KarinsDad

Date: 19:13:14 06/04/99

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On June 04, 1999 at 21:57:48, Micheal Cummings wrote:

>1. If someone posts a question regarding a moderators action, which involved
>just asking a simple non offensive question. Will the new moderators follow the
>path of previous moderators and delete these posts.

I will not delete these types of posts unless it slams the moderator. I will not
discuss whether the previous moderators did that since I do not have all of the
facts (however, I do think that people criticize previous moderators too
quickly, too harsely, and without the facts themselves).

>
>2. And I ask the new moderators, what is there opinion on who moderates the
>moderators. For example a moderator goes on a thread an post deletion spree for
>an reason which is only apparent to him.

Simple, the forum moderates the moderators. Do you really think that Steve would
allow a moderator to actually go on a deletion spree? If a moderator gets out of
control, enough people will complain on the board and via Email that the problem
will be corrected.

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>
>Hypothetical
>3. If there are certain members who have had trouble with moderators having
>personal problems against them. Now for whatever reason, if a member has a post
>removed which is quite harmless in his eyes, or maybe he did a harmless joke
>which everyone saw as harmless but a moderator took it upon himself to remove
>this offending post. Would the other two moderators if asked to look into the
>situation do so. And if finding that a moderator has been using his situation
>for revenge or similar purposes. how would they handle the situation.

Hypothetical

I suggest the people place smiley faces around the harmless jokes since I will
lean in the direction that offensive posts are in the eye of the beholder and if
the person it was offensive towards Emails me to delete it, I probably will
(always dependent on content of course).

There is always the possibility of conflict between members and moderators. Do
you anticipate such a revengeful situation as you question? I think all of the
nominees are reasonable people, so I feel that your hypothetical situation is
exactly that. However, if it did occur, I would talk to Steve about it and let
him decide what to do on an out of control moderator. My job would be to
moderate the posts, not the moderators.

KarinsDad :)



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