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Subject: Re: Nominees.... The Ball Continues to Roll..

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 20:44:46 06/08/99

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On June 08, 1999 at 23:26:09, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On June 08, 1999 at 17:37:01, Will Singleton wrote:
>
[snip]
>>When we were elected, we spent a week or so working out a method of moderation.
>>After some negotiation, this was eventually written out and agreed to.  Some of
>>us may have supported certain items more than others, but the document was
>>accepted by all.  And it included the provision to disallow discussions of
>>deleted messages.
>>
>
>and _that_ is a problem.  You were _not_ elected to set rules.  You _were_
>elected to _enforce_ the existing rules.  And nowhere do the existing rules
>say "if you disagree with a moderator's deletion policy, this can not be
>discussed herein."
>
>If we want such a rule, I'd think the group could decide that as a whole.
>
>That is why the US Government has a legislative branch separate from the
>judicial and executive branches.  Because you can't both write the laws,
>interpret them, and then enforce them.  We know what that is called.  And
>it is not spelled 'democracy'...

Will campaigned with this issue.  It wasn't something made up after he was
elected.  By following through on a campaign promise he is doing far better than
most elected representatives. :-)

Dave



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