Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 17:19:31 07/22/99
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On July 22, 1999 at 20:12:33, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On July 22, 1999 at 19:28:18, Mark Young wrote: > >>I never did understand the moderation representation on CCC. We vote for three >>moderators, but instead of having two of the three moderators agreeing to delete >>a post, we have three three kings that do as they will when they see a post they >>think should be deleted. This approach kills the representation of the mass of >>CCC. Not a very logical way to represent the voters. >> >>Under the circumstances of how the moderators represent the voters I understand >>and agree with your reasons for resigning. As it stands now if one moderator can >>delete posts at will without the consent of at least one other moderator, this >>leave you unable to represent your position and view as moderator that you ran >>and were elected on by the voters of CCC to represent. > >It depends upon how you see the job of moderator. I view post deletion as a >police function, mainly. You wouldn't expect the cops to get together and vote >before they arrested someone, would you? > >The voting process has no hierarchy or decision process built in. We elect >three moderators but we don't give them any framework for dealing with each >other. My first point of business was to try to establish a framework, but we >never got together and did it. > >I think this is only the second time that something was deleted, it has been >mostly quiet so far. > >I don't think that moderators are above the charter, and I will react the same >way to a moderator post as to any other post. If I had seen any other member >post that I would have deleted it. Since it appears that I may be forced into the picture, I'll give my two cents on it. If I do become a moderator, I will likely be a lot more snip-happy than Fernando was. E.g., if I saw a dirty joke, I would probably cut that too. Now, if the other two moderators decided that I was an arrogant ignorant puke and restore the post, so be it. That's one reason why there are three. OTOH, let me state before-hand that I trust the judgement of KarinsDad and Bruce so implicity that I am almost sure to go along with any deletion they decide upon. Perhaps Fernando will reconsider. It seems that the denizens of this group wanted a free-spirit in the moderator list. OTOH, you can't push a rope. As for deleting my posts... When and if I am forced into the role of moderator my posts have no special value at all. They should get deleted if I get out of line, just like any other. Further, I will agree with the one deleting it so if either KarinsDad or Bruce says to delete my post I will go along with it. Period.
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