Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 14:41:30 07/26/99
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On July 26, 1999 at 17:15:28, KarinsDad wrote: >On July 26, 1999 at 16:05:24, Christophe Theron wrote: > >[snip] >> >>I would gladly be on such email list. >> >>While I appreciate the way CCC is moderated, the fact that post deletion is done >>completely "behind the curtains" is still a constant concern for me. >> >>Further, from time to time a guy stands up and pretends that some posts of his >>have been deleted. Each time this spread some suspicion on the moderation work, >>which is unfair. >> >>I know we are not in a hurry for this, but I would really like to see something >>like a mailing list or a link somewhere on CCC where I can find the list of >>deleted messages. I don't suggest to have the body of header of the message >>(this would be a too good opportunity for the trouble makers), but just the >>date/time, name of poster, and name of moderator(s) would deleted the message. >> >>Just a line for each deleted message. That would be enough to get rid of this >>"dark side of the moon". >> >> >> Christophe > >I do not understand what this would do other than to indicate possibly some >bogus post that a message was deleted when it wasn't. This can be handled by a >moderator posting that no, such and such message was not deleted. > >Do you really want to know that poster x had 14 posts deleted or that moderator >y deleted 12 posts this month? I do not see the need for that other than morbid >curiosity (although not as morbid as wanting to see the subjects and/or bodies >of the messages). > >Do you really think that legitimate computer chess posts are being deleted if >they are not abusive or majorly inappropriate for some other reason? > >Some of us seem to have this morbid curiosity about deleted messages when in >reality, most of them are not worth the time it took to write them in the first >place (but we want to check them out and decide for ourselves). It is like the >news headlines where a robbery is on the front page, but a group of people >building a house for the needy is on page 27. > >KarinsDad :? IMHO: Legitimate posts were deleted during the last moderation period -- on more than one occasion. Participants of CCC should have the freedom to access at least some information about posts that were deleted against the author's wishes. Christophe's suggestion, if not overly burdensome to site organizers, should be implemented. Dave
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