Author: Bas Hamstra
Date: 08:27:31 06/19/00
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On June 19, 2000 at 10:08:52, Andrew Williams wrote: >On June 19, 2000 at 09:10:14, Bas Hamstra wrote: > >>I am getting a bit sick of the fanatic moderation here. I once *quoted* a >>fragment containing some f* word, all letters were "stars", and my post was >>deleted. Now they are moaning about someone using the term "idiotic". >> > >I'm not at all sure what you're referring to? Do you mean Hans Gerber's >post further down the board? >(ie http://www.icdchess.com/forums/1/message.shtml?115098) >If that's what you meant, I don't think any of the Moderators are involved. >If you re-read it, it seems like he's saying that we DON'T moderate in such >cases. I thought that every time the word MODERATION appears the moderators were giving a warning or something. It certainly looked that way to me. If you say lately no moderations and warnings have been done than maybe I was too quick. (Though I still think deleting my post in which I unintentionally quoted someone elses "starred away" f-word was way out of line) Regards, Bas Hamstra. >>Moderators, I suggest a very practical guideline. Leave us alone until someone >>is really complaining, ok? You are moderating far too enthousiastic. >> > >That's what we try to do. To be honest (and not wanting to tempt fate) we've >hardly moderated *anything* lately. And I can assure you none of us is ever >"enthusiastic" about deleting messages: (a) It takes a lot of time. (b) It >*always* upsets people, often in ways that are impossible to predict. > >>If this doesn't improve I'm gone. > >Well that's your prerogative of course, but it would be a shame to go. In any >case our terms end in mid-August and then you'll get some new Moderators. > >Cheers > >Andrew
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