Author: Pete Galati
Date: 08:39:02 06/19/00
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On June 19, 2000 at 11:27:31, Bas Hamstra wrote: >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 The only moderation that I find acceptable now is when it's done to stop obvious trouble making. And _any_ moderation that interferes with the exchange of information is _not_ acceptable, even if there's a heated arguement involved. I've been very close to stopping the use of this forum because of it. I agree Bas, there is too much moderation here at CCC currently. Pete
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