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Subject: Re: MOD Suggestion: Leave Chris and "Hans" alone

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 11:43:18 07/07/00

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On July 07, 2000 at 12:00:10, KarinsDad wrote:

>On July 07, 2000 at 08:39:48, Andrew Williams wrote:
>
>>On July 07, 2000 at 05:51:00, Michael Cummings wrote:
>>
>>>On July 07, 2000 at 00:38:50, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>>>
>>>>On July 06, 2000 at 22:17:16, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Since they are not here to defend themselves, I don't think it is very polite to
>>>>>use them as punching bags, besides which it is a violation of the charter.
>>>>>
>>>>>Can't we come up with something better to yammer on about?
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm not a moderator, so it's really none of my business.  But I do think it
>>>>>would be nice if we could find a better topic.
>>>>
>>>>I don't think there was a moderator around when Tina started the Chris thread.
>>>>(Unfortunately.) At this point, it would take a long time to delete the thread,
>>>>and if the thread were to be deleted, another huge thread would take its place,
>>>>namely, "Why was the Chris-bashing thread deleted?"
>>>>
>>>>So, the moderators are stuck between a rock and a hard place. I think the best
>>>>thing to do is wait for the thread to go away in a few days.
>>>>
>>>>-Tom
>>>
>>>There was moderators around, cause I was the first to respond to her post, and
>>>send a moderator email saying to get rid of it, which was quickly responded to,
>>>cause after I got the moderator email response I checked back and there were
>>>still hardly any responses. I warned this would happen, what else could have
>>>happened ?
>>>
>>>But no action taken. So I do not care anymore
>>
>>Yes. You were right. I should have deleted it immediately.
>>
>>Andrew Williams
>>CCC Moderator (slightly embarassed)
>
>Don't feel bad. All moderators make mistakes (I made a lot! Just ask Dann or
>Bruce). The first cool thing is that it will go away on it's own in a few days.
>The second cool thing is that the bean counting thread and the bash Chris thread
>for the most part gave us all a little break from normal computer chess for a
>week. Hopefully, that will re-energize some of us (I know that my program has
>been making leaps and bounds due to my stress level being down).
>
>KarinsDad :)

I'd say that this is an example of why leaving the thread about Chris was _not_
a mistake.  People discussed things, some things were worked out.  There was no
mistake made, that's how a forum should work.   People not discussing anything,
and moderators deleting everything just to make the forum a safer place is not
what a forum is about.

And just because someone sends a moderator email or _now_ says "told you so" is
not a reason to delete something.

Pete



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