Author: Hermano Ecuadoriano
Date: 06:33:19 03/23/01
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On March 23, 2001 at 09:09:10, Michael Cummings wrote: >On March 23, 2001 at 08:57:57, Hermano Ecuadoriano wrote: > >>Michael Cummings, who is presumably against long threads about >>moderation policy, (which are in my opinion the business of the >>moderators, and actually off topic here), wrote the following >> >>On March 23, 2001 at 08:39:56, Michael Cummings wrote: >>>This is too much hassle to do what you are saying, a few threads in here >>>off-topic is fine, as long as it does not start a load of threads. >>> >>>You will find that the other moderators will say to you, just let it go. Strick >>>moderation policy will just cause more hassles, and you will start many, lets >>>attack the moderators party, like we have had in the past. >> >>What is MY defense? At least I am aware that it is off-topic, and said >>so in the header. Naturally, if I didn't secretly LOVE to gripe about >>moderation policy, I wouldn't have posted this. Right? > >You have lost me ???? > >My post was in regard to Uri's moderation policy. Threads that have a few off >topic posts within them are fine. > >It just ones like the U.S elections of the past that turned into long threads of >attacks and insults which are not. > >So I have no idea what you are talking about, in regard to what I wrote, and to >your conclusions. Maybe you are thinking about something else or mean it for >someone else, cause I have little and no idea of what you are on about, sorry. I think the moderation policy is off topic. I was making a joke to illustrate, but I'm sorry it wasn't funny. No, it wasn't about any other thing you said, or about any of our other exchanges. I will describe a difficult problem, and then I will propose the cure: The problem is that complaints about off-topic threads are themselves off-topic. Those who complain are presumably trying to be helpful, but the debates about what is or is not off-topic, or distasteful, or whatever, just prolong and draw more attention to the original "offense". Many times, I would like to complain, but I'm restrained by the above principle- my complaint would just compound the problem. So, I say nothing. Well, I'm tired of STUPID posts like the above by Roy Beam, and I suddenly developed an attitude problem. Sorry. (A little earlier, Thorsten started ranting about capitalism again. This makes me very angry, because __I__ am not permitted to rant about politics. It makes me angry because I know that he knows that he is committing an unkindness against all of those who are voluntarily restraining themselves in the interest of having a nice computer-chess newsgroup. I was very angry, but my reply consisted, properly, of the heading "Moderation (NT)". This way, I can register a complaint without becoming a self-annointed moderator, adding to the problem. A little later came the STUPID post by Roy Beam, in brilliant contrast. It isn't right.) Best wishes, Bye.
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