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Subject: Re: (Off-Topic) Questions for Moderator Candidates

Author: Michael Cummings

Date: 18:29:11 03/24/01

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On March 24, 2001 at 11:52:14, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On March 24, 2001 at 01:07:22, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>>e. Consider the use of a software program to achieve any of the above.
>>
>>Won't work.  Consider Bruce's 'richard-head' post.  Yes, it was a poor term and
>>offensive to some.  In fact, if you or some others had complained via the
>>moderator complaint form, I might have considered deleting it.  But he was using
>>the term to describe thieving varmits.  Not CCC members or things like that.
>>Maybe "thieving varmits" would be better.  But I think it would be wrong to
>>automatically bounce Bruce's post.  Now, there may be some filtering that is
>>possible.  But I think it is far more difficult than most might imagine.
>
>I think this is gross.  It was my post, so I feel a little uncomfortable telling
>people how good it was, but it was a fine post containing some useful content,
>considering the topic, and the only reason it caused trouble is that some guy
>here under a false name wants to get me in trouble, not because of what the post
>said, but because he has some axe to grind with me.  Who it is, or what he has
>against me, I have no idea, but that this is what is happening is a good bet.
>
>And you'd play right into his hands.
>
>If the only thing we have to argue here about these days is whether or not we
>can occasionally use a PG term (maybe PG-13, but certainly not R), CCC must be
>doing pretty well.
>
>I hope that we don't get so bad here that I can't write because people are
>offended by my style even when I don't use those terms.  This place is suppose
>to provide freedom from personal attacks and stalking, not from occasional
>offense.
>
>bruce

Totally right, and for potential and past moderators not being able to see this
makes me not want to vote for them.



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