Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 00:04:51 08/02/01
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On August 02, 2001 at 00:44:38, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On August 01, 2001 at 18:59:12, ERIQ wrote: > >>This is interesting I always thought of you as a fighter, but now I'm not so >>sure. >> >>You see, it is people like you mr. moreland w/ your "let's just take it now and >>live another day", thinking that allow the real abusers in this world to exist >>and prosper. Seems you weren't willing to fight for your own rights. Some would >>call that just plain cowardice. I would call it cowardice, not the best trait >>for a moderator. > >It's nice to have a fan club. > >A moderator is one who is in the middle, a mediator, a judge. The job is to >keep things running smoothly while remaining fairly impartial. Being able to >see things from the perspective of others is a plus. > >What happened with Ed and company is that they threatened to do everything they >could to wreck the event if they didn't immediately get their way. Wait a minute... I did not like the new conditions and resigned. I did not expect my resignation to work positively, I just said no to the changed rules without any expectations. There was no ICCA threatening or ICCA wrecking as suggested by you. Ed >It's >possible that wrecking the event would have not only wrecked this event, but >future events. The ICCA gets a large part of its budget from this event. If >they can't do this event, they'd have to find an alternate source of funding, >and I doubt they'd be able to do that well enough to keep the journal afloat. >The journal is important. > >I can't say that I approve of threats to attempt to destroy the event and >perhaps the whole ICCA as a first tactic when trying to resolve a stupid >situation. > >Regarding your charges of cowardice on my part, I don't find that you have many >redeeming qualities yourself, so I don't consider that yours is a criticism that >I need to consider. > >bruce
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