Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 16:16:01 09/18/01
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On September 18, 2001 at 16:33:14, Mark Young wrote: >Dann a moderator force of 1 is what we get. Since one moderator can if he wishes >too, decide to follow his or her own moderation policy regardless what the other >elected moderators think. > >What stops this from happening? Any moderator can delete any post that they want to, because they all have access to the "delete post" URL. If one starts deleting posts that the other two think shouldn't be deleted, probably there would be a big argument and they'd work it out, or go back to the system wherein only Tim and Steve could delete posts. Here's how the moderation system works: You get an email alias, which is ccc@icdchess.com. As a moderator, email to that alias goes to you. It also goes to Tim and Steve. You get a "delete post" URL. You presumably get a certain amount of cooperation from Tim and Steve. That is *all*. There are no unwritten rules you have to follow, etc. If the three moderators want to set it up so that each of them is absolute dictator for two months, there is nothing specifically stopping them. If they want to vote on every nuance, same thing. If they want to operate independently, same deal. There is nothing that forces them to agree unanimously on each decision, or even go with a 2/3 majority. As far as I know, they can decide up front that any moderator can ask Tim/Steve to delete an account, and there is nothing specific that would stop that. If they can't agree on how they'll govern themselves, presumably Steve would impose something on them. If a moderator goes crazy, there are a couple of things that would slow them down. First, Tim and Steve aren't stupid, and Steve in particular can apply the brakes and simply refuse to do what the moderators want, and I don't see any reason, it being Steve's site, why Steve couldn't just fire the moderators and get new ones. The other impediment to a crazy moderator (or moderators) is member outrage. If the moderators mess up, the members will let them know. I don't see any reason why, if we got some real lemons, the members couldn't simply petition Steve to throw them out and elect new ones. It's important to elect good moderators, but if someone goes psycho we can devise some way of getting rid of them. Meanwhile, whatever the moderators agree to is what they'll do, and what we all hope for is that we'll get moderators with at least some small amount of wisdom, so they won't agree to anything that is too stupid. bruce
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