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Subject: Re: Please give an explanation!

Author: Joachim Rang

Date: 08:14:32 11/03/03

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On November 03, 2003 at 11:12:41, Joachim Rang wrote:

>On November 03, 2003 at 11:07:24, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On November 03, 2003 at 11:03:23, Joachim Rang wrote:
>>
>>>On November 03, 2003 at 09:55:38, Tony Hedlund wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 03, 2003 at 09:36:57, Tord Romstad wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On November 03, 2003 at 09:26:22, Mridul Muralidharan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Recently I came to know that Vincent Diepeveen has been banned from CCC
>>>>>>without explaination.
>>>>>>Especially before , during and after an important event like world champs !
>>>>>>Is this true ? and if yes , why ?
>>>>>
>>>>>It's sad, but apparently true.  I recieved an e-mail from Vincent on Friday,
>>>>>where he explained that he had been banned without even recieving a warning
>>>>>in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>>I hope this is just some kind of misunderstanding or mistake by the moderators,
>>>>>and that Vincent will be back soon.
>>>>
>>>>He is banned for one month.
>>>>
>>>>Tony (Moderator)
>>>>
>>>>>Tord
>>>
>>>
>>>please give an explanation. I think nobody should be banned without a warning.
>>>If it is a active poster there should be a public statement from the moderation.
>>>
>>>Not that I miss him but I still think this isn't the right way.
>>>
>>>regards Joachim
>>
>>
>>I don't think reasons should be posted in public, any more than the
>>decision itself should be made in public.  The person being banned
>>should be told, and I am sure this happened.  But I don't think it
>>appropriate for the moderators to discuss this at length in public...
>
>a simple notice like Vincent has been banned due to insulting other members
>would be sufficient. They may close the thread immediately after the first post
>just to give a notice. There is no need to give detailed explanations and so on.
>
>As I read the above posting I was sure it was wrong. I was very surprised that
>it was true. I always thought in CCC moderation and banning is the last ressort
>and won't be done silently.
>
>regards Joachim

I forgot:

I have no problem with the ban for Vincent, it will give him a break and maybe
more time to improve his program ;-) - but I think the procedure of banning is
quite important.

regards Joachim



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