Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 14:13:51 03/04/04
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On March 04, 2004 at 16:08:49, Chessfun wrote: >On March 04, 2004 at 15:14:58, Peter Skinner wrote: > >>On March 04, 2004 at 14:54:03, Frank Phillips wrote: >> >>>First of all, thank you for standing. >>> >>>Just to get you warmed up: >>> >>>There seems to be a growing amount of off topic posts. Often the posts say the >>>equivalent of, I know this is off-topic but..... >>> >>>Given we have a sister site for posts not strictly related computer chess, what >>>would you as moderator disallow here. Where possible give examples of recent >>>posts you would not have allowed. >>> >>>Frank >> >>Hi Frank, >> >>Excellent question. Here is one example of an "off topic post" that I would not >>have allowed for one simple reason. The answer is easily found on google, and >>does not relate to this forum at all: >> >>http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?352252 >> >>Personal an [OT] post is fine with me as long as it meets certain criteria: >> >>1. It has _something_ to do with chess/computer chess. ie. settings for computer >>chess, computer issues relating to computer chess, programming ideas.. you get >>the picture. >> >>2. Is not deflamitory and agrees with (1). >> >>The CCC has some highly technical people here, but this is not the place for >>computer technical support especially when it comes down to a problem not >>related to computer chess. The above post had something to do with a graphics >>driver.. nothing to do with computer chess, and chess was not even mentioned in >>the post. He could have simply looked it up on google. >> >>Peter. > >I would assume you would therefore agree the post: >http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?352682 is also off topic and >needed to be removed asap to save all the endless posts after it? > >If you were a moderator would you remove a post such as the above as soon as you >saw it and/or as soon as it was brought to your attention? > >Sarah. Well yes I consider it to be completely off topic, and as a moderator I would not remove anything without consulting my other moderators. I would ask my other moderators their opinions on removing it, email the thread starter to ask that if he/she wishes to ask such questions there is the CTF forum, or even a quick google search would suffice. However if I did need to act on a post that I felt was completely off topic for slanderous against someone/something here, I would do it immediately. I would then explain why I had done whatever action I took. Peter
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