Author: Steve B
Date: 11:56:05 01/25/05
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> >I generally did not delete posts as "off topic". I would, on occasion, if >someone complained, contact the poster either via email or by posting a >follow-up suggesting that the thread is drifting off-topic and should die... > >I only deleted posts that met the following: (a) produced multiple complaints >from users via the moderator email form; (b) were either offensive with respect >to language, or were personal attacks on a member as opposed to an attack on an >idea; (c) I had not personally posted in the thread. If I was involved in a >thread, I left moderation of that thread up to the other two, to avoid any >seeming conflict of interests. > >We banned many members. They almost all traced back to shaw.ca, where one >persistent trouble-maker posts from. This one poster created multiple aliases >here, and had "group gang-bangs" where he would use his aliases to gang up on >someone and make it appear that many supported his nonsensical agenda. Except >for members tracking back to "Sean Evans" I don't remember any bannings when I >was a moderator... > >Hope that helps... sure did.. a fair handed sensible approach to be sure the fact that a post had nothing at all to do with computer chess ,was not in and of itself a reason for you to delete it only if a member complained would you then issue a warning that it was drifting far afield this i would have thought would lead to the same sorts of posts that we see on the CTF basically nothing to do with Chess let alone Chess computers but i guess it didnt cant understand why..though but the facts are the facts and it didnt anyway thank for your detailed reply Best Steve
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