Author: Peter McKenzie
Date: 10:02:06 02/20/99
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On February 20, 1999 at 09:00:14, Dan Homan wrote: >On February 20, 1999 at 00:13:10, Will Singleton wrote: > >>On February 19, 1999 at 20:32:35, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >> >>>One of the moderators felt that he had something to tell me. He did it in an >>>email which is, not only in my opinion, but also in the opinion of some other >>>people on this forum to whom I sent it (to check if I had misjudged it), a >>>scandalous piece of malicious communication. Deeply hurt, and shaken, still >>>incredulous, I hereby withdraw from this Forum. I am hurt even more as there >>>are many nice and civilised people here whom I will surely miss. However, the >>>only course of action that I felt I could pursue now was to simply leave. >>> >>>Best regards to CCC! >>> >>>Djordje >> >> >>Today I sent a message to Djordje. It contained a request to desist from >>off-topic posts. (And I apologize for this post, but felt I had to set the >>record straight.) >> >>After that simple and polite request, I said I was removing my moderator hat, >>and the rest of the message was personal, just from me to him. I took issue >>with some of the statements he had made, and requested some further information. >> If he felt I was harsh, I did not intend to be at all. But that was strictly >>between him and me. It was a PERSONAL communication, that was absolutely clear. >> There is no reason at all for him to withdraw. My moderator duties do not >>prohibit me from emailing someone on a personal basis. >> > >True, but as a moderator you are a representative of CCC. Even if you >clearly state that you are taking your "moderator hat off", the image of >a moderator remains. Particularly so, if your personal message is >combined in the same e-mail with an offical moderator message. > >It is an additional burden for the moderators to bear, but I think >they have to be aware of their position when sending personal >communications to group members. To some members, the words of >a moderator may carry extra weight or imply more than they say, even if >the moderator doesn't intend it or realize it. > > - Dan Dan, I congratulate you on a very well thought out post with which I am in total agreement. Regards, Peter > >> >>I apologized to him because I wrote something in a way that could have been >>misunderstood. But nothing harsh or underhanded was intended. Sometimes we all >>have strong opinions, and we express them sometimes well or sometimes poorly. >>Maybe I expressed them poorly. >> >>But this was a personal message, had NOTHING to do with CCC, and he has no >>reason to withdraw. He makes very valuable contributions, and we would all miss >>his presence. >> >>Will Singleton
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