Author: Steven Schwartz
Date: 07:59:30 03/27/99
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On March 27, 1999 at 10:03:26, KarinsDad wrote: >In http://www.icdchess.com/ccc/message.shtml?46886, Charles Unruh besmearched >the good name of Robert Hyatt. To me, this is a personal attack. However, when >Robert responded in kind (and I'm sure he had some choice unnecessary words in >his post), his message was yanked. > >Now, I do not want to be the moderator police and I ESPECIALLY do not want to >start another "Hey, the moderators caused another person to leave the forum" >discussion, but to me, the moderators dropped the ball on this one. > >I think that the reason that the moderators did nothing on this is that while >attacking Robert, Charles put multiple "IMHO" phrases in the post to make it >seem less harsh. However, a personal attack is a personal attack. > >Now, in http://www.icdchess.com/ccc/message.shtml?47068, Robert Hyatt says that >if his responses to such drivel are going to be yanked, then he does not want to >be part of this group. > >THIS IS WRONG. > >I think that the moderators should yank Charles' post and every post below it >that has Charles' original message in it (including mine). I was even surprised >that my message was not yanked since it was probably the harshest response that >first day to his message. > >Yanking messages for having one or more swear words in them but not yanking >personal attacks is wrong. > >LETS GET THIS CORRECTED NOW. > >KarinsDad :| > >PS. This is not a moderator condemnation post. I think the moderators have >gotten so much flake in the last few months that they are walking around on >eggshells. This is wrong too. We voted in people who would eliminate this type >of garbage and I, for one, want them to have the freedom to do the job they >signed up to do. ******** The timing of this situation was unfortunate. I became aware of the original post right away, and I emailed the moderators suggesting that they take a look at it, but it appears that both Harold and Peter were away and Will was not aware of that fact and thought it was being handled by them. I believe now that Will is aware of the situation, he has (just now) deleted the entire thread. I suppose that as long as the initial message was not erased immediately, it is good that Bob and others had an opportunity to respond. Now it is finished. The thread is gone. The timing was also unfortunate because in the last few days, since Bob bid farewell to rgcc, we have received the largest influx of new members since the first month of CCC back in August of 1997. I think Bob, although clearly troubled by the decision to leave rgcc, can hold his head high knowing that so many have followed his path here to CCC. I think the moderators are truly dedicated to protecting individual rights here and keeping the CCC safe from name-calling, insults, trolls, and off topic discussion, but we are all human, and there will be snafus and bumps and roadblocks along the way. I am privy to the emailed conversations that go on among the moderators about topics that affect CCC. They do not take this job lightly, and considering what they are paid to do this (nothing), they all deserve medals. Hopefully, the situation that occurred in the last two days will not be repeated. Less impotant issues... We project that our one millionth CCC hit will occur sometime late this summer, and if you have not voted in the latest poll, please do so. There are always complaints about the poll questions, so we ask, as always, for our members to submit questions AND possible answers so that we do not have to do it!
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