Author: Will Singleton
Date: 17:27:10 05/06/99
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On May 06, 1999 at 18:46:28, Robert Hyatt wrote: >I'd like to suggest that this thread becomes 'inactive'. IE simply let me >'die' in peace. :) > >No need to ramble on about what has happened, because it is (a) water under >the bridge and (b) can't be corrected. And I'd rather be remembered for >other things than as the person that started a stampede of folks leaving CCC. > >My problem doesn't have to be everybody else's problem... > >IMHO... > >I simply object to moderators (a) making statements that sound offensive, >even if they didn't intend that; (b) deleting posts or threads on a whim, >with no email or anything (I hate to have to come back to check and see if >something was deleted, as it is counter-productive); (c) refusing to allow >any discussion about moderation policy. Because moderation policy is >_definitely_ "on topic". I was one of the original three moderators, and >welcomed any input on how it ought to be done. This is perhaps an example >of how 'democracy' doesn't always work. Because we don't 'elect' police >chiefs since 99.999% of the people are unqualified to assess the capabilities >of the 'chief'. Perhaps 'electing' moderators is a bad idea, particularly >here where there is no clue about who is really who, except for a few of us, >and 'voting' is pretty much anonymous. Too easy to stuff the ballot box to >get someone elected for purposes other than to support the CCC charter. Not >that that has happened here, as I don't know. But it definitely _can_ >happen. And that's a potential large 'pain'... Difficult to respond here, Bob. Very difficult. Hard to talk with you, for some reason. But I keep trying. a) we are people; it's hard to say *anything* without offending someone. b) posts are deleted on a whim, you imply we don't care or try to stick to a uniform set of standards. Untrue. We try. As to not sending you a message about the deletions today, well, there were just too many. So I posted a message instead. But our policy is to always send a message, when practical. c) Well, that's just flat out not true. How can you even write something like that? Do you even read what I write? And, now you say the election of moderators is a bad idea. Care to offer an alternative? Will
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