Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 17:59:17 07/22/99
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On July 22, 1999 at 20:47:26, Mark Young wrote: >On July 22, 1999 at 20:18:26, KarinsDad wrote: > >>On July 22, 1999 at 19:45:22, Mark Young wrote: >> >>>On July 22, 1999 at 19:23:41, Bruce Moreland wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>On July 22, 1999 at 18:18:22, Terry Presgrove wrote: >>>> >>>>> It seems to me that if moderators have the authority to delete other >>>>> moderator's posts that this is a formula for disaster! What would have >>>>> prevented Fernando from deleting yours? >>>> >>>>Nothing except sanity. >>>> >>>>You would think that if moderators delete posts for no reason, that someone will >>>>figure it out and stop them. I had a reason for deleting that post, there were >>>>no posts of mine that needed deleting. >>>> >>>>bruce >>> >>>The problem is this is only your view right or wrong..., you are one moderator. >>>We voted for three moderators. If one moderator can take opon himself to delete >>>posts without the consent of at least one other moderator. Then what is the >>>point in voting for 3 moderators. If your view is the only one that matters then >>>I guess the other moderator sould resign now, because he also has no say in what >>>and what is not deleted. >> >>Actually, this is my view as well. Moderators HAVE to have the flexibility to >>delete bad posts when they occur and they also HAVE to have the authority to do >>that with no one's permission. >> >>Bruce did the right thing. This post should have been deleted. > >I am not disagreeing that the post sould or sould not have been deleted, the >question is how do you know when the post was deleted that it should have been, >when you did not see it. In this case you are the third moderator, One moderator >thought the post was ok, he posted it. One moderator thought it should be >deleted, he deleted it. That seems like a clear case for you to be consulted to >break the disagreement. Instead Bruce just took it opon himself to delete the >post. Unless you have given Bruce your vote by proxy, and if that is the case >why are you still here as a moderator. Just resign and let Bruce run the show. > > > > > I have been >>somewhat lenient trying to not create waves and probably Bruce has as well. But, >>when a post obviously begs for removal, it should be removed. >> >>Fernando is a great guy, but nominating him for moderator was probably a mistake >>of this body. He personality is just not cut out for it. This can be seen by the >>fact that the ONLY post Bruce deleted was Fernando's and the ONLY thread I >>deleted originally became controversial because of Fernando, hence, I deleted >>his posts as well. >> >>I am fairly lenient, but Fernando's moderation stance is almost non-existent. > >So what, that is what he ran on and was elected to represent. For you now to >show such disrespect to Fernando in what you have said, is a slap in the face to >the people who voted for Fernando. What you are saying is I reject the views of >the people that voted for Fernando's way of moderation. As only my way of think >is the correct approach. > >>I'm sorry if that opinion bothers people, but that is how I see it. Bruce and I >>are not ganging up on Fernando, he made the decision himself to post what he >>did. Even the subject of his post had "Off Topic, but" in it. >> >>I hope we can put this behind us and move forward. >> >>KarinsDad :( Fernando made his post in his role as member, not in his role as moderator. Dave
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