Author: KarinsDad
Date: 09:30:53 07/23/99
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On July 23, 1999 at 10:58:21, Peter McKenzie wrote: [snip] > >I'm not saying the moderators always cause the problem. I'm saying that the >current moderation system isn't making things any easier for the moderators. I think the current system works fine. I think the new moderators have an adjustment period. I think people do not mind taking the job, but may bulk at being told exactly how to perform it. > >> >>And quite frankly, I can still count on one hand the number of Emails that we >>have received about inappropriate posts. The problems with moderators resigning >>are generally not due to the forum, but appear to be with individual moderators >>and their own personal problems with the job. Part of the job may be that you >>may not be moderating like you thought you would or should. But, quite frankly, >>that is up to the individual moderator and the group elected. If the period of >>time is too long, or the person does not want to vote for deletions or whatever, >>then you will still have resignations. There is NO solution that will work for >>everyone and these attempts to come up with one are kind of silly. > >Hmm, I think its silly to stick with a poor system without at least considering >the possibility that there is a better system available. > >> >>Just let the moderators do their job. Just let moderators who are frustrated >>quit. Just let the system work without attempting to tweak it when it is OBVIOUS >>that practically no matter what you do, it will not work for all candidates in >>the future. > >Sure no system is perfect, but some are better than others. >By 'tweaking' the current moderation system, I think we can significantly reduce >the number of problems we will see in the future. > If this was not the 4th or 5th time in the last 8 months that this has been discussed on the forum and no concensus arrived at, I would probably agree with you. However, what I see occuring is that each new set of moderators as individuals have different ideas on how it should be done and since it is a volunteer position, also do not want to feel constrained by a bunch of rules layed down by previous moderators (or other members). By default, when you have more than 1 person in a room, you have the chance of contention. 3 people almost guarantee it. So far, we have deleted one obviously obnoxious thread and one joke. We have been relatively tolerant (too tolerant according to some people). It is just unfortunate that the person whose posts have been deleted made a big deal of it. That cannot ever be helped. People have the option to yell unfair. KarinsDad :)
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