Author: Terry Presgrove
Date: 11:04:53 07/24/99
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On July 24, 1999 at 13:05:44, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >On July 24, 1999 at 09:30:25, Roger D Davis wrote: > >>All of the above are good ideas, and could greatly help the moderators and group >>define exactly where the threshold is, and what the charter should contain. The >>Merry Xmas is a great one, because it's unambiguously off topic, yet it is hard >>to disagree with someone who is wishing others good cheer. The Bobby Fischer >>idea is also especially good, since it tends to be repeated over and over ad >>nauseum on the newsgroups. The Pamela Anderson one, I assume, is intended to be >>of the same caliber as Fernando's post. >> >>We might also want to put in some concrete examples that would be accepted by >>lenient moderation, but ruled out by strict moderation. And we might also want >>to put in some examples that would be ruled out even by lenient moderation. >> >>Of course, it can also be argued that this makes the whole process to complex to >>be realistically voted on, and that we ought to just leave it as Fernando's >>post, since that is the core of the current controversy. Including two or three >>other examples, however, would be useful. > >I tried to make a whole spectrum of them. Someone can't just say that they'll >delete all off-topic posts, without contending with some of those, which happen >in practice. > >The Pamela Anderson example was much worse than Fernando's joke, IMHO. > >bruce Sounds like a good idea, at least as you said it would give the moderators something concrete ( members atitudes on various posts) to go on and still give the moderators some latitude to deal with everyday issues that might arise. But it still does not address the larger issue on moderators governing their own actions. I do feel there should be something in the constitution or firm policy in place specifically dealing with moderators interaction. Governing is not an easy task for a single ruler, but when three rulers govern the same kingdom and see their roles differently this leads to chaos. Lets get some firm policies in place that lay out what responsibilities and limits of those powers are for the moderators before they take office. TP
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