Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 11:28:10 10/29/99
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On October 29, 1999 at 13:45:36, Bruce Moreland wrote: [snip] >This "special policy" thing is people trying to pin me down on something that I >have not been able to express very well. > >In a game you can have very strict rules, because the possible interactions are >pretty narrow. It is harder to have strict rules here since it is hard to >predict everything anyone can do, and there can be disagreement about whether >something is positive or negative. From my moderation platform: ( http://www.icdchess.com/ccc/resource/moderators/corbit.html ) "I think that someone could get a lifetime ban for a single post or post one hundred posts that need censure and not get dropped. It is my opinion that you have to use your brain and make the best decision that you can. I think the moderators should have absolute dictatorial power to remove posts." What I was really trying to say is that there is no such thing as a formula or magic rule you can use to make moderation decisions. If there were, there would be no need for moderators. Some sort of 'bot' could just screen for pariticular words or the like. Every case really boils down to using your intellect to make a sensible decision. It is a great stretch to even pretend that a moderator's own personality will not get in the way. We all have likes and dislikes. I pretty much like everyone who has ever posted here (though I think Sean Evans may have been an exception to my rule -- OK, I'm not Will Rogers). But even so, we like some people more than others. It's just human nature. Some people are almost heros to me here. Will they get away with more? I would like to think that I can be perfectly fair, but in truth that is doubtful. Since I (and the other moderators) are humans, you are going to see mistakes in judgement. We can only do the best that our ability allows. Moderation is best when it is invisible. That means that, ideally, we all moderate ourselves. Since the vast majority of those with a keen interest in chess and computers are intelligent, rational individuals, that should not be too hard. Besides controlling our output, we can also control our reactions to other people's output. If we simply ignore somthing that is a perceived slight it also makes things run more smoothly. So, in reality, the moderators would do nothing at all if we simply police ourselves with a tiny bit of self-discipline. [snip]
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