Author: stuart taylor
Date: 09:22:01 01/25/00
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On January 25, 2000 at 12:04:51, stuart taylor wrote: >On January 25, 2000 at 11:39:20, Tom Kerrigan wrote: > >>On January 25, 2000 at 11:23:22, stuart taylor wrote: >> >>>On January 25, 2000 at 10:14:55, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >>> >>>>Let's say somebody comes in here and makes 8,000 posts (in one sitting) >>>>consisting of Nazi propoganda and advertisements for X-rated sites. Also, just >>>>for good measure, this hypothetical person might reply to every thread, saying >>>>it's the stupidest thing ever and that the poster is an idiot (or worse). >>>> >>>>Instead of immediately banning this person, who obviously has no value to CCC >>>>and probably very little value in the real world, you would prefer some long and >>>>drawn out voting procedure? >>>> >>>>You have to have some faith in the moderators that you elect. Some faith that >>>>they won't run around deleting posts they simply don't like and banning people >>>>for political reasons... >>>> >>>>-Tom >>> >>> >>>To Tom, >>> Do you think my posting Re "Banning like death penalty" is the right way? >>>According to those guidlines, the above case would certainly be taken through >>>that proceedure for a combination of-insulting, vulgarity (or promoting it), >>>and extremely off topic. Maybe, if you mean that I'm wrong about vulgarity, >>>It is the very least-the first and the third. >>> It should also be clear that the moderators are not at all interested in >>>whether or not they're outsmarted. O.K. maybe you can't delete someone >>>because of his love of Nazi'ism, but you don't need to let him get away with >>>other things at the same time-just because he is a nazi. I mean he isn't >>>BETTER than someone else.(Although I would still say that a person who >>>keeps speaking about his religion[in a non offensive way] should be treated >>>with more care atleast 5% more care than with a nazi.) >>> Regards! >>> Stuart Taylor. >> >>I think I agree with most of what you're saying. (There's a lot of it. :) >> >>Moderators are here for a reason: to keep this board from turning into RGCC. The >>moderators can't be perfect, but they're elected, so it's not likely that a >>moderator is an idiot with bad judgement. I think if people have a big problem >>with deleted posts and banned members, they should migrate to RGCC. >> >>-Tom > > >Exactly!-That would be acheived quite efficiently the way I wrote here and >a little below. I was making it easier(I thought) for the moderators, and >more humane and beyond reproach at the same time. I must admit however,that >I'm not yet familliar with RGCC. But I can well imagine!! > Regards! > S.Taylor N.B. By all means suspend everyone who starts promoting naziism(I personally would be the last one to mind)But be ready to be challenged re. political freedom etc. Maybe on the grounds that the slightest hint of naziism will cause the whole forum to be ruined. Or simply, it's highly offensive. Appologising for giving you so much to read! S.Taylor
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