Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 23:31:54 01/25/00
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On January 25, 2000 at 18:08:27, Roger wrote: >That said, what I believe is that the moderators should have the authority to >suspend someone's posting privileges, but that only a group vote should be able >to ban someone permanently. I do not believe that a group vote is relevant. Moderators are elected to represent CCC members. This is a moot point, though, because I also do not believe that moderators have the authority to ban someone permanently. Moderators are elected for the duration of their term of office. Decisions they make cannot -- and therefore do not -- bind future moderators. >I believe that there ought to be a period of suspension before a ban. I think >that period ought to be left up to the moderators, and that the punishment >should fit the crime. So a post like "Fuck you" could receive a ban of three >months, for example. (Bruce having pointed out in a thread below that the >one-week-the-first-time, two-weeks-the-second time rule is too rigid). That >allows the rare person to come back and swipe at us, but I think we can take it >in exchange for doing things according to a standard. To ban for the duration of a moderation period (and to recommend to the succeeding group of moderators to maintain that ban afterward) is rather extreme. A temporary suspension of posting privileges has been effective in some prior cases. I believe that this is the appropriate course of action in some cases. >Karinsdad said in an earlier thread that banned people sometimes post >constructively under other names. I do NOT believe they should be able to do >this. I think that once you're banned, you're banned: The group (or it's >representatives) have spoken. I don't think a backdoor should exist to undermine >the will of the group or that of it's representatives. It is often not possible to know for sure that two accounts are used by one and the same person. When this _can_ be believed beyond a reasonable doubt, it would be possible for posts by the banned member to be deleted, but insofar as this would probably encourage them to cause even more of a problem, it might well be counterproductive to do so. I have to think more about how I would handle this situation. Dave
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