Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 14:37:36 02/07/00
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On February 07, 2000 at 14:52:43, Roger wrote: >Some weeks ago, I proposed that banning someone was such a grievous matter that >it ought to be done only by "a vote of the people." Some people agreed, some >disagreed. Two of the moderators at that time, Bruce and Dann, were adamant that >the moderators MUST have this power. Dann even said that when you elect a group >of moderators, it comes down to whether you TRUST them to do their job. >Karinsdad was aware that ChrisW was posting under another name. In the thread >below on this issue, Bruce says that he is also aware, but that he was "content >with the situation," and that he wanted to let the next group of moderators >decide what to do (this amounts to passing the buck, in my opinion). I think that a general election about things like this is ridiculous, for the same reason that there is no general election about a farm subsidy bill. The amount of traffic generated is huge compared to the amount of general interest, and you end up with a huge volume of material that nobody has time to read, and who knows by what criteria the decision is made. Multiply this by a couple of crises every few weeks and we'd have a giant mess. Consider that we have a giant mess already, as everybody throws in their own two cents about every damned thing. bruce
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