Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 14:46:22 02/07/00
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On February 07, 2000 at 17:37:36, Bruce Moreland wrote: >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 It's right before an election. I think you can expect people to throw in their 2 cents even more than normal (though I admit that not having an upcoming election has never stopped me from expressing my opinion!) On a slightly different topic, it is my opinion that the frequency of disruptive posts increases sharply in the last month or so before new elections are held. It is even my opinion that this somewhat peculiar timing is a willful and deliberate action by the parties responsible for such posts. But, I digress. Dave
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