Author: Martin
Date: 00:42:05 02/10/00
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On February 09, 2000 at 14:37:02, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On February 09, 2000 at 12:50:30, Martin wrote: > >I sometimes use "we" or "us" to refer to the moderation crew, but please keep in >mind that I am speaking for only myself. > >>Hello, >> >>I'm quite new here, so please excuse the maybe somewhat naive question: >>what do you (and particularly the moderators of course) think, which situations >>do justify a ban of a board member? > >You should consult our policy statements from the last election. If you checked >that out, and there's still no answer, send some email. > >>My personal opininion on this is: >>If someone started attacking or even flaming me, I hope (=irony) that I'd be >>able to answer in an appropriate, civilized manner. I would not like to be >>"protected" by a moderator. Even personal insults don't automatically mean >>that I'd consider that person to be my enemy and that he/she will be put on my >>black list or whatever. > >If members complained about the original post being e.g. a personal attack, and >a moderator looked at it and concurred, it would be removed. If nobody >complained about it, it would stick around. In that case, if your reply is >nasty, that might cause people to complain. etc. I'm sure you get the gist of >the idea. Apparently I've been misunderstood a little bit. I don't intend to offend anyone and my tolerance level regarding posts against me is quite high. Besides, it has been a general comment. (that is: I even don't intend just to provoke posts against me). > >>We're all quite adult (hmm, I think...) and should be able to cope with most > >Think again! :-( No need to think about it: kids have to be protected, no doubt. > >>situations of that kind. Serious problems arise only, if people are full of >>their >>own importance. A possible reason to ban someone could be spamming of the >>board, however. (imho) But as long as the communication on this board is not >>in danger, there should be no need to intervene. >> >>Btw, I've met Chris Whittington on a German board a couple of months (1 year?) >>ago. Of course he has got a quite provoking style to communicate but after a >>short >>introduction of mutual faint insults we've had a very interesting discussion, I >>think. >>I do not know exactly what happened here (read: too lazy to search). But I think >>that it would be a pity if interesting debates don't take place just 'cos of >>excessive >>vanity... > >It is sometimes possible to have interesting discussions with Chris. > >>Martin > >I replied to this message because I happened to notice it on the web board, and >I had time to reply to it. Please remember that moderator email is the most >effective way to reach us. > >Dave I see, thanks. Martin
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