Thread: Moderation
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Old 08-27-2007, 05:04 PM   #12
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Re: Moderation

No. I'm in favor of removing posts which don't belong where they are and are inappropriate under the rules of the site. Arbitrary post deletion implies that someone is simply taking random shots at the forum and zapping things with no thought behind it. Which would be silly.

It might, but so far as I can tell it hasn't happened to any of mine. But the kind of person who goes digging through troll posts for the interesting stuff might not be the kind of person the community in question wants hanging around. Just a thought. Not directed specifically at you.

Now see, this right here is a matter of opinion. How am I "wrong" to support moderation in the name of civility if that's what the site administrators want? It's not my place to make those kinds of decisions anywhere I don't co-admin. It's also entirely your opinion that I'm "wrong" with increasing frequency lately. I just happen to disagree with your stand on something

You and I are in agreement on vigorous, heated disagreement. There have been several instances on my own sites where this has happened, people get defensive, but as long as it remains outside the realm of name calling and personal attacks, I'll let it stand. Even if it is off topic. I will attempt to nudge things back on track though. I have been known to lock topics, "unpublish" them, and yes, delete them. I see very little value in taking posts out of a thread and moving them somewhere else on the board. They're still inappropriate in my mind even if only admins can see them there. But I haven't had to do this very often.

I was speaking in general.

I still think the reason everyone is grating against moderation is because it's not "tradition" here. There does come a time when that needs to be set aside and new traditions formed. "The greater good" isn't a term of evil to be feared.
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