| re: This board could use some rules and moderators | |
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Jacqueline 10:58 pm UTC 08/04/07 |
| In reply to: | re: This board could use some rules and moderators - Bright_Eyes 10:30 pm UTC 08/04/07 |
| I really want to thank you both for the input. They are well thought out, well-meaning posts. We could try a list of rules but I doubt that would influence people much. I don't want to become some sort of cop or warden....banning for a few days here and there etc. Basically I think it comes down to who we are as people and how we want to be perceived. This board really does let the true-colors of the members shine through. I think that's an important feature and one that a lot of value is placed on. Thanks again. It was nice to read something gentle here today. Big love, JD > The above post is not necessarily a serious suggestion, > more a way of me saying that pidunk has not done things > that warrant a ban and that requesting that she be banned > is a waste of board space. > > That's my real point. > > > > Just an advice, to make sure what's okay and what isn't. > > > Moderators surely can't be too hard to find, and there's > > > not always need for a ban. Just suspend people temporarily > > > from posting for a couple of days, or restrict them to a > > > number of posts per day. Can't be too hard to set up > > > technically. > > > > > > As for the rules, just some basics that should be common > > > sense but isn't on the internet. Threatening, trolling, > > > impersonating, harrassing... > > > > I wouldn't have brought this up myself, but just in > > reading this board in 2007, there seems to be a LOT of > > board space dedicated to discussion of whether or not > > particular members should be banned, as opposed to Jim > > Steinman stuff. This is also the only board I read that > > doesn't have written rules. I know admin issues are none > > of my business, but I think any board that bans people > > should have the rules written. > > > > Wouldn't hurt to have a sticky thread that says something > > like > > > > > > > > Rules for this forum > > > > > > You can get banned for: > > > > 1) very extreme vulgarity, obscenity or offensiveness > > > > 2) very extreme threats or harassment > > > > 3) registering or posting in a serious attempt to > > impersonate someone who you are not > > > > 4) posting so much that everybody else's posts scroll > > quickly to the bottom of the page > > > > 5) possibly other stuff at the discretion of the admins > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Off the top my head, that list just seems to be what > > people actually do get banned for around here. Might as > > well state rules that are already being enforced. If the > > board had written rules, I would hope there might not be > > so much posting about who you want banned. People wouldn't > > feel like the admins should be "persuaded" or "negotiated" > > into banning, because the list of things you can get > > banned for is written plain as day. > > > > It would also make it clear that having beliefs that > > cannot be verified is NOT, by itself, a ban-worthy > > offense! There are probably lots of things about Steinman > > that many of us believe that are more about > > rumor/mythology than solid biography. > > > > Written rules I don't see as a sign that board-members are > > immature, or that things have gotten really bad, I think > > it's just business-as-usual for an internet forum. | |
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