moderator

[travelinman]

Everyone,

Please read the definition below. I have no problem stating that I would not make a good moderator because I will not be objective nor will it be tolerant.

Hey piss ant do you have the balls to say the same thing?

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

One entry found for moderator.

Main Entry: mod?er?a?tor
Pronunciation: 'm?-d&-"rA-t&r
Function: noun
1 : one who arbitrates : MEDIATOR
2 : one who presides over an assembly, meeting, or discussion: as a : the presiding officer of a Presbyterian governing body b : the nonpartisan presiding officer of a town meeting c : the chairman of a discussion group
3 : a substance (as graphite) used for slowing down neutrons in a nuclear reactor
- mod?er?a?tor?ship /-"ship/ noun

[Piña]

Actually, as far as I know, the duties and obligations of a "moderator" on this board have never been codified in any meaningful way.

As to my abilities and willingness to moderate fairly and effectively I have already answered that question in the voting thread.

As you have elected to ignore my posts you remain ignorant of that fact. If you wish to read my answer go back and find it.

[gae]

I will give Trav my place.

How long has it been? 4 1/2 years? Who did I ban and when? More importantly, why?

I think Trav's a loon.

I think Greg's a loon. LOL!!! [img]cool.gif[/img]

I think Jumper's a loon.

I think Lan's a loon.

I think JDF's a loon.

I think Reason's an organic loon.

Until Pina came back, we were all quite civil in our discourse.

Case closed.

[Piña]

Originally posted by gae:
Case closed.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Apparently not.

[cincygreg]

I'm [img]cool.gif[/img] with Jumper, Al and Gae doing it if we cant come to some sort of realistic agreement.

Yes, Pina is the root of many problems on this board and it just gets worse when reason tries to jump in with him.
Is there anyone on this board who has not gotten into it with pina at least once?

As far as us all being a little looney? That goes without saying LOL! [img]wink.gif[/img]


[img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Dulcinea]

I have always liked the moderating policies for the forum at Pl?netSocks.

Example:

Pl?netSocks will not allow racist, homophobic, or misogynistic (look it up) bullshit trolling just to spark a fight. At least we hope it's just trolling. If you really mean that hate-filled crap you spew, please do the world a favor and kill yourself. Thank you. (These posts are always deleted because racist/ homophobic/ misogynistic beliefs are not valid, and while it's easy to explain why whenever it comes up, we aren't going to waste time on this board trying to educate the ignoramuses who almost never change their mind anyway.)


Pl?netSocks will not allow continuous flaming just for the sake of flaming. Yes ? flames are a part of the Internet, and a flame that uses wit and humor to shred someone else's thoughts or arguments is fun for everyone. However, once the line is crossed and the attacks become very personal and/or non-stop ? you risk a major spanking.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">If we had moderating policies clearly spelled out, then people who violate guidelines would know that they were offending board sensibilities and/or customs.

But then again, I've never liked zero-tolerance policies, or rigidly defined rules/punishments. There should always be judgement involved.

[Piña]

Originally posted by cincygreg:
Yes, Pina is the root of many problems on this board and it just gets worse when reason tries to jump in with him.
Is there anyone on this board who has not gotten into it with pina at least once?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It's interesting that you see "getting into it" as a problem. I suppose you would rather everyone here be harmonious, nod thier heads in unison and relocate to stepford where life is good, predictable and people know thier place?