Surely the general discussion forum is not the place for questioning members' actions.moderator said:
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Large slice of humble pie for the mods please.Softus said:Surely the general discussion forum is not the place for questioning members' actions.moderator said:
If something has occurred that you disagree with please contact admin directly at [email protected]
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Lynda, moderator
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ditto
Hi gcol.gcol said:
The act of a moderator commenting on, and within, posts, isn't stated within any published set of rules that I've seen - it's something that you learn about only by observation, and/or by being subjected to that act.
Since moderators are empowered to summarily edit and delete posts, and to send an Email to the author of a post than breaks a rule, then there's no justification for a moderator making a comment within a post, and especially little point for passing judgment when doing so.
Alternatively, if making a comment is the right to do, then I would suggest that it should be done consistently, i.e. in every time. However, the situation we have is that any moderator can pick and choose which posts he/she comments on, replies to, edits, deletes, or moves.
My post wasn't intended (perhaps unusually) to create an argument, or to imply that anyone should be humble; it was just pointing out that if one rule is reasonable when there's a grievance against a moderator, then it's logical to apply the same rule in similar circumstances, i.e. when the grievance is against a member.
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PS No - not that kind of member.
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Softus said:
For reasons I will not go into, that option is not feasible.
The rules are there for everyone to read. If a poster chooses not to, that is not our (moderators /admin) fault
Thanks for replying in a separate post Lynda - it makes things much easier.moderator said:
I'm sticking my neck out a bit here, but it seems to me that it's about time that Admin either took a more active role in the site, or delegated some of his/her responsibility to one or more moderators.
If I were a moderator I'd be very frustrated by the need to deal with the plethora of difficult forum members and rule-infringing (and borderline) posts, and yet having my hands tied by a limited range of ways of acting upon that need.
Emailing admin feels pointless because [usually] no response is forthcoming, hence suggesting that a complaining member should do so, whilst appearing to helpful, isn't a practical solution. And yet there's no other option.
It's a funny old world...
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As moderators we can only use the tools we are given / have available.
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