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erolz
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Although moderation of the site has not yet been needed to date I am keen that we put systems in place to handle such things _before_ they become necessary and not after they become necessary.
However I do not want to just arbitrarily apply these things without a discussion of them and the issues surrounding them with you the membership of the forum. This is NOT my forum. It is OUR forum.
Administrator status - the reason and the role
I do not want to be the sole administrator of the forum. I would like it ideally to have 2 joint and equal administrators. Myself as one and a Greek Cypriot as co administrator. I believe this is necessary to protect the balance of the forum into the future. Whilst I might strive to as balanced as I can in decision about the forum I am a Turkish Cypriot and having a joint Greek Cypriot admin would help restrict and balance any unilateral decisions I might make conscious or unconscious that are in fact biased towards Turkish Cypriot.
The role of this co administrator would not actually require any day to day work as such. The role principally would be to act as a check and balance against myself should I start to loose my objectivity, create a clear impression and reality that the site is bi-communal at all it's levels and be a point of contact for any Greek Cypriot member who feels they have been treated unfairly and would not get a fair hearing from myself as a Turkish Cypriot.
Administrator status - how we chose one
Firstly is should be recognised the role of 'administrator' on a forum such as this one is extremely powerful. An administrator can close the board down, remove posts or members or simply delete the entire forum at will. As such any potential admin we choose has to be 'safe' in this regards and has to be someone that I personally trust. My suggestion therefore is that I supply a list of people who I feel meet this criteria. If they are willing to take on the role we run some sort of poll to ensure they are acceptable to the members as well. This could require a simple 'more yes votes than no votes' or it could require X more yes votes than no votes.
Minds that spring to mind immediately to me are.
MicAtCyp.
However I asked and hoped that MicAtCyp would take this role on from day one of this forums creation and so far he has chosen to decline such an offer.
Keifas or Alexandros Lordos.
Moderation - the reason and the role
In addition to having two equal admins for the forum I would like to have 3 moderators as well. Again ideally these would comprise of one Turkish Cypriot one Greek Cypriot and one non Cypriot. These in addition to the two admins would make a body of 5 people that would be responsible for decisions about the forum and it's future, should consensus re such issue not be found or clear amongst the members themselves. If decisions about the forums future and how it operates can not be derived clearly from the membership themselves then these 5 people will democratically vote to make such decisions, with no one person having any greater voting rights than any other (and certainly not myself).
The principle of moderation is that it is a voluntary role of 'service' to the forums members and not one of 'authority' over them. Moderators will be asked and expected to act in the best interests of the forum and not their own interests. The main role of moderators will be to make decisions re the 'movement' of threads or posts within threads to appropriate sections or the merging of threads together, with the objective of making the forums as useful a resource as possible for all its users.
On the issue of moderators and the deletion of posts I suggest the following system. Moderators should have the authority and ability to delete posts in extreme situations imo. However I suggest that any such deleted posts are in fact moved to a special section of the site, that remains viewable by all members but does not allow replies to be made to the posts in that section. This way anyone can still see exactly what has been 'deleted' but such posts will be removed from the main body of the thread they originally appeared in and the incentive to 'respond in kind' by other posters will be reduced to a minimum. This to me seems like a good balance between 'freedom of speech' and the need to keep blatant rubbish and unacceptable posts out of the main threads in order to promote and encourage real dialog. To this end I have added a mod to the site that would allow moderators to use the normal 'delete this post' button, which will then automatically move the offending post to the 'special area'.
On the issue of dealing with troublesome users intent on causing trouble and damage to the forum I have some suggestions as to 'sanctions' and 'processes' for when such sanctions are applied. One approach is to give users 'formal warnings' if they behave in unacceptable ways. Deciding if they have behaved in unacceptable ways would first be done in consultation with the members. If the members will on such a decision is unclear or split then the admin / mods would decide. Once a certain number of 'formal warnings' have been issued the offending member would be banned. Another potential sanction that could be placed against troublesome members, again after consensus from the general membership and or from the admin / mods, would be to place a limit on the number of posts that person could make per day, for a set period of time or until there is agreement to remove this restriction.
I realise all this sounds very 'heavy' and unnecessary right now but I have ambitions for this forum to grow over time and am absolutely of the opinion that we should try and get the right procedures and processes in place BEFORE they are needed and not after.
Moderators - How we chose
As per the section above on how we chose a co admin for the site, so I suggest a similar process for picking administrators. Again I am going to stick my neck out and suggest some names I think would fit the bill. I would stress that these are just my personal _suggestions_ and that it is for all of us that use the forum to ultimately decide and not me alone.
Turkish Cypriot Moderator - Brother
Greek Cypriot Moderator - Keifas or MicAtCyp or Magikthrill or Mikke2
Non Cypriot moderator - Cannedmoose
These suggestion are arbitrary. The people in them are not always in the right clear cut category (cannedmoose is married to a Greek Cypriot, magikthrill is Greek not Greek Cypriot etc). They are based on a combination of factors - have worked with them on CF as moderator, I think they would be good, have a certain amount of time to be present etc. I hope no one finds these arbitrary suggestions offensive or that by making them and leaving out others I have offended anyone. Again I stress they are only my personal suggestions. If members clearly want others for the role and those others are willing that is fine by me.
Summary
Again I realise this whole topic is 'heavy' and that as things stand at the moment we do not really require another admin or moderators at all. However I do think it is important that we talk, discuss and argue about these things now and not after they become a problem. I want you the members to help shape the forum on these matters and to feel and have a 'real' voice in these things, for again I would stress this is OUR forum, not MY forum. If it is decided by a clear majority of current members that there should be no moderators or moderation on the forums, then so be it. that is the way we will go. Personally I think there should be moderators and their role should be the product of open discussion and consensus from the members as well as their 'appointment'. So I urge members to get involved in this thread / discussion and lets get a framework in place that as many people as possible are happy with and that can both protect and strengthen the forum as it moves into the future.
Thanks for your patience in reading this long post this far (if you have done and have not just skipped to the end considering it too boring). |
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cannedmoose
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| Erol, thanks for the vote of confidence on the whole moderatorship thing... I'll leave the discussion on this to other members rather than pitching in myself, as we've already have a brief discussion on this elsewhere. As for the administrator, given the nature of its powers, I think that's entirely up to you and it needs to be someone that you either know outside the forum as well and know you can trust. I also think it should be someone with a reasonable amount of time on their hands, who can check in at least on a daily basis. The names you mentioned would all be suitable candidates, but since that person can effectively shut down the forum if they wished to, I think that's your call alone. |
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erolz
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| Erol, thanks for the vote of confidence on the whole moderatorship thing... I'll leave the discussion on this to other members rather than pitching in myself, as we've already have a brief discussion on this elsewhere. |
No please do pitch in as and when you can moose. We need to get a discussion going here. Do you think we should have modertators on the forum? What do you think of the idea that posts are never deleted, but when absolutely necessary, are 'quaratined' from the main thread they originated in? And all the other issues :)
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I also think it should be someone with a reasonable amount of time on their hands, who can check in at least on a daily basis. |
Actually as I see it the admin role require less of 'regualr visits' to the forum than say the moderator role and less work in general. Really they just need to keep an eye on me occasionaly and be there if a member wants to raise an issue with them and not me. As far as rasing issues with admins, members should not expect instant replies. I am generally around most of the time but I do persiodicaly visit UK and other places for 1-2 weeks at a time and during these periods I will ot be around that much. People will just have to get used to this.
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The names you mentioned would all be suitable candidates, but since that person can effectively shut down the forum if they wished to, I think that's your call alone. |
I agree that I have to be personally happy with any co admin for the reasons outlined. That does not mean however that they can not ALSO get some kind of 'acceptance' from the general membership as well (hopefully). |
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brother
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Administrator status - the reason and the role
I do not want to be the sole administrator of the forum. I would like it ideally to have 2 joint and equal administrators. Myself as one and a Greek Cypriot as co administrator. I believe this is necessary to protect the balance of the forum into the future. Whilst I might strive to as balanced as I can in decision about the forum I am a Turkish Cypriot and having a joint Greek Cypriot admin would help restrict and balance any unilateral decisions I might make conscious or unconscious that are in fact biased towards Turkish Cypriot.
The role of this co administrator would not actually require any day to day work as such. The role principally would be to act as a check and balance against myself should I start to loose my objectivity, create a clear impression and reality that the site is bi-communal at all it's levels and be a point of contact for any Greek Cypriot member who feels they have been treated unfairly and would not get a fair hearing from myself as a Turkish Cypriot.
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Agreed and well thought out
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Administrator status - how we chose one
Firstly is should be recognised the role of 'administrator' on a forum such as this one is extremely powerful. An administrator can close the board down, remove posts or members or simply delete the entire forum at will. As such any potential admin we choose has to be 'safe' in this regards and has to be someone that I personally trust. My suggestion therefore is that I supply a list of people who I feel meet this criteria. If they are willing to take on the role we run some sort of poll to ensure they are acceptable to the members as well. This could require a simple 'more yes votes than no votes' or it could require X more yes votes than no votes.
Minds that spring to mind immediately to me are.
MicAtCyp.
However I asked and hoped that MicAtCyp would take this role on from day one of this forums creation and so far he has chosen to decline such an offer.
Keifas or Alexandros Lordos.
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Alexandros Lordos would be my first choice but he has a way heavy load and i am not sure he would have the time but if he says he can, got my vote.
Kifeas is a solid member and his ideas and thoughts are consistant, he would be a very good choice and would get my vote.
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Moderation - the reason and the role
In addition to having two equal admins for the forum I would like to have 3 moderators as well. Again ideally these would comprise of one Turkish Cypriot one Greek Cypriot and one non Cypriot. These in addition to the two admins would make a body of 5 people that would be responsible for decisions about the forum and it's future, should consensus re such issue not be found or clear amongst the members themselves. If decisions about the forums future and how it operates can not be derived clearly from the membership themselves then these 5 people will democratically vote to make such decisions, with no one person having any greater voting rights than any other (and certainly not myself).
The principle of moderation is that it is a voluntary role of 'service' to the forums members and not one of 'authority' over them. Moderators will be asked and expected to act in the best interests of the forum and not their own interests. The main role of moderators will be to make decisions re the 'movement' of threads or posts within threads to appropriate sections or the merging of threads together, with the objective of making the forums as useful a resource as possible for all its users.
On the issue of moderators and the deletion of posts I suggest the following system. Moderators should have the authority and ability to delete posts in extreme situations imo. However I suggest that any such deleted posts are in fact moved to a special section of the site, that remains viewable by all members but does not allow replies to be made to the posts in that section. This way anyone can still see exactly what has been 'deleted' but such posts will be removed from the main body of the thread they originally appeared in and the incentive to 'respond in kind' by other posters will be reduced to a minimum. This to me seems like a good balance between 'freedom of speech' and the need to keep blatant rubbish and unacceptable posts out of the main threads in order to promote and encourage real dialog. To this end I have added a mod to the site that would allow moderators to use the normal 'delete this post' button, which will then automatically move the offending post to the 'special area'.
On the issue of dealing with troublesome users intent on causing trouble and damage to the forum I have some suggestions as to 'sanctions' and 'processes' for when such sanctions are applied. One approach is to give users 'formal warnings' if they behave in unacceptable ways. Deciding if they have behaved in unacceptable ways would first be done in consultation with the members. If the members will on such a decision is unclear or split then the admin / mods would decide. Once a certain number of 'formal warnings' have been issued the offending member would be banned. Another potential sanction that could be placed against troublesome members, again after consensus from the general membership and or from the admin / mods, would be to place a limit on the number of posts that person could make per day, for a set period of time or until there is agreement to remove this restriction.
I realise all this sounds very 'heavy' and unnecessary right now but I have ambitions for this forum to grow over time and am absolutely of the opinion that we should try and get the right procedures and processes in place BEFORE they are needed and not after.
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All seems good but i do not like the idea of lletting a racist post which is offensive still be viewed, rather it is heavily edited in red and then posted in the mods section, the offense was done once we should not let the offence carry on by leaving it on display.
I will add that freedom of speech is not about the right to verbally abuse others and on that note i rest this case.
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Moderators - How we chose
As per the section above on how we chose a co admin for the site, so I suggest a similar process for picking administrators. Again I am going to stick my neck out and suggest some names I think would fit the bill. I would stress that these are just my personal _suggestions_ and that it is for all of us that use the forum to ultimately decide and not me alone.
Turkish Cypriot Moderator - Brother
Greek Cypriot Moderator - Keifas or MicAtCyp or Magikthrill or Mikke2
Non Cypriot moderator - Cannedmoose
These suggestion are arbitrary. The people in them are not always in the right clear cut category (cannedmoose is married to a Greek Cypriot, magikthrill is Greek not Greek Cypriot etc). They are based on a combination of factors - have worked with them on CF as moderator, I think they would be good, have a certain amount of time to be present etc. I hope no one finds these arbitrary suggestions offensive or that by making them and leaving out others I have offended anyone. Again I stress they are only my personal suggestions. If members clearly want others for the role and those others are willing that is fine by me.
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Your choice of moderators are known to the majority of the forum members and to me seem the right choice as they have previousley demonstrated their abilities to moderate fairly and use common sense.
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Summary
Again I realise this whole topic is 'heavy' and that as things stand at the moment we do not really require another admin or moderators at all. However I do think it is important that we talk, discuss and argue about these things now and not after they become a problem. I want you the members to help shape the forum on these matters and to feel and have a 'real' voice in these things, for again I would stress this is OUR forum, not MY forum. If it is decided by a clear majority of current members that there should be no moderators or moderation on the forums, then so be it. that is the way we will go. Personally I think there should be moderators and their role should be the product of open discussion and consensus from the members as well as their 'appointment'. So I urge members to get involved in this thread / discussion and lets get a framework in place that as many people as possible are happy with and that can both protect and strengthen the forum as it moves into the future.
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I feel the forum does need the above proposals and also moderation will affect no one if you are abiding by the forum rules and also offers our members safeguards from nationalistic/racist posters who will upset them.
My final thought is i would rather implement these sooner than later as the forum is growing very rapidly and all safeguards should be in place in advance to accomodate and damage control all possibilities that may/will occur in the future as it grows larger and more vocal.
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| Thanks for your patience in reading this long post this far (if you have done and have not just skipped to the end considering it too boring). |
Boring...'no', important....'yes' and feel all members contribution is important and appreciated. |
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erolz
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All seems good but i do not like the idea of lletting a racist post which is offensive still be viewed, rather it is heavily edited in red and then posted in the mods section, the offense was done once we should not let the offence carry on by leaving it on display.
I will add that freedom of speech is not about the right to verbally abuse others and on that note i rest this case. |
This is a difficult area and we need as much discussion about it as possible as far as I am concerned.
On the one hand we have a persons right to 'free speach' and to me this needs to be recogised no matter how odious a persons views are. I personaly dislike like any laws that place such limits, even the 'incitement to racial hatred laws' in the UK and especially the laws making denial of the holocust illegal i countries like france. To me there is a very real danger in forcing extremists 'underground'.
On the other hand in a forum such as this it is possible and relatively easy for a single indivdual or small set of such to flood the forum with such rantings to a degree that they begin to undermine rational and useful discussion a dialog.
The proposed solution I have suggested seeks to 'balance' these things in a way that protection is provided but without direct censorship either.
I do not say this is how we should run the forum. The 'quarantine zone' for deleted post can easily be made viewable or unviewable by users, or guests oe either or. It would also be possible to set up two 'groups' for users such that group one would not be able to see the deleted posts and group too would if they wished too, so it could be put down to indidvual members choice as to if they want to be able to see them or not.
All this is up for discussion as far as I am concerned. So let's discuss it :)
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I feel the forum does need the above proposals and also moderation will affect no one if you are abiding by the forum rules and also offers our members safeguards from nationalistic/racist posters who will upset them.
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Thank you greatly for your thoughts so far brother
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My final thought is i would rather implement these sooner than later as the forum is growing very rapidly and all safeguards should be in place in advance to accomodate and damage control all possibilities that may/will occur in the future as it grows larger and more vocal. |
I agree we should have this in place and have it in place soon but I also want the whole thing to be a consentual as possible too. |
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brother
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This is a difficult area and we need as much discussion about it as possible as far as I am concerned.
On the one hand we have a persons right to 'free speach' and to me this needs to be recogised no matter how odious a persons views are. I personaly dislike like any laws that place such limits, even the 'incitement to racial hatred laws' in the UK and especially the laws making denial of the holocust illegal i countries like france. To me there is a very real danger in forcing extremists 'underground'.
On the other hand in a forum such as this it is possible and relatively easy for a single indivdual or small set of such to flood the forum with such rantings to a degree that they begin to undermine rational and useful discussion a dialog.
The proposed solution I have suggested seeks to 'balance' these things in a way that protection is provided but without direct censorship either.
I do not say this is how we should run the forum. The 'quarantine zone' for deleted post can easily be made viewable or unviewable by users, or guests oe either or. It would also be possible to set up two 'groups' for users such that group one would not be able to see the deleted posts and group too would if they wished too, so it could be put down to indidvual members choice as to if they want to be able to see them or not.
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In any democratic country it is illegal to express racist views and imo it does undermine other members especially the newer members as it portrays a negative impression of the other community.
Hence i stand by my initial thoughts and say they get heavily edited and we enclose in red a note that says"racist remarks have been edited" and then leave it where it was.
The mods section is not a good idea and think we should stick to the idea at hand. |
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city
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| Although moderation of the site has not yet been needed to date I am keen that we put systems in place to handle such things _before_ they become necessary and not after they become necessary. |
You are completely right here. Its better to have the "rules" set up, so any new member can know what to comply with.
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Administrator status - the reason and the role
I do not want to be the sole administrator of the forum. I would like it ideally to have 2 joint and equal administrators. Myself as one and a Greek Cypriot as co administrator. |
This is a very fair solution Erol, especially in cases when "complaints" might occur, so all parties have an adequate contact person.
Just one point I would consider (since it was your idea, your move, your decision and you founded this forum and invested your time and energy): the co-admin should not have the power to close the board or delete the entire forum.
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Administrator status - how we chose one
Firstly is should be recognised the role of 'administrator' on a forum such as this one is extremely powerful. An administrator can close the board down, remove posts or members or simply delete the entire forum at will. As such any potential admin we choose has to be 'safe' in this regards and has to be someone that I personally trust. My suggestion therefore is that I supply a list of people who I feel meet this criteria. If they are willing to take on the role we run some sort of poll to ensure they are acceptable to the members as well. This could require a simple 'more yes votes than no votes' or it could require X more yes votes than no votes. |
A simple majority vote should be enough I guess, nevertheless the poll should include the option "none of the suggested".
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Moderation - the reason and the role
In addition to having two equal admins for the forum I would like to have 3 moderators as well. Again ideally these would comprise of one Turkish Cypriot one Greek Cypriot and one non Cypriot. These in addition to the two admins would make a body of 5 people that would be responsible for decisions about the forum and it's future, should consensus re such issue not be found or clear amongst the members themselves. If decisions about the forums future and how it operates can not be derived clearly from the membership themselves then these 5 people will democratically vote to make such decisions, with no one person having any greater voting rights than any other (and certainly not myself). |
nothing to comment on, I fully agree.
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| On the issue of moderators and the deletion of posts I suggest the following system. Moderators should have the authority and ability to delete posts in extreme situations imo. However I suggest that any such deleted posts are in fact moved to a special section of the site, that remains viewable by all members but does not allow replies to be made to the posts in that section. This way anyone can still see exactly what has been 'deleted' but such posts will be removed from the main body of the thread they originally appeared in and the incentive to 'respond in kind' by other posters will be reduced to a minimum. This to me seems like a good balance between 'freedom of speech' and the need to keep blatant rubbish and unacceptable posts out of the main threads in order to promote and encourage real dialog. To this end I have added a mod to the site that would allow moderators to use the normal 'delete this post' button, which will then automatically move the offending post to the 'special area'. |
This sounds reasonable to me, although I do not really have a lot of experience as to how much a heavily edited, but not deleted/moved post (as per brothers suggestion) would still disturb an ongoing conversation.
Whereas when it can still be viewed somewhere people wil not have the possibility to complain "But I never said this or that" or "but my post was not offending".
This way also other members can see how the moderators are acting and what decisions they make. The risk of biased action is minimized.
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| I realise all this sounds very 'heavy' and unnecessary right now but I have ambitions for this forum to grow over time and am absolutely of the opinion that we should try and get the right procedures and processes in place BEFORE they are needed and not after. |
Good things need some effort to be spend on. :-)
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Moderators - How we chose
As per the section above on how we chose a co admin for the site, so I suggest a similar process for picking administrators. Again I am going to stick my neck out and suggest some names I think would fit the bill. I would stress that these are just my personal _suggestions_ and that it is for all of us that use the forum to ultimately decide and not me alone.
Turkish Cypriot Moderator - Brother
Greek Cypriot Moderator - Keifas or MicAtCyp or Magikthrill or Mikke2
Non Cypriot moderator - Cannedmoose |
I'm ok with that, re. poll I suggest the same addition as for the admin.
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| Thanks for your patience in reading this long post this far (if you have done and have not just skipped to the end considering it too boring). |
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brother
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This is a very fair solution Erol, especially in cases when "complaints" might occur, so all parties have an adequate contact person.
Just one point I would consider (since it was your idea, your move, your decision and you founded this forum and invested your time and energy): the co-admin should not have the power to close the board or delete the entire forum.
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This i agree with too. |
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erolz
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Thanks for the input City.
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Just one point I would consider (since it was your idea, your move, your decision and you founded this forum and invested your time and energy): the co-admin should not have the power to close the board or delete the entire forum. |
Firstly it would be hard to set up a system where one admin had differnt abilites to another, not impossible but tricky. Secondly it would to a degree undermine the point of having 'joint and equal' admins from each community if one of them was 'more equal' than the other. In reality even with equality as admins I would still have more 'control' over the forum in that I have access to the source database tables that drive the forum and control of the domain. If / when we have a joint admin set up I would not like to have any more differences between admins that this really.
I should alos add that even in the extremly unlikely senario that the co admin 'losses it' and decides to delete / destroy the forum it could be restored from the backups I make periodicaly (I hope - I have not tested these backups) so whilst there would be some loss of anything added since the last backup and some delay in rebuilding the site it would not mena total loss.
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A simple majority vote should be enough I guess, nevertheless the poll should include the option "none of the suggested". |
To be honest I was thinking more along the lines of getting some names through discussion and then running a simple poll 'would person X be acceptable to you as an admin/moderator of this forum'. Then as long as more people say yes than no (or more than a certain % say yes than no) that person would be made admin/mod. |
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Xenos 2Fan
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Erolz and rest of the tribe,
I'll keep this short and sweet. Thank you for asking my opinion on this matter. I agree with everyone when stating that we must have these rules in place sooner than later.
My main concern on this forum is that I do not want posts to degenerate into racist exchanges. I feel that you, the moderator/s, have a responsibility to keep this from happening.
Incendiary racist remarks about race or religion should be dealt with swiftly. First, they should be removed from the thread and placed elsewhere for review by members of the forum.
Personal insults should not be tolerated unless they are insignificant in nature. I would not want anyone to be banned for calling someone an idiot.
Banning rules:
First infraction: 2 day ban
Second infraction: 4 day ban
Third infraction: Banned for life.....don't let the door knob hit you where the good Lord split you.
That simple. 3 Strikes and you're out.
As far as Moderators are concerned: I really do not know Kifeas. No offense Kifeas. I know three individuals that I believe would do a wonderful job on this site.
Brother
Mooseman
Magicthrill
Having said this, I believe that this forum also needs the input of a female. I do not know what City's daily schedule is like but I would like to nominate her for that position even if it is on a part time basis. I really believe it's important to have a female voice if we really plan on being balanced.
That's all folks!
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erolz
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Thanks for input 2Fan
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Having said this, I believe that this forum also needs the input of a female. I do not know what City's daily schedule is like but I would like to nominate her for that position even if it is on a part time basis. I really believe it's important to have a female voice if we really plan on being balanced.
That's all folks!
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Yeah I think that is a very good point there. We should have some female mods as well as male. Totaly agree. |
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Xenos 2Fan
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erolz
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Location: Kyrenia / Girne
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| The 'humorous' input to this thread has been moved to the jokes section of the forum. Can we please keep this thread for serious discussion of how the members want the site to be administrated and moderated. Thank you. |
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Dhavlos
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Location: Birmingham
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petethegreek
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Joined: 16 Aug 2005
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Location: Londino, Anglia
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I agree with a lot of points mentioned on this topic. I beleive that the criteria that should be used in the selection process would be along the lines of;
1. A person who is responsible and respected and has a good grasp of the subject that they are in charge of.
2. A cross-selection of gender and ethnic background should be taken into account.
3. At least 2 people looking after each subject. This would prevent anyone from showing any bias or personal feelings towards someones posts. If you don't agree with something or find it offensive then get the other Moderater's opinion first before any censuring takes place.
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