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Onkel Neal · 10-24-06, 12:34 PM

Gizzmoe's moderating style is not going to please everyone. My moderating style did not please everyone, which is why Gizz stepped in to help. I was told the GT forum did not have enough moderation--Drebbel and Bram were MIA, and I prefer a very light touch. When Brad, AL, Mike, and others got a fiery thread going a few months back, Mike got mad and left and several members said there needed to be more moderation in the GT forum. This includes people who regularly get fiery threads going.

So I asked Gizz to help. I gave him ban power because right now I am really busy with my job and the Subsim Project. He can "ban" people if they are too disruptive after following the moderator guidelines and he routinely lets me know. Of course, what is "too disruptive"? That is very subjective, and each of us has his own opinion. But I don't see how we can moderate a forum by committee. So SOMEONE has to make the call--is Member Joe making too many posts and getting everyone angry? Is Member Joe posting porn images? Is Member Joe posting 5 "My new rant" threads every day?

I'm open to suggestions but not experiements.

10-24-06, 12:34 PM	#51
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Gizzmoe's moderating style is not going to please everyone. My moderating style did not please everyone, which is why Gizz stepped in to help. I was told the GT forum did not have enough moderation--Drebbel and Bram were MIA, and I prefer a very light touch. When Brad, AL, Mike, and others got a fiery thread going a few months back, Mike got mad and left and several members said there needed to be more moderation in the GT forum. This includes people who regularly get fiery threads going. So I asked Gizz to help. I gave him ban power because right now I am really busy with my job and the Subsim Project. He can "ban" people if they are too disruptive after following the moderator guidelines and he routinely lets me know. Of course, what is "too disruptive"? That is very subjective, and each of us has his own opinion. But I don't see how we can moderate a forum by committee. So SOMEONE has to make the call--is Member Joe making too many posts and getting everyone angry? Is Member Joe posting porn images? Is Member Joe posting 5 "My new rant" threads every day? I'm open to suggestions but not experiements.