Junkman
Extra Super Moderator
Forums Members & Participants:
A judgment call was made by one of the moderators today as to whether parts of a posts in a thread broke forum rules under the category of "baiting".
The questionable sections were removed by one moderator and subsequently replaced by another moderator.
All the moderators have read the content and through our own debate and discussion have not reached a consensus as to whether it the content was objectionable. This underscored the fact that we are all human and see the same words in differing light. However, as a group, we've all come to realize that we (the moderators) need to examine and change how we do things ourselves when a potential issues arise. Please remember, this forum is only 2 months old and we're all still experiencing a lot of things for the first time.
It is in no way our desire to remove any content that's been posted but as noted several times before, we want/need to maintain a degree of civility. We don't remove posts even when the request comes from the poster themselves, unless the post is of questionable content. Please think first and then post second. Once posted almost every time, the words will remain.
As a group, we're instuting a policy that any post that deemed to be questionable must be reviewed by 2 or more moderators and there need to concurrance on the issue before any action will be taken. There will be times when there are not 2 moderators available to make the determination, so in those cases, the thread or post(s) will be taken off line temporally to save all persons involved any embarrassment. Hopefully this will action will be kept to a minimum.
Unders certain circumstances a moderater might send a PM to the poster and discuss the matter on a one on one basis. In that circumstance, the moderator and poster if they agree on a resolution will make any changes to the post as they mutually agree to without involving the other moderators. No post will ever be edited by a moderator for content without first consulting with the poster. It is up to the individual moderator(s) to make the determination to discuss the matter first with the poster or not.
We suggest that before your post a questionable response to a post that you first open another window of www.forumsforums.com and go to the thread that you are responding to. Make sure that your response is proper after re-reading the original thread, with consideration being given to the persons involved. This extra time will give you space to see how your post will be received. This brief action will save a lot of people a lot of grief and words will not be posted in a state of anger, but a state of thoughtful reflection. It will also make our jobs as moderators a lot easier.
Thanks....
Doc, Junkman, bczoom & B_Skurka
Moderators...
A judgment call was made by one of the moderators today as to whether parts of a posts in a thread broke forum rules under the category of "baiting".
The questionable sections were removed by one moderator and subsequently replaced by another moderator.
All the moderators have read the content and through our own debate and discussion have not reached a consensus as to whether it the content was objectionable. This underscored the fact that we are all human and see the same words in differing light. However, as a group, we've all come to realize that we (the moderators) need to examine and change how we do things ourselves when a potential issues arise. Please remember, this forum is only 2 months old and we're all still experiencing a lot of things for the first time.
It is in no way our desire to remove any content that's been posted but as noted several times before, we want/need to maintain a degree of civility. We don't remove posts even when the request comes from the poster themselves, unless the post is of questionable content. Please think first and then post second. Once posted almost every time, the words will remain.
As a group, we're instuting a policy that any post that deemed to be questionable must be reviewed by 2 or more moderators and there need to concurrance on the issue before any action will be taken. There will be times when there are not 2 moderators available to make the determination, so in those cases, the thread or post(s) will be taken off line temporally to save all persons involved any embarrassment. Hopefully this will action will be kept to a minimum.
Unders certain circumstances a moderater might send a PM to the poster and discuss the matter on a one on one basis. In that circumstance, the moderator and poster if they agree on a resolution will make any changes to the post as they mutually agree to without involving the other moderators. No post will ever be edited by a moderator for content without first consulting with the poster. It is up to the individual moderator(s) to make the determination to discuss the matter first with the poster or not.
We suggest that before your post a questionable response to a post that you first open another window of www.forumsforums.com and go to the thread that you are responding to. Make sure that your response is proper after re-reading the original thread, with consideration being given to the persons involved. This extra time will give you space to see how your post will be received. This brief action will save a lot of people a lot of grief and words will not be posted in a state of anger, but a state of thoughtful reflection. It will also make our jobs as moderators a lot easier.
Thanks....
Doc, Junkman, bczoom & B_Skurka
Moderators...
