[wp-forums] Forum moderation

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I begin to see why Moderators wander away.

Ok, so "civility gone" is open to interpretation.  Fine.  Mea culpa,
but I just couldn't see that angle of the thread going anywhere in a
positive direction.

Want an apology?  My head on a platter?  I've re-read this thread here
a few times now and I'm not quite sure what you guys want.  I suppose
I should've just deleted the non-productive bits and left it open? I
am indeed a new moderator.  Like everyone else I mainly try to answer
questions as best as I can and as often as I can.  I also try, to some
small extent, to keep the peace.  Obviously, sometimes that backfires.

On 7/1/06, Podz <podz at tamba2.org.uk> wrote:
> wordpress forums wrote:
>  >> - we can't have mods worrying about using their judgement. Things like
> >> this on the list are enough of a reminder of not just how we should act
> >> but also the scrutiny we are put under.
> >
> > I need clarification on this. Are you saying there that you dont want
> > mods to "worry" per say about doing something thats percieved as "not
> > cool" (to use a light term). Or are you saying that you dont want mods
> > to have to think about what they are doing before they act? I
> > certainly hope its the first?
> >
> > I would rather see mods do both: think and not do things largely
> > percieved as not cool. And not to kick a dead horse, but i think my 2
> > examples are examples of what not to do.
>
> First. and second :)
> I think if something is just plain out of order it should be nuked. Just
> kill it off. (that's the second bit)
> The first is what you have said. Mods aren't there to be cool, be liked,
> have a nice label etc. We are there for a purpose - to keep the place
> clean and smooth running. So when there is something to take a second
> look at we need to be sure we can justify it to ourselves AND others in
> just the same way that if others are asking for a change you would agree
> to that before acting.
> That said - and I've done it more than once - we all could do better at
> times (which is not a comment on this thread's origin). But that is how
> I see it.
>
> P.
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