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RAZD Member (Idle past 1425 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
When someone starts a topic they should be allowed to wander on it or to stay stuck in a rut if they so choose - it's their thread. If they want to reach the 300 post limit with no argument being completed then that is the best case one can make that their argument is a failure.
This would be an argument for re-opening Beretta's thread and directing his misinformation on evolution to that thread and Beretta can use up his own threads with nonsense instead of being off topic on other threads. http://EvC Forum: Your reason for accepting evolution -->EvC Forum: Your reason for accepting evolution Similar behavior should not be allowed on other threads where the is some actual discussion of the topic by the person who started it. Enjoy. we are limited in our ability to understand by our ability to understand RebelAAmericanOZen[Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share.
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Fosdick  Suspended Member (Idle past 5520 days) Posts: 1793 From: Upper Slobovia Joined: |
I agree with your sentiments. Beretta was being bitched at incessantly by molbiogirl, who herself has complained so pathetically about being "bitchslapped" on this forum. Maybe she needs to go out and buy a new dress.
...bitch, bitch, bitch, birch, bitch. ”HM
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kuresu Member (Idle past 2533 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
so, is any one going to comment on this case of admin abuse?
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molbiogirl Member (Idle past 2662 days) Posts: 1909 From: MO Joined: |
This would be an argument for re-opening Beretta's thread and directing his misinformation on evolution to that thread and Beretta can use up his own threads with nonsense instead of being off topic on other threads. Is there any hope of this happening?
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jar Member (Idle past 414 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
Nah. No harm no foul. The thread reached its appointed our, the bell tolled and it died a deserved death.
If you think there is any merit to continuing the farce, propose a continuation thread. Edited by jar, : No reason given. Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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kuresu Member (Idle past 2533 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
I don't want to continue the farce of a thread, but don't you find it fishy that the admin who makes the last comment also closes the thread and does not make the closing message in his admin account?
To be clear, I find what NJ did to be a misappropriate use of his admin powers. Do you not find this wrong? It's akin to buz debating in his admin account, except on a worse scale.
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ringo Member (Idle past 432 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Well, we need creo admins (thus saith the lord), so unless they actually find a way to commit murder over the Internet, they'll probably get away with a lot, just like the civilian creos.
“Faith moves mountains, but only knowledge moves them to the right place” -- Joseph Goebbels
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jar Member (Idle past 414 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
No, I have no problems. Having been an Admin I'm sure I too was guilt of taking the easy route and simply doing what was needed without thinking about which account I happened to be in. However to close the thread Nem used his Admin account. The only possible case I see is he did not add yet another message where he announced closing.
Like I said, no harm no foul (other than the topic itself). Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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Hyroglyphx Inactive Member |
don't you find it fishy that the admin who makes the last comment also closes the thread and does not make the closing message in his admin account? First off, what is "fishy" about it if I happen to be the last one making a post? 300 has been an EvC limit for a long time. Secondly, anyone, including you, can request a sequel thread. If there was any looming question you had, its not like you couldn't just ask me or the person you wanted to answer a question. Thirdly, I didn't respond in my Admin account. I responded in my member account.
To be clear, I find what NJ did to be a misappropriate use of his admin powers. Why though? Explain to me what you find objectionable. “This life’s dim windows of the soul, distorts the heavens from pole to pole, and goads you to believe a lie, when you see with and not through the eye.” -William Blake
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Chiroptera Inactive Member |
I really don't think an admin who participated to a fair degree should close that thread (in general). I especially disagree with the admin who participated to a fair degree closing the thread after making the last post. (in general) It is traditional here to close threads soon after the 300th post. It seems to be a new tradition for an admin to call for closing summaries before closure. Sometimes threads do go a little over 300 posts, especially to give people a chance to make their closing statements. Would have been better if Nem, despite participating, announced that he was going to close the thread soon, and then limited himself to one more summary statement? I see nothing objectionable to that. That said, would it be correct the problems you see if the thread were reopened to give people a chance to write their summaries (but not to continue debate)? I don't have a horse in this race -- just trying to suggest a compromise that everyone would be happy with.
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kuresu Member (Idle past 2533 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
do I have to spell it out in painfully clear terms?
You participated in the thread. You made the last post, and promptly closed it. You also, last I checked (several hours back), had no message with your admin account closing the thread. I am well aware of the 300 limit (to all). My problem is not that the thread was closed at the 300 limit. My problem is that it was closed by a participant immediately after that participant made the final post. Do I have a problem with you making the final post in the thread? No. It is by closing it yourself when you've made the final post. It's incredibly similar to "This is why and that's that, now shut up, no more debate". Am I really the only person who sees this as a problem?
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crashfrog Member (Idle past 1487 days) Posts: 19762 From: Silver Spring, MD Joined: |
No, it's fishy as hell, like it usually is when mods moderate threads they've participated in.
It would have been better if you had taken steps to avoid the appearance of mod power abuse. Did you abuse your power? I'm not saying that you did. But the appearance is there, and it's best avoided. I know it seems like there's not enough mods to go around and that people who see something that should be done - like a 300-length thread needs closing - should just do it, but there's something to be said for avoiding apparent conflicts of interest and abuses of power. One shouldn't use one's moderator power to privilege their own posts. And one of those privileges is the privilege of the last word.
First off, what is "fishy" about it if I happen to be the last one making a post? You didn't just "happen" to make the last post. The appearance is that you used your moderator power to ensure that yours was the last post. It looks fishy.
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Admin Director Posts: 13014 From: EvC Forum Joined: Member Rating: 1.9 |
About the 300 post limit, while actual practice varies quite a bit, and while the appropriate way to close a thread can also vary widely, there are a few moderator practices that I like pretty well. One is to remind participants when the 300 post limit is approaching, another is to allow a thread to go a little beyond 300 messages to allow final responses (at least in cases where discussion is still productive), and another is to request that participants post summaries and that no one reply to them.
The first two are simple and straightforward, the last requires general cooperation and breaks down easily when participants insist on carrying the discussion right up to thread closure, but I still think it's a good idea. About AdminNJ getting the last post in a thread he himself closed: oops!
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1425 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Admins can (and have) restricted posters to certain threads. If we have a problem poster (Beretta, Simple, Ray, Faith, Randman, Whatever, Syamsu, ... just to name a few off the top of my head), rather than shelve them to the "showcase" zoo we could let them start threads promoted to any forum, but restrict them to posting on their threads, along with anyone who wants to play along. If they play nicely, dealing with issues, etc. then the restrictions can come off.
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Hyroglyphx Inactive Member |
do I have to spell it out in painfully clear terms? You participated in the thread. You made the last post, and promptly closed it. You also, last I checked (several hours back), had no message with your admin account closing the thread. So what? I'm still not seeing any reasonable objection here. Because I was participating on a thread means that I can't close it after we reach a 300 limit? Seems like a totally specious argument to me since anyone could just open a sequel thread if there were any looming questions. It just sounds to me like you should stop using drugs. They're making you paranoid.
I am well aware of the 300 limit (to all). My problem is not that the thread was closed at the 300 limit. My problem is that it was closed by a participant immediately after that participant made the final post. Look, Kuresu..... *sigh*..... I happened to be browsing through the forum list when I decided to open the link to the forum (I can't even remember which forum it was in, its that unmemorable). Anyhow, something GDR said sparked my interest. I decided to respond. I just so happened to be the last one posting before it reached the 300 limit. I informed GDR that because we have a 300 post limit, that I was closing it. I gave him, you, or anyone the option to request a sequel thread. If I was trying to avoid something (I assume this is where you are going with this) ANYONE could just copy it from the old thread and paste in the new forum. Seriously...... what....... is........ the....... problem? “This life’s dim windows of the soul, distorts the heavens from pole to pole, and goads you to believe a lie, when you see with and not through the eye.” -William Blake
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