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Message 272 of 355 (618030)
06-01-2011 12:13 AM
Reply to: Message 270 by Bolder-dash
05-31-2011 11:27 PM


It's the way it is - Take it or leave it
For a long time, we discontinued having "discuss moderation" type topics. They would tend to just turn into a "never resolve anything big mess".
It has happened again.
We now do have the "Free For All" topic, General Discussion Of Moderation Procedures (aka 'The Whine List'). This topic's concept should have gone there. In message 1 of that FFA topic, there is also links to all the previous moderation issue discussion topics.
Any discussion of things science and the evidence or lack of evidence for such should go to a science forum topic specific to the theme of interest. This topic may already exist (many were noted upthread), or maybe a new one is called for.
Now, comments on something else upthread.
Message 263:
Percy writes:
Having normal and admin accounts makes it much easier for everyone, including ourselves, to keep track of where we're moderating and where we're participating. Otherwise it seems to all run together. It was never intended as an aid to maintaining objectivity, something I think all moderators struggle with.
and
Message 268
Percy writes:
I can't bring moderator pressure to bear on anyone in this thread because I'm a participant.
As per Percy, the moderators having two ID's is largely a recording keeping tool. We truly strive to be transparent in how those two ID's are actually the same person (See the online list or the profiles of any admin person).
Now there certainly can be grey areas, of whether to comment using the admin mode or non-admin mode ID. Personally, I strive to make all moderation issue related comments using the Adminnemooseus ID. If I were involved in this topic, I probably would have done all my messages as Adminnemooseus. Other admins, including Percy, seem less inclined to do such.
Or something like that.
There's a good change I'm going to shut this topic down, sometime in the next couple of hours or so. If such happens, take it to the above cited FFA topic.
Adminnemooseus

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