Petition to End Moderating
Wed, 10 Sept 2008, 07:52 pmDaniel Kershaw41 posts in thread
Petition to End Moderating
Wed, 10 Sept 2008, 07:52 pmOn a different thread, Dazza said:
I think that everyone needs to have their moderation rights revoked! I for one would be happy to give up the privelage of moderation if it means that this silly consorship will stop.
I have echoed these sentiments on my blog:
As for moderating comments, I have a suggestion. If we can't use it, we lose it. I am prepared to lose my ability to moderate comments if other people are misusing it. If the content is defamatory or illegal, perhaps we should leave Grant to sort it out. What does everyone else think?
I propose that since this is a public forum, we make a democratic petition to make an amendment to the website, namely, no registered member has the option to moderate comments.
If you are for or against the abolishment of moderating powers, please post with a yes or no.
Let the people's choice count.
Assumption
Thu, 11 Sept 2008, 08:40 pmGrant, I am prepared to accept any decision you make, but I think it is unfair to assume that people have the time or want to moderate comments, whether it is up or down. I personally don't want to waste time moderating the comments I read. I just want to read the thread uninterrupted. This also means, I don't want to change my filter settings. As you saw with the All Shook Up threads, people were misusing the moderate function for their own agendas, leading to a great deal of that discussion being moderated.
My worry is if the site becomes non-user friendly, then people will simply stop visiting. I am also supportive of the idea of making amendments to the moderating system if it will help.
As always Grant, I thank you for your response and your endless work to keep this wonderful website running. Thank you.
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