07-11-2003, 07:06 PM
Ghostiger,
I can't recall the exact details of that thread, and in all honesty I don't have the time at the moment to look it up and find quotes.
One thing I do recall from that situation is that both you and Nicodemus Phaulkon contributed to the escalation of tension and hostility. Ghostiger, just because I am the moderator and can make judgment calls about which posts cross the line doesn't remove your responsibility to monitor your own posts. I am the moderator, but I don't want to be anyone's babysitter. I've said it before- I appreciate the community members who step up and work to improve these forums. We could not do it without them. If you feel that a community member's complaint is unnecessary, you are welcome to disagree with them. But, is it really necessary to invoke the moderators every time?
Nicodemus,
I appreciate your efforts to help maintain high standards and quality discussions here. We have recently linked the etiquette section, which, among other things, should help to remind all posters to consider their spelling and grammar before they hit the post button. But, I think that criticisms of that sort can be overused and can raise the overall hostility level. We do have good posters who leave because they're sick of poor quality posts, but, we also have good posters who leave because they don't like the hostility they see from the forum's regs. That will always happen to some extent. But, I think that we need to be aware of those factors, and work to maintain forum standards in the least confrontational way possible. Perhaps that's idealistic, but I'd like to ask you to help me move towards that goal.
Both of you, thanks for listening. I am asking for your help. You are the Lurker Lounge, both of you, and will only be as good as you make it. Thanks.
-Griselda
I can't recall the exact details of that thread, and in all honesty I don't have the time at the moment to look it up and find quotes.
One thing I do recall from that situation is that both you and Nicodemus Phaulkon contributed to the escalation of tension and hostility. Ghostiger, just because I am the moderator and can make judgment calls about which posts cross the line doesn't remove your responsibility to monitor your own posts. I am the moderator, but I don't want to be anyone's babysitter. I've said it before- I appreciate the community members who step up and work to improve these forums. We could not do it without them. If you feel that a community member's complaint is unnecessary, you are welcome to disagree with them. But, is it really necessary to invoke the moderators every time?
Nicodemus,
I appreciate your efforts to help maintain high standards and quality discussions here. We have recently linked the etiquette section, which, among other things, should help to remind all posters to consider their spelling and grammar before they hit the post button. But, I think that criticisms of that sort can be overused and can raise the overall hostility level. We do have good posters who leave because they're sick of poor quality posts, but, we also have good posters who leave because they don't like the hostility they see from the forum's regs. That will always happen to some extent. But, I think that we need to be aware of those factors, and work to maintain forum standards in the least confrontational way possible. Perhaps that's idealistic, but I'd like to ask you to help me move towards that goal.
Both of you, thanks for listening. I am asking for your help. You are the Lurker Lounge, both of you, and will only be as good as you make it. Thanks.
-Griselda
Why can't we all just get along
--Pete
--Pete