<div dir="ltr">nah, it's worked out well.<div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Rick Tanner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rick@real-time.com" target="_blank">rick@real-time.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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As requested, I'm speaking here as one of the mailing list<br>
administrators -- and *NOT* moderator (please keep reading..) or not<br>
as a subscriber.<br>
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For the most recent events from March-30-2014, since it seemed a<br>
flamewar was well on it's way, I stepped forward and placed the<br>
moderation setting on a particular subscriber.<br>
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Next topic.<br>
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The TCLUG-list has no content or subscriber moderators.<br>
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Here's why:<br>
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Anytime there has been an issue or problem, the list has moderated<br>
itself.<br>
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Other subscribers speak up on what they want to see changed and make<br>
suggestions for such change. Others chime in and a general consensus<br>
is met. The concept of netiquette prevails.<br>
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Do you, as list subscribers, want a person or people in charge of<br>
moderating content?<br>
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If so, then the list needs to agree on what is acceptable and not<br>
acceptable to post in the list and a course of action to take when the<br>
unacceptable happens. And another thing to keep in mind, any policy<br>
creation will need to retroactively apply to all subscribers on the<br>
list now. How well is that going to be received?<br>
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If this should proceed, then how are moderators chosen?<br>
I.e., nomination and voting or strictly volunteer or some other<br>
method? How many are allowed?<br>
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And the "other duties" such as: (to name a few)<br>
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* How are tasks tracked between moderators to make sure one does not<br>
undo the work of the others?<br>
* Is there a need for any kind of audit trail for moderators and<br>
their moderation actions?<br>
* Is there a chain of command between moderators?<br>
* How are disagreements and policy discussion between moderators<br>
handled?<br>
* What course of actions can a subscriber take dispute a moderation<br>
ruling?<br>
* How is such a dispute handled?<br>
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So, as a list administrator, what do we do?<br>
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As list administrators, we make sure the list is available, as in up &<br>
running. Email posts come in, they get distributed to subscribers and<br>
a copy is made available in the mailing list archives. We reject the<br>
20 to 30 spam messages per day that try to make it to the list and in<br>
very rare cases manually unsubscribe or subscribe someone for numerous<br>
reasons per their request. We are either invisible, or in trouble. ;-)<br>
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Rick Tanner <<a href="mailto:rick@real-time.com">rick@real-time.com</a>> | Phone : <a href="tel:%28952%29%20943-8700" value="+19529438700">(952) 943-8700</a><br>
<a href="http://www.real-time.com" target="_blank">http://www.real-time.com</a> | Fax : <a href="tel:%28952%29%20943-8500" value="+19529438500">(952) 943-8500</a><br>
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