Delving into an area here that may require my az friends to be standing by, ready to toss me a life ring.
To the main subject:
As an example, there were two threads regarding Dave Sutton, who apparently did not come through on some customers orders, both of which were yanked by AZ mods, the most recent one, just yesterday.
I'm not sure exactly what happened to push that one over the edge but it brings up a couple of questions for me.
When a mod puts a smackdown on a particular thread, what is the wisdom and/or rationale behind such a decision? Is there a standard?
I know each thread is different but I am curious as to what qualities make a thread cross over the lines of acceptablity.
Is it legal concerns, threats, a feeling like the subject has been beaten to death, or perhaps just too much mean-spiritedness?
There are some things, however, that I feel should be strongly considered before yanking a thread.
To me, first and foremost would be, was there something of value to our community as a whole, that this thread being left in public view could provide.
I feel that the above referenced threads, unless something especially egregious was added after my last check, should remain in public view to serve as a cautionary tale for anyone who, in the future, might consider doing business with this particular fellow.
Maybe there is a way to still keep the majority of the thread up while snipping what was considered to be offensive? Nah, then we open the censorship can of worms...
I'm not sure if I'll be getting any official answer on this but I thought, why not give it a try.
I do realize that moderating an active board like ours is no easy task, and for the record, I think the mods here do a very good job of it.
Okay boys, stand by with life rings ready, I'm about to hit "send".
Best,
Brian kc
To the main subject:
As an example, there were two threads regarding Dave Sutton, who apparently did not come through on some customers orders, both of which were yanked by AZ mods, the most recent one, just yesterday.
I'm not sure exactly what happened to push that one over the edge but it brings up a couple of questions for me.
When a mod puts a smackdown on a particular thread, what is the wisdom and/or rationale behind such a decision? Is there a standard?
I know each thread is different but I am curious as to what qualities make a thread cross over the lines of acceptablity.
Is it legal concerns, threats, a feeling like the subject has been beaten to death, or perhaps just too much mean-spiritedness?
There are some things, however, that I feel should be strongly considered before yanking a thread.
To me, first and foremost would be, was there something of value to our community as a whole, that this thread being left in public view could provide.
I feel that the above referenced threads, unless something especially egregious was added after my last check, should remain in public view to serve as a cautionary tale for anyone who, in the future, might consider doing business with this particular fellow.
Maybe there is a way to still keep the majority of the thread up while snipping what was considered to be offensive? Nah, then we open the censorship can of worms...
I'm not sure if I'll be getting any official answer on this but I thought, why not give it a try.
I do realize that moderating an active board like ours is no easy task, and for the record, I think the mods here do a very good job of it.
Okay boys, stand by with life rings ready, I'm about to hit "send".
Best,
Brian kc
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