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Originally Posted by Sparkologist
I would also like to see the ability to 'ghost' and be online incognito removed. Do people have something to hide? It is unfair if moderators are online and silent running, in invisible mode, and pulling the plug on posts and sometimes even whole threads, then sitting back leaving the other mods' to cop the flack.
A little bit of honesty and integrity would pay dividends in the form of trust and respect.
What do other Accywebbers feel? Let's have an open and healthy debate, where everyone's opinion is respected, even if it is the polar opposite of your own.
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I'm not sure that I object to the 'ghosting' as such because there may well be instances when it's a good idea to have a lurking moderator who can pull the plug in necessary instances such as a certain member we had not too long ago who refused to stay banned and reappeared in different guises with the sole intent of offending people (either individually or en masse) but I do agree that when a thread has been closed it would be nice to know why and by whom. Likewise the deletion of individual posts which then makes subsequent replies look stupid.
I'm all for open and healthy debate and would hope that mature adults could agree to disagree with each other without having to resort to petty insults and unfounded accusations never mind the karma snitching.
I may not agree with some people's opinion on some points but I would still defend their right to have that opinion.
I agree that more openness and honesty would lead to greater trust and respect. I've only ever had one minor "humph" and that was when a post of mine was deleted for saying more than a basic "hello" to a new member in an intro thread yet other threads in that same forum contain conversations about different subjects relating to the initial posting by the "newbie". Can there really be any valid reason to delete a post apart from offensive content? (I've even seen posts with offensive content which have remained in situ, the reason being given that someone has replied to them! Perhaps what we really need is a bit of consistency.)
OK, Sparky that's my input into the debate.