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andrewb · 01-03-2009, 12:02

May I remind members that:

"If you are sent a PM by a Moderator please consider it a private matter Do Not post anything about it or the moderators in the forum.
Also if you have a complaint about one of the mods please use the PM system do NOT post on site."

Margaret you reported the post and then posted in two separate threads about how I had allegedly broken the rules. There's no need to post in the two threads, there's a report post button for a reason.

Garinda your posts were removed because they were about a moderator that could have easily have been solved in PM, at the time of the incident you were referring to, or at the time you decided to post about it publicly.

It's a hard job being a moderator, and I have great respect for the other mods who have done it a lot longer than I have.

garinda · 01-03-2009, 12:09

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Originally Posted by andrewb

I have great respect for the other mods who have done it a lot longer than I have.

We can agree on that point.

Less · 01-03-2009, 12:20

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Originally Posted by Less

Perhaps a mod/admin that started a thread, continues to be heavily involved with that thread, is not the person that should be deciding what should or should not be removed from that thread?

That way he/she can't be accused of being biased?

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Originally Posted by andrewb

It's a hard job being a moderator, and I have great respect for the other mods who have done it a lot longer than I have.

I take it my suggestion, by the fact you ignored it will be considered a no, no, Then?

Yes it is hard being a mod', even harder to make the correct decision when the thread is someones personal little treasure.

cashman · 01-03-2009, 12:20

how the hell are you supposed to define if the P.M. is sent by the Mod or sent by the Mod as a member?

with some it is not clear n therefore hard to define.

andrewb · 01-03-2009, 13:32

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Originally Posted by cashman

how the hell are you supposed to define if the P.M. is sent by the Mod or sent by the Mod as a member?

with some it is not clear n therefore hard to define.

Well personally I'd take a Private Message to mean what it says. Garinda didn't understand whether my message was personal or moderator hat. Instead of replying and asking me, he waited to use it against me in a thread. There's no need to do this so the post was deleted, he's now upset and doesn't 'trust' me. It's quite easy for him or anybody else to contact a moderator if they're unsure about something, rather than trying to use it in a thread as an argument.

Less I have posted in the moderator section for them all to discuss your proposal.

Less · 01-03-2009, 13:37

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Originally Posted by andrewb

Less I have posted in the moderator section for them all to discuss your proposal.

Good I'm glad to hear it, I also hope it is taken up then at least the mods can continue to post and generate threads, without all this stupid caffuffle.

cashman · 01-03-2009, 13:48

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Originally Posted by andrewb

Well personally I'd take a Private Message to mean what it says. Garinda didn't understand whether my message was personal or moderator hat. Instead of replying and asking me, he waited to use it against me in a thread. There's no need to do this so the post was deleted, he's now upset and doesn't 'trust' me. It's quite easy for him or anybody else to contact a moderator if they're unsure about something, rather than trying to use it in a thread as an argument.

Less I have posted in the moderator section for them all to discuss your proposal.

then perhaps if it aint just general discussion or information as people get from mods,myself incuded, it would be sensible fer the sender to state if it was in official areas.

garinda · 01-03-2009, 14:12

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Originally Posted by andrewb

Well personally I'd take a Private Message to mean what it says. Garinda didn't understand whether my message was personal or moderator hat. Instead of replying and asking me, he waited to use it against me in a thread.

Er...as a matter of fact I did reply to your pm, demanding I stop doing something.

Even though it was worded very curtly, I took the chance it wasn't an official warning from a moderator, and replied by telling you that I wouldn't desist.

It was genuinely confusing as to it's staus, it certainly didn't have the usual smilies, or even a lovely X at the end.

claytonender · 01-03-2009, 14:19

Can I just add something that I find quite disturbing - at 22.07 on 16/02/2009 - there was a post by new member named 'Boris' - this post contained a 'very thinly' veiled personal attack on a member of this forum. I reported the post almost immediately, as did at least 1 other member but despite the fact that there was a mderator online until the early hours of the following morning, the post was not altered until after 9.00 am on the morning of 17/02/2009.

I was not the member being attacked - and would have accepted a personal attack - because as a Councillor I know that I must 'grin and bear' any criticism leveled against me on Accyweb (or answer back). But a completely unprovoked personal attack on any other member is unacceaptable in my opinion.

Incidentaly I do think Margaret was right in pointing out that the telephone number should not have been published on Accyweb, without the owner of that telephone's permission. I know it is freely available on HBC website - as are the numbers of all councillors but that does not give anyone the permission to post the number on here.

Regarding thread wanders - it is something that happens - and would certainly happen if we were all talking face to face. It usually provides a little 'light' relief and then everyone gets back to the topic. On occasions the thread wander has lead to people posing other important questions for which they would like answers.

Gayle · 01-03-2009, 14:53

Can someone explain to me the difference between a Moderator and a Technical Administrator. I thought I understood a Technical Administrator was someone who had been brought on board to help with upgrades and Linux stuff etc - I didn't realise that it meant moderating on threads as well.

Someone want to clarify for me please?

cashman · 01-03-2009, 15:00

good point gayle, have wondered meself.

andrewb · 01-03-2009, 15:28

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Originally Posted by Gayle

Can someone explain to me the difference between a Moderator and a Technical Administrator. I thought I understood a Technical Administrator was someone who had been brought on board to help with upgrades and Linux stuff etc - I didn't realise that it meant moderating on threads as well.

Someone want to clarify for me please?

Sure, as a technical administrator I not only moderate but have deeper access to help with things like upgrading forum software etc.

lindsay ormerod · 01-03-2009, 15:30

Strange that Boris hasn't had anything more constructive to say since then either!

I personally think that if , as a moderator, you are too close to the subject you shouldn't comment on it, you just leave yourself wide open to accusations. It's a difficult call, emotive subjects are hard to ignore, I wouldn't want to be involved in a conflict of interests.

cashman · 01-03-2009, 15:31

thanks fer the clarification.

Mick · 01-03-2009, 15:41

All staff members admin / moderators help out with the moderation as we all cant be on site all the time .
so if there is an admin on site and something needs moderating he/she can do

and by the way check forum rules
15: If you are sent a PM by a Moderator please consider it a private matter Do Not post anything about it or the moderators in the forum.
Also if you have a complaint about one of the mods please use the PM system do NOT post on site.