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Originally Posted by CarylB
I'm a bit lost here. Your suggestions started a similar thread yesterday, yet you made no attempt to discuss the replies Matt. Then when on this thread somebody makes the observation "In fact the owners can do what the hell they want really as long as they don't bully anyone. It is entirely funded by them and can thus be controlled by them. There is nothing that states this is a full democracy or that it requires to be that." you seem to go off on one. No-one has accused you of trying to dictate .. and I'm not sure why you're suddenly seeming to defend yourself against "finger pointing".
Just because some feel the system works pretty well most of the time, that there are pretty clear rules of engagement we should all be aware of, and that it's acceptable for moderators to enforce this by way of editing/removal (and you can always appeal via PM) why do you feel peeved, or it would seem attacked in some way? Not all agree with your proposals, that's all.
The current situation isn't an every day one .. it's not unique, but events were almost guaranteed to create a furore. The moderators will simply do their best to deal with it as it unfolds .. and are.
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A couple points on this to respond to:
1) I was working all day yesterday, and didn't get a chance to discuss the replies then. Today I have more time to do so. The entire purpose of the thread is to discuss and come up with a solution as a team, if and only if, the people want a solution.
2)The observation that I responded to as finger pointing was that, somewhere in what I wrote, I think It sounded to Andrew like I was trying to dictate a rule change. Actually, it wasn't finger pointing, it was probably a combination of the way I wrote things, and the way he reacted. All good
. I apologise for saying that, but I also hope that anyone reading what I wrote knows that there is no point to this thread unless it is a wide open, as wide as the sky, discussion. Any one user trying to dictate what must happen is acting against the good of the user base, and is disrespectful to all the hard work our mods do for us. If this thread ever BECOMES someone dictating to others what MUST be done, I would only hope that this thread is shut down as it's purpose has gone the way of the dinosaurs :/
3) a) Totally agreed Caryl. As I said in the first post, the mods are constantly putting out our fires, and doing what I feel is an amazing job for each situation. They do what they can, and they do it well.
b) Feeling attacked because others feel the current system works may be something others have done, but it certainly is not what I am doing!
And just for the record, I feel that the current system is great, except for the slicing and dicing of people's words, and the outfall of people feeling hurt by that. I feel there may be a way to avoid that in the future for the good of all of us
And actually, I feel that the slicing and dicing has been necessary up until this point, because no better solution has worked. Perhaps as a team we can put our heads together and find something that works, through open discussion :)