[ale] moderation

[Pete Hardie]

On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 09:50, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> As I've read the on and off list responses to my attempt to storm off from
> being involved in ale, the is a common thread in all of the responses -
> moderation.
>
> It's not just the job it's also the process and the goal of the discussions.
> Sometimes, people say extreme things and other chime in with an alternate
> view that is equally extreme. Sum total is still moderation. Some people
> post often and other lurk. Sum total is moderation.
>
> I have been asked to stay on as admin and moderator by many and asked to
> step down by only one. As I wrestled with the ethics of using the moderator
> button on the entire group, the comment that turning off the microphone
> doesn't silence speech rang true. That simple act allows the spirited
> discussion(s) to continue in direct, private communication that doesn't
> impact the greater community of ale. It's like the parent taking the crying
> child out of the theater.
>
> I'm very OK with that concept (screamer in the theater while I was watching
> the first Iron Man film. I asked her to please be polite. Her response would
> have made a sailor blush so I replied in kind and she then understood and
> left).
>
> So unless a nasty political coup emerges and the ale.org domain is moved to
> servers unknown without my technical assistance, I will continue in my
> current roles.


Bravo!

>
> I ask that all posters be mindful of their responsibility to the community
> at large and make a deliberate effort to refrain from either direct or
> potentially inflammatory comments (outside of those wretched emacs lusers
> who haven't seen the light of the one true religion of vi).
>
> I have been deeply humbled by some of the comments received and will strive
> to keep the respect of those who made them. The feedback, much from lurkers
> and seldom posters (which is about 80+% of the group) indicates that ale
> serves a vital purpose and even with the occasional zit, the overall
> community over the last many years has been appreciated and no change is
> required. Apparently, they know how to hit delete faster than some of us :-)
>
> So let's keep using the [OT] flags and start looking towards the ALE 2011
> Summer Social Special to occur near a grill and keg somewhere.
>
> omg. did i just suggest socializing with emacs lusers? must be getting old
> and careless.  :-O

Wait a sec - we need a new moderator! :)

>
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> James P. Kinney III
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> consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they
> please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.
> - 2011 Noam Chomsky
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