My pleasure, sir. You and Francis have always been my top picks for mods around here, so I'm glad to see your influence already becoming apparent. :)
On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 4:45 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the hand dealt Chris! > > On Oct 1, 7:31 pm, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just thought that SOME guidelines should be posted. No one yet has > > been able or willing to tell me how to make them a top post with the > > little push pin. They should be revised, I am sure. But before that, > > at least posted. > > > > On Oct 1, 10:56 am, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No, that I removed myself from the Mods group, and thus, the listing > should > > > be updated. :) > > > > > On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hell, Chris, such brevity... ! > > > > Which is correct - my impression being a figment or as Molly's > > > > stated ? > > > > > > On Oct 1, 7:40 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > That's correct, Vam. > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Vam <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > " Your moderators are Chris, ornamentalmind, and Molly." > > > > > > > > Posts elsewhere gave me the impression that Neil has joined the > ranks > > > > > > and Chris has refused to be redrawn into moderation affairs. > > > > > > > > Give it the pass, if my impression is a figment... But if true, > you > > > > > > need to revise the line quoted from your post above ! > > > > > > > > On Oct 1, 5:44 pm, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Mind's Eye Posting Guidelines > > > > > > > 1. Introduction > > > > > > > The moderators have always bent over backwards to avoid banning > > > > anyone > > > > > > > from Mind's Eye. This fact remains unchanged for anyone who has > > > > proven > > > > > > > themselves capable of meaningful contribution to the group. > However, > > > > > > > as the group has grown, so has its appeal to increasingly > anti-social > > > > > > > individuals who enjoy "trolling" forums. Trolling, says > Wikipedia, is > > > > > > > "making deliberately inflammatory remarks in order to provoke a > > > > > > > vehement response from others" [1]. It's a very popular pastime > on > > > > the > > > > > > > Internet, and one that can ruin online communities like ours. > > > > > > > > > Mind's Eye -- by virtue of its increasing activity and > diversity -- > > > > > > > has become a very tempting target for trolls. It seems that the > days > > > > > > > of only needing to ban one person every couple of years are now > > > > > > > regrettably behind us. We are victims of our own success, and > thus > > > > the > > > > > > > moderators have decided to revisit, tighten up, and clarify, > what is > > > > > > > acceptable/unacceptable in this group. Although this guide is > mostly > > > > > > > for the benefit of new members, we hope our existing members > will > > > > find > > > > > > > this framework clarifies certain principles and conventions > which > > > > they > > > > > > > already subscribed to. > > > > > > > 2. New Member Moderation > > > > > > > All new members of Mind's Eye are initially moderated. This > means > > > > that > > > > > > > a new member's posts will not appear immediately, rather they > will be > > > > > > > held in a queue until an administrator has checked them over > and > > > > > > > released them to the group. The group's moderators are spread > across > > > > > > > several time zones and work schedules, thus this process > generally > > > > > > > happens within a few hours. Sometimes it's much quicker. > However, > > > > your > > > > > > > patience is appreciated if it is the weekend or a public > holiday. > > > > > > > After a few posts we will take new members off of moderation, > thus > > > > > > > allowing their messages to appear -- the Internet and Google > willing > > > > > > > -- immediately. > > > > > > > > > We take a strong line on posts from new members which contain > links. > > > > > > > Farming hits for your website or blog from Mind's Eye is very > likely > > > > > > > to get you banned. After your moderation has been removed and > you > > > > have > > > > > > > proven yourself capable of meaningful contribution, we would > tend to > > > > > > > be more relaxed about you linking back to your website, > assuming it > > > > is > > > > > > > relevant and not just blatant hit farming. > > > > > > > > > This moderation policy has stopped Mind's Eye sinking under the > > > > weight > > > > > > > of spam, which has ruined many other groups. > > > > > > > 3. Etiquette & Principles > > > > > > > 1. If you are looking to "flame" people or generally be > > > > > > > obnoxious, please find yourself a different outlet. Mind's Eye > is a > > > > > > > group intended for rational discussions. Aggressive/bullying > posts > > > > are > > > > > > > unwelcome. If you've had a bad day, go and take your stress out > > > > > > > elsewhere. Remember, a hasty retort thrown together in anger > will be > > > > > > > visible to the world long after those feelings have subsided. > > > > > > > Moderators are unable to delete your posts on the website or > suck > > > > them > > > > > > > magically out of the inboxes of members who participate via > email. > > > > > > > 2. Attacks upon immutable human characteristics (race, > > > > > > > disability, sexual orientation, et al) are totally > unacceptable. > > > > > > > 3. Debates about a person's deeply held values, beliefs, > or way > > > > > > > of life, should be tempered with a high level of respect and > > > > civility. > > > > > > > These debates have been some of our most interesting over the > years, > > > > > > > and they work, or not, based upon the level of mutual respect > and > > > > > > > honesty extended by each side. If your motive is to ridicule > members, > > > > > > > or spread bad feeling, please do not bother to post. > > > > > > > 4. We've tackled a fair few sacred cows over the years and > these > > > > > > > are always interesting discussions. However, by their nature, > these > > > > > > > debates are very likely to stir up emotions. Please accept that > the > > > > > > > world is full of people with radically different opinions to > yours > > > > > > > which they hold equally as strongly. Mind's Eye is a forum for > you to > > > > > > > interact with such people and learn more about them. It is not > a > > > > forum > > > > > > > for you to attack them, even if they are "pro abortion baby > killers", > > > > > > > "neo-con nutjobs", "pinko liberals", "sinners", or even > British. All > > > > > > > of the above miscreants are welcome. > > > > > > > 5. Posting irrelevant asides, snide comments, or generally > > > > trying > > > > > > > to derail a discussion, is not in the spirit of the group. If > you > > > > have > > > > > > > nothing to contribute to a discussion, move on, start a new > thread, > > > > or > > > > > > > just be happy reading what other people have posted. > > > > > > > 6. Avoid simple "you are wrong" statements; if you have a > point > > > > > > > to make, back it up. Please also see the section labelled > "Quoting/ > > > > > > > Citations" for specific information on how you should cite your > > > > > > > sources. > > > > > > > 7. Avoid swearing/cussing, unless it is absolutely > pertinent to > > > > > > > the discussion at hand. Sometimes it happens naturally in the > flow of > > > > > > > a sentence -- and I'm guilty of it -- but there are many far > more > > > > > > > creative ways to express yourself. > > > > > > > 8. Do not preach or proselytize: we are here to discuss > ideas, > > > > > > > not be recruited to your particular religion no matter how > great you > > > > > > > think it is or how much peril you believe our eternal souls to > be in. > > > > > > > 9. Do not patronise our members. The membership of Mind's > Eye is > > > > > > > fantastically diverse in terms of member's ages, levels of > education, > > > > > > > forms of spirituality, life experience, and professional > vocations. > > > > > > > Even if you think you know the answer to life, the universe, > and > > > > > > > everything, you'll be stirring all kinds of bad feeling if your > tone > > > > > > > is smug or condescending. Assuming the role of "teacher" is > often > > > > > > > unpopular. > > > > > > > 10. Ad hominen should be avoided and, in the most serious > > > > > > > circumstances, could see you moderated or banned. Wikipedia > defines > > > > ad > > > > > > > hominem as "replying to an argument or factual claim by > attacking or > > > > > > > appealing to a characteristic or belief of the person making > the > > > > > > > argument or claim, rather than by addressing the substance of > the > > > > > > > argument or producing evidence against the claim. [3]" > > > > > > > 4. Quoting / Citations > > > > > > > 1. Copy/pasting reams of text from a website, without a > > > > citation, > > > > > > > gives the impression that you are claiming the work as your > own. > > > > Given > > > > > > > that this is probably not the case, please attribute the quote > to its > > > > > > > author or source. > > > > > > > 2. When quoting from a website, do not copy/paste the > entire > > > > > > > article. Try and limit your citation to a paragraph or two, > and, of > > > > > > > course, please provide the link. > > > > > > > 3. If you wish to reproduce content from Mind's Eye > elsewhere, > > > > we > > > > > > > ask you to seek permission of the author(s). > > > > > > > 5. Crossposting/multiposting > > > > > > > Crossposting is "the act of posting the same message to > multiple > > > > > > > forums, mailing lists, or newsgroups" [2]. It is sometimes > known as > > > > > > > multiposting. Mind's Eye is a discussion forum and we encourage > you > > > > to > > > > > > > take part, not treat the group as a one-way audience for your > message > > > > > > > (no matter how important you believe it to be). We consider > > > > > > > crossposting to be the equivalent to spamming, thus it could > see you > > > > > > > banned. Depending on previous form, the moderators may take a > more > > > > > > > lenient stand with existing members; however, be clear, > repeated > > > > > > > crossposting may see you moderated or banned. > > > > > > > 6. Bannings > > > > > > > All decisions regarding disciplinary actions up to and > including > > > > > > > banishment from the group are discussed thoroughly among the > > > > > > > moderators before any decision is made. None of the moderators > take > > > > it > > > > > > > upon themselves to discipline a member of the group. > Disciplinary > > > > > > > actions include, but are not limited to: warnings, return to > > > > moderated > > > > > > > status, banishment from the group, and ETERNAL DAMNATION. > Except > > > > ... > > > > read more ยป -- Planning without action is futile; action without planning is fatal. The Web Guy <http://imtheirwebguy.com>
