I'll second that, Tom. Nathalie
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 3:03 PM, <[email protected]>wrote: > Scott is one fair person and very considerate of all. > Brav > > > > > >---- Original Message ---- > >From: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [MOPO] Concerning the Cinevent/YouTube Incident > >Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 13:29:52 -0400 > > > >>Peter, > >> > >>With moderation, it's either ALL or NONE. You can't pick and choose > >what or > >>when you want to moderate. > >> > >>If I have to take the time to read and approve every post, the list > >would > >>grind to a halt. Posts would only make it to the list when I had the > >time to > >>sit down and do the review process. The delay would really hurt the > >group. > >> > >>I'd rather gamble that in our small community, the majority of > >participants > >>are willing to act like adults and basically police themselves. I'm > >a big > >>believer in free speech....I despise censorship. To me, moderation > >feels > >>like a form of censorship. > >> > >>There's no danger of spambots taking over our listserv. The > >guidelines you > >>cited look like they come from the Usenet newsgroup days. > >> > >>Scott > >>MoPo List Owner > >> > >> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: peter contarino [mailto:[email protected]] > >>>Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 1:23 PM > >>>To: [email protected] > >>>Cc: [email protected] > >>>Subject: RE: [MOPO] Concerning the Cinevent/YouTube Incident > >>> > >>> > >>>Scott-Perhaps you should consider on a rare occasion moderating. > >FYI: > >>> > >>>Definition: > >>> > >>>At a forum, someone entrusted by the administrator to help > >>>discussions stay productive and within the guidelines. > >>> > >>>Information: > >>> > >>>Good moderators are essential for good forums; great moderators > >>>are essential for great forums... and the absence of moderators > >>>typically leads to ghost towns inhabited only by spam bots. > >>> > >>>Basic moderator duties include deleting or modifying inappropriate > >>>posts, educating newcomers about forum guidelines, and possibly > >>>deleting accounts of repeat offenders. Additionally, moderators > >>>may be experts in their field who can help minimize unanswered > >questions. > >>> > >>> > >>>Peter > >>> > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > >>>Scott Burns > >>>Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:59 PM > >>>To: [email protected] > >>>Subject: [MOPO] Concerning the Cinevent/YouTube Incident > >>> > >>>Bruce Hershenson wrote: > >>>>I don't know if anyone else feels as I do (and I am surprised > >>>that no one other than Allen Day seems to have posted a response), > >>>>but I would like to hear from the list owner, with his view on > >>>this. It is his platform that is being used to distribute this > >>>>garbage, I wonder why he is OK with that. > >>> > >>>Peter Contarino wrote: > >>>>I agree with you regarding youtube Kirby, however what you are > >>>asking of them will never happen. They are too big and don't care. > >>>>Mopo, on the other hand should be all over this. I suggest > >>>members write Scott and insist that he step in. > >>>>-peter > >>> > >>>OK guys, just exactly what do you want me to do? > >>> > >>>As I've said repeatedly over the last 15 years, MoPo is an open, > >>>unmoderated forum, where adults are asked to behave like adults. I > >>>am not the policeman here. Bruce implies that "I'm OK" with the > >>>YouTube video. He should know better. Obviously I find the video > >>>childish and offensive, as I'm sure most other MoPo'ers do as > >>>well. Peter wants me to "step in." Step in and do what? > >>> > >>>By dwelling on the issue we just keep it alive on MoPo. > >>> > >>>I did not witness the conflict at Cinevent. I do not know either > >>>of the participants. Obviously there was a major "difference of > >>>opinion" between the two, at least I gather that from the reports > >>>I've read here on MoPo. Obviously the person posting the video on > >>>YouTube feels very strongly about what happened. While I can > >>>accept that anger or frustration, I certainly don't condone this > >>>type of cyber-retaliation. It really is a low-class act and I do > >>>disapprove of his using MoPo to promote it. > >>> > >>>One would assume that reacting in such a negative way would have a > >>>major impact on that person's ability to navigate within the > >>>poster community. It is very hard to sympathize with a bully, even > >>>if his complaints might be legit. There are more appropriate ways > >>>to handle a dispute. But other than a public scolding for this > >>>person's lack of class in handling a disagreement, what can I > >*really* do? > >>> > >>>What's already been posted to MoPo is water under the bridge. Let > >>>it go. Of course if the YouTube offender would like to apologize > >>>or explain his position in rational terms, he is still welcome to > >>>use MoPo to do so. > >>> > >>>Scott > >>>MoPo List Owner > >>> > >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > >>> > >___________________________________________________________________ > >>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >>> > >>> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > >>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >>> > >>> The author of this message is solely responsible for its > >content. > >>> > >> > >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > >> > >___________________________________________________________________ > >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >> > >> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >> > >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content > >. > >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
