Chris Carruba wrote:
Kevin,
Something to chew on ...
I work at a elementary school. I manage 3 to 4 classes of 25 or more
students (aprox 100 students) at a time. There are MANY times that a
few are disruptive and action needs to be taken. However I am firmly
against punishing the whole group for the actions of a few... instead
I punish those involved in the incident.
Some things to consider...
We aren't in elementary school.
There are 4000+ members on this list - okay so only about 1000 of those
may actively participate; we aren't talking about 25 people here.
This is a hobby, I don't get paid, nor do my moderators.
I did ban the few that were directly disruptive - there were others that
I didn't want to ban, but they kept going and going and going....
I have run this group for nearly 10 years. I haven't changed the way I
moderate in that time, and I likely won't in the future.
My GOOD members couldn't have cared less about the vacation.
Did I mention that I don't get paid?
The list is running much more smoothly since I did what I did. (success
may be achieved many different ways)
Everyone here has a choice - If you don't like it here, there are other
places to go.
Remember - Chris, this is a hobby - I am not a paid professional
educator, I do the best I can.
Kevin Custer
