Hi Ricardo,
On Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 1:08:59 PM , Ricardo scibbled:
A>> And one *I* just thought of: The time zones.
RMR> what do you mean by that?
What I MEAN is, that if there is a message board in place that there needs
to be (or SHOULD be) moderators from different time zones.
If someone is having technical difficulties with TB! and seeks help on the
message board, I would think it would be incredibly annoying to have to wait
a "full day" or whatever to get a response if there was no one to respond to
their query within their time zone, especially if it is one which is
hindering their use of TB!.
I am sure, given time, that many users (those knowledgeable and those
moderately knowledgeable) will frequent the board and be able to offer help
at all times of the day...
whichever time of the day it happens to be in your neck of the woods. But
until then, it would be a wise thing to have moderators from different time
zones frequenting the board.
This is ALSO to prevent any spamming or illicit postings etc. If Spammer1
visits the board and posts a bunch of crud on it, and there are no mods on
the board (or visiting it) around that time of day, it'll sit there until
a mod DOES get there. In the meantime, visitors (new TB! users, old TB! users,
curious-possible TB! users) will see this crud until it is removed. It is a
concern which must be taken into consideration whenever setting up a message
board, especially one which is not just a "free for all" board but is one
which provides a serious service...such as a TB! Board would.
On my boards, I have a wide variety of ass.t mgr's, and have got the time
zones pretty much covered. And believe me when I say it DOES keep the
"crud" down to a bare minimum whenever necessary. And while it may not
SEEM overly necessary, it IS something to consider. Especially when you
have such a broad userbase as TB! does.
I mentioned this, and I thought I was clear as to the "why", at the end
of my first post:
>> But given the diverse patronage, I think it would be wise to have
>> people from different time zones moderating (assistant manager-ing) a
>> board... no matter WHERE it is hosted.
Since TB!'s mailing lists are pretty much covered time-zone-wise, why
should it be any different for a message board? It shouldn't.
Blessings and light,
~~~Angel
Thursday, October 24, 2002 7:50:24 AM
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