HOW do you want me to moderate the list? I've looked into the list tools and there is no way for me to peruse [specific] people's emails BEFORE they're posted, so I can't do that. I would love to be able to put some people on that kind of moderated status to "star-out portions of a post" or "delete a vicious post."
John Smithson wrote:
... a word from the moderator, ex-cathedral, should be enough. When Perry spoke, the list complied. ALL OF US SHOULD GIVE SALUTE to the moderator. If he says "move on" OR "knock it off," that should be the end of the matter. Just let us know, Slade, in that particualr email that you are functioning as the Moderator. There should be no discussion -- only blind obedience. Since you are obviously not one to throw your weight around, we should respect the assignment given to you. Do we all agree?
I agree with John here. It is possible for me to setup the list to be previewed by you first, but I simply do not like that idea. It has a chilling effect on free speech, in my opinion. People need to be free to express themselves without fear of being censored before it even gets to the list.
What you can do that will help is identify those posts that drop into "ad hominem" argumentation. Perry preferred writing the violators privately while I more often dealt with it publicly on the list. When I moderated the list, I put **REPRIMAND** in the subject line. That was a signal to the list members that what I was saying was as moderator and it was not open for public discussion. Any discussion of it should be done privately with me. I think you could follow a similar method, but you are your own unique person. I think you should be free to moderate in any way that you think fit. If you prefer Jonathan's approach of letting the list moderate itself (or some combination of both), that would be fine too.
The bottom line is that the moderator helps the discussion be profitable, and you should seek the Lord for wisdom in how to do that. Hopefully, we will all learn from your leadership in this area.
Peace be with you.
David Miller.
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