single style is going to satisfy every list member. When I used to
moderate an active technology list, no matter what I did, it was wrong
in somebody's eyes - "Why don't you shut him up?" vs "How dare you
censor me?"
Suggestions to use your filter are not condescending, but trying to be
helpful. Ages ago someone suggested receiving individual messages, but
in Gmail, where they thread automatically. That's what I've been doing
since, and it works very well for me.
Off-topic discussions on active lists are a fact of life, and it's
very much open to question what is off-topic for this list in
particular. We are, as several people noted, doing something entirely
new, and people care passionately about why we do it as well as how.
This is good. Passionate users keep pushing the envelope and making
new discoveries that benefit us all. But you can't ask them to address
their passion only to the technical stuff - we would lose a lot of the
value of this list if that were the case.
On 5/17/06, Joshua Seiden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm not asking the moderators to read my mind, just to consider how they do
> their job.
>
> Clearly, the old hands on this list value a wide open style of moderation.
> But other opinions about this style of moderation do exist. To speak up
> engenders the condescension ("learn to filter") and disrespect
> ("overseers...squelch speech") that makes this list such a tough place for
> outsiders.
>
> Moderation is about tone, certainly. But it's also about keeping discussion
> on topic. I fail to see what threads like "Just before you start belitting
> me again" have to do with videoblogging.
>
> JS
>
>
> On 5/16/06, Michael Sullivan < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > the vlogosphere is a fluid, dynamic space.
> > topics here may be influenced by this fact.
> > each week/month has a different flow of activity and content.
> >
> > learn to filter. dont ask moderators to read your minds.
> >
> > sull
> >
> >
>
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