Bill,
I agree except that I think in the interests of transparency all 'warnings'
should be issued publicly on group. That also lets all members see the policy
in action instead of having it being done in secret by the moderators...
Edgar
On Jun 26, 2013, at 10:02 AM, Bill! wrote:
> This is the policy Edgar, Al and I have come up with regarding future Posts
> and Replies. Please review it and return comments preferably publicly or
> privately if you must to Edgar or me.
>
> ***************************
>
> - All posts and replies should have some relevance to the forum's published
> topic – zen,or related areas such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity,
> philosophy, etc..., as long as you tie it back to zen. Digressions will be
> tolerated to some extent, but any truly off-topic conversations should be
> taken off the forum to another medium such as email.
> - No personal attacks will be tolerated – ad hominems. This will be strictly
> enforced. Calling someone `stupid' and then following that with a smiley
> face will not be accepted as an amelioration.
> - Spirited disagreements about ideas or opinions are encouraged.
>
> - The Forum Moderators will discuss any problematic Posts or Replies and will
> issue a warning (privately via email) to anyone they deem to have violated
> this policy. There is no set number of warnings. The number could range
> from zero to three or four depending on the severity of the violation as
> determined by the Moderators.
> - If the member does continues to violate this policy his/her membership
> posting privileges will be changed to MODERATE - which means all Posts and
> Replies will have to be read and approved by the Moderators before it is
> posted to the Forum.
>
> ************************
>
> Please return your comments or suggestions promptly so we can enact this
> policy post haste.
>
> Thanks...Bill! ...for Edgar and Al
>
>
>
>
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