by XBlueSilverX » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:44 pm
I understand the position of the moderators. They help keep the peace, delete unwanted spam, ask people to tone it down and help keep topics on track.
However, In our own ways, we are all moderators. We decide which way to take a thread and when someone is out of control most of us let them know before the mods even have to. I consider the moderators as the last line in that sense becuase many of us read and respond to unruly posters long before a mod can.
On this note I'd like to make a suggestion.
If a member is being considered for ban, it should be policy that a moderator set up a thread specifically to take an official and anonymous poll. Full bannings should be a community decision, as yes, this is a community and many of us know each other well. Why leave the tough decision strictly to one moderator, who may then suffer much backlash from the decision? Afterall, it has been done before (put to the members in a poll fashion) and the members, if they wanted to, were allowed to give thier 2 cents about the member and help that person seriously think about thier position and try to make a change for the better.
Think about it mods.
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