Moderators Post

[Guest guest]

Good morning everyone

 

Right. Once again it has become a sad necessity to put on the moderators

hat.

 

First of all - Ian well knows what has been said in the past about

commenting on moderators decisions on list, because he has been warned

several times for doing so. It is also rather noticable that Ian rarely

posts, except to criticise moderator decisions, so he should not have too

much trouble remembering what is said.

 

Second. It is very simple. People on this list want to have a conversation.

They do not want to have their inbox flooded with people trying to take the

list over, or criticizing the moderators when they try to keep order on the

list. We are the most popular vegan list on in terms of number

of members, and for that reason I choose to believe that the moderation

style employed by myself, Jo and Fraggle is successful and popular amongst

the vast majority - unfortunately there will always be one or two

individuals who like to try to stir up trouble, or are incapable of

remaining polite. However, to date I have only ever had to ban one person

who had not come along with the specific intention of causing trouble, and I

hope that I will not be forced to up that number.

 

My moderation style follows that of a landlord at the local pub... everyone

is welcome to come in for a virtual " drink " , but if people get abusive, they

will be shown the door. If people then have a go at the staff for keeping

the place pleasant for the majority, they too will be shown the door. If

people believe that I have been unfair, they are very welcome to e-mail me

off-list, but standing in the middle of the bar and calling me names (as Ian

has just done), is way out of order and will result in me taking action.

Please note that I will not put anyone on moderation for contacting me

privately, but I will if they attempt to stir up trouble on the list.

 

Right, folks - let's get back to the normal chat.

 

Peter