Posted by Dr. Bob on March 21, 2006, at 16:38:25
In reply to Re: Please be sensitive, posted by Sobriquet Style on March 19, 2006, at 7:37:37
> > being a deputy and a poster to me seems a conflict of interest
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> An example could be if you're a poster (and deputy,) as a poster you may have close relationships with other posters on the boards, who you consider to be your friends. Then you have other posters who may not be considered your friends eg. you have never interacted with them or felt that you wanted to reply, perhaps never read their posts. If one of your friends say something you may laugh and joke along with them. If another poster says a similar thing and you don't like the format in which its expressed and perhaps its torwards a friend, you can effectively warn, as a deputy, then interact as a poster and then block, as a deputy.
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> If its one of your friends torward a poster you may choose not to warn in the first place.I agree, that's one of the potential downsides of having deputies. And I'm not immune to bias myself, either. I think it's something we need to stay aware of, but IMO, it's worked OK so far.
Bob
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