Posted by llrrrpp on September 14, 2006, at 13:21:23
In reply to Re: some merging of the two worlds » alexandra_k, posted by Jost on September 14, 2006, at 12:37:46
I guess I appreciate a sense that the threads are being moderated, or at least read by the moderator. I'm not sure how much time it takes a moderator to read an entire day's worth of posts on psycho-babble. It's probably significant.
It's important though. In August, I privately babblemailed the administrator and pointed out two separate posts on different boards that were flagrantly uncivil and had been up for several days.
It wasn't a case of difficult syntax masking a subtle insult. It didn't require reading 30 posts from 10 different individuals to figure out subtle innuendoes that were cutting or cruel.
In both of these cases, the affected babbler/s did not immediately bring the matter to the deputies' or administrators' attention. I don't know if they ever did. I'm going to speak for them, because for various reasons they did not speak for themselves. I know it's not always appropriate to speak for another, but in this case, I think it's really important. The posters did not want to "tattle" on somebody, even though they felt hurt, or at least surprised, offended or angry.
That's why it's important to have an administrator who is seen as having a different status as a poster. As a poster, I often do not want to suggest that another poster is out of line. I often retreat from conflict. I have remorse about turning in a fellow poster, because they come here in the spirit of giving or receiving support. It seems unfair to expect a set of deputies to take on the task of doing a quick read through all the day's developments. Unless this is done regularly, (ideally daily), there is a terrible danger that something really hurtful may go on for a while and involve many people before it's calmed down and dealt with by someone with authority.
-ll
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