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September 28, 2009
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Of moderation and moderators... some definitions for this forum

  • September 28, 2009
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moderation – noun

1.  the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.

2.  the act of moderating.

moderator – noun

1.  a person or thing that moderates. (see above)

2.  a person who presides over a panel discussion on radio or television, etc.

dictator – noun

1.  a person exercising absolute power, esp. a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.

2.  a person who authoritatively prescribes conduct, usage, etc.

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    Claudio González
    Claudio González
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    September 28, 2009

    I know that moderators in these forums are entitled to delete messages, and even threads, to their hearts content, and I accept this. I do, however, object, and most strongly, to the deletion of posts trying at the same time to hide the fact, to the extent of changing the contents and the order of messages. To my antiquated mind, such a behaviour is simply dishonest.

    Claudio González
    Claudio González
    Legend
    September 29, 2009

    Claudio González wrote:

    I know that moderators in these forums are entitled to delete messages, and even threads, to their hearts content, and I accept this. I do, however, object, and most strongly, to the deletion of posts trying at the same time to hide the fact, to the extent of changing the contents and the order of messages. To my antiquated mind, such a behaviour is simply dishonest.

    My comment above, about changing the contents and order of messages, was due to a wrong interpretation of the consequences of the deletion of several  messages in a thread in which I was participating, and I apologize for my mistake. However, the entire unpleasant incident could have been avoided if a very brief explanatory note had been left for each deleted message, something that is a norm in other forums in which I participate.

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    Anonymous
    September 29, 2009

    But Claudio,

    I still stand by the notion that if one were to have COMMUNICATED that posts had been deleted, at least then we would have known why the order gets renumbered.  I still question the deletion of those particular posts in the first place.

    Key word:  communication

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