On 9/3/07, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
On 9/3/07, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
I omitted the name of the person because I learned it during a private conversation. And mentioning it would have violated a trust.
On 9/3/07, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
I am still puzzled by why the persons being moderated (censored) on
this
List need to be held so close to the vest; is there a stigma attached
to it?
on 9/2/07 11:46 PM, Stephen Bain at stephen.bain@gmail.com wrote:
So, hang on, are you saying that it should be kept private or that it shouldn't?
It should be kept private only if the person being moderated wishes it to be.
In such a case, then why should the list mods make the list of those on moderation public? Shouldn't the presumption be that this information ought to be private unless the person decides otherwise?
By the way, if you feel that the mods are doing a bad job, you should try discussing it with them. From the tone of your messages, I'm presuming you haven't already done so, and have instead complained publicly.
It is a public issue.
Frankly, as a list mod, I would only make the list of those moderated public if there was a consensus to do so, either amongst the active list members or the list mods. (I can't say much about the /reason/ these people were placed on moderation; the software does not allow for such record-keeping, although maybe it ought to.)
If someone on moderation wanted to make this fact public, they could easily write to the list complaining about being on moderation, and if the mods rejected that email, write to a fellow list member who could then raise the issue. If the issue of that person being on moderation is of public concern, it will receive a hearing on the list; otherwise, it will not. Typically, the mods announce when someone is placed on moderation, so it is usually a matter of public record anyway.
In any event, as someone suggested earlier, if we want a rough list of active list members who are on moderation, all we need is for those of them who wish to make this fact public to reply to this email. If they really think the list mods are evil megalomaniacs who will not approve those postings, then they can send their emails to you or someone else for forwarding to the list.
Johnleemk