[WikiEN-l] Re: Mediation board

[Erik Moeller]

Anthere-

> The message you missed on the board was one in which I replied in kind
> to your appreciation for my time and thanked you for helping clean up
> after the party. [[User:Bird|Bird]] 03:43, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Yes, I remember that message. The comment "thank you for helping clean up"  
made me think that this thread was dead and could be safely removed, given  
that the other messages were blanked.

> I recognise your hard work Erik, and I recognise your dedication. I
> never said you did this deletion ill-meaning, not even that it was an
> error, because I know you did so thinking well. But this post was
> important, and it was not your to decide it was crap.

Yes, it was. At the time I was the only administrator of the board and I  
did exactly what I was supposed to do. As a matter of fact, I remember  
actively *offering* moderator status on the board. So far, nobody had  
applied to me for moderator status, so I was the only moderator as well.  
The message board was my idea, I configured it, I volunteered to maintain  
it. It is completely unfair to attack me for doing what I was supposed to  
do at the time.

What I question is the way you brought this issue to the fore, the public  
message, the "we are being oppressed!" tone, the "this is none of your  
business!" type comments, the "just like with 168" insinuation. The next  
time you have an issue with something I do, I would very much appreciate  
it if you would tell me so in private so we can seek a resolution, instead  
of screaming bloody murder without just cause.

As should be obvious by now, I am just as interested in making the board  
"run itself" as you are. But as a mediator, I really expect more from you  
in terms of interpersonal communication. This whole thread was completely  
avoidable and took us all away from doing more useful things. This is not  
the first time you have brought up matters in public that could have been  
resolved in private. I hope it is the last time.

Erik