Erik Moeller wrote:
Yes, I remember that message.
Ah, so you even knew that there was something other than
"deleted"/"yesterday" in the thread.
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.
The more you insist on this, the more I'm worried you might do it again,
which in turn diminuates my trust in you as a moderator. Not that I care
much, since I'm not using the board either, nor am I a mediator, but I
feel that Anthère and the other mediators deserve better treatment for
their work for Wikipedia.
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.
I'm pretty sure that I could set up several more of those boards each
day, configure them and even delete a few threads here and there. I
believe it is a much greater step to volunteer to mediate. It's much
more delicate and much less rewarding business.
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.
I agree with you that the latter insinuation was inappropriate, but I
already said that. I don't remember seeing the first, and the second one
is entirely correct.
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 far as I understood this, nobody knew who actually deleted the
thread. It was therefore perfectly justified to post to the mailing
list. Given the frustration and annoyance caused by the thread deletion,
the tone of the posting was perfectly understandable.
But as a mediator, I really expect more from you
in terms of interpersonal communication
says the "administrator" of the board who deleted a thread without a
trace of interpersonal communication...
Timwi