Seemed logical at the time...The copyright thing seemed to make sense as a problem, althought the process they used may have been a little unusual.

I have less of a problem with how the moderators are acting (with the exception of the "kiddo" comment, which I suspect she would take back now that she sees the reaction), than with many of the policies themselves which they are enforcing -- essentially as directed.

There are bound to be inconsistencies in the implementation of these policies because the moderators are new to this and moderating is not their full time job...also, there is a natural evolution/learning curve here.

But, all these deletions and locked threads make this whole place seem and feel so serious and heavy-handed. Just look at all the locked threads in MilesBuzz -- who wants to participate in a volunteer, interactive web community that is so formal and intense about such "small" matters?

Shouldn't we be as inviting and as inclusive as possible? Isn't that the key spirit here, not regulatory aggressiveness and exclusion? For those that think I am going too far, this is indeed what it feels like to those of us who have had threads locked and moved, and been the subject of harsh comments. I know the enforcement approach is well intended, but it comes off as very aggressive and anti-participatory.

Is this really consistent with most people's expectations for this site? I can only image the reaction of new people who come to the site and see all these closed threads and must say to themselves: "give me a break?"

Of course, this extensive debate itself, which I have done plenty to foster, borders on going too far and being too serious...

[This message has been edited by nologic (edited 08-30-2001).]