<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by kokonutz:
... the greatest assest to comity and good leadership is sunshine. Star-chamber type smoky room gossip-mongering is fun and all (and God knows were I on that forum I'd engage in it), but this is two times now that Randy is being embarassed by what is being talked about behind his closed doors by his volunteer helpers. Were I Randy, going forward I would have decision-takers have discussions in a read-only (for all but the decision-makers) forum.
Yes it is true that such openness would stifle decision-takers frankness, but it would also assure decorum and fairness (or at least it would avoid slander).
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This appears to have been an idea acted upon somewhat
Kokonutz as a brand new Forum has just been opened to replace the old Moderators Forum, called:
Private ORP
For posting and proceedure review purposes only
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Randy Petersen:
I have taken down TalkTeam for viewing by moderators because I can not look them in the eye and welcome their comments in this manner any more - in effect, I have failed them, not the members. </font>
I welcome Moderators ... moderating. Which IIRC is what they were introduced to do. To save time and work for Randy and staff. Moving mis-posted threads. Steering their Forums gently along. And hosing out Flames that very seldom occur now anyway. And locking or moving any thread that does not comply with any of the above.
A very small group of Moderators who appeared to be on an ever-escalating power trip
let Randy down, (and their colleagues, most of whom do superb jobs) NOT the other way around. IMHO.
As I have posted recently there were 3 Flyertalk boards in existence until today:
Flyertalk Miles, Flyertalk Travel and Flyertalk Moderation.
In 99% of cases a polite email to the poster involved surely gets the desired result for a moderator, rather than a group huddle and often back-stabbing discussion being necessary?
Having a private Star Chamber with more gossip and defamation than the 'National Enquirer' was not welcome. By me anyway.
I applaud the new forum and the apparent idea behind it.
It will have no effect whatever on correct and prudent moderation.
I think it
will make for a smoother, quieter, more enjoyable Flyertalk in general and a MUCH quieter and more pleasant "Only Randy Petersen" Forum.
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[This message has been edited by ozstamps (edited Feb 02, 2004).]