tigertiger writes:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">but given her continued opposition to Randy's desire for a more structured FT in favor of a more 'organic' approach, I can't see Punki being given the job of moderating anytime soon...</font>
This statement both surprises and baffles me as
I most assuredly do not oppose a more structured FT. If you go back again and carefully read my posts I hope you will find that what I have said is that I feel the process of structuring FlyerTalk will be far more effective if it works with, not against posters natural inclinations. If you do find anything (that I wrote) that would give you a different impression, would you please be so kind as to point it out to me so that I may edit it for clarity?
While I firmly do believe that an alternative forum positioning scheme would be more effective, I fail to see how that would affect my moderation abilities. If you feel that it would, could you please explain how?
I believe you will also find that I have asked for a clarification of the rules and regulations regarding temporary bans and locked threads and indicated that I feel that all rules and regulations should be evenly applied to all. This information I believe should be clear to all, but most especially to anyone interested in the possibility of serving as a moderator.
Do you perhaps believe that all moderators must agree with Randy on all things? If this is the case, I doubt that anyone, including our most esteemed
Craig would qualify. I pesonally believe that moderation of such a broad group of people will be far more effective if handled by a moderation team that contains several points of view.
IMHO, good moderation requires above all objectivity and I most certainly feel that I bring that to the table. I also have the habit of separating myself from my emotions and carefully reading and, trying to the very best of my ability to make sure I understand what people are really trying to say, before I respond, as politely as possible, to their posts--more traits which I think well serve an effective moderator. I am also naturally inclined to seek clarification when I am unsure about a given poster's intent, rather than jumping to conclusions based upon incomplete information.
[This message has been edited by Punki (edited 04-15-2002).]