I've honestly not felt particularly constrained by any oaths of silence, while I won't characterize comments made by other TalkBoard members I've managed to communicate my own thoughts on any issue where I've been asked.
Originally Posted by CameraGuy
1: Add a recall provision to allow the membership at large the opportunity to remove TB members who have violated the TOS in such a manner as to earn a suspension of posting privledges for more than 7 days.
This concerns me a little bit.
First, it would require suspensions to be publicly announced (they're clear now based on "Suspended" under a member's name in posts, but at least the
length of a suspension would have to be made public). Public discussion of member discipline hasn't been commonly accepted here, and Randy's been generally uncomfortable with it.
Second, recall elections will tax the tech folks (if we set up secret balloting like TalkBoard elections). Alternatively a poll could be set up, but that would make everyone's vote public and results would be tracked in real-time. I worry about the politicking and bad blood that develops during elections, I can only imagine it would be heightened and worse during a
recall election.
The TalkBoard does have a mechanism to remove members. Randy has a mechanism to remove members. It does seem to me that anyone could approach Randy with their concerns about a TB member, and if the person's behavior clearly makes them a poor representative of the FT community he may be inclined to act.
This all isn't set in stone, but as I say I have some concerns with a recall provision.