Originally Posted by Randy Petersen
First of all, and I want to make it perfectly clear: My only interest in not burdening the TalkBoard with the issue of moderation is not because i don't have a past, present and future interest in the roles that volunteers serve on FlyerTalk as well as the protective rights of members within the guidelines of the community.
In stating that I did not wish for the TalkBoard to be involved in the issue of moderation, I stated that it was my concern that the power of politics might mean an uneven approach to any guidelines that the Board might get involved in. I cited the U.S. political scene in which even issues of our own Supreme Court can be manipulated by the power of politics - both sides being guilty. I really, really detest that personal interests are put into play in situations like this. And please, I'm not trying to start an OMNI thread here.
I also made my decision on repsecting what it is we could ask for from our TalkBoard. From my experience with these issues so far, they can be very draining of ones time and dedication to FlyerTalk.
By not burdening the TalkBoard, current and future members of the TalkBoard as well as all members will know that their private matters involving their posts on FlyerTalk will have a constant if they need to be reviewed.
It's that simple. Thanks for listening.