Interesting. Hardly the "shoot out at the OK Corral" tho! Hey Cigarmanwe have had MUCH more 'flamethrower grade 9' stoushes than that one! And lived to tell the tales.

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~ Glen ~

we (doc, Rudi et al.) did 'agree' do delete some of the earliest doc-NW-'rest-of-the-FlyerTalk World' - disputes from the board 'years ago'. I am glad that we really did delete those postings otherwise I guess they would be brought forward again and again.

I understand that we can't delete these 'historic happenings' from evrybodies memory (and heart), but I think it makes little sense to publicly still refer to 'those times/fights'. Forget it please!

MJW (an OMNI-award-winner for her valued contributions and her 'helping arm' on NW-behalf) is, for sure, most welcome to our board!

Amen, Rudi.

I have never understood the interest in beating dead horses or awakening sleeping dogs or children.

I too am glad Mary Joe is thinking of coming back to our boards. I have NOT used her or fly Northwest but any imput is helpful.

Plus since she's an OMNI award winner, let's leave her be. OK?>

OH on the moderator issue, if asked I will decline because I don't need the stress or the unwanted attacks. And there are other people who appear to be seen as more important and more knowledgeable.

I can help people on a one-to-one basis, free from flaming, and I have in the past and will in the future.

You can all decide if moderators are needed. I'm staying clear of this )and other) cat fights.

Hi MJW - you may remember my previous handle pgupta011. You truly were a great resource to the NW board, and I am very sorry that you felt harassed here. Let this serve as a reminder to all FTers to treat the company reps here with all due respect.

Amen to that.

The issue arises again:

"...Either that or implement moderated forums...

PLEASE!..."

-Kokonutz
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum95/HTML/000775.html

Any further thoughts on the "moderator" issue? Or alterations of previous thought?

Will this truly "solve" FT's "problems"?

Standards would be nice.

Who are the moderators going to be? What is the criteria for moderator selection?

Randy, thanks so much for instituting this. It will make FlyerTalk a better place.

Let me says this, before I get to know who will be moderating, as I don't want to 'offend' any one (selected as moderator) afterwards.

I am very sceptical about moderating the board (by others than Randys people himeself, even then I was/am sceptical).

I very much doubt, that any moderator can have the ability/SENSIBILITY to moderate/getting-adjusted critical postings from Flyertalkers coming from other cultures/backgrounds/mother-language-regions than North America.

Do you remember, when, in the early times of Flyertalk, a poor North American censorship on this board eliminated our japanese colleague because he used his home-airport in his name: '***uoka'?

In Switzerland my ancestors killed all dictators/kings/emperors starting in 1291. I don't support and will not applaud the intronisation of new moderators/dictators in my 'daily cyberspace-life' on Flyertalkboard.

greetings from the Alps (where we don't even let our Presidents to 'rule'longer than 12 months in a row). All the power to the people, as little power to the 'rulers'/moderators as absolutely necessary!

Thanks again for your attention to these issues Randy!

"Our goal is to first establish a
set of standards and responsibility for any moderator to adhere to before introducing."

Sounds as if the time has come!

What Rudi said.

I agree completely with Rudi

I also agree with Rudi.