18-04-2014, 10:39 AM
I deleted the post you're referring to when requested to by the poster (who accepted that they'd made an error and apologised for it, which is a refreshing novelty for this noticeboard). Nobody else has made any complaint to me or to Andy H (as far as I know; it's possible someone spoke to him but not to me). If you've got a problem, raise it through those channels.
We've discussed ways to keep the noticeboard under control in the past, including card systems and baseball style 'strike' systems, and there are certainly points in their favour, but basically I think we should all be able to behave ourselves. Both Andy Howie and I have jobs and can't be on this noticeboard keeping track of everything all the time. We're all adults, or at least should be (apologies if there are any juniors who post on this forum, who are probably considerably more polite in any case). Setting up a regular disciplinary system creates the presumption that it will be used on some sort of regular basis, and I'd rather avoid that.
At least, that's my stance. I'd be interested to know what other people think. (And if anyone else wants to volunteer to join the moderation team, their application would be viewed with interest.)
We've discussed ways to keep the noticeboard under control in the past, including card systems and baseball style 'strike' systems, and there are certainly points in their favour, but basically I think we should all be able to behave ourselves. Both Andy Howie and I have jobs and can't be on this noticeboard keeping track of everything all the time. We're all adults, or at least should be (apologies if there are any juniors who post on this forum, who are probably considerably more polite in any case). Setting up a regular disciplinary system creates the presumption that it will be used on some sort of regular basis, and I'd rather avoid that.
At least, that's my stance. I'd be interested to know what other people think. (And if anyone else wants to volunteer to join the moderation team, their application would be viewed with interest.)