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Re: Lugnet should be MORE draconian
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lugnet.admin.general
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Wed, 2 Mar 2005 00:09:35 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
> If Lugnet has added 'no cursing' to the ToU for the expressed purpose of making
> this site friendly to children, then the current method of limiting cursing is
> seriously defunct. People have, in the past, cursed and cursed a lot, and then
> refused to request a cancel. These posts are still viewable today - by children
> or anyone who comes accross them.
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> Lugnet Admins should be given the power of:
> 1. Directly editting the posts of users without their consent.
> 2. Directly canceling the posts of users without their consent.
> 3. Suspending and/or banning users who repeatedly break the ToU.
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> If Lugnet wishes to maintain the spirit of no censoring, then it could follow
> Ray Sander's advise - http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=50243 - and provide a
> link to an unedited copy of the message. A link that children would be advised
> to avoid.
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> This would allow the Admins to be more immeadiate and complete in their attempt
> to police Lugnet. It would also be easier for users to obey the ToU, especially
> when they remain ignorant of policy updates in .admin.general. The whole
> she-bang would flow a lot smoother.
I think this would make Lugnet a better place. And so I say "Please moderate
me!"
-Jason
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) I second that, Jason. Lugnet is one of the last forums on the 'net where admins don't moderate posts directly. Fortunately, direct editing hasn't been needed often. But in some cases, it was needed. Ofcourse, asking the poster to do it himself (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Lugnet should be MORE draconian
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| I'm writing this as a user of Lugnet, not particularly as an Admin. I'm writing this way to get the reactions of other users in this concept. == If Lugnet has added 'no cursing' to the ToU for the expressed purpose of making this site friendly to (...) (20 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
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