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(...) I agree, admins that can't be trusted or don't behave for the good of their community are problematic. I belong to at least one message board (not LEGO-related) where a good deal of the above applies. I don't post there often. But if you're (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Bloviate (was Re: Warnings( was: WAKE UP!))
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In lugnet.admin.general, Kelly McKiernan wrote: <snip> (...) There are a few more things that warnings, proper adminship and the like are contingent on-- That the admins are not a bunch of bloviating blowhards (that leaves me out of the admin (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Lugnet: WAKE UP!
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(...) Did I say "to me"? If you actually take the time to actually investigate that site[1], you'll find the little mocking that occurs happens *after the fact*, so I don't really think "staging area" is a very accurate description. But whateva. 1. (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Lugnet: WAKE UP!
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(...) I'm surprised the mockers are so mysterious to you. Don't they have their own (URL) staging area> and everything? *shrug* -Tim (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Lugnet: WAKE UP!
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(...) I agree with Jake and Lenny. Conversely to Jake's statement, I think that people do think less of you when you don't allow change to happen by holding onto the reigns and not encouraging people who are willing to lead and empowering them by (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Warnings
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(...) My expectation is that they're considered, but not as meaningful as admin warnings. If Howard was warned 50 times by other members, and once by an admin, but Harold was only ever warned once by an admin for the same violations; it seems that (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) In my experience, mod/admin decisions should be made based on official warnings rather than peer recommendations, which may be biased or incomplete. For instance, having 5 people say "Don't do that" about something is not as effective as a (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Actually, that raises another question. Should admins disregard advice/warnings given by others (non-admins and admins in non-admin role) in making decisions about timeouts/bans? Seems to me they should count for something, though exactly how (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Lugnet: WAKE UP!
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(...) Did you just bash AOL users and abbreviate people to "ppl" in the same sentence? Seems contradictory to me. Maybe we should be the solution, not the problem? --Kyle (URL) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Lugnet: WAKE UP!
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(...) Only after it spins out of control do you listen. The abuse that you "endure" is brought upon yourself. Have you ever gone back to read what you've written? Some of it is cool and encouraging, but the vaste majority is pure non-sensical, (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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