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Re: List of suggestions
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
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Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:11:30 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Samarth Moray wrote:
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Orion Pobursky wrote:
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That depends. I would expect usually not but sometimes maybe.
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Why? If a reasonable explanation can be given, a explanation should be
given. -snip-
This is why I think the admins should explain their
decisions but should not be obligated to do so.
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I agree. But I think that admins should be obligated to explain a
rejection, but at their own discretion. I think preference should be given
to explaining a descision rather than not, but of course, that isn’t always
possible.
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“At their own discretion” ... wouldn’t that also mean that Admins shouldn’t
be obligated?
I’m a bit confused.
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What I meant was that Admins should give preference to explaining something
rather than ‘keeping it a secret’ if you will, but whether or not they actually
should tell something should be left up to them, especially if it involves a
sensitive matter. Hope that’s a little clearer. OTOH, this:
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Perhaps a good compromise would be, Admins are obligated to give a reason,
but that reason need not be detailed. A detailed reason should be crafted
for internal Admin reasons, but not necessarily shared with the general
public.
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sounds OK to me too.
Regards,
Legoswami
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| (...) That's got plenty of wiggle... (...) I'm not sure I agree though, what's the value in posting a "we rejected this for technical reasons" with no more detail at all post at the tail end of the string if it shows rejected on the list, and if the (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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| (...) -snip- (...) "At their own discretion" ... wouldn't that also mean that Admins shouldn't be obligated? I'm a bit confused. Perhaps a good compromise would be, Admins are obligated to give a reason, but that reason need not be detailed. A (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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