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Re: Growing pains
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Tue, 9 Jul 2002 01:01:36 GMT
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Amen Todd, Amen.
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Thanx~
Nicole
http://www.geocities.com/duelarcane1/
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=drumm-family
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"Todd Lehman" <todd@lugnet.com> wrote in message news:Gyxz2s.5t5@lugnet.com...
> A bit of hostility and controversy has erupted over a recent policy
> implementation at the BrickShelf website. If you follow LUGNET's Spotlight
> feature on the homepage, no doubt you've already read at least part of the
> discussion. If you haven't, well, keep an open mind -- as always -- if you
> do stumble into the thread. And if you're feeling the temptation to get
> mired in the controversy, try to take a step back. Everyone is entitled to
> an opinion, but if we let this situation sort itself out calmly, I think
> we'll all have a lot more fun here.
>
> Okay, so what's the big deal?
>
> In a nutshell, the BrickShelf site is now moderated instead of unmoderated.
> This means simply that new submissions go through a moderation (approval)
> step before appearing. The site's policy for acceptable content hasn't
> changed, however, but it is implented differently: now via pre-selective
> inclusion whereas before via post-selective exclusion.
>
> In a perfect world, Kevin might have had made a heads-up announcement about
> the new moderation system prior to implementing and activating it, but --
> as someone has already pointed out -- the world isn't perfect. Let's trust
> that Kevin would have made such an announcement if he had known that such
> a controversy would erupt.
>
> Every large website goes through growing pains. Kevin has done what he
> believes is best for his site and for those who use it. At the moment,
> Kevin is managing an enormous task, and we could all do well to give him a
> break while he gets through this. We should also rest assured that Kevin
> will clarify things as much as possible as soon as he has a chance. Right
> now he's dedicated to reenabling content as fast as possible.
>
> This summer's BrickFest is now less than two weeks away (yay!) and with
> BrickShelf playing such an important role, I think it's more important than
> ever right now that everyone support Kevin's decision and remember that
> Kevin operates BrickShelf on his own personal time. If you disagree with
> Kevin's decision, please at least show him the respect he's due while he
> gets through this.
>
> Thanks,
> --Todd
>
> [followups to lugnet.publish]
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