Sput wrote:
Interesting to note the appearance of this briefly.
I don't know anything about that, so feel free to speculate wildly.
In the interests of cooling our little hot-bed before we all start to sweat, I will clear a couple of things up.
I deleted the posts pertaining to Neil.
Neil was offended by the comment and asked me to look at it.
We'll put aside the legalities here. Matters of libel are not exactly clear on internet boards. In order to defame someone's character, one should know more about it that the cursory registration information required to sign up and post at Metropol.
We'll have to rely on common sense.
Applying some to this situation I think it is fairly obvious what was being implied by the "list 99" comment, regardless of the semantics. I think it was in poor taste, not least because Neil works in education, but also because he is one of our more gentle and courteous members. Jamez apologised, I removed it and that's that.
This brings us on to a larger discussion.
Jamez was appointed as mod following Sideshow Ed's relentless and blistering attacks. It was clear to all who visited that this was more that just the odd sniping remark and was, arguably, more of a stalking exercise.
At the time I was not able to ban users, and Martin was unavailable to do so. That's why it went on so long. Now that I am in a position to remove users, we shouldn't find ourselves in this position again; but in fact things seem to be more vitriolic.
Jamez wrote:My role as mod is SIMPLY to stop trolls and robot usernames posting crap on here. You're all welcome to slag off, accuse and fight with anyone you like.
I have seen a couple of threads being locked in the heat of argument, only to be unlocked later; as well as a poll which appeared and disappeared through the night (due I wondered because of the result).
This is the thing with moderator status. There
are advantages to it, and it does take a little time to get used to. And maybe a bit more lip-biting than one is used to.
But that's what we need here people - just a touch more lip-biting.
Let's try to move forward with a sense of humour and goodwill. Think of each other as members of the board. All this title business is making everyone too sensitive.
Just remember; I'm the boss.
