Yep.
Contrary to popular belief, TOL is not a democracy.
but that's not faaaaaiiiiiiir! :baby:
Yep.
Contrary to popular belief, TOL is not a democracy.
I'll tell you why.
Because the mods should be a close knit committee.
And the best way to have less dissension within a committee is for all to have the same basic principles.
The worst committee you can have is one that has members that disagree on too many things.
After all, this is a theology site; so the committee elected to maintain TOL should reflect TOL.
Yep.Whoever gets picked, it needs to be someone who will consistently move the religion threads which keep popping up in Politics to their correct place in the Forum.
You think "fair" is more important than right.
I guess we could always base the decision of the moderator on his/her choice of mustard. :think:
That said, how does TOL suffer if someone isn't as biased, is by definition more fair? Who is harmed by it?Yep.
Contrary to popular belief, TOL is not a democracy.
Mod duties consist also of cleaning up the board when a member makes several threads all of the same title or the same topic, fixing misspellings in thread titles, putting threads in the proper sections. I notice as of late that a lot the threads that belong in Religion are popping up in Politics.Yep.
Maintaining the structure set forth in TOL is also a responsibility of the mod committee.
It's not just about banning those that make offensive comments.
Have someone of differing view might cause too much bickering within the ranks.
Here are some quotes from the TOL rules.
"TOL is entering it's 12th year. The following rules are the most current commandments for our forum. Follow these rules and you will be a happy camper here on TOL. Break these rules and you will likely be banned. Keep in mind TOL is a biased forum, leaning very far to the Christian right, and therefore we interpret our rules from OUR perspective. There are many dissenting voices on TOL who have been debating us and fellowshipping with us for years, but those voices understand whose house party they are at and are respectful of that."
"4. Thou SHALL NOT call other TOL members names without cause. Appropriately identifying the wicked is not only allowed but encouraged. Again, TOL is a right-wing Christian forum and therefore our bias is not hidden."
Someone's who's views are not in line with this may have a hard time moderating with this in mind. You would not want to place a wolverine in charge of a caribou herd to keep wolves from eating it. Likewise you would not want someone who is ideologically dissimilar with the owners of the forum. This is a Christian site. I've seen other Christian sites fail because non-Christians or ideologically dissimilar people were allowed to moderate. The result is chaos. It looks good on paper, but in the real world it doesn't work.
Those were the days!nin, crow, poly?
they didn't take crap from anyone - cross the line and you were outta here
come back whining about it?
:wave:
Who is this heretic who doesn't like mustard?!?
I liked the first few years after I arrived best. A real mix of voices and a lot of the more interesting members were really active. When I created the class thread I wasn't surprised at what I found in terms of membership. But maybe that's the way anyone feels over enough time. :think: Sort of the way one generation looks at the next.Those were the days!
TOL has been the target lately of the people that join just to cause a stir on the site. This is has been happening for the past year and a half.I liked the first few years after I arrived best. A real mix of voices and a lot of the more interesting members were really active. When I created the class thread I wasn't surprised at what I found in terms of membership. But maybe that's the way anyone feels over enough time. :think: Sort of the way one generation looks at the next.
Depends on the mustard, I suppose.
I'm rather taken with French's, but I don't cotton to that fancy French stuff. :nono:
maybe Del's tired of dealing with all the childish crap :idunno:
nin, crow, poly?
they didn't take crap from anyone - cross the line and you were outta here
come back whining about it?
:wave:
Oh speaking of ... WoO. Another member who would make a great mod.
Everyone I named is even tempered and fair-minded.
Mustard smothered polish sausage please....
They did invent scalping people so I guess you would owe them a nod if that comes up on your daily list of things to do.
Which isn't the topic of this thread ...
There are Christians on here who would be great moderators in Atheist Forums.