some are even still on the boards that offend me or amaze me that they have been missed
Hi Barbara
Your post makes one important assumption: that everyone who contributes to a thread approves of everything that is written after they have posted.
As Pam has described above, threads might start well (and be funny, informative or otherwise valuable) but later posts can be of dubious merit and it is there that the problem can arise.
Arranroots
Kerryb,Will do in future Pam, but I tend not to take life that seriously and as I say other people have other views to me and I acknowledge that and accept it. We are all different and are all influenced in our lives by different internal and external influences. Therefore a lot of what might offend me might just be offensive due a particular mood or internal feeling.Quotesome are even still on the boards that offend me or amaze me that they have been missed
Please use the report to moderator function or let us know. We cannot read every post, it is physically impossible.
Thanks,
Pam
I tend towards the Arranroots and indiapaleale view of this issue.
I find that the Mods do a great job. I am only too happy that they delete inappropriate threads. The Ts & Cs allow the Mods to do what they think appropriate, and I hope they continue to do so. As for explaining or PMing about what they have done, this seems to be a time-consuming proposal which will lead to more ill-feeling and argument. Why not just leave politics and controversy out of Rootschat? Why not keep it as a Family History site? Fine, in the Lighter Side, folk can post about their own experiences, but please can we keep it more like Aunt Agnes' birthday party and less like the saloon bar of the Rabid Duck?
HEAR, HEAR!! Well done mods! I for one am happy to let them decide. If I read something I don't like I don't go back to that thread ??? Like the off button on the TV!
Consequently complainants should ask themselves a simple question, "Do I genuinely find this offensive or do I just disagree with it?."
I think the test, for the Mods at least, is, "Would the ordinary, reasonable person in the street find this offensive?".
And many posters are addressing points which are not remotely at issue.
JAP
And many posters are addressing points which are not remotely at issue.
JAP
It would appear they are or they wouldn't be raised.
Barbara
And many posters are addressing points which are not remotely at issue.
JAP
It would appear they are or they wouldn't be raised.
Barbara
It ain't necessarily so! (As we all sing along ;D )
JAP
The priority now is to see where we are going – not where we have been.
Did I miss anything?
Could we all agree
a) that RootsChat is absolutely wonderful (please, please, Trystan & Sarah don't let this current discussion upset you at all - it's just a little family tiff among a generally loving family!)
b) that Moderators (and Copyright Editors) are needed
c) that (overall) they do a fine job
d) that we thank them for all the time they voluntarily spend on this
e) that we recognize that, being human, they may make mistakes and won't always get things right
f) that we readily forgive them if they make mistakes or don't get thing right.
So let's not debate, or discuss, further any of those points.
None of the above is, I believe, what has produced this current thread (and other similar threads).
As I've said earlier, I think the question is one of inconsistency.
Please moderators, get together and see where things have gone off course.
The priority now is to see where we are going – not where we have been
I think that only a very few people have "been upset" by "inconsistency" in the way the Mods have acted.
This thread has been viewed 1209 times but there are only 42 posts, some of which argue for the status quo.
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My own view is that there is no need for the Mods to change their modus operandi and that those of you who do are in a tiny minority of rootschatters.
Are we starting to go round in circles here ?
We've had lots of things explained; we've aired our views; apologies have been made and understanding reached.
Maybe its time for Julian to sum up and close the topic now ?
Hi
Another fact I would like to throw in is that there are very few problems in the genealogy based boards of Rootschat, except for odd copyright ones.I would be very interested in what the membership think is the reason for this, and why do the off topic boards seem to need more moderating.
Hopefully this request will not exceed the original intention of of the thread.
Thanks for your time
peterbennett
Another fact I would like to throw in is that there are very few problems in the genealogy based boards of Rootschat, except for odd copyright ones.I would be very interested in what the membership think is the reason for this, and why do the off topic boards seem to need more moderating.
peterbennett
In the light of earlier comments (that Moderators have jobs, homes, families and even lives to run and their own FH research to do, as well as managing our environment on here), someone asked me the question "have we enough moderators?". They haven't got round to posting that, so I've stolen their question.
Given the extensive views already expressed here (for which many thanks to you all), I thought it would make sense to drive all this out to some kind of conclusion - hopefully a bit of "time out" for the Moderators as a group to reflect on what has been said.
So, taking into account this new question, I seek further comments from my esteemed colleague Rootschatters (with a view to concluding the thread within the next few days before it gets to twenty pages/runs out of steam).
We seem to have one of two options - either get on with it or leave.
Gadget
This thread has been viewed 1209 times but there are only 42 posts, some of which argue for the status quo. Some of us have posted more than once.
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Hi,
For future reference you cannot post anything to any board on RootsChat, be it information, images or PM’s that you do not hold copyright to - or have the written consent of the copyright holder to post it. Should I see any such infringements I shall have no choice but to remove them.
Thank You
Copyright_editor
And......just out of curiosity how would anyone know what I send in a PM...or am I just being naive here.. :o :D
How does one define information that is copyright
Julian put this up because there were issues that needed airing and hopeful resolved. We are now at a stage that many - or most who will contribute - have had their say. Has this had any effect whatsoever? Will it solve any underlying niggles? I don't think so.
I don't really know what has happened the last few days, yes there are clearly issues that need to be addressed and resolved but please can we do it in a nice friendly adult manner, not like a bunch of kids in the playground.