jmig
SOH-CM-2025
As the new Moderator of NewsaHawks, I think you deserve to know what you can expect from me as a moderator. I will try to lay out guidelines for all of us in posting here in NewsHawks. The intent is to allow discussions on the news and stay away from the politicization and emotional bickering between members.
The root word for Moderator is moderate. I believe a Moderator’s job is to ride the fence. To allow discussion but step in if the discussion starts to go downhill into character judgments. As such if everyone follows these simple guidelines, you will have no problems with threading closing or worse from me. I must state that I am not the only one who can close threads here. Von bek and any Admin can, if he or she judges the thread to be offensive, close it. However, hopefully these guidelines will remove some of the subjectivity from the judgment for everyone.
The primary tenet and rule is; do not insult anyone’s character, race, ethnicity, religious views or gender. We all have opinions. State them as opinions and not dogma. Jingoistic, chauvinistic, or dogmatic statements will lead to retaliatory responses. Such exchanges serve to only drive people away and will cause the thread to be closed.
It is easy to post things online that you would never say to someone’s face. Before hitting the Send button with an emotionally involved topic, ask yourself; Would I say this if he was standing in front of me? If the answer is no or even maybe not, edit it before sending.
Normally, exchanges warm up before bursting into flames. If I see a thread going into a direction that I think is heading for trouble, I will say something. Consider this your only warning. If the discussion continues on the same trend, it will be closed.
Posts that I deem obviously insulting to someone’s character, race or ethnicity, religious views or gender or, seem to be obvious spam or trolling will be closed.
Censoring/Editing of Posts
I will only edit a post to remove what I consider an offensive inflammatory remark or, to correct an obvious typo that could cause problems. If I ever edit a post I will PM the individual and tell him/her why.
I will also edit or censor according to the following statement posted in the Terms of Service:
Sim-Outhouse will censor any messages or materials that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violate any laws.
That‘s it. I hope I have provided all of us an idea what you expect from me. I promise that I will do my best to be fair and impartial. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. I am on here almost every day. There are times however, when I can be offshore for work and not have internet service. I will respond to you when I am able.
The root word for Moderator is moderate. I believe a Moderator’s job is to ride the fence. To allow discussion but step in if the discussion starts to go downhill into character judgments. As such if everyone follows these simple guidelines, you will have no problems with threading closing or worse from me. I must state that I am not the only one who can close threads here. Von bek and any Admin can, if he or she judges the thread to be offensive, close it. However, hopefully these guidelines will remove some of the subjectivity from the judgment for everyone.
The primary tenet and rule is; do not insult anyone’s character, race, ethnicity, religious views or gender. We all have opinions. State them as opinions and not dogma. Jingoistic, chauvinistic, or dogmatic statements will lead to retaliatory responses. Such exchanges serve to only drive people away and will cause the thread to be closed.
It is easy to post things online that you would never say to someone’s face. Before hitting the Send button with an emotionally involved topic, ask yourself; Would I say this if he was standing in front of me? If the answer is no or even maybe not, edit it before sending.
Normally, exchanges warm up before bursting into flames. If I see a thread going into a direction that I think is heading for trouble, I will say something. Consider this your only warning. If the discussion continues on the same trend, it will be closed.
Posts that I deem obviously insulting to someone’s character, race or ethnicity, religious views or gender or, seem to be obvious spam or trolling will be closed.
Censoring/Editing of Posts
I will only edit a post to remove what I consider an offensive inflammatory remark or, to correct an obvious typo that could cause problems. If I ever edit a post I will PM the individual and tell him/her why.
I will also edit or censor according to the following statement posted in the Terms of Service:
Sim-Outhouse will censor any messages or materials that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violate any laws.
That‘s it. I hope I have provided all of us an idea what you expect from me. I promise that I will do my best to be fair and impartial. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. I am on here almost every day. There are times however, when I can be offshore for work and not have internet service. I will respond to you when I am able.
What a low blow Ted.
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