At 22:30 2002-12-05 -0800, Debbi wrote:
Adam Lipscomb wrote:
>"How should we handle administrative authority on the
>list?
>We've got a lot of options, some less palatable than
>others. It's obvious that, in light of both recent
>events ond other events in the past, that there is
>occasionally a need to move to actively work to rein
>in a listmember that is acting inappropriately.
>I'm wondering if we need to set up a three or five
>person committee (perhaps with rotating membership)
to
>deal with stuff like this. Either elected or
>volunteer membership would do..."
A rotating committee of active list members could act
as a panel of judges/arbitrators in 'non-immediate
danger' situations; but a listmember who was
'dangerous' - as in hacking into a security system -
could legitimately be 'banned' immediately by the
listowners, with arbitration/discussion to follow,
setting conditions of "moderation" or sanctions.
<frowns at this thread-over to Iraq>
Pros:
Such a system would take some of the responsibilities
from the listowners, and give listmembers a way to
request intervention if they felt they were being
treated unfairly (but it just might *prevent* such a
situation in the first place). If it doesn't meet
with the community's approval during a trial period,
dissolve it.
Cons:
~This would require the willing participation of all
active members.
~Panels (3- or 5-person) would have to be balanced as
much as possible WRT positions on free expression,
what constitutes harrassment or personal attacks, etc.
~The list would become at least partially 'moderated'
- or perhaps 'more an adult.'
I'm sure there are many more I haven't thought of.
This also has the merit of being a proactive way of dealing with problems. It
might help us solve problems before they inflate.
Would I be willing to be on such a panel? Only if it
was for a specified length of time (3 months? 6?
<shudder>), because I *would not* enjoy dealing with
such conflicts, but I can't really propose something
if I'm not willing to be a part of, can I?
I'd also volunteer. I'd rather find a solution than sit on the sidelines while
things heat up.
I don't like having to discuss this at all, but it
isn't going to go away. :(
Debbi
Indeed.
Jean-Louis
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