On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Frederik Ramm <[email protected]> wrote:
> What does semi-moderated mean, who will do this moderation, according to > what rules will he or she moderate, to whom will he or she be accountable in > case of disputes about his or her moderation, and does he or she have any > business interests of his or her own that might clash with the role of > moderation? It seems my reply to the list somehow got munged... so here it is again, rewritten from scratch. The current moderators are myself, Kate Chapman and Thea Clay. There are no explicit rules. If someone wants to be disruptive, they'll find a way to do it inside the rules. For example if I said "No namecalling", someone could say "Your idea is one only an idiot could make"- then it would fall under the rules. And then the list of rules would be pages and pages. Most people know what professional behavior is, and if things get out of hand, we'll talk to them. Semi-moderated means at first, all post and all people will be moderated. Over time, we'll probably get go of the reins a bit, but it also means that in case of a disagreement that flares up, one of the moderators might turn moderation on for every post at any time. The idea for the list is that it'll be a safe place for professionals and groups to join. @talk can be a bit too "raw". The joke I make to friends is "Let me show you some of the students from our prestigious learning institution" and then I take them to the men's locker room. As for potential business conflicts- I don't currently have any business conflicts. But we have several moderators and at some point, you just need trust us. It's not in anyone's interest to keep information away from the list. It's not as if this one list is the one and only communication channel, and it's in everyone's best interest for communication to be open. I hope that answers your questions. - Serge _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
