Posted by so on June 12, 2005, at 23:46:14
In reply to Re: any chance we could... » so, posted by Minnie-Haha on June 12, 2005, at 22:08:58
I should expect anyone might make these kinds of requests from time to time, but when they come up daily, sometimes several times a day, that’s what I object to. I think you understand me, don’t you?
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I understand your objection to the sort of posts in question, and appreciate that your objection reflects actual difficulties you encounter. But while I understand your objections, I see the daily presence of such posts as conveying a different meaning. I don't see such routine questions about administrative decisions at other boards, which could lead to the conclusion that administration of other boards is not as questionable.I see them as evidence that the administrator is operating the board in such a way people can easily and routinely find occassions to ask about what presents to them confusion about administrative involvement, or possibly as evidence that the administrator has not articulated his terms of service in a way that is easy for some people to understand. His statement that even he doesn't know what he expects until he sees something that doesn't fit his expectation tends to support my view that he can never accurately explain his expectations until he develops in advance a vision of what he expects and commits himself to evenhanded administration of that vision.
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