Posted by Dr. Bob on August 12, 2014, at 1:19:25
In reply to Re: The Hsiung-Pilder discussion, posted by Bryte on August 11, 2014, at 23:14:01
> > > Could you objectively articulate to a professional peer when and where you intervene more or less?
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> > I'm not sure what you mean by "objectively".
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> To do something objectively means to measure against an objective standard rather than to measure against personal feelings or one's own opinions.I'm not sure what an objective standard of articulation would be. But I think my answer is no:
> > > I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it --Potter Stewart
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> > To elaborate on the above a little, I do *not* mean that I have any special gift for discerning the "true" degree of civility of anyone's comments. I just can't spell it out any better. Maybe more precise than "I know it when I see it" would be "not until I see it can I know it". Also, it's subjective. Others may know it when they see it, too, and we may disagree. So maybe even more precise would be "not until I see it can I form an opinion about it".> Do you think your active role as an administrator, and claimed right to do as you want negates protection [CDA] affords to moderators on other social media sites who don't make a practice of calling at-risk invitees uncivil, but simply remove content they think might not contribute to the community purpose?
> Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act ... shields service providers from liability for statements or content posted by users, but does not shield service providers from liability the provider "take[s] responsibility for."
Sorry, did I say my role negated any protection of other moderators?
Bob
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