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Posted by Lou Pilder on November 15, 2006, at 21:40:39
DR. Hsiung,
In your policy and rules, was it written something like that if one uses the {report} feature, that a post will be made in the thread or a reply directly to the reporter will be made by the administration?
If so, I ask:
A. If niether of those above happen after the request is made, how much time would be needed to run to have the one making the request know if they are not going to receive a reply from the administration if there has not been a post by the administration addressing the statement in question?
B. If niether happen after that time has run, what procedure could the member making the request use, if any, to either receive an answer from the administration or have the administration address the post?
C. If you enter the thread as a discussant, and not to sanction the statement in question, does that mean that you are supporting the statement in question and you are going to let it stand?
D. If the statement in question is uncivil, and I guess, 6 deputies and yourself receive the request from the {report} feature and do not address the statement as uncivil or reply directly to the one making the request,can the one making the request then post a reminder to you and the 6 deputies on the administration board?
Lou
Posted by Lou Pilder on November 15, 2006, at 21:40:39
In reply to Lou's request to Dr.Hsiung, posted by Lou Pilder on November 15, 2006, at 21:14:14
DR. Hsiung,
I meant to have this posted on the administration board. Please redirect.
Thanks,
Lou
Posted by gardenergirl on November 15, 2006, at 21:51:54
In reply to Lou's request to Dr.Hsiung, posted by Lou Pilder on November 15, 2006, at 21:14:14
> DR. Hsiung,
I can't speak for Dr. Bob, but here are my thoughts as a deputy regarding some of your questions.
> A. If niether of those above happen after the request is made, how much time would be needed to run to have the one making the request know... ?I think two days would be reasonable and is the amount of time Dr. Bob suggested regarding replies to admin requests.
> C. If you enter the thread as a discussant, and not to sanction the statement in question, does that mean that you are supporting the statement in question and you are going to let it stand?
Not necessarily.
> D. If the statement in question is uncivil, and I guess, 6 deputies and yourself receive the request from the {report} feature and do not address the statement as uncivil or reply directly to the one making the request,can the one making the request then post a reminder to you and the 6 deputies on the administration board?
I think that if one were to post such a reminder posted on the admin board it should be non-specific. For example, one could write, "Reminder to admin: Please advise regarding my correspondence dated ..." That would be sufficient, at least for me, to check outstanding requests.
Hope this helps,
deputy gg
Posted by Dr. Bob on November 16, 2006, at 2:31:25
In reply to Re: Lou's request to Dr.Hsiung » Lou Pilder, posted by gardenergirl on November 15, 2006, at 21:51:54
> I can't speak for Dr. Bob, but here are my thoughts as a deputy regarding some of your questions.
Thanks for replying. Just one clarification:
> > C. If you enter the thread as a discussant, and not to sanction the statement in question, does that mean that you are supporting the statement in question and you are going to let it stand?
>
> Not necessarily.When I enter a thread, I've usually read the posts in it, so if I don't sanction any posts then, I've probably decided that they can stand. That doesn't, however, mean I necessarily agree with everything that's been said.
Bob
Posted by gardenergirl on November 16, 2006, at 6:32:46
In reply to Re: Lou's request, posted by Dr. Bob on November 16, 2006, at 2:31:25
> When I enter a thread, I've usually read the posts in it, so if I don't sanction any posts then, I've probably decided that they can stand. That doesn't, however, mean I necessarily agree with everything that's been said.
To clarify your clarification...I just want to emphasize that the same does not necessarily hold true for me. There are times when I wish to join a discussion as a fellow poster when I don't "have my deputy hat on". It may be that I see the post that's questionable and agree it's uncivil, but I may choose to defer to someone else on the team to address it either due to time constraints, personal interest in the topic, etc.
I think that for the deputies, we do "wear two hats", and there are times when personal needs or wishes for participation take precedence over deputy obligations. Now that there are six of us and you, that shouldn't be a problem, should it?
I'm also trying to be more consistent about signing my deputy posts as deputy gg so that it's clear when I'm acting as a deputy and when I'm acting as just gg.
gg/deputy gg in this case (How's that for clear?) ;)
Posted by Lou Pilder on November 16, 2006, at 7:00:59
In reply to Re: Lou's request, posted by Dr. Bob on November 16, 2006, at 2:31:25
DR. Hsiung,
In my question to you as to if you enter a thread as a discussant and not sanction a statement in question, I asked if that could mean that you are {supporting} what the statement purports. Your reply was that if you do enter a thread and do not sanction the statement in question, then you have read it and probably think that it is OK,[...{but that does not mean that you >agree< with it...]}.
I ask;
A. Does this mean that you consider the statement in question to be {civil}, for >agreement or disagrement< as to what the statements purports is not a criteria for determining if a statement is civil or not?
B. Does this mean that you have not determined then if the statement is civil or not?
C. Does this mean that you could leave an uncivil statement {unsanctioned and also |not reply directly| to the member reporting the statement in question}, even though a member has used the {report feature} to ask if you consider the statement civil or not?
D.something else
Lou
Posted by Lou Pilder on November 16, 2006, at 7:34:48
In reply to Re: Lou's request, posted by Dr. Bob on November 16, 2006, at 2:31:25
DR. Hsiung,
In your reply, you wrote about {letting a statement stand}. I ask;
A. Does {letting a statement >stand<} also mean that you consider the statement to be {civil}?
B. Can a deputy post that the statement is not civil if you have entered the thread and allowed the statement to stand?
C. Could someone post in a thread where you have posted, and not sanctioned a statement in question or replied directly to the member that used the report feature, to have you declare as to if you agree or not with what the statement purports?
D.If you enter a thread and do not sanction a statement in question, then is it to be assumed that you {support} that the poster can post the statement in question as being acceptable in relation to the guidlines of the forum and that whether you agree or not with what the statment purports is not a criteria for determinaing if the statement is civil or not?
E. something else
Lou
Posted by Dr. Bob on November 18, 2006, at 1:06:13
In reply to Re: Lou's request » Dr. Bob, posted by gardenergirl on November 16, 2006, at 6:32:46
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