{at}PGP-FINGERPRINT: C7 9A 7C 76 D3 A1 35 14 53 1F 18 9C 93 21 94 E8
 -=> Quoting Greg Hope to All <=-

 GH> In regards to self-election of a moderator, temp or not - NO WAY. If
 GH> there is to be an election, let the echo go unmoderated until an
 GH> election finalises a moderator.

I think that it is necessary to do something about things temporarily -
although the way the self-styled moderator did things was way out.  I know
that if this usurper sends me a message I'm going to ignore it.

 GH> Now, when an election IS held and a moderator IS in place, I vote for
 GH> the echo to be moderated only UNTIL it is relatively clear again OR
 GH> until 6 months passes. Why 6 months? Face it - if the elected
 GH> moderator hasnt fixed it in that time, we need another. If the echo is

I agree with that whole heartedly.

 GH> free of most of the crap it has now, then the moderator position is
 GH> dissolved. I dont like the idea of this echo being moderated and it
 GH> may just be that it needs to be set back on it's path and left to it.

On this, I think that if the moderator is dissolved when things are OK again,
we'll end up with the same problem again.  It may take a while, but it will
happen again.  Then we'll just be living on a roller coaster of crap.  When
the moderator is elected, it goes down.  Then when it's clear and the
moderator leaves, it creeps back up again.  Better to keep the moderator here,
and not worry about having to elect a new one every time Dave Hatch or the new
backboner decides that the crap-o-meter is indicating just a bit too high.



________________________________________________________________________
See ya,         |  Matthew Palmer, 3:712/844{at}Fidonet
        Maddy   |
        ^^^     |  maddy{at}intercoast.com.au
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Team Linux                                      E-Mail me for my PGP key        
 
--- FMail/386 1.0g