Hello Bob,

>LL>Likewise, I exclude myself.  It is imperative that somebody takes
>LL>control of this echo, as moderator.  As it stands, there is no echo,
>LL>according to the elist.  Bob, do everybody a favor.  Elist the echo,
>LL>with yourself as moderator.  You can always hand it over to whoever
>LL>chosen as the real moderator of this echo.  Just a suggestion.

>RN>And if that happens, I'll kiss this echo goodbye.  We were doing just
>RN>fine without your response to Bob K.'s
>RN>suggestion.

>bk>Exactly what was your objection? To a moderator? We are doing
>bk>quite well, because everybody here is friendly and wants to have
>bk>good time. There are, however, a number of hostiles who go into
>bk>echoes and trash them up. I am fighting them in another echo I
>bk>moderate. That's what I am worried about.

>bk>Other than that I am quite satisfied with how things are going.

>BF>Excuse me but now I'm LOST. Being a non-native English
>BF>speaking  I'm having a bit of a problem to understand what
>BF>this is all about. Please explain.

BK>Remember the nasties in the Debate echo? Well, eventually they
BK>might wind up here. Need someone to make them behave.

The job of a moderator is to help facilitate debate, not hinder it.
It is impossible to make those who do not wish to behave like adults
actually act like adults.  When the "nasties" seek to disrupt an
echo, it is necessary for a moderator to step in.  If no moderator
is present, or available, the "nasties" will continue to disrupt
the echo, until all have left the echo (except for the "nasties"
themselves).  And then, with nobody left to harrass, the "nasties"
move on to another echo, in search of doing the same thing.  That
is their modus operandi.

--Lee


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