Hi guys,
Just had a chance to read this stuff. I personally think the Board is being managed just fine compared to many on the net. It is very stable over a period of several years & interventions by the new moderators are relatively light. Additionally, responses are real-time. This is possibly the best forum of this type on the net.
My personal opinion is that Les is flagging a potential problem not a current issue. Yes, moderators must resist playing god but that has been the case so far.
Another point is MCA has been the Board's major "bookkeeper" for some time & it is a function the board would miss if he had to abandon this function so we should all try to minimize his operational problems if we can.
In this vein, I think the reactions to Les’ comments are very helpful because they raise issues that may be forgotten otherwise.
As time goes on other bookkeeping functions such as the UDF link-lists are being developed & some of MCA's concerns can effect these list as well.
As a final point, this board is volunteered based & I have had significant experience with volunteer organizations & with volunteers you must accept less control & regulations. When people give their time freely you can not dictate to them like they are in the workplace. We must accept this fact & recognize each moderator will do things slightly differently. We don't want chaos but we don't want to stifle input either.
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Jack
