This sounds good, thank you for creating these parameters.
Question, what is the policy for removing someone from the list? Does
unmoderated mean that anyone can say anything and there is nothing
that will get them removed?
The only objection I would have to this
would be spamming or someone who was obviously here only to disrupt
and insult people.
I've been on a number of lists where they had various gradients
before someone was removed. It helped reduce controversy about it
because the parameters are clear up front and everybody knows what
they are.
Below is one example from a list I was on which is a bit elaborate
but it really is a pretty thought out and fair justice system which
keeps the peace of the community by eliminating the most inflammatory
encounters. I've been told that when the internet was younger, there
were two kinds of lists, ones that had some rules and ones that did
not, and a lot of the ones that had no rules of conduct or parameters
were full of flaming, hate speech, insults, fights, threats, etc, and
seemed to attract those people who wanted to do mainly that. Pretty
much a barroom brawl types of atmosphere.
sort of "rules" had all levels of moderation from severe to almost
none, and they generally got more done.
I've been on a number of lists (not permaculture, other subjects)<...>
that had some pretty workable parameters for smooth and fair
operations, with an element of people care.
The rules of one of the less restrictive were very simple:
f. The group can set up an appeals board if they want
to, with three people on it who are not the moderator who can
determine if the expulsion was warrented
People seem to feel it's ok to talk to each other much more harshly
on the 'net than they might in person.If flaming and insulting were
chronic behavior in a community, someone might take the person aside
and try to work with them, so they could find a way to communicate
without creating problems for the group. Some on-line lists become
like a community, with a lot of support and humanity. There are some
really great people on this list who add to that sense, for me. It
isn't necessary that a discussion list do that, but it might be
appropriate, considering what we all stand for.
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