Is the TOS up to date?
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 1:15 am
I bet quite a few of you don't even know where to find the TOS. In fact, if you asked me right now, I wouldn't be able to tell you. So, I'll take a moment to find it before continuing my train of thought.
The FAQ - nope.
This sub-forum - nope.
Board index - Introductions and Guidelines - ah, there it is! It's not even called the TOS!
So what is it? It's a post. A post by Araban. In case you don't know, Araban is or was one of the L19 mods. I say "is or was" because it's not clear whether or not he is still active, as all of the adminning here seems to be done by two people - Joaz Banbeck and TChan001 - who have taken it in their hands to uphold the rules as outlined in that post.
The issue I'm raising is whether this post still accurately reflects the will of the site owner whose stated interest is to serve the needs of this community.
The reason I raise the issue is the the robotic following of this TOS has recently led to the bizarre situation that a professional go player informing us of her services was given the kind welcome by the L19 administration of being told that her post is not welcome. To add injury to insult, the post was then locked to prevent members from showing Ms. Shiksina their support.
So where did this TOS come from? It wouldn't surprise me if it was entirely penned by Araban and then signed off by the other admins. Araban was an effective moderator who relied less on the TOS than on his own ability to defuse a situation. My guess is that he wrote this TOS largely as a guideline for other admins who did not necessarily possess his clarity.
In his absence, and in the absence of the other moderator Topazg, who like Araban relied on dialog as opposed to red ink to keep order, Araban's post has taken on the quality of a law to be followed to the letter. As long as we have a set of moderators who feel that it is their duty to uphold this law, I would like to suggest that Araban's post be amended in order to better reflect the interests of the community.
The FAQ - nope.
This sub-forum - nope.
Board index - Introductions and Guidelines - ah, there it is! It's not even called the TOS!
So what is it? It's a post. A post by Araban. In case you don't know, Araban is or was one of the L19 mods. I say "is or was" because it's not clear whether or not he is still active, as all of the adminning here seems to be done by two people - Joaz Banbeck and TChan001 - who have taken it in their hands to uphold the rules as outlined in that post.
The issue I'm raising is whether this post still accurately reflects the will of the site owner whose stated interest is to serve the needs of this community.
The reason I raise the issue is the the robotic following of this TOS has recently led to the bizarre situation that a professional go player informing us of her services was given the kind welcome by the L19 administration of being told that her post is not welcome. To add injury to insult, the post was then locked to prevent members from showing Ms. Shiksina their support.
So where did this TOS come from? It wouldn't surprise me if it was entirely penned by Araban and then signed off by the other admins. Araban was an effective moderator who relied less on the TOS than on his own ability to defuse a situation. My guess is that he wrote this TOS largely as a guideline for other admins who did not necessarily possess his clarity.
In his absence, and in the absence of the other moderator Topazg, who like Araban relied on dialog as opposed to red ink to keep order, Araban's post has taken on the quality of a law to be followed to the letter. As long as we have a set of moderators who feel that it is their duty to uphold this law, I would like to suggest that Araban's post be amended in order to better reflect the interests of the community.