Posted by Dinah on January 10, 2004, at 21:35:16
In reply to Re: group of posters to decide appeals, posted by Dr. Bob on January 10, 2004, at 21:20:41
My fear is that different posters would be treated differently - more by the group than by you, Dr. Bob. There are popular posters who would nearly always get pardoned. And I can think of a couple of posters that probably would get the opposite treatment.
People complain that you are partial, Dr. Bob. But I think your partiality is far less than that of the group as a whole. All you need to do is see the uproar when certain posters are blocked, and the decided lack of uproar when other posters are blocked, even when the direct offenses that led to the blocks are similar.
And lately there has seemed to be an even greater trend in that direction, where even lack of support of a popular poster is to some extent punished (for want of a better word).
I would rather have someone who isn't one of us make the moderating decisions. Even if they aren't always perfect. Otherwise I fear it could lead to the tyranny of the majority.
I suppose that if it were an appeals process, that would make it a bit better. But would two posters really get the same treatment in an appeals process? I can't see any way of being more direct without naming names, which would not be at all supportive on either side.
How about, as an alternative, that you make yourself more open to considering reversing your decisions based on the reactions on the board. And those reactions could be one or two, or a score. But be more open to considering that you could have made a different decision.
Then everyone could continue to have a say.
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