Posted by Lou Pilder on June 14, 2005, at 12:32:56
In reply to Re: Why so many, and alternatives... » Lou Pilder, posted by Minnie-Haha on June 14, 2005, at 11:25:23
Minnie,
You asked if the forum was moderated 24/7, would there be a decrese in requests.
I have explained that I think that they would. The question that I see is concerning the feasibility of such. With 20 boards, there could be 24 moderators for each board, rach doing 1 hour shifts. Some live in Europe and Asia and Austrailia and the US and Canada and South America so that ther could be people that could not be taken from other activities so that there could be a world-wide coverage of moderators. These moderators could came from universities and such and they could be given, lets say, one credit hour toward their departments needed hours for such.
I would like the moderators to be independant so that a veriety of minds make decisions as to what is acceptable or not. I would suggest that these moderators be given the rules, and that is all, and let them use there own thinking.
I would not want members as moderators at all and the deputy system here would be eliminated.
These maderators ,if requested to further explain their reasoning, then could take the rulling abd pass it to 5 others and there could be an appeal to overrule by a 3 to 2 margin or better. If the poster was not satisfied, they could appeal again to the remaining 18 members of that forum for a n appeal to reverse the appeal that was adverse. There would be then 2 appeals. Dr. Hsiung would not be a moderator, but could comment on the last appeal but his comment could not overrull the last decision.
There would be posters that could volunteer to be advocates for these that appeal, like public defenders. Appeals could be determined in 1/2 day so that an appeal could overturn a decision quickly.
There could be a published board that has all these decisions on it so that the past practice of the forum could be looked at by all. This published board would not include decisions by Dr. Hsiung, for these decisions would start when the new system starts.
This is what I consider to be the best way to have a mental health forum for those seeking support. I think that it would transform the internt mental helth community into a healthy place for all. With my sysytem, no one would fear, no one would be discriminated upon, no one would be subject to one man's thinking.
Lou
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