Moderated board poll

[Vern Mitchinson]

Since the latested outbreak of foul mouthed comments and name calling on this board and Nick's suggestion, I've set up the poll to find out if you want to control some of the stuff being posted here. You can vote for only one choice.

[Michael Larson]

For the record. Here is Nick's suggestion to Vern.

Originally Posted by gromicko

The only way to moderate the board to keep foul mouthed ASHI members from posting would be to switch to the MISC forum system where all can read but only members can post. Start a poll to see if that is what you want for the open Canadian forum.

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[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by vmitchinson

Since the latested outbreak of foul mouthed comments and name calling on this board and Nick's suggestion I'm doing a poll to find out if you want to control some of stuff beingposted here.

Hey, Vern, you must be on Dial Up, this message was posted two hours ago and the Poll has not hit the east coast yet. It is now 9:00PM

Marcel

[klott]

I say leave it, but enforce the rules we have now.

[Vern Mitchinson]

You must have read it as it was being posted. I'm on MST.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by vmitchinson

You must have read it as it was being posted. I'm on MST.

It's here.

Thanks Vern

Marcel

[Steven R. Butts]

I appreciate the direction you want to take on this Vern, but I don't see any of the poll options as being a viable solution here. The first choice would be unreasonably restrictive and suggests that we 'adults' on here can't monitor ourselves, and some of the past posts unfortunately support that suggestion. None of the other three choices, in my opinion, would have any effect on regulating what is posted but would remove some of the benefits of having a Canadian BB, such as ease in finding posts on Canadian only issues. I think the way to resolve this issue is what some have already suggested, and that is to have Nick enforce the rules set out already to regulate the site. If this stupidity is allowed to continue unrestricted then I can see many of the valuable members finding more productive things to do with their time where their attempts to contribute for the benefit of all of us isn't subjected to irrelevent and counter-productive attacks on the BB. For these reasons, I won't be able to vote on this poll.
Good Luck.

Steve

[George A. H. Luck]

Leave it the way it is. Enforce the rules for ALL posters.

[bjones5]

Originally Posted by gluck

Leave it the way it is. Enforce the rules for ALL posters.

Exactly! Members, non-members, interested parties, vendors, anyone, everyone.

[Brian A. MacNeish]

"The only way to moderate the board to keep foul mouthed ASHI members from posting would be to switch to the MISC forum system where all can read but only members can post."

So the foul mouthed ESOP folks are secretly ASHI members first and ESOP members secondly.........interesting....didn't know that. Who's been the worst and most foulmouthed on this board.........definitely not the visitors you don't like!!!!!!

[James H. Bushart]

Moderating a board is like home inspection licensing. The whole idea behind it is to control "the other guy". I notice the pollster hasn't voted, yet.

[Steven R. Butts]

I would like to know how shutting down the Canadian board will stop the offending posts. Aren't non-members allowed to post on other BB's too?

[William R. DeVries, CMHI]

I think it may be prudent to have a couple canadian moderators that can and do have the power to remove or move unwanted posts and also be able to suspend the posting ability of an offensive poster for 24 hrs, this will automatically stop the BS of constant twaddeling on the board., It is my opinion that by having this ability it will give a breather and cool down time out which will stop and force the offending posters time to reflect before something is said or done that will cause unwarrented ramifacations.
maybe we need some moderators in a few sections that can be called upon to prevent or contain blowouts.

[Bob Elliott]

Start moderating and the board will look like TIJ

[Steven R. Butts]

Originally Posted by relliott

Start moderating and the board will look like TIJ

TIJ???