Re: [AGA-mcm] Moderator thoughts on forum proposal

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

--- Phil Edwards <biotypical@hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> >Really quick on the forums.
> >
> >1.  The moderators should be able to stop any discussion
> that seems
> >negative, rude, etc, etc.... not just "unfamily like."

Technically, the proposal reserves the right of the AGA to
stop any discussion or poster for any reason without even
saying why. [Whims are actually easier to defend, in some
cases, than reasons.]  But as a matter of policy I think we
should very very minimal on control of content.

My thinking was and is this:

The more editing control you claim, the more responsibility
for content you have and the more liability and risk. So
don't take any more responsibility than absolutely
necessary. While taking responsibilty for "unfamily like"
or obsene picks up some risk, it also provides some
protection since facilitation of such content has fadctored
in legal cases. Legally, we cannot violate community
standards, whatever the comunity is and providing a venue
for the violation can be a violation.

As I understand it, it's diff for other stuff, like
rudeness, disparagement, etc. That is tortious stuff and
the standard for responsibility is diff. 

Any way -- Negative? If someone says they don't like TMG,
that's negative, but will we stop it? Although I disagree
with the opinion, I think we will welcome having opinons
expressed. What if someone says Tom Barr is pontificating?
As unlikely as that might seem, it's happened before. Is
that over the line? At least the "family" and obsenity"
standards, as horribly vague as they are, have lots of
other legally established bases to which we can appeal if
we ever need to.


> >3.  Seems like an awful lot of topics.

Sure. I stole them from Larry and he's an idea man, among
other things. But definitely *cut down the list to what can
be asssigned to moderators at the get go*, and leave the
rest as possible futures or leave them out of the text
entirely. The proposal doesn't preclude adding some later.
But definitely only put on the active list forums against
which you can put a moderator's name. I tried to err on the
side of too many, so that the mods could cut as necessary.
If no mod takes a forum, then take it off the list and move
it to the possible future list.

> >Good rules (opening proposal)

Maybe it sounds blabbity blah enough that patrons will
blame "the lawyers" and not the AGA Board for the fine
print -- the EULA Hoola . ;-) However, there isn't a thing
on there that isn't on other forums out in webworld.

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