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Some quotes, from the recent threads and from the wiki:
"The aim of Barbelith is to create an online space where the standard of conversation, discussion and debate is higher than anywhere else online and in which everyone has a say in the running and management of the board. We are working to achieve that by gradually devolving power as much as possible to the people who use the board on a regular basis - and allowing them to collaboratively self-define the evolving aspirations of the community."
"Distributed moderation ... works by lessening the power available to any specific individual and giving this new limited power to very many more people.
Now if a moderator wants to make a change they can simply 'suggest' it. They can do no more. It won't automatically happen. Other moderators in the same forum can see the suggestion and vote yes or no. When a certain number of yes's have occurred - or no's - then the action is either passed or abandoned respectively.
There are administrators (like Tom) as well, who can suggest a moderation action in any forum, and vote on any action across the board - but they still don't have absolute power to do anything. Everyone - even Tom - can be over-ruled if the other moderators disagree..."
"If you have a dispute with a moderation decision:
Private message a moderator in the relevant forum and talk to them about the issues raised and try and persuade them otherwise. If that fails to produce a satisfactory resolution to the problem, you can bring the matter to the attention of the board in the Policy fourm. Remember the moderators are doing all of us a favour, so be polite above all! Explain your case, avoid personal attacks and see what everyone else thinks."
If the consensus is against you, RETIRE GRACEFULLY."
"If you don't fit in, tough. You have no fundamental right to be here. Barbelith is a community, and your presence is dependant ONLY on the continuing sufference of the community."
"banning should be reserved for those who don't engage with the board other than to promote a bigoted agenda, and have no interest in participating in debate (e.g. the Fetch), and for those who abuse other posters using sustained racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic, or misogynist language, or other types of discriminatory abuse"
Okay.
So - Barbelith, in light of recent threads, seems to be looking for a way to decide what is and is not acceptable behavior, and what is and is not acceptable consequence.
Should moderators be able to suggest banning, as a moderation action? I'm not totally clear on how moderating works, but I would say that, for an action as severe as that, a very large number of agreements would be needed.
And I think that it seems very much in the spirit of barbelith to allow the moderators to do such a thing. |
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