Thoughts on moderation

[Dale Thorn]

Douglas Barnes wrote:
> 1) I've known Sandy for a couple of years, and I trust him to
>    use good judgement as a moderator. It will be important to
>    develop guidelines so that the job can be rotated, but it's also
>    important that the moderator be someone who doesn't have any
>    major axe to grind. Sandy has his personal likes and dislikes,
>    but I don't think he'll ever stoop to tossing out opinions that
>    he disagrees with.

Wishful thinking, Doug.  Sandy will take an emotional (non-objective)
position on an issue, and argue it beyond any reasonable limit. I wish
I had all his replies to things I've said - you'd see what I mean.

Not to promote anyone who I might not be a friend of, but, there are
people on this list who are "well respected" who are light-years ahead
of Sandy in areas that are important for a list moderator.

Maybe Gilmore should have publicly announced for a moderator, and then
let the subscribers pick....