Posting on this forum

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

Going out on a limb here, but I am posting the Cliffs Notes version of what I hope & expect to see on this new forum.

-I hope to see posts where you would say the same thing face-to-face with whomever you are talking to, or about. Hiding behind a keyboard and spouting off is so unbecoming.

-If it is worth saying it is worth spelling correctly.

-If your biography is not up to date & I cannot tell who you are and what your experience is I tend to ignore what you have to say; unless it is rude, then I will likely delete it.

-As a moderator on here I will be very unlikely to "moderate". However if posts become uncivil and/or unproductive in my opinion I will delete them.

-We have a chance here, just a chance for productive discussions and I will do my part to be productive as well as civil and to assist the owners in keeping it that way.

 

[Cave Diver]

Jim has some good ideas for expectations from the user base. To be fair I'm going to add some thoughts on what you can expect from the Moderators.

-We are here as users first and foremost. This includes participating and having fun.

-Less is more. I expect us to do more "housekeeping" than moderating. (i.e. moving threads, splitting topics, etc.)

-I prefer individual issues to be handled in private via PM whenever possible.

-I expect "transparency" from the Mod staff. On any major action we will either send a PM to the affected user or make a general Mod Post.

-Short off topic digressions/hijacks/chat are normal. Excessive ones will get split off to a new thread as necessary.

-We will avoid moderating threads we are participants in as much as possible, to avoid bias.

-Questions or comments on a decision are welcomed in the Feedback area and will be considered, but final decision still rests with the Mods.

-Updates will be added as necessary.