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Memnoch · 02-06-2004, 01:41 AM

OK, settle down everyone. I don't think Larry's initial comment was specifically intended to hurt, they were at best tactless and poorly phrased and at worst thoughtless and ill-advised, but I don't think there was anything malicious in it to deliberately cause pain. The issue of money and people donating has always been a sensitive one, paricularly with our current system of donating where nobody knows who donates, who doesn't and by how much - and it goes to show how difficult future threads/discussions about means of funding this website will become, if this is any indication. I think we need to seriously start thinking of ways to formalise this donation process in some way, otherwise we'll have to go through this each month and none of us, especially Z, want that. Larry's comment was not what this thread needed as it completely derailed it from its purpose. Let's not lose sight of the purpose of this thread, which was to RAISE money rather than questioning who gave and who didn't.

In any case, attacks on members here are not on, for any of us - whether we're members or mods. Mods have a greater responsibility with what they say because of who they are, of course, as they are supposed to be role models and so every action/post is scrutinised. It's the curse of moderatorship.

Let's not turn the thread into an inquisition of either Reeka or Larry, who are both valued members of this forum. That goes for allegations of hate campaigns and such as there are specific protocols for addressing this (incidentally this is first I've ever heard of this too, which doesn't mean anything - it must've been something that Z and Reeka were trying to address privately over the last three years which is fair enough). BUT we don't want to hear any vague mudslinging about the issue on THIS thread, or any other public thread here. Curious as I am about this, this is not the place to discuss it.

We know this topic is sensitive, let's all try to be conscious of maintaining our poise and maturity in discussing it.

Thanks fellas. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 02-06-2004, 03:36 AM: Message edited by: Memnoch ]

02-06-2004, 01:41 AM	#48
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	OK, settle down everyone. I don't think Larry's initial comment was specifically intended to hurt, they were at best tactless and poorly phrased and at worst thoughtless and ill-advised, but I don't think there was anything malicious in it to deliberately cause pain. The issue of money and people donating has always been a sensitive one, paricularly with our current system of donating where nobody knows who donates, who doesn't and by how much - and it goes to show how difficult future threads/discussions about means of funding this website will become, if this is any indication. I think we need to seriously start thinking of ways to formalise this donation process in some way, otherwise we'll have to go through this each month and none of us, especially Z, want that. Larry's comment was not what this thread needed as it completely derailed it from its purpose. Let's not lose sight of the purpose of this thread, which was to RAISE money rather than questioning who gave and who didn't. In any case, attacks on members here are not on, for any of us - whether we're members or mods. Mods have a greater responsibility with what they say because of who they are, of course, as they are supposed to be role models and so every action/post is scrutinised. It's the curse of moderatorship. Let's not turn the thread into an inquisition of either Reeka or Larry, who are both valued members of this forum. That goes for allegations of hate campaigns and such as there are specific protocols for addressing this (incidentally this is first I've ever heard of this too, which doesn't mean anything - it must've been something that Z and Reeka were trying to address privately over the last three years which is fair enough). BUT we don't want to hear any vague mudslinging about the issue on THIS thread, or any other public thread here. Curious as I am about this, this is not the place to discuss it. We know this topic is sensitive, let's all try to be conscious of maintaining our poise and maturity in discussing it. Thanks fellas. [img]smile.gif[/img] [ 02-06-2004, 03:36 AM: Message edited by: Memnoch ] __________________