OWNERSHIP: Re: Proposal to Enlist a Moderator for the Ownership Group

["William B. Ryan" <w_b_ryan@yahoo.com>]

I will second the motion to appoint Alan Alvans as
list moderator under the restrictions you here
describe.

The list archive as it now exists should not be
tampered with.



--- Dan Bell <dbell@kent.edu> wrote:

> Dear Ownership Group Participant,
> 
> Following a loose interpretation of the old adage
> that "possession is 90% 
> of the law,"
> I would like to consult those present and past
> subscribers who have sent at 
> least one
> message to ownership@cog.kent.edu within the past 12
> months.
> 
>  From time to time over the years, some participants
> on this list have 
> expressed their
> concern that there are no limits on how abusive or
> offensive a message can 
> be. A few
> have directly complained, others have "voted with
> their feet" by simply 
> unsubscribing.
> 
> Alan Avans has expressed a willingness to serve as a
> moderator for this group,
> taking on the role of previewing messages before
> allowing them to be relayed to
> the list. The intention is not to censor ideas, but
> rather to eliminate 
> unnecessary
> personal attacks. My recommendation would be that
> when Alan does not feel that
> a message should be approved he contact the sender
> and explain the reason for
> not approving the message.
> 
> This allows the sender the opportunity to edit his
> or her own message, removing
> the portion that might be interpreted by some as a
> personal attack or 
> offensive, and
> still being able to get his or her
> discussion-related ideas expressed.
> 
> Please respond to me at dbell@kent.edu to express
> your opinion about 
> implementing
> this proposal. You can send it only to me if you
> prefer to have your 
> comments remain
> confidential, or you can copy it to the others, as
> you like.
> 
> I am sending this to 28 participants. I would hope
> to get responses from at 
> least 14
> of you and will take action based on the majority of
> the responses.
> 
> Thank you for your patience with this process.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Dan
> 
> --
> Dan Bell
> Senior Program Coordinator
> Ohio Employee Ownership Center
> Kent State University
> Kent, OH 44242
> (330) 672-0333 << Direct number!
> (330) 672-3028 general office number
> (330) 672-4063 fax
> dbell@kent.edu
> http://www.kent.edu/oeoc/
> http://cog.kent.edu
> 
> 



                
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