STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday, December 12, 2011

[dixiegrrrrl]

48. Tansy, I want to address your concerns.

The group hosts' job is to keep the topic on track.
That's it.
True, threads CAN be locked by the host(s), but I personally cannot see why that has to be for "no reason given",
the only valid reason would be if the thread were clearly not meeting the statement of purpose of the group,
in which case it would make sense to ask the poster to delete/edit it themselves.
If some one here posted something "objectionable" to others in the group,
the mechanism to handle that is for the other member(s) to hit the alert button.
then the issue is voted on by a random jury of 6 from all of DU.


Skinner wrote an outline of hosting, which I agree with, esp the last lines:
This Statement of Purpose provides guidance for what posts are appropriate to be posted in your forum or group. However, you are not a robot who must mindlessly enforce that Statement of Purpose to the letter. Instead, you are empowered to use your own best judgment -- consider the Statement of Purpose, but also consider the feelings of people who are using your forum or group. How do they want to use the group? What can you do to help make the visitors to that group feel welcome and happy?
It's okay to permit a little meta-discussion or off-topic stuff in any forum or group -- as long as it is good-natured, non-disruptive, and does not serve to overwhelm the group or distract from its primary purpose.

I hope you will consider a test drive of the group.