"How did we get a host?" a locked thread asks? Here is the answer.

[XemaSab]

68. Sorry if my response to you came off as rude, that wasn't my intent

This forum meets the administration's definition of "Plays host to open debate". The E&E forum is quite contentious and participants are often rude. Presumably, the fair minded hosts are responsible to wade into the arguments and maintain civility. That's a tall task.

Group Hosts have the following abilities in their assigned groups:

Lock thread (Reason: Violates this forum's Statement of Purpose)
Locks a thread when the OP is not on-topic for the group. An automatic notification will be dropped into the OP explaining why the thread was locked. The thread can only be unlocked by the Host who locked it.

Lock thread (Reason not specified)
Locks a thread for an unspecified reason. An automatic notification will be dropped into the OP, but no reason for the lock will be provided. The thread can only be unlocked by the Host who locked it.

Pin & lock thread
Pins a thread to the top of the group and simultaneously locks it. An automatic notification will be dropped into the OP, but no reason for the lock will be provided. The thread can be unpinned by any Host, but can only be unlocked by the Host who locked it.

Pin thread
Pins a thread to the top of the group, where it will remain until it is unpinned. The thread can be unpinned by any Host.

Block a member from the group
Blocks a member from posting in the group. The member will be automatically notified by DU Mail. Members can be unblocked by any Host.

Make a member a Host of the group
Creates a new group Host. The selected member will be automatically notified by DU Mail. Members can only be removed as a Host by Hosts who are listed above them in the hierarchy.

Remove a Host of the group
Removes a Host. Hosts can only remove Hosts who are listed below them in the hierarchy

So far I have locked three threads that were off topic, and I have made five people my co-hosts. I understand that the discussion here is often contentious and rude. Without that it would not be the E/E we know and love. If people want to have flamewars, god bless 'em.

The pronuclear temporary hosts that are on the list don't have my approval. I don't want them arbitrating my discussions. I have read their material for years on this forum. The standard should be quite high for someone to be the forum host. We cannot all perform at the standards of Gandhi, of course, and I am not claiming that I am. However, at the moment, the selection is way off.

You are advocating a purity test here. You say that the existing people do not meet with your approval because *I* am supposedly pronuclear.

I object to how this process was rammed through so quickly. I have a job, I have other responsibilities, I have been going about my business and learning DU3. I returned to this forum to find that "hosts" have been selected before I even knew that E&E was going to have hosts.

I volunteered to be the host because I am here a lot, and so far it's been very time consuming. Since becoming the host, I have read every post in every thread. Why have I taken this upon myself? Because I want to be fair.

Put the hosts on hold for now and let E&E return to control by the moderators. Thank you.

There are no moderators. There are the hosts, and there are juries. If you see a post that violates the statement of purpose or the community standards, please hit the "Alert Abuse" button.