STEVE BURNS
Club Member
Due to the inflammatory nature of some user posts in recent weeks and complaints from various members about this the committee would like to highlight the following exert from the minutes of the 2011 AGM below
Although until very recently there has been little need to do this officially as the forum posts had been well self moderated by the posters but due to the trend in the last two weeks the following infraction system has been put in place
The committee regrets the need to have to take this action due to the lack of restraint by certain users of the site and will cramp down on any anti-community posts of any nature to ensure the harmony of the site
On behalf of the Z Club committee
This will also be sent out as a mass pm to everybody in the next few days to ensue all user will be aware of the new policy
Forum moderation and acceptable practice
The committee thought that moderation had been quite ‘loose’ basically a process of ‘cautious moderation’. In the past we had been criticized for ‘over moderation’ but now we were struggling with the ‘throw back’ of this.
It was suggested from the floor that a process of ‘3 strikes and you’re out’ should be adopted and publicized on the site along with the constitution.
It was decided that we would move ‘posts’ giving concern into storage immediately from now on and avoid the aggravation of discussing them whilst ‘live’. Proposed Vaughan Hughes Seconded Neil Marsden. Again this was voted ‘in’ with no objectors.
Although until very recently there has been little need to do this officially as the forum posts had been well self moderated by the posters but due to the trend in the last two weeks the following infraction system has been put in place
- offence.....................................points..... time
Spammed Advertisements.........1 ...... 10 Day(s)
Insulted Other Member(s )..........1...... 12 Month(s)
Signature Rule Violation.............1...... 10 Day(s)
Inappropriate Language .............1...... 10 Day(s)
Harassment of other members....1...... 12 Month(s)
Inciting arguments .....................1..........3 Month(s)
Posts / links of a sexist, sexual,
lewd, explicit or racist nature.......1..........3 Month(s)
The committee regrets the need to have to take this action due to the lack of restraint by certain users of the site and will cramp down on any anti-community posts of any nature to ensure the harmony of the site
On behalf of the Z Club committee
This will also be sent out as a mass pm to everybody in the next few days to ensue all user will be aware of the new policy