This Thought Brought to You By My Hammer

[leahbobet]

(It makes things look like nails. *g*)

Okay, idle hypothetical I'm throwing out here:

What do you think would happen if SFWA empowered a newsgroups moderator to enforce a code of conduct for the org's online spaces?

Because y'know, it's really just a standard-issue troll infestation they have going there. Just a long-standing and entrenched one.

Comments

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

I wonder if anyone's selfless enough to actually try it. I mean, I do a moderating job. 95% of the time it's pretty peaceful, now that the rules are in place and it's been proven the rules are The Rules, No Exceptions.

But, y'know, they pay me, and the 5% when it isn't peaceful? I wouldn't do it if it wasn't an actual job.

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

Moderate that group of - um - yeah - um - them? Hard to imagine how much money one would need to make it worthwhile to the moderator. Otoh, really, if one had the power, and didn't care about the squealing roaring and whining over slighted entitlement, it would be doable. Not by the likes of me, though.