Council versus one moderator discussion

topic posted Thu, July 2, 2009 - 6:47 PM by  semele
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I have mixed feelings about a council. Parts of me like it in principle, but I feel weird and confused about it in others. I'd like to raise them here.

Like, how can you tell which member of the council is using the moderator controls? How can you make someone accountable/ who do you make accountable if someone is abusing them?

A council suggests to me a group of people privy to making group decisions out of the larger group - I don't know why this would be necessary?
I kind of see the larger group as all part of the council ...


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semele
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  • Re: Council versus one moderator discussion

    Thu, July 2, 2009 - 6:49 PM
    I resonate with what Rae said in one of her posts about all the members taking care of the tribe. I think that mostly happens here naturally, the speaking members seem to regulate what's going on ....
    my idea for the one moderator is that they use the controls of the moderator account on behalf of the group, decided by the group, in the cases where that speaking out is not enough. (and for the main tribe art/photo, the introductory blurb)

    I agree with Daisy's idea of a one moderator asking 'what is right action here?' and then getting the input of the group.
    actually, I'd like that everyone considers themselves moderator and asks 'what is right action here?' and we talk and vote as a group and then the person with the moderator controls acts on that.
    • Re: Council versus one moderator discussion

      Thu, July 2, 2009 - 6:57 PM
      In relation to one moderator -
      I agree with what Karolina says about terms - she suggested 4-6 months, I'd actually thought that we could have one or two month terms, then the group could decide if they want that moderator to continue or not (this is not to say that they couldn't be voted out before then if people feel they're not right in some way).

      More ideas ... we could take turns. Like, the first person creates the account, and then when it's time for a new moderator, they can pass on the account details ... the new mod could change the details if they wanted.

      Daisy, you raised the issue of someone changing the account information, refusing to leave, - yes, well we did just have that .... I hope that if someone hasn't got the integrity to leave when asked, that the example of how we were able to get help with that would deter creating such another situation.

      More about taking turns ... maybe if we all had turns for say a month or so, some of the huge feelings many of us have around the moderator thing would lose it's power? whether we are or whether we aren't?
      I'd like to experience it, whether it's me or someone else, as a benign caretaker position.
      That's how I felt when Nomad was moderator.
      Maybe if we took turns, in this way, it may help build trust between us?

      Maybe we could build up to a council? placing in it people who have moderated with integrity and have built up trust?

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