Mod section

As there is no moderator section, do you think we should use the following rules [lifted from an old forum of mine], or make our own?


This set of rules has worked well on other forums but we can always add more sections if required.

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hi heathrow. Don't get me wrong im not trying to rock the
boat already but is this a piss take?



a. You may reply to a question raised by another forum member, with a link to a
third-party site with which you have no connection</span>.



d. In exceptional circumstances</span> and with the
prior permission of the Mods & Admins</span>. Such
exceptional circumstances will be judged on a case by case basis and the
decision whether or not to allow such exceptional circumstance advertising
shall be made at the discretion of the Mods and Admin</span>
and such decision shall be final.



15. You may not post any affiliate or referral links</span>,
or post anything asking for a referral without the express permission of the
Site Admin.



The advertising seems unclear - I thought this was the basis for the change - I
don't want to be spammed with sky****ic sh*te but I also don't really see what
you are trying to achieve - what is meant by "You
may not post any affiliate or referral links"</span>



How the hell is this site any more free than SP if there are rules governing advertising and the system in place is open
to corruption in exactly the same ways as before. The Mods and Admins
discretion.... hmmmmm??? sound familiar. I really hope you get a balanced mod
group, would it not be best to allow any long serving SP member to be on the mod
list - if not ALL past members are mod peeps as a rule??? this is the only true
fair way to run this new "free" community?



Don't get me wrong I think this is a reaction of sorts to a situation brought
about by totalitarian action BUT it is important to question things -
especially the small print in every situation... Nothing here seems much
different other than you are now in charge...



regards all.

i must admit i have not actually read that recently, it was more of a cut and paste to get ppl thinking

note to self: i must read posts propery

didn't realise it was just a suggestion i must admit - although i do stand by what i said - if not in quite such a shouty way!

perhaps we should make the admin group very, very large though so opinions will balance - although this may lead to more in fighting...

Edited by: Stable

i must admit when i was posting it i was too lazy to put it into a quote box... sorry

i think point 2 is good though... stay on topic or start a fresh thread. Its soooooooooooooo difficult to track down some old thrreads as the content does not reflect the title!