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Re: Final Request for Moderation - Gohde

dockarl

Hi Volvox777 -

I think the moderators idea is a good one, if not a sad one. This
place has worked so well without them. That's a major part of why this
whole situation managed to irritate me.

I guess things will sort out in the long run... I've slept on it, and
I've reverted back to 'easy going dockarl'.. I'm no longer aiming for
his outright banning - I think what others have said is right - it's
probably exactly what he wants.

In effect I guess we're all probably better off dealing with him by
starving him of fun. Let's (as JLH suggests above) all just not answer
anything he says, either directly or indirectly, from now on - if
you're concerned about the quality of what he's saying, or the fact
that he's having a go at a newbie, the occasional one line response -
a well aimed link, should be more than sufficient to add balance.. As
for me, well, I've let everyone know I am not the author of the hate
site, and now that I've done so, I feel better.

doc

On May 4, 2:42 am, Volvox777 wrote:

> Hi Folks

> I can say that I have stopped contributing to the forum because I am
> sick and tired Gohde. Despite Gohde's many claims that I have no idea
> what I am talking about, my track record speaks for itself WRT SEO.
> Like many regulars here, I am the sort of person Google wants as a
> regular because I am able to provide good advice to many queries that
> arise here.

> I stopped contributing to the forum for the best part of a month
> because Gohde personally attacked me after almost every   post I made.
> When I returned last week I noticed that Gohde was still up to his
> antics and started the thread to have him permanently moderated or
> banned.

> I am certain that Gohde sits back after each insulting post and
> congratulates himself with offending another person. In whatever sad
> excuse for existence he calls a life, he is feeding off the trouble he
> creates here.

> What I am really dismayed about is that Google staff sit back and do
> nothing. I think Gohde considers this complicit consent to keep being
> a tool.

> Doc, I don't know if the delayed posting would help - Peckerhead would
> just need to wait a few hours before gaining the satisfaction of
> stirring someone up.

> If we ban him, he will just come back under a different name.
> Google is unlikely to moderate him because they do not have enough
> staff monitoring this NG to even bother replying to  this thread let
> alone read each of Gohde's posts.

> So how's this for a solution. Google appoint 3 or 4 people as
> moderators. If all of these moderators reach consensus that a persons
> behaviour is unacceptable that's person receives a warning from the
> moderators. If the person continues to "rock the boat" then that
> person is place on moderation. This moderation will be conducted by
> one of the persons Google appoints as a moderator.

> The benefit of this is that it puts in place a system that allows the
> forum to self moderate.