First of all the "hit" meter is not accurate. I've tested it with a private topic that involved just me and another screen name that I made up. The hit meter went up when I wasn't looking at it.
The meter ideally will go up everytime that you or others involved view the topic. So if you go in to check if there is a new post the hits go up by one and the same if another goes in.
Since I am the only one that could possibly view the private topics, lay off the moderators. As a matter of fact, I am the only one doing the moderating since the last time you and a few others brought this up. I do have one moderator that is organizing the archives for me and two others that have moderation powers should something happen to me.
I do NOT view the private topics, I can but choose not to. They are private in the sense that they are not available for the general public. I said way back when this forum started not to trust the "privacy" of those topics.
While I am on the soapbox, the moderators that I DID have left as a result of unfounded accusations and innuendos.
I work very hard to make this a fair forum allowing divergent voices to be heard. There are a few that want to just complain instead of being a valuable participant of this forum. I have nothing against constructive criticism, in fact I am in an email debate with one poster right now, defending a particular member's right to post.
In fact both you and Ginger Tea have been two of the many that I have defended in the past. In my opinion it is great to disagree, it is so ANTI-way.
I take a lot of hits for what I do. I don't always "rightly divide" (yuk) in my decisions, but at the very least I make the decisions.
AND... about MODERATION. Most of the posts that go into moderation are a direct result of names being mentioned of people that have requested that their names not be mentioned. (Ex, I had to take down your real name once, to protect your privacy) About three people are on moderation. I just recently took it off one person. One of the other ones consistently attacks victims for no good reason... I won't allow that. Another person has a penchant for swearing incessantly. I don't like to do it, but there are a number of young adults reading these forums and since he doesn't have the ability to control his language, I have to.
I hope that answers your question... AND Ex, you weren't one of the complainers I was talking about.
[This message was edited by pawtucket on April 25, 2003 at 0:18.]
Where did I say they bother me about you ALL the time? There have been cases of it. None recently. I was just giving that as an example since you and Ex both posted on here.
And to answer your question in another thread that was about something entirely different. I think showing all the names keeps everything up front. Since doing it the sniping of others has diminished. If you want to be invisible you still can be... I'm not going to tell you how though... you can figure it out though
thanks for the explanation about the "hits" thing. maybe someone like the god of all boards of this server likes to read threads
but like you said you can't really trust anywhere on the internet
thanks for fixing it that time someone put my name there. wonder why they would do that. i didn't even know about that.
ummmmmmm what else, oh thank you for saying i wasn't a complainer. i'm human, don't always agree with you, but i admire you and am thankful you've done this site with all kinds of nutjobs (all inclusive human race) writing you and b*tching about everything
i might do certain things differently but IT DOES NOT MATTER BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER EVER DO THIS that was a compliment
i think at times i expect(ed) you to be perfect, like a leftover way brain thing, my leader is god ha ha ha ha ha ha
No complaints here. I think you do an awesome job with a lot of opinionated people. I know it's gotta be a major pain at times. I hope at other times it is worth it!
If you look at the top of the thread you're posting on in your Private Topic, you'll see a hyperlink with the number of invited participants in it. If you click on it, it will show you the name of the host and the invitee(s).
If you want something to be totally private, you might want to correspond with the poster(s) via encrypted email, if it will make you feel more secure.
Personally, I think Paw is doing a fine job and you may want to consider that if what you're writing might harm you if it is discovered and/or linked to you, then it might not be worth it...
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excathedra
i didn't just betray a lock box, did i ?
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First of all the "hit" meter is not accurate. I've tested it with a private topic that involved just me and another screen name that I made up. The hit meter went up when I wasn't looking at it.
The meter ideally will go up everytime that you or others involved view the topic. So if you go in to check if there is a new post the hits go up by one and the same if another goes in.
Since I am the only one that could possibly view the private topics, lay off the moderators. As a matter of fact, I am the only one doing the moderating since the last time you and a few others brought this up. I do have one moderator that is organizing the archives for me and two others that have moderation powers should something happen to me.
I do NOT view the private topics, I can but choose not to. They are private in the sense that they are not available for the general public. I said way back when this forum started not to trust the "privacy" of those topics.
While I am on the soapbox, the moderators that I DID have left as a result of unfounded accusations and innuendos.
I work very hard to make this a fair forum allowing divergent voices to be heard. There are a few that want to just complain instead of being a valuable participant of this forum. I have nothing against constructive criticism, in fact I am in an email debate with one poster right now, defending a particular member's right to post.
In fact both you and Ginger Tea have been two of the many that I have defended in the past. In my opinion it is great to disagree, it is so ANTI-way.
I take a lot of hits for what I do. I don't always "rightly divide" (yuk) in my decisions, but at the very least I make the decisions.
AND... about MODERATION. Most of the posts that go into moderation are a direct result of names being mentioned of people that have requested that their names not be mentioned. (Ex, I had to take down your real name once, to protect your privacy) About three people are on moderation. I just recently took it off one person. One of the other ones consistently attacks victims for no good reason... I won't allow that. Another person has a penchant for swearing incessantly. I don't like to do it, but there are a number of young adults reading these forums and since he doesn't have the ability to control his language, I have to.
I hope that answers your question... AND Ex, you weren't one of the complainers I was talking about.
[This message was edited by pawtucket on April 25, 2003 at 0:18.]
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Where did I say they bother me about you ALL the time? There have been cases of it. None recently. I was just giving that as an example since you and Ex both posted on here.
And to answer your question in another thread that was about something entirely different. I think showing all the names keeps everything up front. Since doing it the sniping of others has diminished. If you want to be invisible you still can be... I'm not going to tell you how though... you can figure it out though
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thanks paw, you do a great job
thanks for the explanation about the "hits" thing. maybe someone like the god of all boards of this server likes to read threads
but like you said you can't really trust anywhere on the internet
thanks for fixing it that time someone put my name there. wonder why they would do that. i didn't even know about that.
ummmmmmm what else, oh thank you for saying i wasn't a complainer. i'm human, don't always agree with you, but i admire you and am thankful you've done this site with all kinds of nutjobs (all inclusive human race) writing you and b*tching about everything
i might do certain things differently but IT DOES NOT MATTER BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER EVER DO THIS that was a compliment
i think at times i expect(ed) you to be perfect, like a leftover way brain thing, my leader is god ha ha ha ha ha ha
ok shut up, me
bye for now
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alfakat
paw u bee 1 level-headed mutha...and not in the sense of havin a flat head...
thanks for the work you do here.
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Thank you, Paw, also, for the hard work and labor of love. I often wondered about the private topic hits. Glad you explained.
The decisions we make today form our future.
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Dear Paw,
No complaints here. I think you do an awesome job with a lot of opinionated people. I know it's gotta be a major pain at times. I hope at other times it is worth it!
Regards,
shaz
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A couple of things about this...
If you look at the top of the thread you're posting on in your Private Topic, you'll see a hyperlink with the number of invited participants in it. If you click on it, it will show you the name of the host and the invitee(s).
If you want something to be totally private, you might want to correspond with the poster(s) via encrypted email, if it will make you feel more secure.
Personally, I think Paw is doing a fine job and you may want to consider that if what you're writing might harm you if it is discovered and/or linked to you, then it might not be worth it...
Peas.
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