Simon Lees wrote:
On 5/12/21 2:54 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
Simon Lees wrote:
Moving people off moderation: * The Boards impression was that Heroes will automatically do this after the time has elapsed
Moderation is something that happens so rarely, there is no automated function.
Maybe automated was the wrong word here, as a board we assumed that this was being tracked by the Heroes and they would remove people from moderation after there time period had expired, this wasn't always happening.
Simon, like I said - 1) it happens so rarely (less than once in five years), plus - 2) in this case, a moderation was introduced at the same time or closely followed by the introduction of the jolly gang of secret moderators, that I for one assumed it was the job of that moderator gang. [1] 3) that one person in the Heroes group activates moderation (duely authorisedby the Board) on some individual on some lists does not mean the group as a whole is aware. [2] [1a] did the Board consult with the "moderators", to find out why they did not correctly end the moderation in question? [1b] I noticed no report on the progress of recruiting "moderators". Is it secret or has there not been any progress? [2] here I speak only for myself - the openSUSE Heroes is a group of volunteer sysadmins, primarily there to "scratch that itch". Dealing with the once-in-a-blue-moon moderation does not itch a lot.
* As a board we want to look at look at the rules around mailing list usage, to put them more in line with other communications platforms (Forums, Discord etc)
I have to ask - why not the other way around ? Mailing lists have been around for much longer, users have way more experience and better rules.
The Forums have also been around for a very long time and have had a very successful moderation process.
One can only assume they had a need to develop one. I do not believe we have such a need on our mailing lists. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (11.1°C) Member, openSUSE Heroes