Post by furches on Jul 13, 2006 11:21:25 GMT -5
I felt it was time that at least this moderator post his thoughts regarding the message boards here at The Mat. First, it should be known that I and I am assuming other moderators do not have the authority to ban members of the message boards. I do have the ability to email, as do other members of The Mat, the administrators at USA Wrestling regarding concerns over posts. As a moderator, I have the ability to edit and delete if I deem them inappropriate and in violation of the user agreement. Note moderators can only do that on the boards they moderate.
It should be noted there are different moderators on different boards, they are hidden for obvious reasons. It is a volunteer position and takes time. I cannot tell you why some moderators delete certain threads. There are threads that have recently been deleted that I cannot answer questions about. I can only tell you why I delete threads, which has happened less than 3 times, deleted less than 7 responses and edited less than 3 topics in over 2 years. I have and will continue to delete threads on the message boards I moderate that are in violation of the forum rules as each member agreed to when signing onto The Mat Forums. As of this evening, my moderator responsibilities have increased but I still do not moderate on most boards on these forums. I will be glad to tell any member that emails me if I deleted a post, thread, or edited a post off line but not on the forums. If I didn’t have anything to do with it, I’ll also tell you. Now please understand I don’t moderate every board, and don’t know who all the moderators are. You can contact me at mike@furches.org
Now if you have been banned or have a question regarding banning, I suggest you contact USA Wrestling, I can’t help you and don’t know your answers. I know several of those banned have contacted USA Wrestling and some have been reinstated.
I must be specific. I am speaking for myself as I have been troubled by recent events. There are many who have left the forums I admire, like, and call friend. I have visited and enjoyed the interaction with them on the other message board they have started. I belong to several boards and enjoy participation on them, whether here at The Mat, the Kansas Forums, or the place where many of my friends have gone. I do not speak for USA Wrestling but on my own, at least as one who feels obligated to serve the members of this forum. I felt the members of these forums deserved at least a response from one of your moderators. Each moderator, and administrator of USA wrestling will have to answer for themselves as to the events of recent. I take my commitment to the membership seriously and wanted to at least share what I felt. I truly believe the wrestling community is like family. Unfortunately, lately, it has not seemed that way. There may very well be some who don’t appreciate my comments, some who just wish the recent events would go away. I personally don’t know if that will solve anything which is why I am posting this post. I know some will blast me from the membership, making assumptions that are totally off base and false.
If you have a thread or comment deleted I again encourage you to contact USA Wrestling, and even post the question on a thread with an email address where you can be reached. I truly believe the moderators care about serving the membership of USA Wrestling and The Mat. I know I do.
I think many forget about the membership agreement they agree to when joining the mat. It follows:
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It should be noted there are different moderators on different boards, they are hidden for obvious reasons. It is a volunteer position and takes time. I cannot tell you why some moderators delete certain threads. There are threads that have recently been deleted that I cannot answer questions about. I can only tell you why I delete threads, which has happened less than 3 times, deleted less than 7 responses and edited less than 3 topics in over 2 years. I have and will continue to delete threads on the message boards I moderate that are in violation of the forum rules as each member agreed to when signing onto The Mat Forums. As of this evening, my moderator responsibilities have increased but I still do not moderate on most boards on these forums. I will be glad to tell any member that emails me if I deleted a post, thread, or edited a post off line but not on the forums. If I didn’t have anything to do with it, I’ll also tell you. Now please understand I don’t moderate every board, and don’t know who all the moderators are. You can contact me at mike@furches.org
Now if you have been banned or have a question regarding banning, I suggest you contact USA Wrestling, I can’t help you and don’t know your answers. I know several of those banned have contacted USA Wrestling and some have been reinstated.
I must be specific. I am speaking for myself as I have been troubled by recent events. There are many who have left the forums I admire, like, and call friend. I have visited and enjoyed the interaction with them on the other message board they have started. I belong to several boards and enjoy participation on them, whether here at The Mat, the Kansas Forums, or the place where many of my friends have gone. I do not speak for USA Wrestling but on my own, at least as one who feels obligated to serve the members of this forum. I felt the members of these forums deserved at least a response from one of your moderators. Each moderator, and administrator of USA wrestling will have to answer for themselves as to the events of recent. I take my commitment to the membership seriously and wanted to at least share what I felt. I truly believe the wrestling community is like family. Unfortunately, lately, it has not seemed that way. There may very well be some who don’t appreciate my comments, some who just wish the recent events would go away. I personally don’t know if that will solve anything which is why I am posting this post. I know some will blast me from the membership, making assumptions that are totally off base and false.
If you have a thread or comment deleted I again encourage you to contact USA Wrestling, and even post the question on a thread with an email address where you can be reached. I truly believe the moderators care about serving the membership of USA Wrestling and The Mat. I know I do.
I think many forget about the membership agreement they agree to when joining the mat. It follows:
If you agree to the terms and conditions stated below, press the "Agree" button. Otherwise, press "Cancel".
In order to use these forums, users are required to provide your personal information and a valid email address. This information will be kept private and will not be sold.
Neither the Administrators of these forums, or the Moderators participating, are responsible for the privacy practices of any user. Remember that all information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to share any of your personal information. Any user who finds material posted by another user objectionable is encouraged to contact us via email. We are authorized by you to remove or modify any data submitted by you to these forums for any reason we feel constitutes a violation of our policies, whether stated, implied or not.
This site may contain links to other web sites and files. We have no control over the content and can not ensure it will not be offensive or objectionable. We will, however, remove links to material that we feel is inappropriate as we become aware of them.
These forums give users two options for changing and modifying information that they provide in their profile:
Users can login with their username and password to change any information in their profile.
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