Sep 16, 2005 02:20
Policy Change
(I made a post about this in www.winbolo.us but I thought it'd get more attention here. Read on.)
The policy, as written, is a policy written for a world of black and white. I understand why it's done that way, but because of all the stuff happening in #winbolo almost daily, policy needs a change.
The no-flooding rule is a good one, but there's volumes that it simply does not address. Why don't we like flooding? In short, it disrupts conversation. That's why in the policy it states that floods, if for reference, are perfectly okay, because it goes in with conversation.
The black and white policy phrasing doesn't address gray areas of flooding, and if you've been in the channel recently you'll know what I'm talking about: the little constant mini-floods. While they don't really go against policy, they're not really nice to have in the middle of a conversation. And even in the policy it states its vision is to have a channel where people don't feel "constrained", and the constant onslaught of mini-floods really doesn't lend itself to a free and open discussion.
We need a policy addition that somehow addresses this. Personally I wouldn't have a problem with giving mods descretion over what's disruption of conversation or not, but as always there's little chinks and cracks in everything.
---Nova
(p.s.: I deliberately left some things a little unelaborated in the spirit of discussion.)
The policy, as written, is a policy written for a world of black and white. I understand why it's done that way, but because of all the stuff happening in #winbolo almost daily, policy needs a change.
The no-flooding rule is a good one, but there's volumes that it simply does not address. Why don't we like flooding? In short, it disrupts conversation. That's why in the policy it states that floods, if for reference, are perfectly okay, because it goes in with conversation.
The black and white policy phrasing doesn't address gray areas of flooding, and if you've been in the channel recently you'll know what I'm talking about: the little constant mini-floods. While they don't really go against policy, they're not really nice to have in the middle of a conversation. And even in the policy it states its vision is to have a channel where people don't feel "constrained", and the constant onslaught of mini-floods really doesn't lend itself to a free and open discussion.
We need a policy addition that somehow addresses this. Personally I wouldn't have a problem with giving mods descretion over what's disruption of conversation or not, but as always there's little chinks and cracks in everything.
---Nova
(p.s.: I deliberately left some things a little unelaborated in the spirit of discussion.)