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Speaking of rules

Filed under: Site management by Hari
Posted on Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 16:54 IST (last updated: Wed, Jul 16, 2008 @ 20:51 IST)

Another issue of the newsletter! A warm welcome to all my regular readers! In this issue, I will focus on a couple of issues. Let's take it from the top.

First of all, I recently rewrote all the board rules and policies of LiteraryForums.org in an attempt to cover more aspects and to clarify certain points. I am not an expert at framing rules but I did believe that as we grow bigger the rules need to keep adapting to situations as they arise. With LiteraryForums.org now reaching 100+ members I think I owe it to the regular members to know what my vision of LiteraryForums.org is.

So why did I rewrite and reframe the forum rules? Quite simple. My goal is to make LiteraryForums.org the friendliest book community on the internet and by friendly, I mean friendly to all age groups. In other words, the content that appears on LiteraryForums.org should be suitable for under-13. Last month, we did have a couple of instances where a member did submit content that really did not go well with the spirit of LiteraryForums.org. After consultation with the moderators, I decided that we needed to update the rules to make it absolutely clear on our official stance on the issue. It woke me up to the danger of allowing adult content to slowly filter through without having a policy that strictly prevented it. I wanted no ambiguity on that! To keep this place clean we need your support and I'm sure most of you will agree with this policy.

On another note, I have joined an MBA course and shall be busy six days a week. Though the schedule is not very tight, I shall still be busy enough not to be able to visit the forums frequently. This means that I'm looking for an extra moderator (if needed). The post is currently vacant though I have a couple of names in mind (let me not reveal them at this stage ;)). Do Let me know if you have any suggestions in this regard and your specific choice if you have anybody in mind. I am discussing this with the current moderation team at this moment and I shall probably appoint a new moderator soon. Your votes will have a say in the final reckoning, so here's your chance to take part in the decision-making process!

Finally, as usual let me end this with a big thanks to those who've made LiteraryForums.org a success!

Yours Sincerely,

Hari (Forum Host)

2 comment(s)

  1. Just wondering why an extra moderator would be needed, because I think Floppy and Xavierp do the job quite well and that the traffic may not require someone else.My two cents.

    Comment by Azrael26 (visitor) on Thu, Sep 8, 2005 @ 21:04 IST #
  2. Azrael, yes. That's why I mentioned that we may or may not require a moderator at the present stage and that's why I've not yet filled that position. But it may become necessary in the future.

    Comment by hari (blog owner) on Fri, Sep 9, 2005 @ 07:21 IST #

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