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DannyGT4
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moderation of toymods forums	Wed, 23 April 2003 07:05

it is not always possible to uniformly moderate the forums as sometimes threads and posts slip in under the radar - to this extent we rely on forum users to notify us of offensive or inappropriate threads or comments this link provides details on how to get in contact with a moderator if you have not done so before... http://www.toymods.org.au/msgboard/index.php?t=msg &th=12783&rid=58&S=f5eb3e0549b9e92496e 1a86c73281608&pl_view=&start=0#msg_103234 we always encourage feedback and you are more than welcome to question a moderators decision, ultimately they are responsible to the toymods board who you can contact at board@toymods.org.au --------------------------------- below is my response to several emails in regards to the removal of the WWJD thread: --------------------------------- Thanks for the enquiry. We try to keep our moderator presence on the toymods forums as low key as possible - we want to encourage discussion and the sense of a 'free' community as much as we can. Having said that we also have a desire to see it as a peaceful community and will step in if debate becomes too heated or if personal attacks start to occur. Generally our actions will be to warn parties or to lock or delete threads. The other factor we constantly bear in mind is the image of the car club. We set up the forums for our members to communicate and to spread toyota knowledge throughout the net. Specifically our objectives are: (1) to provide a friendly environment for Toyota owners and enthusiasts to socialise in (2) to encourage and promote participation in motorsport and other automotive pursuits (3) to assist members in learning about car modification and to encourage the improvement of their automotive skills In all that we do we bear these 3 objectives in mind. We have a 'General Section' in our forum and certainly allow off-topic discussions, however at the end of the day we need people to realise that these are the forums of the Toymods Car Club and topics should be relevant to the club and its objectives. In particular controversial subjects (such as the two big ones - religion and politics) tend to create animosity rather than bringing toyota owners closer together. In specific reference to the WWJD thread I removed it from the forums (after several complaints) because I felt the topic was inappropriate for the Toymods Forums. I also felt that it would cause offense to many of our visitors and this is counter to our goal of creating a friendly community. In all things I attempt to remain neutral and disregarding any personal views I might have I essentially felt that whilst the topic was an imporant one there were better places on the net to discuss them. At the end of the day the internet is a huge and limitless place and in our tiny corner we want to provide a small haven for Toyota enthusiasts to gather with like-minded friends. I have seen countless threads such as this one start in a calm and constructive way and quickly degenerate into heated mud slinging matches. It might be naive to think that by avoiding topics such as these we are creating a happier place. I can hear you accuse us of sweeping problems under the carpet... but i would like to think we are doing a little more than that. Its all about time and place. I would love a debate like this over coffee or a drink or maybe on other forums but for the toyota community that we are trying to create here it holds no place. In an altruistic sort of way I'd like our community to cross boundaries of nation, religion, politics, gender and race, rather than strengthen such divisions. Its only by bringing people together that true social interaction and progress can occur otherwise we throw up walls and stay in our own little worlds. I hope this answers your question. [Report message to a moderator]

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