Dear Dr. Rajpal Ji!
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This is an open forum and things needs to be discussed openly!
May I request to you educate members on the main criterion you follow for:
1) Moderating/ editing a post?
2)Moderating a member?
3) Putting a Temporary ban on a member?
4) Banning a member permanently!
I would request you to answer these by giving some examples!
Examples like, why Ravinderjeet was put on Moderation for three months?
Hope this would not be inconvenient for you to reply these questions!
I believe moderation needs to be transparent and questions needs to be answered!
This survey may help the admin to make up his mind but not this forum. For example, I have voted in your favour( I have actually voted for you) but my opinion may change!
Finally, Jatland is facing tough competition from FB and needs more liberal attitude! Posts may be deleted, edited only for vulgarity, abusive language only!
Here I would also request the members to respect the moderator for his age and background, which is our 'Tehjib'!
-----------------------Cheers!
Friend,
Kindly permit me to say that I have no hesitation in sharing with friends some of my random thoughts on the issues raised during the course of last few days' discussion on this thread. First I take up 4 points raised by you, of course, to give example of individual cases would not be in the interest of either of the sides involved. But after one goes carefully through what has been scribed below, one would be able to avoid falling prey to pitfalls being discussed:
1. The editing/moderation is done on the site on violation of agreement signed between the members and the site.
Members can read the same by visiting:
http://www.jatland.com/forums/showthread.php?21490-Member-Agreement-PLEASE-READ
Points 2. 3 and 4.
Editor has no power to put a member on ban of any type whether temporary or permanent. It is done by a team of several members at the highest level of administration who control the functioning of the site. Even the award of infraction to any one is not sole right enjoyed by the editor; it is reviewed, approved or unapproved on merit of each case by the higher body.
Lastly, I take the opportunity to share on the basis of my experience during the course of a few years association with the Jatland.Com as member and for a few moths as editor that most democratic, transparent method is adopted to safe-guard its members individual rights of free expression of their opinions to the extent that they do not impinge upon rights of other fellow members.
Full transparency is adopted in dealing with each case of violation of the norms either reported by the concerned members or brought to notice of the editors/administrators.
First the member is advised to acquaint himself of the guidelines for members and requested to follow them. On continued violation a member is initially awarded infraction for a limited time and informed for the reason of doing so followed by advice/warning to behave in his future discussion.
If violation continues unabated, the warnings/pieces of advice to follow the rules continues till the time the concerned member ends in inviting temporary ban in the form of putting oneself on 'moderation'.
Those members who are put on 'moderation' or are banned given every opportunity to improve and are informed about the next action of the decision makers before hand.
What more transparency is required when individual is given information through personal messages at every step as and when he acts contrary to accepted norms.
To know what invites ban on a member, kindly log :
http://www.jatland.com/forums/showt...age-WILL-GET-YOU-BANNED!!&p=194645#post194645
Another thread to be read by the members to enlighten themselves is :
http://www.jatland.com/forums/showthread.php?28170-Civilized-discussion-guidelines-at-JATland-!!!
If some of the doubts in the minds of the members about the functioning of site on non-democratic lines or non transparent manner or on the whims and fancies of 'Moderator'/'Administrators etc. are removed by this post sooner than later, I think the purpose of this post as well as the thread will be more than achieved.
Thanks and regards