Re: Request to repost Frank's mini-tutorials & drawings that disappeared
Is this forum owned by Xara? No, Xara only pays a very small price to host the site. The forum is owned by the members, it is their input that creates the society that's TG. Xara's day to day input is zilch. TG is what Xara support ought to be but is a very pale imitation of.
As for linking to external sites/images then fine..... Apart from the fact that if you allow any member to access and delete their content then thread after thread can become meaningless. But far worse beyond that who monitors the content of an external link?
I can add an external link to which contains a drawing of a tranquil river scene. As that's my web space I can replace that image in a month or so's time but still named "tranquil_river.jpg" once it's dropped under the radar of moderation to one that contains pornography / bigotry / racialism / malware / viruses / etc, etc, etc, the list is endless.
That's why hot-linking is discouraged. Bad or good moderation?
Are you aware of how many members TG has that have zero posts? I can't inform you of the actual number now either as I'm no longer a moderator but it's HUGE! I'd say for every new, genuine member who registers daily there are 20 to 30 new members daily who register to bump up their google link count. Steve in particular has taken this issue aboard and implemented a simple question in the registration process. The questions can be answered by a 5 year old! Good moderation? Oh no, the flack comes thick and fast from members and Xara in particular saying this is difficult & heavy handed.
There are certain individuals with an axe to grind, usually because they have been on the end of a moderation decision they can't accept. Fine. However in my opinion the moderation of TG has been very light weight, bans have been few and far apart and a lot of disputable moderator decisions are down to the fact that members are unaware of the potential onslaught to forums nor the reasoning behind them.
I have been a moderator on TG (or it's predecessor I/US (?)) for 10 to 15 years now, I genuinely can't recall. I have been a lover and enthusiastic user of Xara products dating back to the Acorn Archimedes and Artworks.
Xara has bought this situation on itself by believing that moderators on TG are the same as employees. I am not an employee of Xara. I will not accept dictates / instructions / new rules laid down by Xara. My and other moderators input to TG are there for members to judge. We do get it wrong sometimes but we have to maintain our independence.
I would also take this opportunity to thank all those members who have offered support over the past two weeks. It is greatly appreciated.
Last edited by Egg Bramhill; 30 June 2010 at 04:19 AM.
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