The Problem With Closing Threads.

[royfromaus]

Pc Andrew Harper case
//alleged jury tampering to be referred to the attorney general //


I don't think that will surprise anyone.

[gulliver1]

I think Peter Pedant, is really The Editor , in disguise.

[aelmpvw]

if i'm in the minority of abers who isn't a mod i'm not going to be happy

[AuntPollyGrey]

Anonymous Peer moderation encourages speculation and conspiracy theories. Most forums with Moderators have the Moderator marked out by a badge or small 'admin' marker. If Moderators can't take 'Flack' they should not be a Moderator in the first place!

[Peter Pedant]

// Another sweeping criticism based on absolutely no knowledge whatsoever, your support is always appreciated!//

I will always support you Andie, especially when I can as you say add nothing to the discussion !

It is a conservative ex police minister who is doing the referring
it may be typical AB blaaaart see above - made without knowledge of the case fr'instance

he may not be able to since he is not connected to the case - you know like people on AB - MPs just say things and insist they are true

[ like the grounds are that the jury would have brought back a verdict of murder but didnt because they said they werent got at - - - but were.
- even stating the possible grounds, readers will realise that there are some pretty steep hills to climb on that one]

[AuntPollyGrey]

What would happen if one anonymous Moderator deleted the post of another anonymous Moderator, would there be Moderator Wars! Fight! Fight! ;-)

[johnny.5]

[AuntPollyGrey]

I'm a Rocker and always will be :-)

[Peter Pedant]

overturning the verdict
oh my god this will make you laugh but
gives an idea of how hard it is ( not english law)

The legal process is sacred to professionals in the field, and the trial process is almost always fair and reasonable. A judge will never interfere with a jury's decision and process unless there is a legitimate reason. This is why it's so rare for a judge to overturn a verdict.

[Peter Pedant]

// one anonymous Moderator deleted the post of another anonymous Moderator//

I thought it happened

pretty good fight
if it werent mod v mod
then the gurlz were biting scratching and gouging with renewed vigour- - - - bob martin's ?

[royfromaus]

Why close a thread that has had offending answers removed?


Anyone wishing to add to the debate can't, so they have to start a new thread even if they believe the additional information doesn't warrant a new thread. On top of that, often a closed thread is reopened leading to a fragmented debate.

[johnny.5]

Make an example of them
they are white
then there is no fear of racist card being played when we start handing out similar sentencing to inner city trouble makers

[AuntPollyGrey]

// Make an example of them they are white//

'They' class themselves as an 'Ethnic Minority'

am I right?
I'm not wrong! ;-)

[gulliver1]

Was it the same poster who had all those answers removed in The PC Harper thread ?.

[Peter Pedant]

// Make an example of them
they are white
then there is no fear of racist card being played//

did someone really write that ? or has my tongue in cheek meter gone out? ( white-racist, geddit)

anyway so many people hanging outside AB offices wiv placards around their necks - "mod baiter" and " I whispered the Ed was a stupid cow",
might a) attract police attention (at last) b mess up the nighbour hood, c) get greta complaining about the gore

oh sorry sorry you were talking about hanging someone else, sozza ( honest )

[andy-hughes]

APG - // If Moderators can't take 'Flack' they should not be a Moderator in the first place! //

Why the presumption that the role of Moderator opens up the individual to hostility, and that is simply OK by virtue of the individual taking on the role?

I am perfectly happy to deal with any and all hostility based on my being an AB'er, that's a level playing field, but when people post nonsense like "That post is unacceptable from a Moderator …" then that is wrong because all Moderators are AB'ers first and last, and as entitled to their views as anyone else, and not subject to some nameless set of regulations that means that the freedom of others to speak as they wish is denied to them.

[andy-hughes]

APG - // What would happen if one anonymous Moderator deleted the post of another anonymous Moderator, would there be Moderator Wars! Fight! Fight! ;-) //

Unlikely - how would either of them know?

[andy-hughes]

roy - // Why close a thread that has had offending answers removed? //

Usually because it is attracting unacceptably hostile exchanges, and basically spinning its wheels - that is usually why they are stopped from what I can see.

// On top of that, often a closed thread is reopened leading to a fragmented debate. //

A thread can be closed in error, and is therefore re-opened, or the thread can be closed by a Moderator and the Editorial Team decide that the closure was unjustified, and they can re-open it - obviously the last word is theirs alone.

[Theland]

Are Mods like Masons? Secret handshake etc.

Anyway, I just hope the Home Office appeal against the expected lenient sentencing being handed down next Friday.

Any bets? I reckon seven years, and then all sorts of time knocked off for all sorts of spurious reasons.

[andy-hughes]

Theland - // Are Mods like Masons? Secret handshake etc. //

In the more rabid imaginations of some AB'ers they are, blood sacrifices and everything!

In the real world - no they are not.

[Theland]

I'm sure they are really delightful, the type of person one would be proud to introduce to ones mum.