Don Maddox
09 Mar 06, 15:52
I do not want to reopen the recent dustup that occurred here in the Distant Guns forum, but I do want to say a quick word about it.
I take partial responsibility for what happened here. Moderating a forum is damn hard work and all we have to go by is the forum rules and the advice of our fellow mods. I broke our own rules when I elected to publicly respond to certain individuals who posted things I felt were objectionable. I remain convinced that one or two members did not have good intentions when they registered here, nevertheless, I and my staff should have handled the issue in private via PM or email. Although our intentions were good, responding in public was a surefire way to make the situation even worse. Had we talked with these people in private, perhaps some of this could have been avoided.
Some pretty ugly things have been written about SZO and me at various places as a result of all this, but tempers have cooled and some positive things have been written as well. I appreciate the time people took to set the record straight and to correct statements that were made in anger.
The SZO staff will continue to moderate these forums and do our best to ensure they are a place friendly to gamers of all ages. But we will also endeavor to do so behind-the-scenes, and in the least disruptive fashion possible. Games are what bring all of us together here, so let us return to talking about that.
I take partial responsibility for what happened here. Moderating a forum is damn hard work and all we have to go by is the forum rules and the advice of our fellow mods. I broke our own rules when I elected to publicly respond to certain individuals who posted things I felt were objectionable. I remain convinced that one or two members did not have good intentions when they registered here, nevertheless, I and my staff should have handled the issue in private via PM or email. Although our intentions were good, responding in public was a surefire way to make the situation even worse. Had we talked with these people in private, perhaps some of this could have been avoided.
Some pretty ugly things have been written about SZO and me at various places as a result of all this, but tempers have cooled and some positive things have been written as well. I appreciate the time people took to set the record straight and to correct statements that were made in anger.
The SZO staff will continue to moderate these forums and do our best to ensure they are a place friendly to gamers of all ages. But we will also endeavor to do so behind-the-scenes, and in the least disruptive fashion possible. Games are what bring all of us together here, so let us return to talking about that.