|
| |
http://pesn.com/2012/02/24/9602043_Looking_for_Comments_Moderator/
You are here: PureEnergySystems.com
> News > February
24,
2012 |
|
Looking for Comment Moderators
The volume of negativity has gotten out of hand in the comments, so I'm
asking for volunteers to help moderate the comments. I don't mind honest
skepticism stated respectfully, but crass negativity, rudeness, unfounded
allegations, etc., will no longer be permitted.
Update (Feb. 25, 2012; 4:30 pm)
We've received sufficient volunteers to proceed on this. Thanks for all
your support. |
by Sterling
D. Allan
Pure Energy Systems News
I've been getting a lot of people telling me that I should get rid of the
comment section at the bottom of our stories at PESN and pages at PESWiki and
FreeEnergyNews.com. There is too much rudeness, too much mindlessness, too many
knee-jerk skeptics, too many trolls.
In the past, I've enjoyed the good insights gained from many of the comments,
and these have helped steer me and make course corrections. I've also enjoyed
the humor.
However, recently, I've found that the level of negativity in the free-for-all
is overwhelming, creating a net morale killer. It defeats the "hope"
aspect that the emergence of free energy technologies can engender.
Hence, today, I removed the comments capability from PESN (at least for the most
recent stories).
People read the great news, get motivated, then read the comments and get
deflated.
How do you think the subject of the story feels -- the inventor or technology
group that is the topic of the article? Would you want to be the recipient of
such awful comments if I wrote an article about you?
I'm finding it harder and harder to not be effected by how terrible the general
tone has become. It dampens my spirit after just a few minutes of glancing
through the comments, looking for worthwhile input. It's not worth the
$100/month it costs to have the comment feature.
Here I am sacrificing tremendously for the last decade in order to perform this
news, directory, and networking service where others dare not tread, only to
have some people end up treating me like an imbecile, fraudster, scammer, idiot, etc. That is no fun.
I appreciate the positives comments, and some of the constructive criticism, but
the negative comments have become so abundant, ridiculous, and mean, that I
prefer to not have to put up with that negativity any more.
I would imagine that the inventors who are the subject of these stories would
say ditto to that. Some people have thin skins. But some inventors will not even
allow me to cover their technology because of the negativity that occurs in the
comments. Who knows who might be lurking with a great breakthrough technology but
then doesn't
come forward because they don't want to be subjected to the mass dog pile from
the skeptics.
No more. I'm not going to have the unmoderated comments function any more. And I
don't have time to do the moderating myself.
Call for Volunteer Moderators
However, I am willing to put the comment capability back up if I can get a few
volunteers to moderate the comments (not after the fact, but before they
appear).
Here is some of what your task would entail:
Not allowed
- Flaming
- Personal attacks
- Groundless skepticism
- Rude comments
- Spam
- Off-topic free energy stuff posted across multiple pages
- Off-topic posts that do not contribute to the value of thread
Permitted
- Reasonable observations of a skeptical nature, that address points that
are not covered in the article and which have not yet been addressed, stated
without rudeness or personal allegations.
- Elaboration of scientific principles, objectively stated.
- Any personal attacks must be backed by documentation; otherwise, they will be considered slander and will not be allowed.
If there is a comment that has a mixture of good and bad content, you could
repost it, minus the bad.
I would prefer if the moderators are willing to have their names and contact
coordinates listed on our contact page, but I can understand if some of the
moderators would prefer to be anonymous.
However, before I open up the comments again, I require that at least one of the
moderators be listed on our contact page, as being in charge of the moderator
function, so that people have a place to appeal who feel they have valid points
to make, etc.
[Note: Even before posting this story, I've already had a volunteer for this
role: I presume because of my comments last night in the Smart Scarecrow show.]
Technical Particulars
I'm using js-kit.com (aka Echo) infrastructure for the comments.
Here are some of the setting options:
When I resume the comment feature, the old comments will reappear. I would
like to have the bad/offending comments deleted out.
# # #
What You Can Do
- Volunteer
to moderate comments.
- Donate to PES Network
to help us keep this news and directory and networking service going.
- Subscribe to our newsletter
to stay abreast of the latest, greatest developments in the free energy
sector.
See also
Resources at PESWiki.com
|
|
|
Page composed by Sterling
D. Allan
Last updated February 29, 2012
|
| |
|
Feed