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Originally Posted by jeca
{QOUTE}As stated in the past TAO is a forum MDC provides as a service to the community at the request of members. But when it becomes problematic it becomes a concern, especially when the moderators find themselves spending an excessive amount of time dealing with issues that are really of no benefit to the community as a whole or Mothering' s purpose on the web. As well it creates a lot of bad feelings against the moderators and our administration of the boards.
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Maybe I am understanding it differantly but it certainly seems to suggest it.I am a bit of a bubblehea I admit so feel free to school me if I am wrong.
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I'm wondering if what they mean is that the PTB (owner, admin, and mod team) need to figure out what they truly want the purpose of Mothering on the 'net to be. Has it grown past its original intent, into something they had not invisioned or wanted? Was the original intent for MDC to be primarily, and perhaps only, an information-based site? Or was the purpose for MDC to be community-based, thus taking on all the personality types and discussions that the wide array of members in any community, be it online or offline, could bring? Can it be BOTH?
I totally understand that a LOT of managing of the forums and threads has to go on to keep things running smoothly and happily for the most part. I also know that a LOT more work has been put on the moderators' plates as the site grows in membership, as it changes in scope to meet the changing needs of its membership, and as rules have increased, broadened, and been tested, particularly in TAO. The feeling the need to moderate and 'babysit' (for lack of a better term) more and more must feel really frustrating. BTDT myself elsewhere and have wanted to throw up my hands and give up. (I don't have a T-shirt to show for it, though.) I'm wondering if the question they now have is: Is the amount of physical and emotional energy put into keeping things running as the PTB want MDC to be (yet not necessarily how the community has grown to be) worth the stress on them anymore? KWIM?
That said, I guess I don't understand what happened to cause the innuendo rule to come to fruition to begin with. Were there complaints? (I can understand blatant and descript talk being a problem, so I don't mean explicit stuff.) Did MDC have to ensure its publicly viewable forums adhered to family-friendly content? (again, totally understandable) If that is the case, then a private 'adults forum' where a rule against explicit talk could still apply, would fix both problems. The posts made in that forum would be unable to be spidered by search engines, and members who may be embarrassed or offended by innuendo of any kind (I have a very good friend who is, so I understand it!) could simply avoid the forum. "Click at your own risk." LOL!
Just my blatherings...
I dont get this. TAO is the place where everything goes that would fall thru the cracks, the chatting, the humour. It is one of the busiest forums. I think its existence is integral to community building here.
And, you know some kindergarten teachers censor that b/c it's too racy?!?! YIKES 
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