Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (747218)	10/16/2013 11:09:18 PM
From: Bill	3 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 jlallen steve harris Respond to of 1574364

The only reason for a moderator is to keep it out of the hands of certain people who want to shut it down.

To: TimF who wrote (747218)	10/17/2013 12:23:15 AM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Recommended By TimF TopCat Respond to of 1574364

I don't really see the need. Lots of people on this thread ignore me, and I ignore lots of people when I want to. It is a free for all, but I always kind of thought that was the point of it.

To: TimF who wrote (747218)	10/17/2013 12:37:46 AM
From: Jorj X Mckie	2 Recommendations Recommended By Brian Sullivan TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574364

Does the thread really need a moderator? I can see value in having a moderator to deal with some types of activities. If somebody came to the thread with the sole purpose of making personal attacks against someone that are based on interactions on other threads, Or if a person comes to the thread for the sole purpose of disrupting the thread...an example would be posting many posts with no content. ....or spam....All of which, can technically be solved at the individual level with the ignore feature, but could justify hitting the ban button. Whomever it is, the moderator should be someone who is skeptical about the role and is philosophically against solving other people's problems when they could easily solve it themselves with the ignore feature. Basically, the thread needs a hardcore libertarian who doesn't want the job and would moderate the thread such that nobody would ever know there is a moderator. If only there was a hardcore libertarian on the thread who didn't really think that the thread needed a moderator.....that would be the guy