Well said Meg and Sylvia. And yes Richard, Sylvia does put in loads of time as Founder and Administrator. Meg, Serenity's and my work on guildelines, ideas, format, testing, and everything from "what to call & how to time the kudo/wet noodle function", etc. came mostly before we opened the doors, yet continues to a lessor degree "behind the scenes." We've not been called on to do much serious moderating as yet as our numbers are small and our membership amazingly well mannered, cooperative, and fun!
But we are watching...
Sylvia: the tip on using bold or italics for links is a good one and will help. I'll be sure to pass it on and perhaps we can make that more prominent a "tip" in the posting guidelines....now how to get folks to read them.
Oh, and Meg is correct in our "off topic" policy. We are trying not to be rigid but reasonably flexible. So, for instance, if a "how to" or "parts request" topic goes significantly astray, we will split or redirect it as need be for it to serve it's purpose. However, this is a discussion forum and "discussion" do then to wander at times...so we'd like to leave that natural aspect of discorse intact wherever possible. None of us feel very comforatable wearing the "police" hat but will do our best to keep things orderly here.
And Richard: Rest assured that if (Zeus forbid) Sylvia "throws up her hands" and runs off to Tahiti, the forum will not turn into total chaos. (At least not right off.
) As much as Sylvia is valued and needed,
we've got her back and we did build in "back up" support from day one.
Ok, I'll step aside now and let Richard decide what he would like to do. I do think a PMZ thread for a meandering topic such as this would be fun...and more readily accessible to the membership.
