On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 11:14:43 -0400 Striker Leggette <striker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 09/16/2016 11:04 AM, Kevin Fenzi wrote: > > IMHO think people are focusing on the wrong thing here. > > > > I don't think the problem is that we need more moderators. I think > > the problem is that we need more friendly, helpful people helping > > others. I'd be happy to hear ideas on how to grow that pool of > > people. > > > > kevin > > One reason there are not as many people that could be in the channel > is because others are telling them to steer clear due to the abrasive > behavior of some of those that are already in the channel trying to > 'help'. A good example can already be found in this thread. Well, yes, but (aside from the Orig poster) everyone else is basing their information on things that happened many years ago. Thats not excusing the issue that happened to the Orig poster, but I think that is a much more isolated case than people think. > If we can put a stop to the abrasive, abusive, etc. behavior, we can > probably begin to gain trust from those with previously negative > experiences and the channel will start to gain more helpful folks > faster. You might think so, but again, look at this thread... there are several people who said they had bad problems 5+ years ago and never want to go back. I did invite members of this list to join and see for themselves how things are these days, but I don't know if anyone took me up on it. kevin
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