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The 2010 rules - Editor (3rd Jan 2010 - 13:55:09) So, it appears that people want some hard and fast rules for the TalkBack Forum. OK, so now is YOUR chance to write them..... No essays please, only a few lines per rule - they need to be simple. In a few days we should have a working set of rules which I (or any other moderator) will strictly obey. For instance... Any legal issues generated in posts will be the full responsibility of the person posting, enough information is gathered from their ISP to enable them to be identified. This information will only be forwarded to the Police upon request or if ordered by a Judge. No one else is entitled to the information. So, lets get new rules for a new year.. Please note anything off topic will result in the entire post to this thread being deleted.

Re: The 2010 rules - Eneida (3rd Jan 2010 - 15:13:08) The following is a very strictly enforced 'rule' on another forum I post on...and I think it would be of benefit here too :) "It's acceptable to 'attack' the contents of a post, but not the 'character' of the poster".....

Re: The 2010 rules - Darren Ellis (3rd Jan 2010 - 17:26:05) All Threads/Posts must have the writers real Christian and Surname. Honestly and trust should be expected from all posters.

Re: The 2010 rules - Phil (3rd Jan 2010 - 17:32:06) My own thoughts: 1. Users must have a registration process, can then adopt a user / system name of their own chosing 2. Talkback publishes what electronic information it holds on users (generically), and details how that is used, who has access, and under what circumstances it is made available either commercially or privately - e.g. a Terms & Conditions tab, clearly set on the Talkback home page 3. Users can vote on posts - e.g. LIke, Dislike 4. We need to be able to Complain (about a post, or user), Report Abuse (ditto) 5. Ed, your advice please on an electronic limit - how about 250 characters or 100 words? 6. If s post is moderated, it should be tagged to indicate it as such, or a user name posted and a message 'This post has been deleted by the moderator' 7. How about a list of users on line? Registered, and those lurking? 8. Definite rule - no-one (even the editor) should post electronic footprint details on this site without written permission from the poster - I personally don't care, but clearly some people do! I'm sure others will have thoughts. Ed, I think this is a good idea - inviting comments, and hope ALL will be able to contribute positively. Well done Alan for suggesting it, and thank you for moderating the site thus far. Am imposting my own rule now, on length of po .. :))

Re: The 2010 rules - Sue w (3rd Jan 2010 - 17:54:27) Enedia's point is viatal. Too many posts turn personal. Any accusations made about any Businesses or person it must be proven or proof made available if asked for.. Hopefully this will stop comments like the recent one of Cllr Evans and his 'condition' at a meeting - when the poster was not present themselves. That is disgusting and unnecessary!. The return of nicknames - so long as the above rules are adherred to.

Re: The 2010 rules - Stephen (3rd Jan 2010 - 18:16:08) Phil Agree with everything you have to say. Eneida Absolutely Sue W Absolutely

Re: The 2010 rules - Phil (3rd Jan 2010 - 18:38:32) In terms of rules, could we also ensure that we don't actually mention the Parish Council on any thread that isn't about them? At this rate, they'll get more Google hits than Britney Spears Naked ... ! They might even begin to think they are important!! (Maybe we need a section just for the Parish Council, ... which I can then ignore on the grounds that it isn't life threatening?!) My hols are over - back to work now with a bang (literally!). So won't be on here much, you'll be relieved to know! See you all at half-term (whenever that is!). Kind regards, Phil

Re: The 2010 rules - Stephen (4th Jan 2010 - 09:12:04) Posts should be relevant to the thread title, and should not be posted if they are not, with a message sent back to the poster saying "Not relevant". Editor - You posted about this. I think there continues to be postings on this site which are irrelevant to the thread they are under. Please could you apply the direction about relevancy you gave universally, rather than what seems to be selectively. Thank you.

Re: The 2010 rules - neil (4th Jan 2010 - 10:01:37) Phil I like your idea about a talkback just for Parish Council, I use Pistonheads a lot and they have forums for specific topics, we could adopt this if possible. We could have Parish Council, School Events, General Chat, each could highlight how many new post are within that forum. Also to help Alan out how about another Editor one that is voted on by us, put your name forward and let us vote you in. Sorry Alan for extra work.

Re: The 2010 rules - Eneida (4th Jan 2010 - 14:48:18) I'm sorry to disagree Neil, but I think it's vital to have only one Editor who's in overall charge and has the final say in anything to do with the site...otherwise you could have a conflict of opinions!! Anyway, as it's Alan's private web-site and he does a superb job, long may he continue!! BTW even on the national forum I post on, which is huge, with many boards, there is only one Editor, although they do have a few Mods who have the ability to edit or delete posts. But there most boards are not pre-moderated and the posts appear immediately, so they are very necessary, as you can imagine. They also rely on us regulars to report abuse, which I do from time to time, but only if I spot porn, pervs or trolls....certainly not if I disagree with someone's opinion!! Eneida

Re: The 2010 rules - Stephen (4th Jan 2010 - 15:53:25) Eneida I agree with you - lets keep it simple and as you said it is the Editors own website. He must be allowed to do what he wants to do, unless he himself wants to have another editor. Excuse my ignorance, but what is a troll within the context of your post?

Re: The 2010 rules - Eneida (4th Jan 2010 - 16:17:40) Hi Stephen, There can be many different types of trolls on the internet, but the ones I'm talking about always post on forums to cause trouble, irritation and to fool people Most are easy to spot, because they're quite stupid and give themselves away, but some can be very devious indeed!! We had one 'girl' who posted for a couple of years with tales of woe, which we were all very sympathetic to and then one day she 'outed' herself...got immediately banned for life!! Eneida

Re: The 2010 rules - Stephen (4th Jan 2010 - 17:10:30) Enieda Thanks for that. The only troll I had ever heard of, until today, was some sort of friendlly dwarf from Denmark and Sweden. Better put no trolls in the rules then!

Re: The 2010 rules - barbara (6th Jan 2010 - 15:27:46) I think that people should be aware that their Ip address can be traced in order to stop malicious postings under an assumed name. Full names I think, and also the personal attacks should cease.

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