Re: wow a thred!
MacServ Keeper (graphx@amug.org)
Wed, 2 Nov 94 09:31 MST
>MacServ Keeper stated so eloquently and profoundly:
>#
># >One of the difficulties with determining whether or not behavior is
># >truly abusive is that in the dynamic environment of irc, the boundaries
># >seem to shift over periods of time.
># >
># >I haven't seen the behavior of Kevin in particular, but perhaps we
># >should as a group reach some kind of consensus about what we currently
># >define as being the line between being a good channel moderator, and
># >abusing one's op priveleges.
># >
>#
># well i agree here but if you all rember the old days kicking was just for
># the fuck of it banning was if you were annoyed i dunno standards ore realy
># for shit anyway it depends on the situation i mean realy have we received
># any complaints from the persons involved?
>#
>
>This shit just really doesn't seem to apply anymore. Kicking just for
>fun either 1) starts an avalanche of kicks from the bot or 2) just
>pisses the person off who just came in. I don't think either of these
>are desirable effects.
>
>Also, before the IRC network could handle all that jazz pretty well,
>now a days the servers don't need the work of handling that shit on
>top of just trying to stay connected to each other.
>
>--
well now i have to agree irc is about to be invaded by a few million AOL
and compuserv users who respect nothing and noonefor the most part(this
does not include people like jamie of course) and maby it is up to us to be
responsible and try to hold irc together and set a good example before irc
tears itself apart
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