Replies to post #155439 on The Question and Answer Board (IHUB)

[smalltimetrader]

I like the changes. Not saying I like to use the words Bashers and Pumpers. However, it seems there is too many slants to positions people take. There could be a ZEN thing started with this new policy. I'm a larger fan of facts, that a specific person's belief or knowledge.

[imgoingfishing1]

is there a limit to how many boards one can Mod?
is it first to apply get the position?

[jaxstraw]

I was under the understanding that in conjunction with this change there would be a change to the "Report a TOS Violation" tab that would be Mod specific ?

[nicmar]

Good luck iHub. Although I'm neutral, I think for now, I can't see how this is going to work. I know a few moderators that do seem to feel they have total control of their board, but for many, I feel they deserve feeling that way as many have spent tons of time to make specific sites viable and successful. Some boards with active stocks languish because no one wants to take the time to fully make the site informational or seek out posters that may be interested in the stock.

If someone worked hard to make a successful site and a couple of posters that dislike him can move in and equally control the site, the first moderator will leave and the site will begin to suffer and disinterest will follow. iHub is just not the only website in which one can follow a specific stock.

I look for an increase in infighting between mods/mods, posters/posters as to who and what's to delete, disinterest in specific boards, no allegience by anyone or loyalty to a particular board and a possible flight to such sites as IV and yahoo and possibly SI. Hope I'm wrong and it works out as ihub has always been the very best as a user friendly site. mo. .. nic

[sojourner]

"Too many chefs spoil the broth." This change is likely to backfire rather disastrously, in my view. It's easy to predict that endless battles between mods (of equal powers) will erupt on not a few boards and create unwelcome chaos that spills bad blood. iBoxes are just one field of battle that portends to become messy indeed.

Further, the change will likely create significantly more work for already overworked Admin as more posts are deleted by opposing camps and thereupon appealed to iHub. As another unintended consequence, will board mods play the internal delete-restore-delete-restore ad nauseam game?

The old hierarchical system with hire/fire option wasn't perfect, but it did establish a framework of order where checks and balances could obtain and a certain discipline was enforced. Unplugged, it becomes a tiring free-for-all between mods of opposing mindsets with equal powers. In sum, ab ordo chaos as the baby goes out with the bathwater.

Just my two cents.