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i'm not generally in favor of lots of rules and regulations. but it's happened twice now that friends of mine have had extremely sensitive, private, personal information spilled in the public channel by people who have gotten ahold of it by shifty means. in both cases, the operators felt powerless to act without a lot of internal discussion and pontification back and forth.
in most situations, the cautious approach is best. but when there's a risk of sensitive information being given out on the internet, ESPECIALLY in a mixed-ages group dealing with sexual themes, i think it's extremely important that action be taken right away. i propose that mods be given the power to immediately ban someone from the channel if they're giving out personal information on someone. perhaps we could say they get one warning, and if they continue they're instantly banned before they can do any further harm. maybe depending on the situation they could be reinstated after they've formed a written agreement with the mods to respect people's privacy.
what do people think about this idea? i only propose it because it's happened twice now, and it's extremely frustrating to see the moderators fail to take any action in such a critical situation.
in most situations, the cautious approach is best. but when there's a risk of sensitive information being given out on the internet, ESPECIALLY in a mixed-ages group dealing with sexual themes, i think it's extremely important that action be taken right away. i propose that mods be given the power to immediately ban someone from the channel if they're giving out personal information on someone. perhaps we could say they get one warning, and if they continue they're instantly banned before they can do any further harm. maybe depending on the situation they could be reinstated after they've formed a written agreement with the mods to respect people's privacy.
what do people think about this idea? i only propose it because it's happened twice now, and it's extremely frustrating to see the moderators fail to take any action in such a critical situation.