LJ Advisory Board: Q&A time

[rm]

Thanks for putting me on the ballot so quickly. Below the cut is the statement I made asking for support of my nomination. It is reflective of things I am strongly committed to on LJ, but does not encompass my full platform, which I'll be developing over the next couple of weeks and posting before the voting begins

Comments

[rm]

Thank you!

[rmjwell]

Policy needs to be clear, easy to understand and enforced with an equal hand.

"Easy to understand and enforce" otherwise decisions are less a matter of policy and more a random throw of the dice.

Needless to say, I hope you get on the board.

[shyfoxling]

I've been an active Internet user since 1990, worked for an early, high-profile BBS

Out of curiosity, which one?

(Wow. BBSes. My dad started me on those in 1991, I think, because it was a heck of a lot cheaper than dialing up Compu$erve all the time. lol.)

[rm]

It was called Mindvox, and, I suppose is more accurately also noted to be an early NYC ISP. I frequently refer to it joking as the BBS-that-must-not-be-named because it was a high drama time and place for all concerned, but it was also a good time for what it was.

[nazwaz]

I hope I'm not being impertenint by showing up on your LJ to ask a question. If so, I apologize.

I like your experience in fandom and that you have been involved with maintaining a variety of communities. I also like that you seem to be a dedicated LJ citizen with varied interests, experience and friends.

I'm curious about your thoughts on the recent LJ Strike and other "dramas" or "outcries" that have occurred in the last year or two. Since you are involved in a Snape comm and the world of HP on LJ, things such as the adult content issue may or may have not affected your community or those you know.

I would like to support someone with a balanced view on these things, who can consider both the realities of running a for-profit community and sustaining the "eco-system" of said community.

Thanks in advance.

[rm]

No, welcome. That's what this is here for. The people on my friendslist probably already know where I stand on this stuff

[nazwaz]

Thank you for responding. :)

The situation was handled with a lack of grace by nearly all

By "all," do you mean users and admins alike, or just the various parties of LJ ownership?

I have similar feelings on the adult-content issue and did respond to that situation. I do think that LJ has in the past been unbelievably ham-handed in dealing with their user base. However, I've become repelled by the strident, and at times abusive, way that users have responded to LJ. I suppose this is why I'm hoping to support someone who can see that both parties have played their roles poorly -- in different respects -- and will work to arrive at a reasonable consensus on issues that come up, and not be "our way or no way."

Thanks again.

[rm]

By all, I mean users and admins alike.

The cat macros when we weren't getting answers weren't productive (although I do think there was value in demonstrating the visible silence by macxing out comments) but also don't really trouble me, but the agression and insults, no matter how provoked, were not at all appropriate.

[being_elspeth]

I support this nomination. I like what you said. If I have more questions or comments I'll let you know. Good luck.

[rm]

Thank you very much.