Originally Posted by Iconoclast
Barry ... how are you?
I am missing beating you in the current rapids
I'm well but the I wanted to do a short course in French language and Tuesday was the only night. I'll be back next year.
Originally Posted by Iconoclast
Come off it. Less moderated or not, the CL is still controlled by ACF officials.
Some moderators on chess chat hold positions with the ACF. However the moderation of material in the CL is very rarely needed. What is more problematic is ensuring the privacy of PMs and CL posts.
Originally Posted by Iconoclast
Ah but, talking about the CL on the main board is discouraged, isn't it Barry! It is only for the in-crowd, so shhhh.
It is mentioned in the site rules. Discussion of the lounge is only discouraged that it might lead to problematic behavior like a poster artificially raising their post count through spam-like posts to get access.
Originally Posted by Iconoclast
Why would someone do that if the CL was not an exclusive club. If people are/are banned from that area it is, by definition exclusive [
read this]. Now, Barry, you can try as hard as you like to soften the image of the CL, however, it is still demonstrably
1. Used by and
2. Controlled by and
3. Kept exclusive by
ACF officials.
Only some moderators hold roles on the ACF but being a moderator is not part of their ACF roles. In the same way that someone can be a catholic and serve ni the Australian public service.
Yes it is exclusive. That was the intention from the beginning and the reason for the post count requirement. With access comes the responsibility to respect the privacy of others and those who don't or who are unable to manage this responsibility need to be managed. Some repeat offenders are banned.