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**MOZ** · 01-11-2008, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by Fischer-Fan

i think the foolish part about it is that there is absolutely no money at stake by either forum being recalcitrant and taking the i am better than you attitude, and it would probably be good for the game of chess overall within Australia as well if they work together instead of attacking each other. unfortunately somewhere along the line it seems to have turned into a pissing contest instead of a positive step to improve dialogue and build consensus. i don't know who is to blame, probably everyone is to some extent, but 100% certainty that everyone loses when this type of rivalry happens.

I think there is a distinct upside to the current options available.
Many of us feel that we would like some say in how the tone of the forum proceeds over time. The clear policy of chesschat.org was many moderator rules and frequent intervention of moderators in debate. Indeed, many of their posters support this approach. Some don't. With two forums we have the capability to cater for both preferences.
Anything useful on chesschat.org can be transferred seamlessly here for the 'locals' to debate, if they choose.

The consensus that you refer to interests me...what particular topics did you have in mind?

regards
MOZ*

01-11-2008, 06:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
MOZ Volunteer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ozchess is the marginalised cyber-spot where cc-Mods choose to engage with cc-banned posters. Posts: 3,541	Originally Posted by Fischer-Fan i think the foolish part about it is that there is absolutely no money at stake by either forum being recalcitrant and taking the i am better than you attitude, and it would probably be good for the game of chess overall within Australia as well if they work together instead of attacking each other. unfortunately somewhere along the line it seems to have turned into a pissing contest instead of a positive step to improve dialogue and build consensus. i don't know who is to blame, probably everyone is to some extent, but 100% certainty that everyone loses when this type of rivalry happens. I think there is a distinct upside to the current options available. Many of us feel that we would like some say in how the tone of the forum proceeds over time. The clear policy of chesschat.org was many moderator rules and frequent intervention of moderators in debate. Indeed, many of their posters support this approach. Some don't. With two forums we have the capability to cater for both preferences. Anything useful on chesschat.org can be transferred seamlessly here for the 'locals' to debate, if they choose. The consensus that you refer to interests me...what particular topics did you have in mind? regards MOZ* __________________ FReedom though Fischer-Random chess to enjoy the whole game.