On Titulia v. OwenMerry (10GC00013) and Moderation in General
by Admin
Eric said
Lol... give Owen a break.
T J Norton said
Three cheers for the East Titulia Court. Long may money change hands under the bench. ROFL!
Colonel said
Admin: The General Court thanks you for upholding its decision. In a place like Titulia, the production and enforcement of laws are primary activities, as the system currently stands. By supporting the General Court, you assist the legitimacy of the Court, which is undoubtedly a step toward a stabler, more just system for all.
Delacruz said
I am glad to see the future implementation of the "report abuse" function. I hope that will clear up a lot of the spam and abuse in the Republic. Thank you for supporting the decision of the General Court!
Gerry Brady said
Admin, Thankyou for supporting the court and for the addition. I think a "report abuse" function will add to our ability to limit the amount of comment in breach of T and Cs on the site as long as it is not used as a first port of call by every citizen and in conjunction with the court we should be able to limit occurrences of spam and of cases such as "cyber on wheels" in the future.
MC Daddy D said
Thank you, Admin. One point of correction: Merry's fine was first increased by 50% to T$4,500. When he didn't pay that fine on time either, the court ruled that he be banned.
Tom Norton said
It's all a bit too post hoc, Admin. When a comment is moderated it is surely archived. That information can be used to bring on a prosecution and will end up back on your table in a large number of these cases. Moderation is not absolution of responsibility as Administrator of the Republic - your position is the ultimate enforcer.
I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm going to stand in defence of the court on one particular issue you've raised that causes some problems. As immigrants to e-nation .. we are experimenting. As you are in full awareness thereof .. Titulia has agreed on a variable approach to deciding criminal cases - using Titulian law (Statutes, Constitution and Bill of Rights) and global common law direction whether it be Australian, European, American, etc.
It's a an arbitrary move on your part to dictate to the court what processes it accepts, uses and decides on when you had every opportunity along the way to set the standard yourself. Now Titulia has found a system you are comfortable - if not with at least in understanding - you have proposed a position (Moderator) that does not a single thing to aide any one of those legal processes.
I'm just one voice .. but it's clear in logic that if a citizen had committed a T&C breach - Moderator or not - that person would have had their day in court regardless of this position's existance or usage.
To come along now and make the suggestion that a Moderator is a judicial version of Jesus Christ - tasked with the prevention of action where crimes have already occurred - your argument makes no sense in understanding whatsoever.
I'm not pushing Owen's cart .. the same could happen to any citizen on the site. I'm in the middle of being amuzed or amazed that in a vague way you've suggested that the Moderator function would have prevented the court from acting and somehow saved you from having to perform a job.
In the end - you're the Administrator.