Host duties:

[BlueIris]

8. 1) Basic understanding of the statement of purpose. 2) Awareness of which kind of content is not

consistent with the SOP.

3) Willingness to eliminate posters whose postings are not consistent with SOP. This includes not just trolls, but obvious disruptors, including those who insist on rehashing the flamewars.

4) Consistent participation in this group. I'm a co-host for another group and I check it every day, just to stay current. I expect anyone who asks for and accepts the responsibility of hosting to show up and do the damn job.

5) I think it would be best if the host(s) could keep posters in the loop about the reasons for their choices. If a host locks a thread, I would like to see the host explain why. Someone's blocked? At least a few words about why. And please, no more of these nasty, secretive, holier-than-thou, "private" conversations about the hosts activities stuck exclusively in the hosts forum, or worse, off site. Own your decisions, and your behavior.

ETA: Okay, now I see why people thought I was asking for a transcript of everything the hosts said about us and about blocking members. I'm not. Although I do find the idea of lengthy, behind the scenes gossip about our members or disruptors to be creepy, unnecessary and the kind of thing that fuels flamewars. It also promotes the myth that members here cannot be 'fair' or honest in our evaluations of participants.