Host duties:

[BlueIris]

44. I contacted you by PM because I didn't know who the main host was anymore.

And you did respect my privacy re: that personal message...until your lovely post here.

I contacted you by random selection, really, and it was less about having a "private" discussion and more about not knowing who was in charge after redqueen's brief hiatus. I actually didn't know my PM to Neoma had been discussed at the off site discussion forum, because I haven't been paying attention to that petty b.s., but the idea that my request got out anyway is why I no longer think that reasons for the blockings should be a covert affair. They won't remain secret anyway, so why bother?

However, because I think my above post was not entirely clear--I wasn't asking that every host make public every word of discussion they have about why they want to ban someone. Just that they acknowledge the reason someone was banned in this group.

In the interest of full disclosure, here is the text of the PM I sent you:

> mistertrickster, the jerk who dirtied up a thread about sexual assault in GD last week, has just shown up in the feminist group. I alerted on his 'contribution', on the grounds that it is a snide insinuation that the feminists of our group are anti-male.
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> http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1139&pid=2407
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> Since I know it won't be removed, I think the hosts should take action to ban him, especially considering he has an established history of anti-feminist statements on DU.
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> But I confess, I'm confused about whom to send my suggestion to. Who is the 'official' group host of this forum, now? Is it still redqueen?
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> Thanks,
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> Iris/Jen