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Addendum to Binoviewer Forum Rules 3-30-06

Folks, we thought this situation was taken care of by the various general rules regarding courtesy and civility but things are getting out of hand. An issue which used to crop up in Binoviewers a long time ago but which had settled down is creeping up on us again.

The noise level is getting way too high; folks trying to read the threads are being subjected to endless repetitive comments. Since the majority of repetitive posts has been in support of one or two vendors it's become impossible to moderate the Forum evenly without making it appear that these vendors are being targeted. To remedy this, I'm invoking the "Two Comment Rule".

In Binoviewers, an individual may post the same information or opinion a maximum of twice per day - and only once in a given thread. Posts exceeding this limit will be deleted without comment and without notification.

This way all viewpoints can be expressed but none will be over-represented. This is probably the only online Forum in which supporters of all binoviewer and binoviewer accessory vendors are accorded equal courtesy - and there are reasons why other boards have given up the effort so to do - but here it's gonna stay that way. I've kept this Binoviewers forum alive in spite of pressure from many directions to eliminate it. The more difficult the users make this job the more likely it becomes that I'll cave in and let it disappear.

John Crilly
Forum Administrator

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Addendum 2 to Binoviewer Forum Rules 4-12-06
Folks who regularly participate in Binoviewers and also in the other Cloudy Nights boards have been noticing that the culture here has been drifting away from that of the rest of Cloudy Nights. In order to bring Binoviewers back up to the standards of the rest of the fora we've made some changes. This isn't a sudden reaction; the situation has been actively discussed for weeks among the moderators and administrators. The changes described herein represent our best collective judgement as to a means of saving the Binoviewers forum.

Binoviewers is now visible only to registered, logged-in Cloudy Nights members. It is, for the time being, a moderated forum - which means that each post must be approved by a moderator or administrator before it will will appear in the forum. This is an inconvenience to the users because it disturbs the smooth flow of conversations, and a much larger inconvenience to the CN staff who must now actively participate in every posting. It is hoped that this will be a temporary situation.

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John C

edit note: posts are not currently approved before appearing. However this practice can be reinstated if deemed needed.

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