McGrath's "Quis custodiet custos?" brings up a good point - how could we find a moderator who could satisfy the wishes of our diverse crowd of Mudcatters? I can't imagine that anybody I would trust would want to take on the burden of moderating the forum; and I can't believe that anybody who'd want to moderate the forum would be somebody I could trust.

I don't agree with a universal requirement for thread labels. I just can't see a need for it. All we need is thread titles that clearly describe the contents of the thread. If people aren't smart enough to come up with a descriptive thread title, they're not smart enough to select a descriptive thread label. I think the labels do have value in most situations, but not always.

People say we need more labels for people to select from. Well, if people see a need for a label that isn't available, they can make one up and start using it. If it's a useful label, other people will begin to use it. "News" might be a good one - why not try it out and see how it works? I would like to suggest that we avoid using abbreviations that are not immediately understandable. People understand "BS," but they don't understand "NM." They don't understand "TFTD" (thought for the day) immediately, either; so I don't think that should be used in thread titles. When you're composing thread titles, please avoid words that only "insiders" would understand. We've agreed that Mudcat should not be an exclusive clique - "insider" stuff tends to create cliques, I think.

-Joe Offer-