[usaguedriedax]

i wonder: given that most folks do follow the rules when posting, wouldn't it make life easier for you and le to keep an eye out for those few who don't follow the rules, and give them settings that require their posts to be reviewed beforehand, while clearing everyone else (whether progressively, or from the get-go)? there may be a possibility that we could create an unmoderated discussion separate from other forums. however, this has not been implemented for the main reason that it would be labor intensive for the moderators, and i am going to explain this if i may. allowing total freedom of expression in a forum would mean that the moderators would need to review every post in that forum for content after it has posted. if a post conflicts with dw's rules it can be deleted, but it has already been emailed to many people if it is unmoderated. if that post is flammatory or reflects on david negatively in any way, there are many people who would gleefully attack david because of something he doesn't even endorse.

this forum mirrors david as much as it does all of us who contribute, so it is desirable that the most undistorted information be provided here even as we all try to understand the oneness philosophy. we also do not want the forum to be a disinformation site-we want positive, provable material to originate here, not doomsday prophecies and theories.

simply, it is easier to edit a post before it goes out then after. unmoderated posts pose too high a potential for promotions, ads, and unapproved channels getting into a forum that , imo, is high quality, with many caring individuals who want to help each other. from what i have rejected in the five years i have moderated, my opinion is supported, even if all of you haven't seen it directly.

if i get resistance with this opinion, i always tell people about the earthchanges yahoo group as an example of no moderation. i joined it for a short while, and it allows everything in it. what it has turned into is a free-for-all where no one talks to each other. they just post alarming earth changes and rant and rave all the time. it is frantic and not at all a place i would ever feel i could grow spiritually. what a zoo. anyway, i don't think any of us want that in the dc forum.

so, in my limited vocabulary, i hope i have expalined why we just haven't unmoderated in dc forum. i think you all have done a wonderful job here to make this a great safe place to explore and get to know yourselves. possibly in the future, with all of you supporting, we can have unmoderation. take care, chris