Wolfgang Bornath <molch.b@googlemail.com> schrieb am 18.06.2011

> 2011/6/18 Oliver Burger <oliver.bgr@googlemail.com>:

> > Wolfgang Bornath <molch.b@googlemail.com> schrieb am 18.06.2011

> >

> >> This way I get to know that there is such a hidden forum, thank

> >> you! Why is it not visible for all mods and admins as planned?

> >> Same with the mailing list for forum moderation. I remember that

> >> I suggested such a forum right at the start of the forum as a

> >> platform where all mods and admins can discuss such things

> >> together and exchange information.

> >

> > I have to state very firmly that the forums administration is a

> > topic with a big potential of improvement.

> >

> > Not the technical side, the forums are running well, even if

> > there are some settings, missing features (that will hopefully

> > come soon).

> >

> > I speak of improvement in terms of the leadership structure.

> > Apparently we have a two classes of administrators and

> > moderators. The ones of the /en/ forums and the ones of all the

> > others, that don't get included. And we have a very

> > intransparent structure there. There's no public mailinglist, no

> > meeting logs, no nothing.

> >

> > It almost feels to me like a closed section inside the community.

>

> The mailing list and the discussion forum for admins and moderators

> are "hidden by nature" because admins and mods may want to discuss

> things and exchange information about users which are not meant for

> the public. We have such a hidden forum ("User") in mandrivauser.de

> as well.

I agree for such a hidden forum/mailinglist for discussing things about misbehaving users.

But any other discussions should be public as are any discussions of other teams.