Here’s what appears on Truth in TEFL:

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To me, a forum is a place where people with similar interests can come together and share ideas, information and just plain BS at times. The role of the admin, in my opinion, is to inspire the willingness between the people to be nice, abide by some general rules but let the forum go where ever it might within the confines of the forums ideals. Moderators take the responsibility to foster discussion while only stepping in where the dictates of the forum are broken.

Thus, everyone who posts on a forum has a stake in the forum. Everyone who puts out a little of themselves puts a trust in the forum to respect that effort. A great forum admin allows this growth and enjoys to see people openly sharing their experiences due to the trust the posters feel in the forum.

Its from this trust that a sense of ownership is born. We all want the forums we post on to prosper and are willing to share with others with the same sense of belonging to the forum community. That sharing of belonging starts at the admin and filters down to those that share the same sense of belonging.

Look at what you feel is right and then post…BUT!!! look at what the forum stands for and decide if you stand for the same set of ideals.

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I’ve made my feelings known over on the blog, particularly in relation to the continuing violations over on the ESL Café, so go and check it out.

The blog itself was set up to discuss the website TEFL Watch, and while I don’t necessarily endorse all of the opinions given on the blog, I do feel that it raises discussion of many interesting topics.

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