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[quote=jsteele]I have been keeping tabs on the other discussion, as well as the second thread here about creating separate girls and boys forums. It doesn't seem like there is much consensus. From my perspective, threads/forums can operate in various ways:

1) everyone posts appropriate for the most part and I hardly ever get involved;

2) frequent inappropriate posts get reported, I respond to the report, and remove the post.

3) I get reports along the lines of "this thread has gone off the rails can you do something about it?" and find a 15 page thread that turned into a disaster on page 2. I have to wade through pages of posts trying to figure out what is going on and attempting to salvage it. Frequently, locking or deleting the thread is the best resolution.

While I am thrilled when we have cases of alternative 1, I can live with alternative 2. I really hate alternative 3.

The soccer forum is one never-ending alternative 3.

What I think may be the best course of action would be to establish very clear guidelines for the forum. For instance, thread titles should include a tag indicating whether they are for "[Girls]", "[Boys]", or "[General]". I can strictly enforce this and immediately delete any thread that does not adhere to the guideline.

We need to find an appropriate guideline for addressing identifiable individuals. This is tricky because I am not sure how you discuss a sport without taking about the players and coaches involved in the sport. As the same time, the players are just kids and much of the criticism of coaches has gone beyond what is acceptable (e.g. accusations of inappropriate sexual relations with children). Maybe you guys can come up with a guideline with which ou are comfortable?

If forum users are diligent in reporting posts that violate the guidelines, I can remove them quickly. But, I can't read the forum 24/7 trying to enforce the guidelines myself. This will require the users' cooperation. Hopefully, we can establish a new tone for the forum quickly, after which very little intervention will be necessary.
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