[blueangel]

I agree with much of Drolefille says in her post above.

(quick digression but on topic with what Drolefille's post) A word on moderating.. Having been a moderator on a number of boards myself, I can tell you that it can be an easy job or an extremely difficult job, depending on one thing.... consistancy. It can be an easy job IF rules are made clear and universally enforced.

Being a moderator on GC looks to be quite challenging for that one reason... there seems to be no consistancy from one GC forum to another. I can see how it makes it more difficult for some moderators on GC to enforce rules when other moderators are more lax in their GC own forums. That's why we have seen threads that were removed by one moderator due to what they felt was breaking the TOS.. show up in an entirely different forum in GC with a more lax moderator, even if it was off-topic in that second forum.

Think of it as trying to parent a child when one parent allows the child one form of behavior and the other allows something different. The more strict parent becomes "the bad guy." My suggestion for GC is to go over specific rules (for example.. will four letter words be allowed? Or not?) Then.. enforce those rules and be consistant with punishment. For example.. if someone continually breaks the rules, they would get a warning PM. Second offense, on probation. Third, suspension for a designated period of time. And if all fails, banned.

And.. even though this forum is quite challenging... I would volunteer to help moderate it.

(Back to the immediate issue). Forums are meant to be discussion groups where a variety of opinions are expressed, support is given to those who need it, and information is shared.

I understand how some people feel about women who want to AI for the wrong reasons. However, it isn't up to GC to shut them down.. it is up to the GLO's headquarters and local chapters to decide whether that woman is suitable and worthy of AI.

Further, I don't see huge floodgates opening to AI because of GC. If you look at the list of those who were (or are) PNAI's.. you won't see thousands.. or even hundreds. It's a very small number. Just in the last six months.. there have only been a handful or so who have posted here. It just doesn't seem to be the big problem that some people are making it out to be.

I think Drolefille said it best when she pointed out that GC isn't an advertisement for AI, but rather a place where Greeks can answer questions if they desire.

(edited for two typos)