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By scooby
"If you stopped moderating comments altogether the stale blog would improve. Few care any longer."

A little harsh. The blog moderator needs to operate the blog as he deems appropriate, but he has been open to helpers. Are you interested? By the way, employees and retirees are still interested in value of this blog and have been since its inception, when LLNS took over operational management of LLNL.

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GreggS said…
How do you define "improve"??

A flood of bait and counter-posts would make this blog a paradise for those that think posting such tripe is "fun".

The trolls with their innuendo, fake news, and personal smears of character so overwhelmed this blog that very little of the original LLNL community remained. Scooby asserted his ownership of the blog and suppressed the troll posts. The post count has dropped, but at least the blog is clear of the junk that made the place utterly unattractive for someone actually trying to find factual information.

No one is stopping you from making your own blog and posting all the crap you want there. In fact I'm sure Scoopy would encourage you to leave here and do that instead of demanding he re-open the floodgates. It's his blog, his rules. He runs the thing, neither you nor I do.
9/24/2018 1:36 AM
Anonymous said…
Thanks bud!
9/24/2018 1:29 PM
Anonymous said…
Let the blog be a blog, and let the contributors and viewers make up their own minds on whether the content is factual, slanted or bias that's what debate and open conversation is all about, isn't that what a REAL blog is supposed to do?

I get moderating some extreme name calling and defaming character and such, but YELP has a more open blog than this one has become.

Time to replace the tombstone of LLNL and make make an image of Scooby.

RIP the True Story.
9/24/2018 4:28 PM
Anonymous said…
Maybe one should consider what people associated with LLNL (or LANL) actually want to talk about, instead of what Scooby deems appropriate for them to talk about. But you're right, his blog, his rules. Seems rather uninviting and autocratic, which we already knew about Scooby.
9/24/2018 5:38 PM
scooby said…
I am open to suggestions. If you can help, it will be appreciated. If not, feel free to stop visiting.
9/25/2018 3:12 PM
scooby said…
I do not decide to publish posts and comments based on my opinion but based on whether they confirm to basic rules of the blog. Please feel free to maintain your own blog. I will not be offended. I promise.
9/25/2018 3:14 PM
Anonymous said…
I do not decide to publish posts and comments based on my opinion but based on whether they confirm to basic rules of the blog.

September 25, 2018 at 3:14 PM

That's a bit disingenuous, given that you made up the rules, don't you think?
9/25/2018 5:55 PM
Scooby said…
These are ruled of decency. If you do agree, do not visit. Besides, if I was this horrible dictator, you will never see comments like yours published.
9/26/2018 8:34 AM
Anonymous said…
You didn't answer the question. They are "rules of decency" according to YOUR rules of decency. How is that conflict of interest not apparent to you? "If you do agree, do not visit." Really? Look, if you are so tied up in this that you can't even, as moderator, proofread your own posts, then there is obviously a problem. You chose, years ago, to begin active moderation of this blog. I contend the result has been less than favorable in terms of honesty, truthfulness, and willingness of posters to state their true opinions, for fear of censorship. The range of opinions has decreased significantly but you will argue the blog is more "civil." I would argue to let go the censorship of all but blatantly obscene or pornographic content, and let freedom ring, like the First Amendment intended. In case you didn't notice none of the content here reflects on you. No one cares about the moderator.
9/26/2018 5:33 PM
scooby said…
Conflict of interest? I am not running for office OK ? I am just a volunteer doing a service .Not happy with service? Stop visiting here and start your ownown ....ing blog !
9/27/2018 2:05 AM
scooby said…
And 90% of the posts are from people. My job is not to spell check everyone of them.
9/27/2018 2:07 AM
GreggS said…
Likewise, during my term as co-moderator the only rejected posts were violations of the posted rules of behavior. No magic keywords, no hidden agendas - just strict enforcement of the rule book. Anyone with a lick of common sense could compare the text of a post to those rules and pass/fail just like Scooby and I did.

But there had to be a few malcontents that thought otherwise. They came up with conspiracies and weird stories about my moderation. And like so much today, I'm presumed guilty merely because someone made the accusation - no evidence or proof needed.

I did not step down from the co-moderation slot because of pressure from the trolls. They're like the Flat-Earth advocates who deny and cherry-pick their way through a thread in order to make their arguments look good. So don't gloat about having won some imagined battle, the dragon merely sleeps.
9/27/2018 2:13 AM
scooby said…
Thanks for visiting!
9/27/2018 2:28 AM
Anonymous said…
Deleting a reasoned, non-abusive complaint/criticism is what you guys are all about, apparently. This will be deleted too, but at least one fan of this blog (but not you) knows about your dishonesty and disingenuousness. This great blog is ill-served by your arrogance and egos. I will continue to support this blog and push for your removal or retirement as moderators. Your usefulness here has ended. It only remains for you to recognize it.
9/28/2018 5:47 PM
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