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Tag Posts : volunteers

On language, and the burden of moderation

Uncategorized / April 16, 2023

Everyone knows some language can be problematic. Everyone thinks they should have freedom of speech. Most people also think there should be some authority to call upon when the two clash. And that means that the ‘authority’ that is called upon should have processes, and guidelines, to try and navigate through a pretty complex field. Often, perhaps, they overestimate the robustness of those, and end up disappointed. So, in this post, I’m setting out where I stand on content moderation, in particular with regard to BLUF. First, what do our rules say? Our main rule regarding content is this: “You must not use the BLUF.com site or other BLUF online …..

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We’re volunteers, not the help

BLUFcommunity / September 4, 2016

As most of the people reading this will know, I run BLUF, and I spend a huge amount of time on it – probably a couple of hours a day most days, and when there’s a new feature being rolled out on the site, or an update to one of our apps, that can easily extend to several hours a day, for a couple of weeks at a time. Around the world, BLUF and other clubs rely tremendously on volunteers. These are the people who sort out your memberships, and post your newsletters, and talk to bars, and arrange events, and try to make people feel welcome, and all the …..

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