Membership and posting on the Peerage News website

[Richard R]

I have been viewing the recent exchange of posts in relation to the death of Baroness Newlove and the comments on the appropriateness of some posts and views of posters.

With regard to Baroness Newlove, I will shortly edit that particular post to take out any speculation as to the cause of her death.

More widely, I should say I’m not aware of any particular rules governing this group. But Google have guidelines on content policy which may be viewed here: https://support.google.com/groups/answer/4561696?hl=en

As the administrator, I have from time to time responded to comments posted to the group.

Posters should respect one another and be mindful of what they post. They should always consider how posts will be seen and interpreted by others viewing their post. It would be good if posters could remember my suggestion that this group should be a place of reliable record and fact, with the aim of making it the ‘go to’ place for matters related to the subjects we cover. That aim is not helped when we indulge in gossip and speculation, with no basis in fact, and make comments that will provoke a negative or angry response from other posters.

I would urge all posters to pause when considering an angry, insulting or emotional response to a post. Read what you find offensive and then go away, and consider calmly how you should respond or, indeed, whether you should respond at all. I cannot tell you how many times I read something here that may annoy or anger me, but I accept that it’s best – for my own wellbeing as well as others – not to respond at all, with the hope that the post will eventually slip down the order and disappear from view as well as memory.

We are all editors and administrators on this group. I don’t regard my membership as different from any other poster. We can all edit and administer our own work – and I often see that with ‘message deleted’ in a string. That’s never a deletion by me, but by the poster of the message and sometimes this may be as a result of reflection on whether the post is appropriate.

The very last resort for me as administrator is to ban or exclude someone from the group.

This post is rather long and I ask that people simply read it and take on board what I have said. I’m not going to respond to replies of ‘what ifs’ and further examples. It’s not possible to pronounce on everything that has or may happen.

Finally, I should let you know that I am sometimes approached by families to delete posts with reference to them, on grounds of privacy, offensiveness, or some other reason. I always respond to these by taking down such posts.

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Richard, your contribution , in terms of posts, has been obvious, but I think what's been underappreciated, until now, has been  your administration of our group.

Speaking for myself (but perhaps others as well), thank you for everything you've done and continue to do to keep our site such a valuable resource.

Brooke

[Patricia Light]

Agree with Brooke, thank you Richard

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[colinp]

Hear, hear!

[Robert Jewell]

For my part, I much appreciate how this group seems to care about attention to detail, and willingness to help find accurate information. The advice about taking the time to calm down before posting an emotional response is good advice, not just here, but in every area of discourse.

Thank you all for helping establish the facts.

Robert

[cb]

Quite!

However, I don't like banning and I became aware of this valuable site only because of scurrilous speculation about my own family which popped up on a google search.  The post, I found, after a couple of years of reading, was out of character for the poster.

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[S. S.]

It is always a good idea to think before you post online. 

S.S.

[marquess]

It impossible to not think and post, what is required is to reflect a little before pressing the return button.

[sven_me...@web.de]

I'm thinking about if I would still like to post me answer after all the senseless hate.