ChessBanter - View Single Post - A New Moderator, Tim Sawmiller, is Savaging the USCF Forums

**samsloan**

--- In , chesspride@... wrote:

On that basis, you couldn't even have a link (URL) to any pages on the USCF
web site (because they sell stuff via their online storefront.

Tim's position appears to be absurd.

Why do they keep picking these types of people to be their moderators? Can
you imagine if these folks ran chess clubs -- sheesh!

As a parting observation....it might be good for any new/radical departures
from established praxis to be pre-announced and dates of implementation. Even
most delegate actions (on pricing) take effect the following January -- not
the next day!

Eric J.

Eric is exactly right that under the new "Tim Sawmiller Rule" links to
the USCF website are banned and any postings containing such links are
to be removed.

This has been going on for nearly a week and everybody has objected.

The fact that neither the board, nor the Executive Director nor the
FOC has been unwilling to take any action against the bizarre behavior
of this new moderator who has apparently deleted dozens of postings
within just a few days shows the incompetence of all of them.

Sam Sloan