Private Forum Policy (Paranoia is reality seen on a finer scale)

[moo321]

Well, that's certainly a democratic and interesting way to handle this. Set up your own private forums!

[Norm]

I have been involved with many teams over the years in various capacities. But, I have never played for a team. Don’t get me wrong; team play makes a great deal of sense for so many reasons. I just feel it’s too much like a job.

Teams spend lots of effort attempting to “vet” members and avoid cheating. I have a section in my book contributed by Richard Reid on the subject, and give out free software to examine results looking for various problems. But, I don’t personally want to be involved with such. No more than I want to vet people for private forums. Same sort of thing in my mind. I’ll supply tools, and I’ll provide private forums. But, count me out when it comes to claiming that I know how to vet anyone. My philosophy has always been, if I don’t know how to do something well, I’d rather not do it at all. (Had to practice a lot before losing my virginity.)

Having said that, I have great respect for team managers. This is a much tougher job than people realize.