₦airaland Forum

It's a good idea, but dispute resolution can be costly, which will make the items being sold more expensive. That's bad because Nigerians are very price sensitive.

[quote author=Ileke-IdI]Did Seun just lied on this thread? You only close threads when there's a duplicate? Chaiiii. Smh. Carry go. O.Y.O[/quote]That's the official policy. But many moderators have chosen to ignore it and, since I'm not a dictator, it's been difficult for me to enforce it.

@ogugua88: we also permit thread locking if the creator of the thread requests for it, and in the case of duplicate topics.

ogugua88: Lock it to clean it? We've done that before.

Many moderators developed a habit of locking threads permanently or for very long periods of time, so we phased out that practice months ago. If lots of people are breaking the rules on a particular thread, moderators should warn them and ban anyone who persists from the section for a reasonable period of time, in addition to cleaning the thread. That's our current policy.

ogugua88: Did you know that the rules say "always post on topic" and "no personal attacks or public fights"?

Yes, I wrote those rules. But I can't remember the part where the punishment for those crimes is to lock the threads on which they occurred.

ogugua88: Why's this thread still open? I thought the apology has been made and accepted already.

We don't close threads on Nairaland unless they are duplicate threads or they violate the rules of the forum in one way or the other.

funkybaby: It's perfectly okay to mock, insult and embarrass GEJ who still believes in one Nigeria but we are all bigots for voting Achebe who obviously wants a remix of the biafrian war while he's safely tucked away in USA on a wheel chair

It was not perfectly okay, but it was less offensive than selecting Professor Chinua Achebe for the hall of shame, so I took no action. Sorry.

If seun had come forth to say that the whole exercise was offensive, then it would have been a different matter.

I think that's exactly what I came out to say, but I'll be happy to say it again: the whole hall of shame exercise is offensive! Thank you.

coogar: seun, i put it down to the fact that you don't live in a civilised society. in saner climes, inciting hatred falls under hate crime and there's a severe penalty for such. achebe would have been apprehended if our government has any common sense in nigeria but the system is so perverse i don't expect any government official to be bothered about achebe's book - they are more concerned about embezzlement!

Doesn't Chinua Achebe live in the United States, which is a "civilized society"? Why hasn't he been arrested for his so-called "hate crime"?

afam4eva: Now, i see where the problem is coming from. Why don't you select them yourself on your recommendation or appoint another super mod to work with Mukina. It's not right to run a site on the whim and caprice of one person. It's just an advice.

Thank you for your advice.

@desola: the fact that you're comparing Professor Chinua Achebe to sex offenders is a sign that whatever you're smoking is bad for your health!

@Desola: Where did you get the idea that moderators are elected? That's false. Moderators are selected by me on mukina2's recommendation.

@desola: What I understand from your rant is that you don't like Prof. Achebe, and by extension you don't like me for trying to prevent him from being shamed on Nairaland. This is unfortunate. You can't compare my action to June 12 because the election IBB annulled was a constructive election; the goal was not to shame any tribe or individual but to honour the winner with the presidential position. The hall of shame election is the exact opposite of that, and that's why many people are glad that it's been phased out. Nairaland should not be in the business of shaming great men over minor mistakes and tribal prejudice. That is simply unacceptable, in my opinion.

freecocoa: Seun when will you apologize for refusing my advances towards you? Since you don't want to give in you should atleast apologize

I wasn't even aware of your advances. I apologize for that. Please send the full details of your advances to me via Facebook. Thanks and Merry Xmas!

baksonlee: [size=13pt]Why was the Hall of Shame thread closed?[/size]

We do not want to alienate any ethnic group by shaming their widely respected role models. It's not worth it.

Jarus and OAM4J: Thanks for accepting my apology. You guys are doing a good job.

[quote author=ndu_chucks]Good point, but I don't believe that he is the only one who can perform. There are quite a few people who can actually do better than he has done without the baggage of conflicts. Given that he owns a generation plant and other power related assets, a bad cloud and distraction may mar his tenure.[/quote]For many decades we have had bad performers, so I'm not confident about our chances of getting a good performer this time. We could just ask him to sell the power-related assets; they are useless anyway if the power sector reforms are derailed by a less competent successor.

[quote author=ndu_chucks]Whether the resignation was voluntary or not, is not the issue. The issue is that he resigned or was forced to resign because of a conflict of interest which he was aware of but did not properly safeguard. If he had taken appropriate actions to deal with the conflicts of interest before they affected his job, he would have remained a minister today. That to me, is failure. He does not deserve a second chance, he blew his chance.[/quote]If we know that the power sector will do better under the Professor than it will under someone else, we should give him another chance. Other considerations are not so relevant. We are not punishing the professor for his mistake; we're punishing the country, and that's not right.

You won, so you should be happy. I wanted to send something to every mod, but the logistics have discouraged me.

all4naija: You are just too afraid of changes! To be contented is not the way to go in this modern way. The world will leave you behind! Please, stop asking for less in this present generation because there is no beauty in simplicity without progress!

Change is not what they are afraid of. They are afraid that a more graphical site will perform awfully on our abysmal Internet/mobile networks.