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Reporting old worksheets
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victor
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Reporting old worksheets
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This has been a hot discussion recently.
I understand both points of view. I don �t know who is right and who is wrong. Probably everybody is right, but I �ve taken the decision that I think is better for a friendly atmosphere in the website:
Old worksheets can only be reported if they are copied. They cannot be reported for being non-ESL, not in English language, just clipart, etc.
Some months ago we really needed a "spring clean", because the large number of worksheets containing just pictures or frames, or not esl resources, was setting a model and leading the website to a wrong direction (new users would think, looking at the examples, that they could upload any kind of document).
Now I think it is time to look forward and let old worksheets stay. I hope this idea will also reduce the ammount of work that moderators have every day.
I want to say thankyou (and to apologize) to all those teachers who made this site grow with their contributions and had them removed afterwards. I know it is not fair. I hope we can all forget past discussions and make a more friendly website.
P.S. I hope nobody considers this decision a victory or a defeat. It is not a matter of being right or wrong. It is just a decision taken for the benefit of the community. |
30 Oct 2009
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Zora
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Thank you for this wise decision!! 
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30 Oct 2009
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mena22
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I know how hard this must have been for you dear victor and I thank you for your wise decision.
Have a good day.
mena |
30 Oct 2009
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zambia09
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Dear Victor,
it �s your site, you make the decisions and I will obey it. But I still think many new users look at the older wss and if they see single clipart they might think it �s OK and upload something similar. And then they are surprised and may feel betrayed why the old clipart can stay and their isn �t considered as ESL resource. Might be confusing. and maybe there wouldn �t be so many single cliparts in new contributions every day if the rules were identical for all wss.
But as I said - I will obey your rules. I stopped reporting anyway so there should not be any problem.
Regards, Michaela
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30 Oct 2009
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victor
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Hi Michaela,
I understand what you say. That is what I thought too. But now the examples are very clear in the uploading page. |
30 Oct 2009
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mena22
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Dear Michaela, let it go. Points of view have been presented for the last few days, weeks... Now it �s time to turn the page.
A nice day to you all.
mena |
30 Oct 2009
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sazzag
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This seems a very sensible decision to me. Thanks Victor. |
30 Oct 2009
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Amna 107
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This is fair. Thank you Victor :) |
30 Oct 2009
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David Lisgo
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Dear Victor,
Would you please define "old worksheets". A day old? A week old? A month old? Whatever?
Thanks for this decision.
Sorry for the shortness. I must go.
Regards,
David |
30 Oct 2009
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mokus19
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Thank you Victor.
A few weeks ago I downloaded a ws which turned out to be a copy of an earlier ws, since I didn �t know the original, I felt really taken in. We should keep an eye on this and warn each other whenever the case, so that shouldn �t happen again and again. We should support honesty, appreciate each other �s works.
You �ve done so much for this great site!
and I think �Two heads are better than one �, so we need to cooperate in the best way possible to get this site even better.
Thanks to all!
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30 Oct 2009
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martinasvabova
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I agree with Victor , there are more serious things to solve. |
30 Oct 2009
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