Confessions of an Online Moderator

Hello. I’m an online post moderator for the ABC Drum Unleashed website.

The last 8 weeks have been a struggle as I’ve tried to figure out how to be fair and balanced, maintain ABC editorial policy and give a voice to the countless Australian men and women who want to have their say on our various political candidates’ sexuality, Marxist-Leninist past (Manchurian Candidate conspiracy theory anyone?), Fascist Nazi (sorry, please don’t invoke Godwin’s Law yet!) dictator tendencies, and the way they’ve treated past lovers, past leaders, past policy, their ability to tell the truth, ability to lie, ability to lead, lack of ability to follow, their fertility, lack of it, belief or otherwise in Climate Change, understanding of technology, as well as Mark Latham, the Afghan War (both 19th Century version and current), gender, God, Godlessness, education, healthcare, aged care, and who cares, loyalty, disloyalty, Greenies, Queensland, Bob Ellis, John Hewson, Ben Pobjie, debt, the GFC, the BER, economic stimulus, and the ubiquitous obsession with a pair of red Speedos…