Re: hum
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 11:03:48 +1100
Helena Kim wrote:
> some topics just need moderation. a good example of why this can be a
good
> thing for some topics is the difference between the usenet groups
> soc.culture.russian, and soc.culture.russian moderated. one is filled
with
> trolls, spam, and cross-posted rasict codswallop. the other, while
> it has a much lower number of posts, is full of useful, informative
> information.
A moderation policy for an information based listserver is perfectly
understandable. However, for a literary based list it's absolutely awful,
it implies that only `worthy' opinions make it through the dubious filter
of the listmaster's mind which is a horrible elitist assumption to make.
Even *we* put up with the occasional `How the hell do I unsubscribe???' and
`Nobody believes me but I AM JD Salinger' posts to democratically include
everyone's opinions.
Camille
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