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- From: payner@netcom.com (Rich Payne)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,news.groups
- Subject: Re: Comp.binaries.apple2 moderation: why not?
- Message-ID: <q!hmph=.payner@netcom.com>
- Date: 23 Jul 92 23:39:31 GMT
- References: <1992Jul23.073857.1784@klaava.Helsinki.FI> <9vgm8dc.payner@netcom.com> <1992Jul23.171438.15509@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
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- In article <1992Jul23.171438.15509@klaava.Helsinki.FI> cust_ts@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Tero Sand) writes:
- >In article <9vgm8dc.payner@netcom.com> payner@netcom.com (Rich Payne) writes:
- >>>What makes you sure it's moderation that has destroyed the MS-DOS
- >>>binaries group?
- >>
- >>Try reading the .d group. It was really rather amusing.
- >
- >Great answer. Thanks a lot.
-
- My pleasure. :^) Seriously, there is nothing but a lot of bickering.
- But there is a clear consensus that zip should be used, and I am not
- sure why it has not been implemented. I lost interest before figuring
- it out. But this is a prime example of the value of poor/bad moderation.
- Not that I think the proposed moderators (that I know of) are poor. But
- I have seem many good things go bad in the past.
-
- >>>3) What (inappropriate) questions have I asked?
- >>
- >>As the proposal is to -add- moderation, the appropriate thing to do
- >>is give reasons for moderation. Asking "why not" completely misses the
- >>target. And even if there were no good reasons why not, that would not
- >>be a reason for moderation.
- >
- >Hm. I thought the charter is full of 'for' reasons...
-
- These are all that count for a plus vote. Many (myself included) think
- that most (if not all) reasons are weak, and even together, that they
- are not strong enough to weigh in favor of moderation.
-
- >>Great. More than that, from a post I read yesterday, you seem to be
- >>a backup (whatrever) moderator. Although I think that having some
- >>fimiliarity with posting and it's problems would be essential for
- >>a moderator of the binaries group.
- >
- >No way. I refuse to be a moderator, if somebody really has proposed
- >that. I'm totally unreliable, due to my special condition.
-
- It is hard to find someone who can moderate reliably. And then they
- get married or something, and have no time for it.
-
- There have been to many moderator changes alluded to, but not announced,
- for my tastes. Do we find out after the vote?
-
- >--
- >-Tero Sand
- > EMail: cust_ts@cc.helsinki.fi Snail mail: Auroran Sairaala os. 6-1
- > (if that doesn't work, try Nordenskioldinkatu 20
- > cust_ts@kruuna.helsinki.fi) 00250 Helsinki 25, Finland
-
- Rich
-
- payner@netcom.com
-