home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: sci.physics
- Path: sparky!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!dragon.acadiau.ca!ace.acadiau.ca!craigen
- From: craigen@ace.acadiau.ca (DOUGLAS CRAIGEN)
- Subject: Re: sci.physics.research: proposed panel of moderators
- Message-ID: <craigen.58.726772331@ace.acadiau.ca>
- Lines: 31
- Sender: news@dragon.acadiau.ca
- Nntp-Posting-Host: hsh218-2
- Organization: Acadia University
- References: <1993Jan11.133448.1631@oracorp.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:12:11 GMT
- Lines: 31
-
- In article <1993Jan11.133448.1631@oracorp.com> daryl@oracorp.com (Daryl McCullough) writes:
-
- >I think it is pretty ridiculous for people to say that they don't read
- >sci.physics because the signal to noise ratio is too low. Most News
- >reading programs have features that allow you to scan the subject
- >lines to decide which articles are worth reading. In almost all cases
- >of articles that are unfit for sci.physics.research, it is possible to
- >make such a judgement from the subject line alone (in my experience).
- >Ithaca, NY
-
- The problem is that it takes some (negative) experience reading any
- group (including sci.physics) to be able to make such judgements quickly and
- easily. The low signal to noise ratio tends to scare people off before they
- have the experience with the group to be able to find the "good stuff" (i.e.
- the stuff they would want to read) quickly. Besides, even "good" topics
- eventually turn into a flame war. Take Blair's reply to my last posting
- under this heading for an example. My words annoyed him, so "RE:
- sci.physics.research: proposed panel of moderators" received its most
- colorful language so far as a result. If I was among those inclined to take
- up such battles, this heading would become very cluttered very quickly, and
- the rest of you would have to start filtering out the stuff that the two of
- us submitted.
-
-
- ===================================================================
- Doug Craigen, Department of Physics, Acadia University,
- Wolfville, N.S., B0P 1X0, (902) 542 - 2201 x150
-
- Da seaweed is always greena
- In somebody else's lake
- -Sebastian (the crab in "The Little Mermaid")
-