Re: [TCLUG:9665] List posting policy

[Christopher Reid Palmer <reid@pconline.com>]

On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Bob Tanner wrote:

> Mailing lists are suppose to be for open discussion. Flame wars are part
> of an open discussion (yes, on the fringe). I do not want to start
> moderating the list anymore then it already is. Policies stifle mailing
> lists.

Thank you for defending the integrity of the list. (Not that anyone was
conducting a flamewar.)


> This is my opinion as a reader, as a list administrator I'll do what the
> list members wish to have happen.
> 
> But do you really want someone reading each post before releasing it to
> the list for readership?

This is it, kids, time to cast your votes. Here's mine:

No way. Moderated discussions are like non-free software: beneath
contempt. Anyone who wants Bob (or anyone) to moderate the list is
inconsiderate (you think time grows on trees?), and anyone who would
volunteer to moderate the list has delusions of grandeur.


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  Christopher Reid Palmer : http://www.innerfireworks.com/